Rootfire’s “Rare Record Showcase” is a new bi-monthly series dedicated to sharing top-quality Jamaican and Jamaican-inspired records of the past, that have heretofore unjustly existed under the radar of all but the most deep-diving music lovers.
For this first installment, we are focusing on the roots masterpiece Babylon Fall by Junior Ross… Read More
YouTube partners with Mr Eazi’s emPawa Africa program to support 10 local artists in building their careers
Bridging the gap between “Cali Reggae” and global reggae from places like Jamaica and Africa — and specifically leveraging the successes of American reggae to nurture… Read More
Last week, I sat in a Florida motel room with some of my best friends from Los Angeles’s most revered early-reggae group The Aggrolites. We were talking about some of our shared experiences playing in backing bands for foundational Jamaican artists.… Read More
Think back to June of 1997. What was your life like then? Where were you living and working? Who were you spending time with? Were you in school? In diapers? Were you even born yet??
Think about how much your life and the world… Read More
For a touring musician, Denver, CO is always an eagerly anticipated date on the tour schedule. Crowds are often receptive and excited. There is just something super fun about playing in Denver. And one of the most appealing features for any out-of-town bands rolling through is the abundance… Read More
We’re live streaming from Levitate Music Festival 2019 all day. If you’re on site, be sure to come by the Rootfire booth for meet & greet’s with Steel Pulse, Michael Franti, and The Elovaters…
MEET & GREETS
THE ELOVATERS: 1:30-2:00pm
MICHAEL FRANTI: 4:00-4:30pm
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Anyone who has been following reggae music for more than a minute should be familiar with John Brown’s Body, one of the longest tenured, most prolific and most respected American reggae bands. Although currently on… Read More
Devin Morrison Interviews Joshua Swain.
The Movement‘s Ways Of The World was released June 7, 2019, and spent its first two weeks at #1 in the Billboard Reggae Chart. It’s already amassed over 5… Read More
