Having written as a music journalist for over 20 years, Jeremy comes to Rootfire excited to write about the ever-growing Reggae communities of the world. After managing and playing percussion with various bands, working with a number of music festivals, and with an ongoing passion for a broad range of music genres, the excitement to spread passionate music to passionate listeners is strong.
The Co-Operators exist as a collective of musicians, recording and creating from Waggle Dance Studios, housed in Bristol, UK. Multi-instrumentalist/producer Eeyun Purkins captains the crew, creating and arranging the music they release digitally and through limited-run vinyl pressings. Their output has grabbed my attention over the last couple of… Read More
Lost in a Dream, Signal Fire’s fifth full-length release, rides a hopeful tone. It’s also the first album born from singer, songwriter Sean Gregory’s home studio. It shows evolution and promise for a band that continues to craft and perform, pushed forward by dreams… Read More
Kumar Meets The 18th Parallel: Tales of Reality is a promising match up, in what could become a flow of creativity between US-based Easy Star Records and Fruits Records, based in Geneva, Switzerland. The union has given life to… Read More
This collection of dubs is respectful to the larger traditions of dub reggae, and it offers more than just season-specific tracks. You’re as likely to find yourself taking a listen any month of the year as you are this October. Give yourself a treat; hear some of this haunting… Read More
Sierra Drive Sounds is a Virginia Beach-based production label with a studio band that records and releases material under the same name. The band’s latest single, “Hope and Religion,” recognizes the link between the luck we need and the love we hopefully receive from the people around… Read More
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What were most of us doing at the age of ten? I know I wasn’t doing anything too impressive.
In 2021, when Kailash Brumwell was ten, he was already making big moves in the reggae scene. He first made a name for himself by posting masterful covers… Read More
TAUK & Matisyahu was never a predicted musical pairing. At least, I didn’t see it coming.
For starters, when I first saw Matisyahu at Virginia Beach’s now-defunct Jewish Mother restaurant/music venue on July 13, 2005, I obviously didn’t sense his broad personal and artistic… Read More
Aaron Wolf’s recently released LP, Running on Hope, spins a mixture of sound textures and musical sources, riding over roots reggae riddims, with lyrics promoting positivity and progress. Produced by the prolific and highly regarded Alific who of course has an entire catalog… Read More
