It’s a celebration!
With their recently released LP, Celebration, Common Kings again have successfully provided us with sweet island party vibes, a deft concoction of reggae, R&B and hip-hop seasoned with a taste of the tropics. Their sixth full-length album commemorates a dozen years since their first release while continuing… Read More
California Roots Festival in Monterey, CA, is one of the highlights of the year for many reggae fans, including myself. Beyond the opportunity to experience numerous top shelf acts as well as exciting up-and-coming artists over the span of a jovial long weekend, the event provides the chance to… Read More
A few months ago, while listening to a Rootfire Power Hour radio show on our Stationhead channel, I sent a song request to the host/selector, our general manager, Reid Foster. I asked him to play Landon McNamara, who I really dig, and within the context of my… Read More
The night before Alborosie graced the stage at Cali Roots 2023, unleashing a mammoth performance, the legendary roots reggae rocker unveiled his long-awaited album Destiny. This album boasts not only an incredible amount of energy from the man himself but also from an all-star cast of collaborators such as… Read More
It’s been over a decade since Easy Star Alls-Stars, the New York based collective known for adapting iconic rock and pop albums into reggae music, has released an album, but their latest tribute project, a reggae rendition of David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust perfectly titled Ziggy Stardub, was worth… Read More
When Rootfire Editor, Dave Shiffman, came to me with the proposal of reviewing Reggaddiction’s cover album of Neil Young’s Harvest, something in the universe felt as if it weirdly aligned. Ten minutes before reading his email, I had just listened to a very interesting interview with Neil Young led… Read More
Reggae music was born out of suffering and rebellion and has long been an agent for social commentary and change, but even warriors for progress and equality need to take a break from fighting the good fight every now and then.… Read More
I first started working with Rootfire about 7 years ago when founder Seth Herman had recruited me as a writer. I always thoroughly enjoyed conversing with Seth about reggae because he had such a vast knowledge of modern American reggae and endless personal connections to the artists and industry… Read More
