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Rootfire’s List of Grants and Resources For Musicians

class="p1" style="text-align: left;">Updated October 8, 2020

class="p1" style="text-align: left;">A silver lining…

class="p1">class="s1">The disastrous impact of the global health pandemic has given us an opportunity to dive deep and identify amazing organizations who share our mission of supporting the musicians we love. Below is a running list of grants and resources available, which we will be updating on a regular basis.class="read-more">Read More

VINYL BOX SET GIVEAWAY: Down In Jamaica – 40 Years of VP Records

*excerpts of this article originally published in The Sunday Gleaner by Yasmine Peru

The Reggae Podclash is giving away the Vinyl Box Set Down In Jamaica: 40 Years of VP Records

Four decades of the evolution of the music that has been dubbed ‘the heartbeat of the people’ have been chronicled by VP Records in a box set so exquisite that noted reggae historian and author Roger Steffens has called it “the most extraordinary project in reggae history”.class="read-more">Read More

Massive B and Anthony B Team up with a Politically Conscious Single

Massive B heats up again with politically conscious anthem, “Babylon Bitch”, voiced by iconic Reggae Dancehall artist Anthony B. The record joins Massive B’s catalogue alongside a wealth of activist led compositions. “Babylon Bitch” arrives at the perfect time as tensions remain high regarding elections in both the United States and Anthony B’s native land of Jamaica.… class="read-more">Read More

First Listen: Dub Apocalypse – Dubstroke (Lockdown Remix)

The remix is my favorite art from. It’s no surprise that the very concept is a derivative from the Jamaican dub experience. Here we have Dub Apocalypse getting THE treatment from legendary long time associate Matt Saccuccimorano who mixed DA drummer Tommy Benedetti’s foundational American reggae group, John Brown’s Body, on two of their greatest records, Kings & Queens and Spirits All Around Us.… class="read-more">Read More