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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
During an interview with KSNV’s Live Desk News Anchor, Evan Schreiber, leading up to his July 17 performance at The Virgin Hotel in Las Vegas, international reggae star Ziggy Marley expressed that he wanted to share “a night of love, peace, and paying homage to… 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
Reggae Rise Up Vegas Festival will return to the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center October 4th-6th, 2024, offering fans an abundance of nearby options in accommodations, restaurants, and off-site activities to choose from. This year’s lineup includes reggae giants Rebelution, Slightly Stoopid and Stick Figure as well as… Read More
With roots reggae serving as a vehicle for Rastafarian ideology, reggae music has always been inextricably linked to ganja culture. That link has certainly drawn a lot of people to the music over the years, and it remains a crucial thread within American reggae scene.… Read More… Read More
Life is full of unexpected twists and turns, often throwing us far from the path we had envisioned. But sometimes, that’s just the way it ought to be. We leave behind a path of shady disappointments where the odds are stacked against us, and we find ourselves barreling down… Read More
On nā kumu akua a pau, I hānau ‘ia i ka pō, I ka lā hiki kū, Ea ke kai mai.
At the 3-minute mark of Hawiian reggae band Cherreh Strawberry’s crucial new single, “Wave of Resistance,” the instrumentation drops out and the above lyrical passage is… Read More
Thirty years ago this month, New York City reggae band Skadanks released their one and only LP, Give Thanks. The band and album had been a big part of my youth and, as such, during my earlier days of writing for Rootfire, I had authored an
