Roots | Hemp Farming Act of 2018 April 12, 2018 The Hemp Farming Act of 2018 is a proposed law to remove hemp (defined as cannabis with less than 0.3% THC) from Schedule I controlled substances and making it an ordinary agricultural commodity. In late March 2018, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced he would […]
Cidade Verde Sounds ‘CVS’ takes On the Drug War in Brazil with a Mic! Written By: Clarissa Krieck Cidade Verde Sounds (CVS) was formed in 2008 by Adonai (vocals) and Dub Mastor (DJ/beatmaker), blending reggae, electronic, and hip-hop beats with transformative lyrics and a true Irie spirit. The duo is about to release a fourth […]
Mellow Mood Large Italian reggae band Mellow Mood formed in Pordenone (North-East Italy) in 2005 when most members were attending high school together. Led by twins Jacopo and Lorenzo Garzia, the band soon started their partnership with producer Paolo Baldini, who was later to become their sound architect and dubmaster and officially debuted in 2009 […]
Soul Ska United States Formed in 2014, SOUL SKA is a 10 piece Bay Area Ska collective featuring members of well-known bands such as Vinyl, Monophonics, Albino!, Stymie & the PJLO, El Radio Fantastique, The Right Time, Jethro Jeremiah Band and more. Their upbeat and original blend of Ska, Rocksteady and Roots Reggae has garnered […]
Tássia Reis Brazil Born in Jacareí, in the interior of São Paulo, Tássia Reis began her artistic life in her teen years, performing in a group of Urban Dances. In 2009, realizing that her path was directly connected to music, she began to compose and, three years later, she took to the stage, forming a […]
Fluid Foundation United States Fluid Foundation embodies its name both lyrically and musically. The group is comprised of an eclectic group of musicians with intriguing pedigrees, including: Nick Dell – lead vocals, guitar; Junior Keith- bass, guitar; Ian Foreman – drums, percussion; and Rob Eldon – keys, piano, organ, steel pan, vocals, and composition. The […]
Adam Gross United States 22-year old songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Gross released his debut EP ‘In Control’ on February 9, 2018, debuting at #1 on the iTunes reggae chart. The New York native and current Northwestern University senior combines many influences—reggae, pop, rock, electronic music, even Latin and Middle Eastern sounds—to create a four-track project […]
Alexx Antaeus Greece Music transcends race, creed, class and gender, it is a unifying force that tugs at the core of it’s listener. For award-winning composer, recording artist and producer Alexx Antaeus, that musical mission has led him to record, remix and produce for an eclectic selection of artists such as Tommy Lee Sparta, Young […]
Marapu Indonesia MARAPU is a ‘Roots Reggae Band’ based in Bali Indonesia. Marapu was formed in Jogjakarta 18 years ago in 1999. The members of Marapu are originally from Sumba Island in the far east of Indonesia but moved to Jogjakarta city to study. They started playing reggae music in their university music room and […]
Putus Roots meets The Giants Farmer Delroy Williams aka Putus Roots meets The Giants and delivers a brand new roots reggae tune on the Jah Faya riddim. ‘Farmer’ is available on all digital store as of April 20, (4/20) 2018 for all the real herbalists of the world. Arranged, produced, mixed & mastered by Y. […]
Sentinel Sound Dancehall Foundation Volume 4 Although current Dancehall, like most of the music nowadays, is produced digitally, ‘Digital Dancehall’ stands for the style of Jamaican music, that was popular in the 80ies after the ‘Sleng Teng’ riddim completely changed the aesthetics of Dancehall. The studios, where until then bands like the Roots Radics produced […]