Can we please, in the USA, watch and dance to Clinton Fearon music in front of tens of thousands of people?! They do it in France. They do it in Brazil. Let’s go Cali Roots, Reggae Rise Up, Reggae Vibes!… album-showcase-clinton-fearon-breaking-news/" class="read-more">Read More
In celebration of International Womens’ Month, and of the High Priestess of Soul, Nina Simone, Stephen Marley shared Celebrating Nina: A Reggae Tribute to Nina Simone with the world on March 18, 2022. The album features seven different artists, all of them women, performing well-known Nina Simone songs with a reggae spin on them.… album-showcase-various-artists-celebrating-nina-a-reggae-tribute-to-nina-simone/" class="read-more">Read More
There is something that intrigues me about analog tape recording in the modern era. Perhaps I’m fascinated that we are still hung up on the sounds of yesterday, or maybe by the fact that artists are still finding ways to wow us with old technology. … album-showcase-flying-vipers-green-copper-the-first-two-tapes/" class="read-more">Read More
South Florida’s Artikal Sound System has been grinding out a name for themselves in the surf-roots scene for close to a decade. 2022 finds them taking a huge leap forward with the release of their debut LP via Controlled Substance Sound Labs, the independent music label run by Silverback Artist Management, home to, among others, Slightly Stoopid and Fortunate Youth.… album-showcase-artikal-sound-system-welcome-to-florida/" class="read-more">Read More
Editor’s Note:
Just over a year ago, Rootfire premiered the debut release from Blanc du Blanc, a dub project created and performed by a collective of highly regarded musicians spearheaded by the widely-lauded, genre-melding Chris Harford. Several months later, in January of 2021, James Searl, of Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, penned this premier for Blanc du Blanc’s subsequent release, an EP featuring several reggae versions of The Scorpions timeless anthem, “Wind of Change.”… album-showcase-blanc-du-blanc-reggatta-du-blanc/" class="read-more">Read More
Reggae music entered into the scene right on time. Not a moment too late, but always on the edge of the next generation. Still in its infancy in the context of its greatness, we have now had some decades to reflect on and see seeds of Reggae music and Rastafari that were sown blossom into stalks, joining the diverse ecosystem powering modern airwaves and global massives.… album-showcase-micah-shemaiah-still/" class="read-more">Read More
Showcase Vol. 1, by Lone Ark meets The 18th Parallel, was released through Fruits Records September 3rd, 2021 on LP, CD, and digital.
Good God. So much history of reggae’s sound and goodness packed into six tunes and their five dub counterparts that it will bounce right back outta your rubber soul at a greater force than which it entered – launching a secret weapon of roots and dub vibration to heal all across the falsely drawn lines of so-called nations.… album-showcase-lone-ark-meets-the-18th-parallel-showcase-vol-1/" class="read-more">Read More
If you listen to the continually evolving Rootfire Progressive Roots Playlist, a wicked little dub number titled “Sunny Tubby” may have recently caught your ear. Its playful bassline, meandering organ and smooth saxophone may have transported you back to a bustling Kingston street corner, circa 1970-something, which, in turn, may have prompted you to click on the likely unfamiliar artist name, Pyrotechnist, or the album name, Dub Rocketry.… album-showcase-pyrotechnist-fire-crackers/" class="read-more">Read More