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 […]
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WORLDWIDE – April 16, 2015
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. […]
WORLDWIDE – April 2, 2015
Ziggi Papers Earthwide Introduction Ziggi Papers have been making filters and rolling papers for almost 20 years. And during that time, they’ve made them to suit and serve the average smoker’s needs and demands. Their top priority is using high-quality materials with a simple and effective product. Oh, and they have a thing for fresh […]
Tuff Like Iron Urban Roots Rebel from birth, Tuff like Iron is a fashion designer, turned musician from New York. As an undeniable firebrand, she is inspired by her Trinidadian heritage and a kaleidoscopic life lived between Kingston and Brooklyn. At the top of 2014 she released her Jah Ova Evil produced debut ‘1986 – […]
The Toyes Pick Yourself Up The Toyes are an American reggae band based in Grants Pass, Oregon consisting of Mawg, lead guitar/vocals, B-dub, rhythm guitar/vocals, John Trujillo, bass/vocals and Brian Rogers, drums/percussion. With a style often described as a ‘cross between Bob Marley and Barenaked Ladies’, they are famous for writing and recording the 1983 […]
Ras Attitude Please Mr. Police With the message of love, unity and consciousness embedded in his music, St. Croix born ‘Ras Attitude’ is a musical force to be reckoned with. Ras aka Michael Goodwin is the son of gospel singer Harrella Goodwin, and was raised in his grandmother’s church. His mother and grandmother, both well […]
Arden Park Roots Grateful that the Sun Shines Just 80 miles north of San Francisco lies the city of Sacramento, the capital of California and home to our Cali bredren, surf/roots reggae band… Arden Park Roots. Arden Park Roots was built in a garage… like a classic car that you wrench on til it’s perfect. […]
Dub Inc Revolution Originally from Saint-Etienne in France’s industrial heartland, Dub Inc fuse classic roots reggae with dub, dancehall, ska, hip-hop and African influences. They create an intoxicating musical hybrid with highly charged and socially conscious songs which have earned them cult status in their native France. Their wild, high-octane live performances led to an […]
I-Bel Campbell Love Fi Life Born the year following the visit of Emperor Haile Selassie 1st of Ethiopia to Jamaica; on the eight day in the month of December, Scafford ‘I-bel’ Campbell became the first child for his mother, Mrs. Antoinette Johnson. I-bel, as he is affectionately called by his peers and fans of his […]