NEW RELEASE Following the release of nseveral vinyl and digital-only singles, Cry No More Recordings from Perth, Australia, presents a limited edition vinyl LP featuring dubwise reggae-inspired versions. This 9-track LP showcases reworked renditions of popular hits performed by Australian dub/reggae artists including The Springtones, Charlies Flat, Dubbin’ Darryl, Dad Bod Dub, Crucial Rockers, and Mick Dick. Among them dub…
A scenic parish that is integral to Jamaica’s tourism product, St. Ann, has become the go-to spot for the country’s major music events including Rebel Salute and Carnival. On April 26, the Jamaica Woodland Special makes its debut there. The event is scheduled for Pearly Beach, a nature spot located on the outskirts of Ocho Rios that is popular with…
The front cover of this release states that it contains Superstar sounds from the 1970s, 1980s and beyond and advises us to look, listen and learn, to which list I would add and enjoy! Studio One needs no introduction – if it does, then buy this as soon as you can – but I suspect that for some readers, the…
NEW RELEASE Stingray Records’ latest release is a juggling project called Island Riddim. This digitally released EP features a relicked version of Dennis Brown’s 1970 Studio One classic No Man Is An Island, produced by Coxsone Dodd. George Nooks delivers a rendition of Dennis Brown’s tune, along with new tracks from artists like Medisun, Randy Valentine, Michael Buckley, and Ginjah.…
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REISSUE Four decades since it was first released, Gorgon Records brings back Light Your Fire, a lesser-known lovers tune from Dennis Brown’s discography, produced by the renowned Jamaican Hitmaker, Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee. The extended version of this track, featuring The Aggrovators, has been reissued digital-only, in anticipation of a special EP set to launch on Brown’s birthday, February 1st. Source…
With 24 tracks new to CD it is a collection of Dandy’s early recordings. Before joining the Trojan Records stable, Robert Thompson aka Dandy was a new singer-songwriter who was recording for Carnival Records, a subsidiary of Crossbow Records, based in London. It was decided that Dandy would be paired-up with another vocalist and Keith Foster (Tito Simon) took the…
Come April, it will be 45 years since Bob Marley’s historic performance in Zimbabwe. The reggae superstar thrilled a full house at Rufaro Stadium in Harare to celebrate the country’s transition from racist Rhodesia. Although he was not born then, VaChikepe has heard about that riveting set by Marley and his Wailers countless times. It was one of the things…
REISSUE Culture’s track Why Am I A Rastaman from the 2000 album Humble African, produced by Lynford “Fatta” Marshall and Colin “Bulby” York, is being reissued by VP Records in an extended digital-only single format. This release features the original vocal mix along with a previously unreleased extended discomix and a dub version. Source link