This slipped through the cracks way back in January. Da Professor explodes onto the reggae scene with The Laboonratory, a nice-vibes record full of what he calls "feel-good music, world music, Professor music." I'd call it good music, really good music. It's crazy to think Da Professor is so new to the reggae game. He obviously has a bright future. "Skanking and Rocking" features Jamaican singer Protoje. The song is is a melodic track with dub elements and when the beat drops Protoje takes it a capella. Check it out...
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With almost 40 of Midnite's albums presently on my hard drive, I was sure my hard drive was going to explode after adding their latest album. I'm pretty sure their newest release, Children of Jah, puts them at well over fifty. It's astonishing how inexhaustible the Benjamin brothers' musical output is. I guess for them it's a mission or even destiny to create music. Ron and Vaughn see musical production not as merely songwriting but as a conversation of truth with a musical component. This new album is no different -...
Michael Jackson is the newest focus for the reggae cover kings Easy Star All-Stars. Their new tribute album Thrillah will be released August 28. On this record the All-Stars are joined by The Green, Steel Pulse, Spragga Benz, and many others; transforming all your favorite Michael Jackson hits...
Hollie Cook has got music in her blood. She is the daughter of Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook and her mother Jeni Cook sang in The Culture Club. Her roots are deep in British punk, however she is walking down a different path now. Her 2011 self-titled album was a huge success in the reggae world -...
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July 17th. Matisyahu. New Album. Spark Seeker. The "I Believe in Love" preview was released today on YouTube. This song has a bouncy reggae beat full of synths and Matisyahu's signature uplifting lyrics ("Oh-oh-yoo-yo-yo-yooo!"). At the end it takes a turn into a music-from-the-homeland vibe. It...
2012 marks the 50th anniversary of Jamaica's independence and Mr. Vegas celebrates this milestone with a tribute release entitled Sweet Jamaica. Today I'm sharing "Sweet and Dandy", a classic reggae tune by Toots and the Maytals, re-birthed by Mr. Vegas. This track has a bouncy ska feel that...
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Perfect Giddimani just dropped his newest album, Journey of 1000 Miles. On this record, the Bobo Ashanti reggae rocker's lyrics are organic and awash with his rasta beliefs but lie, ironically, on top of greasy riddims as ital as a sack of Big Macs. Get a couple of tracks into this album though,...
This is your Daily 2% - Chilled and Ready to Serve. We will try to bring you one "chill" track every day. This is for when you get home and you are trying to unwind. You reach for that glass of wine or that unlit Black & Mild or maybe you reach for something more herbal. This track is for...
