Who was the first Jamaican musician to introduce a drum machine into a song?
King Jammy, Winston “Steely” Johnson and Cleveland “Clevie” Brown, and Bobby “Digital” Dixon are generally credited with ushering in the digital revolution of reggae music, they were far from the first...
View ArticleBob Marley, Dennis Alcapone, Empire Ballroom, Leicester Square, London 1974
Having seen this photo several times and not knowing the story behind it, I was stoked to see that the legendary singjay Dennis Alcapone talked about the photo in his 2009 interview with my friend...
View ArticleThe Riddims That Hit ’em: The Best Reggae Riddims
Over the next several weeks we will focus on Jamaican reggae riddims. In reggae, riddim is king and queen, alpha and omega. So today I have included 10 of my favorite reggae riddims. It was torture...
View ArticleGarance Reggae Festival 2014 : Ras Michael & Sons Of Negus ( with Homegrown...
while i was at Garance Reggae Festival 2014, held in Bagnols Sur Ceze wich is a lovely town in the south east of France, i got the chance to see Ras Michael & Sons Of Negus, they played at Garance…...
View ArticleBob Marley is “a black Bob Dylan without a motorcycle accident”
Bob Marley is “a black Bob Dylan without a motorcycle accident” proclaims journalist IDRIS WALTERS in this editorial published in the May 24, 1975 issue of SOUNDS in which THE WAILERS’ NATTY DREAD is...
View ArticleSOJA’s signature roots reggae sound lost ‘AMID THE NOISE AND HASTE’
Riding high on the success of their 2012 album STRENGTH TO SURVIVE, and selling out stadiums from Monterey to Sao Paolo, SOJA released AMID THE NOISE AND HASTE on August 12, 2014. And while they are...
View ArticlePeter Tosh as Wailing Wailers .. 1972
hi dear readers, We are pleased our works making you all happy Today we go on the year 1972.. The wailers , on a usa tour , 2 weeks to start the year, then being invited in policital events coupled…...
View ArticleBlack Uhuru cuts from the MIDNIGHT RAVER vinyl vaults
PLUS RARE RADIO INTERVIEW WITH SANDRA “PUMA” JONES OF BLACK UHURU! AN EXCLUSIVE RE-UP FROM THE VAULTS OF THE MIDNIGHT DREAD! Several vinyl cuts from Jah Raver’s vinyl collection featuring interesting...
View ArticleTen Things You Didn’t Know About Jacob Miller
“If reggae lost its soul when Marley died, it lost its heart when Miller died.” – Jah Raver Jacob Matthias Miller is one of reggae’s greatest treasures. In addition to being one of reggae’s most...
View ArticleThe Wailers Meet Stevie Wonder in a ‘Dream Concert’ 1975
The Wonder Dream Concert held on October 4, 1975 at Kingston’s National Stadium was one of three events on the Holiday Jamaica package scheduled from September 29, 1975 through October 5, 1975. The...
View ArticleThe Ras Midas Touch
People often ask why I invest so much time into writing a non-commercial, not-for-profit blog site. While it is true that we do not make a penny from the site (including ad services), my spirit is...
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