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Gaudi: Dub Traveler
ForwardEver recently interviewed electronic dub artist Gaudi for the music site Bandcamp. Gaudi's new album In Between Times is out now on Six Degrees Records and he'll be playing at the Sierra Nevada...
View ArticleLeontre Shines in Reggae Video
Newcomer Leontre sounds great on her confident new one-drop reggae song "Jail House Rock." Her delivery is reminiscent of fellow female roots vocalists Etana or Jah9, and the production is crisp,...
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Yellowman Anthology: Compiler Chris O'Brien Talks
Big up to United Reggae magazine for publishing my piece with Yellowman anthology compiler Chris O'Brien from VP Records. In this interview we cover the motivation behind assembling the 40-track album...
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70s & 80s Ladies Get the Gibbs Touch
The past several years have brought forth a nice batch of reissues from producer Joe Gibbs highlighting his best 1970s and early-80s productions. These have included Culture and the DJs, Dennis Brown:...
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Ghetto Youths: New Tunes & Tour
Are you ready to Set Up Shop? Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, his brother Stephen "Ragga" Marley and the whole Ghetto Youths International family are preparing to do just that, as they hit the West Coast of...
View ArticleReggae Updates From Around the Web
Catch up with the latest reggae news via Clash Magazine's monthly update. The latest edition brings us up to date on Vybz Kartel's criminal cases, Toots's bottling incident, and goes backstage with Lee...
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Free Conscious Track: Plant Some Trees
Independent reggae artist Mackie Conscious is back with a new free track that promotes environmental, well, consciousness. You can grab "Plant Some Trees" via Soundcloud. The song features an...
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Congo Natty: Revolution
Pioneering UK drum & bass artist Congo Natty is back. Headed by the enigmatic and spiritually motivated Mikail Tafari (a.k.a. Rebel MC), Jungle Revolution (out July 9 on Big Dada) will be Congo...
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20th Annual SNWMF In Photos
Images from this year's 20th installment of the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival.Sister CarolCornell CampbellGroundationDon CarlosDownbeat The RulerErrol DunkleyGaudiKeith & TexJah ShakaMC Junior...
View ArticleReggae History: Burning Spear "The Wilderness"
Biblical references in reggae songs are nothing new. They appear as a apart of the patchwork of African and spiritual traditions that run through Jamaica. Always a spiritually-inspired singer, Burning...
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Yung Jr.'s "Raggamuffin" Video – A Natty Anthem
Yung Jr., an emerging artist from Junior Reid's One Blood camp, breaks out on his new video, which combines a conscious message with contemporary reggae/dancehall music. Produced by Bassick Records,...
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New Junior Reid Track – Out Deh
Junior Reid seems ready to reclaim his roots. Of course prior to his breakthrough as a member of Black Uhuru (after Michael Rose departed), Reid was a stalwart recording artist for none other than...
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Rough Road: A Groundbreaking Green Lion Riddim
Green Lion Crew, an international sound system, radio and production collective have been causing a stir lately with their latest riddim release titled "Rough Road." The set features contributions from...
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Syleena & Musiq: A Soul Reggae Preview
Neo-soul stars Syleena Johnson (daughter of legend Syl Johnson) and Musiq Soulchild have teamed up with Jamaican producer Kemar "Flava" McGregor for their own authentic reggae collaboration. The new...
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Kabaka Pyramid Inna Cali
New reggae phenom Kabaka Pyramid passed through the San Francisco Bay Area this week doing a series of sound system track shows that proved why he's such an in-demand roots revival artist now. In 2011...
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Dub Club: Shaking The Foundation Part 1
Tom Chasteen from Los Angeles' Dub Club crew along with Stones Throw records have released Foundation Come Again, a 20-track compilation of classic Jamaican DJs on heavyweight rub-a-dub riddims. We...
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Dub Club: Shaking The Foundation Part 2
You can now read the full article about Dub Club and Foundation Come Again over at United Reggae! Here's an excerpt to get you started!Shaking The Foundation It’s Wednesday night at the Echo-Plex...
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Chuck Fenda Releases Jah Element
Veteran sing-jay Chuck Fenda, known as the "Living Fire" for his often pointed political rhetoric, is back with one of his most solid albums in a while.Jah Elements (John John Records, distributed by...
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Tel Aviv Producers Find The Congo Beat in JA
Similar in scope to another project we blogged about recently, the Dub Club's Foundation Come Again album, Tel Aviv, Israel producers Kalbata & Mixmonster have produced a set of original analog...
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Club Dread Soundclash In Oakland Oct 19
Club Dread, the San Francisco Bay Area's first ever and longest running weekly reggae club night, has, in recent years, turned its attention to promoting quality sound clash events. The 9th Annual Club...
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