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Ticket Giveaway: Reggae Rise Up Florida

Now in its fifth year, reggaeriseupflorida.com/">Reggae Rise Up returns to St. Petersburg, FL, March 15-17, 2019. Year after year the event has been stacked with the heaviest hitters in the modern reggae scene, and this year’s festival sees Rebelution and Slightly Stoopid being joined by Stick Figure, who has moved into the top-tier headline slot for the first time this year. … reggae-rise-up-florida/" class="read-more">Read More

Rootfire Rewind

Welcome to the Rootifre Rewind podcast! Hosted by our editor, Dave Shiffman, the Rootfire Rewind podcast will revisit editorial content from over the years to deliver it in a fresh new format. Listen to the music, learn about the artists you love, and discover new ones.… ind/" class="read-more">Read More

Artist Spotlight: Emeterians

Music, reggae in particular, is an extremely powerful medium that transcends lingual, geographic and cultural borders, brings people together and can foster change and elevate consciousness. With this in mind, as a platform for reggae music worldwide, Rootfire has always strove to not only promote American artists but to also shine a light on work that we endorse from beyond our shores.… Read More

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First Listen: Channel Tubes Presents The Far East (Full Album Premiere)

This past fall, as part of our women+in+reggae">Women In Reggae series, Rootfire published an women-in-reggae-maddie-ruthless/">article about Maddie Ruthless, alluring frontwoman for The Far East, a Brooklyn-based reggae band with a raw, throwback sound. During the interview, when asked about her aspirations for her band, Ruthless said, “The goal is to write and record the baddest riddims possible and watch Babylon tumble from the weight of pure bass.”Read More