This summer, the heartbeat of reggae comes to Quebec as the Trois-Rivières Reggae Fest makes its debut from August 22 to 24, 2025 at Hippodrome 3R. With over 50 performers across three days, the festival is setting out to become Canada’s premier… Read More
Kumar Meets The 18th Parallel: Tales of Reality is a promising match up, in what could become a flow of creativity between US-based Easy Star Records and Fruits Records, based in Geneva, Switzerland. The union has given life to… 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
Malawi is a country I knew nothing about. When I moved to South Bend, IN, the last possibility on my mind was meeting someone who would know everything about African music that I had ever wanted to learn and more.… Read More
Traditionally, the history of reggae music is told in terms of vocalists, producers and sound systems. An artist would be hired to sing or chant over a rhythm. The producer would put up the money for the recording session and test a song at a popular sound… Read More
Pinnacle Sound’s 5th album is in the wake of the previous ones – roots that make you smile” – these were the words Pinnacle Sound chose to pitch their fifth release, Still Dread.
“Roots that make you smile.” Its simplicity in claim got me grinning, but my experience in listening… Read More
They think I-man could not reach this far in life
But one thing they forget is my determination
— from “They Think,” by Burning Spear
Within the first ten seconds of “The Spear,” the first track of No Destroyer, the recently released LP from Burning… Read More
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… Read More
