Guest Post by Xavier Frey
I love Tarrus Riley‘s appearance on NPR’s Tiny Desk series – it is a perfect representation of the depth he presents as an artist. With only a three song setlist and a coffee shop slam poetry vibe, Tarrus is purely himself.…
If Bob Marley were to look down upon the life of his eldest son, David “Ziggy” Marley, I would have to think he’d feel immense pride. Inherently tasked with carrying on the Marley legacy as the first born son, Ziggy has more… Read More
Dub music . The scene is Jamaica in the late 60’s. Just years after gaining independence from the U.K., this young island nation is experiencing the turbulent transition that often accompanies a change of power of such magnitude.… Read More
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favour fire.
-Robert Frost from “Fire and Ice”
Fire invokes transformation and purification. The Phoenix falling in a ball of flame, only… Read More
“You must kill them. All of the batty men run when you see them. All up in your community, mon, me gon’ kill them. Man need a woman, can’t live without them, that’s why me comin’ after them!”
That’s what I sang into the microphone.… Read More
