Irie Love Better Than Love Irie Love – it’s all in the name! Her father must have had a premonition of things to come! A reggae fan, he named her Irie after the Third World song “Irie Ites”. Born Irie Love Taylor in Kailua, Hawaii in 1982, she is a descendant of the legendary Love’s […]
Category Archives: 2015
Selwyn Brown Biography Selwyn is renowned as a founding member, keyboardist, singer, songwriter, producer, and workshop director of reggae artist, Steel Pulse. Born in London to parents Simeon and Dezrene who migrated from Jamaica, Brown moved to Birmingham in the early 1960s. With Steel Pulse, Selwyn composed the following hits: ‘Babylon Makes The Rules’, ‘Don’t […]
Toian Retrospect Meet Toian Keisha Gichie, born on September 21, 1991 in New Jersey, USA. Known by her stage name Toian, this energetic singer, songwriter, producer, designer, and model is a member of the ASCAP organization. She began her career in January 2010, when she met Caliber Entertainment’s chief record producer, Sean Ricketts and recorded […]
Vivian Jones Black Star Presents Born in Jamaica, Vivian Jones moved to England at the age of 10. He was in several bands including The Spartans, The Doctor Birds, the Mighty Vibes and the Pieces. He was known as ‘The Ghost’ because no matter how music changed over the seasons, Jones always seemed to have […]
Reya Sunshine Sista Farmer REYA SUNSHINE (aka Vokal Machete) burns up the stage with an explosive energy nothing short of hot lava. Catch her live with DJ or with her whole crew, Reggae/ Ragga/World band Natral Mystic! Reya’s vibrant voice is a rich musical mix of soulful harmonies and percussive flows, evoking conscious and uplifting […]
IQulah Rastafari Strength of Life From the forest to the palace but the lion remains the same. As does the message in the music. IQulah’s musical style carries a world music feel underpinned by a strong roots reggae foundation. Neatly orchestrated and enhanced by full strings, horns and percussion, played over solid reggae basslines, IQulah […]
Xana Romeo Righteous Path Xana Romeo was born Azana Makeda Smith on August 26, 1994, in a small community called Greenwich Town, in Kingston Jamaica. She is the youngest daughter of reggae veteran, Max Romeo. Xana has been playing around with music her entire life but recently, in 2014, decided to make it her career […]
New Kingston Can’t Stop A Man New Kingston, a fast-rising, New York City-based reggae band, is preparing to release its third full-length album, KINGSTON CITY, on Easy Star Records. The record, which will come out January 27, 2015, includes 12 songs and guest appearances by members of Tribal Seeds, Hawaiian singer-songwriter Kimie Miner, Sister Carol, […]
Terra Prometida Reggae Is Love Terra Prometida (Promised Land) was formed in 2001 in Brasilia under the name RastaFire. In 2006, the group decided to strengthen their Brasilian identity and changed their name to Terra Prometida. The group performed in major events and festivals, opening shows for renowned bands and artists such as Big Mountain […]
Putus Roots Be Wise Delroy ‘Putus Roots’ Williams was born in 1956 in St. Thomas, Jamaica, and moved to Kingston in the mid 70’s. At that time, he joined the emblematic and famous tribe, the ‘Mystic Revelation of Rastafari’ and began his musical career as a nyabinghi drummer and singer. Putus Needs Our Help His […]
Black Symbol I’m Not Afraid Black Symbol are among the unsung heroes of British Reggae. During their heyday in the early 1980s, they not only released a handful of their own songs as singles, now highly sought after, but financed and released the two volumes of ‘Handsworth Explosion’, records that documented and showcased so many […]
Capital Letters Jah Music Having reformed in 2013, it hasn’t taken Capital Letters long to get back into their stride and 2015 sees them embarking on a series of European live dates reminiscent of their heyday in the late seventies and early eighties when they were the unofficial UK reggae ambassadors to Europe, constantly touring […]