Kayla joined Rootfire after following this music around the country for years. She has been hosting reggae radio shows in Madison since 2010. Her newest installment is '2 DUB', Saturday nights at 10pm on 89.9 WORT FM. She is the 4x winner of 'DJ of the Year' at the Madison Area Music Awards. You can follow her on social media at: @djkaylakush
Temperature getting hot, can’t cool it, no no
When the rhythm hit the spot, have to groove it
Within the first moments of hearing “Cool It”, you’ll probably feel your body start to move without warning. The fast paced danceable… Read More
What a pleasure it is to be a reggae fan at the time of a great Jamaican roots reggae revival. Today Jah9 is back with “Heaven (Ready Fi Di Feeling),” a track that’s as equally conscious as it is bangin’, released on
Imagine living in Jamaica during the birth of reggae music. Like a fire igniting, the island had its own sound, a product of the unique time and place, of all the circumstances that brought Jamaicans to where they were—overcoming unimaginable suffering, uniting in hope and reclaiming their… Read More
photo credit: Chance Nkosi Gomez
I had a minor freakout when I received word that I’d be interviewing Protoje. I mean THE Protoje, the powerful performer who is an absolute champion of authentic Jamaican reggae. Protoje, who has over a decade of experience under his belt, who is a… Read More
Pictured (from left to right): Ken Luk, Aaron Sprague, Lucius Snowden, Cha Cha Yao Foli, Michael Corey, and John-Paul Nawn, of Mosaic Foundation.
When I was younger, I used to find bands before they hit the mainstream, and selfishly keep them to… Read More
It was a few days before Cali Roots in 2016. My friends and I drove from Ventura to Santa Barbara to see Ooklah the Moc play with Josh Heinrichs and Skillinjah at SOhO. That was the night I first heard For Peace Band.… Read More
I will never forget my first time hearing The Gladiators. I found the album Bongo Red sitting on the “To Be Reviewed” shelf at WSUM while I was a student DJ, and picked it up after noticing the… Read More
How can I even begin to describe someone like Jah9? She is not just a musician, but a poet, and her work is immensely important to the world we live in today.
I will never forget riding in a car with two of my strong… Read More
