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Chaddy Royal

Only You “Chaddy Royal’s distinctive sound and elevating message is on the verge of re-exposing the world to true original reggae.” LIMERANCE MAGAZINE Growing up in ethnically diverse Crown Heights, this Brooklyn native was exposed to all kinds of music. However, at the time, hip hop played a dominant role in terms of his influence. […]

Joggo

Take It Slow Meet Joggo (Jurgen Orville Seedorf) a Dutch reggae artist with Surinam roots, born October 29, 1980 in Amsterdam, Holland. Along with football, music has always been Joggo’s biggest passion. At the age of ten, he entered the Ajax Football Academy, remaining there until he was seventeen. He then left Ajax to join […]

Don Goliath

Mash Em Up “We know very little about Don Goliath, the lion-humble rootsstep engineer from Berlin, except that his music has a lot to tell…” De:Bug Don Goliath is a Reggae/Dub/Dubstep producer and singer from Berlin, Germany. He also is the founder of Beatbox Division Recordings (releasing his BeatboxReggae productions), Chiptune Division Recordings (releasing his […]

Rock | Dan Sheehan

Irie Magazine #02-05 | Rock | Dan Sheehan - Cali Roots Promoter

Dan Sheehan, Cali Roots Promoter By Terry Lanthier Introduction Five years ago, the California Roots Music & Arts Festival was a one-day event headlined by Dirty Heads and Tribal Seeds. It has quickly grown into one of America’s largest reggae festivals, boasting audiences of over 13,000 each day of the three-day event. Cali Roots, as […]

Roots | Legalize It

Legalize It A History of Hemp (and Marijuana) When President Barack Obama signed the Farm Bill of 2013 on February 7, 2014, it was a small but significant step towards the legalization of hemp across the United States. The bill defined industrial hemp, excluding it from the definition of Marijuana in the Controlled Substances Act. […]