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Music Bob Marley and the Wailers' 'Legend Remixed' full album stream
Being released June 25th on Tuff Gong/UMe, 'Legend: Remixed' features reworkings of 15 of the album's original 16 cuts, all of which you can now check out in this album stream.
By Biko Kennedy
Music The legend of Bounty Killer
Dancehall's living icon, Bounty Killer, celebrates his 41st birthday today, June 12, and looks over his shoulder on the unprecedented legacy he's leaving as the years pass.
By Biko Kennedy
Music Yasus Afari shares a 'Public Secret'
Now releasing his eighth studio album, the Jamaican edutainer and dub poet, Yasus Afari, offers a 15-track compilation which plays as a continued track of a 'Public Secret'; available everywhere June 11th.
By Biko Kennedy
Music A Reggae archive you'd love to swim in
Roger Steffens had a substantial hand in popularizing Reggae in the United States as an early fan and Los Angeles radio DJ, and he's got the goods to prove it.
By Biko Kennedy
Music Lecture session with producer Dre Skull
Sleep is the cousin of death. That's common knowledge and producer Dre Skull knows that oh too well. Often pulling all-nighters on a regular basis, he makes sure dances worldwide never run out of high octane riddims, thus positioning himself among the in-demand beatmakers on recent times.
By Biko Kennedy
Music David Rodigan talks rules of Reggae, shares interview with Bob Marley and others
With over four decades of embracing Reggae music with an enthusiastic mind set, British DJ David Rodigan have interacted with countless of major acts throughout the years while gaining a wealth of knowledge along the way.
By Biko Kennedy
Music Sean Paul hops to the 'Other Side Of Love' for sixth album
After debuting his fifth album, 'Tomahawk Technique', last year, Sean Paul returns with an upbeat dance track dubbed 'Other Side of Love', spinning as the lead single for his upcoming sixth album.
By Biko Kennedy
Music Tanto Metro and Devonte to return after fans' demanding 'Request'
Who can forget the first time they heard Tanto Metro and Devonte's vocals tearing through the airwaves in the late 1990's with their single 'Everyone Falls in Love'; a single that "hit the mark in Jamaica in 1997 then hit the international scene in 1998 then went into 1999 as a major hit for VP Records to Sony," explains Devonte, the singer of the duo, to the Gleaner in a 2007 interview.
By Biko Kennedy
Music Bob Marley's 'Waiting in Vain'/ 'Buffalo Soldier' EDM Remix
Sure Reggae purists will be a bit upset with anyone touching classics; but you can't deny that you're not the least bit curious as to how it sounds.
By Biko Kennedy
Music VP Records partners with Vans for 'Dub Rockers'
California based skate-shoe company Vans have entered into a partnership with Queens, New York-based Reggae imprint VP Records to create the Dub Rockers sneaker as part of the promotional campaign for VP's latest opus, Dub Rockers.
By Biko Kennedy
Music Gyptian's 'Hold Yuh' basks golden stance
Sure it might have taken three years, but Gyptian's smash single 'Hold Yuh' has been certified gold with sales of 500,000 downloads.
By Biko Kennedy
Music Taking a trip down memory lane with Reggae Sumfest
With the countdown to the 21st anniversary of 'The Greatest Reggae Show on Earth' steadily ticking away with 45 days remaining until festivities begin, we take a visual rollercoaster ride throughout the years like no other.
By Biko Kennedy
Music Stephen Marley's Revelation Part II kicks into high-gear with 'Bongo Nyah'
Having walked away with his third Grammy win with Revelation Part 1: Root of Life in 2012, Stephen's main intention with his upcoming opus is to pick up where part one left off while creating an eclectic sound that'll transcend the tests of time.
By Biko Kennedy
Music Bongo Herman, speaking the pulse everyone hears
In the immortally hypnotic and pulsating beats of the drum, it has undoubtedly passed on its diverse vocabulary from generation to generation. With an effort to convey those reiterating messages of freedom, Bongo Herman life-story plays as a percussionist and singer whose success dates back to the early 1960's.
By Biko Kennedy
Music Behind The Screen Series at UBTandR
Usain Bolt Tracks and Records, host of entertainment serving up music series Behind The Screen Series in addition to Sports and Food offerings.
By Tanaka Tiki Roberts
Music Chaka Demus and Pliers' 'Tease Me' turns 20
The dynamic duo of a fun-loving yet gravel-voiced Chaka Demus paired with the smoothly-gliding chords of singer Pliers might just be one of the most pioneering and fruitful acts from the 1990's, with their single 'Tease Me' catapulting them to the top of varying charts.
By Biko Kennedy
Music Jah Cure ready to break hiatus, hit studios hard
International Reggae artiste Siccature 'Jah Cure' Alcock has been on a hiatus for some time now but he assures fans that his undeniable talent will be shining even more now packed with a new management team.
By Biko Kennedy
Music Mike Pinto shares 'Truthful Lies' on latest LP
'Truthful Lies' marks Mike's 5th studio release, packing a fusion of funk, soul, rock, and reggae with an unbelievable use of instrumentation from piano and saxophones to trumpets and varying drum patterns, you name it and it's on this album.
By Biko Kennedy
Music The 'Future'… a drink worth tasting
Consisting of falsetto-riddled-singer, Mr. Courtney John, the young Wizard herself, producer Nastassja Hammond and Grammy award winning musician, Steven "Lenky" Marsden, The Courtney John Project dances on the borders of the 'Future' showing everyone music's evolution may be inevitable but certainly a drink worth tasting.
By Biko Kennedy
Music Wyre, From Kenya to Kingston
African reggae artiste Wyre visits Jamaica for the very first time to shoot the video for "Nakupenda Pia " with Jamaican songbird Alaine
By Tanaka Tiki Roberts
Music Sizzla's The Messiah album stream
Returning with his 70th album, Sizzla's The Messiah has been described as a "spiritually-conscious album", as he embarks on another chapter in his 22-year-long career.
By Biko Kennedy
Music Tenor Saw, a yodel we'll never forget
In a musical platform where everyone seems to borrow elements from each other, Tenor Saw was truly an original; a Dancehall legend with an attention-required yodel. The legacy of Clive Bright, one of dancehall's most influential and unique singers, will forever live on.
By Biko Kennedy
Music Tarrus Riley plans to take 'One Drop' to 'The Limit'
Using his velvet-vocal-caress to captivate the world over, Tarrus Riley's mission is simply: "I want [to hold the attention of] all the ears in the world."
By Biko Kennedy
Music Burning Spear's story to be told in 'I Man' documentary
As one of the few survivors of Reggae's golden era, Burning Spear's life and musical legacy will come to light in a new documentary set to be released "really soon".
By Biko Kennedy