“I don’t want to be a pale imitation of the music from Jamaica I love so deeply, and I will forever be the student of it. I will never graduate from this school. I have not experienced the struggle that this music was born from first hand.…… Read More
This collection of dubs is respectful to the larger traditions of dub reggae, and it offers more than just season-specific tracks. You’re as likely to find yourself taking a listen any month of the year as you are this October. Give yourself a treat; hear some of this haunting… Read More
In early February, San Diego progressive reggae band, Tribal Seeds, released their fifth album, Ancient Blood. It had been ten years since the group had last released a full-length LP, but with a whopping 17 tracks clocking in at 73 minutes, the band has certainly made it worth… Read More
The red, gold and green were in abundance on a cool late September evening when the Marley Brothers Legacy Tour came through the Garden State to perform at the PNC Arts Center in Monmouth County, NJ. The crowd quickly shuffling into the venue beamed with smiles, exuding giddy… Read More
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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
One of the beautiful things about music is its ability to unify listeners through shared experiences, especially when it deals with life’s many tough lessons. Ghost.wav’s first full-length album, Sight Seeker, released on July 19, 2024, accomplishes exactly this with the ten powerful… Read More
Aaron Wolf’s recently released LP, Running on Hope, spins a mixture of sound textures and musical sources, riding over roots reggae riddims, with lyrics promoting positivity and progress. Produced by the prolific and highly regarded Alific who of course has an entire catalog… 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
