It’s hard to overstate the impact of John Brown’s Body on the American reggae scene. Not only did they pave the way for today’s headliners like Slightly Stoopid, Stick Figure and Rebelution, they are uniquely woven into our very own DNA here… Read More
C.J. Strock, formerly of William Morris Endeavor, joins Patrick McAuliff and Phil Egenthal, formerly of Paradigm Talent Agency to form Mint Talent Group, the first agency formed during the COVID-era that brings together veteran agents from multiple major agencies.… Read More
Rootfire At The Park returned to beautiful Cocoa, FL earlier this month, bringing together reggae & roots music fans for a truly one-of-a-kind celebration. Overcast skies and the looming threat of Florida showers did nothing to deter the faithful from turning out in full force for the second annual event,… Read More
During the last week of August we mailed advance copies of Giant Panda’s new album STEADY to 262 journalists, radio DJ’s, managers, agents, and various tastemakers throughout the reggae scene. These are a few photos from the mailing.
Photos – Seth Herman
What better way to spend a tuesday than by celebrating the proliferation of reggae music! Each week over the summer we will be releasing homegrown original rootfire literature for the engaged reggae reader. While we here at Rootfire recommend daily reggae ingestion of multiple forms, we look forward… Read More
I was in love with Saadi’s EP Take It Easy way half way through the second song.
I first heard Saadi during a Rootmusic training video showcasing promotional features for the popular facebook bandpage.
A few days later Erin (my girlfriend, roommate, lover) and I invited friends to our apartment… Read More
Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister receive credit as being the pioneers of Downtempo music.
In 1996, as part of its ongoing DJ-Kicks series, Berlin based label !K7 put out what was to become one of their best known albums- DJ-Kicks: Kruder & Dorfmeister.… Read More
The first time I saw Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, I got bruises on my armpits. This is a story about how that happened.
Before I was 21 years old.
I closed my eyes and took in one last deep breath.… Read More
