Martin Luther King Jr. – Facts an’ T’ings January 15, 2024, marks the 95th birthday of Baptist minister and Social Activist Martin Luther King, Jr., the prominent voice in the civil rights movement. A champion for advancing civil rights, Martin Luther King, Jr. chose nonviolence and civil disobedience to address the political and social injustice […]
Dubmatix Sticky Icky Reggae Mix Show Dubmatix is back with a new weekly hour-long show that looks at all music that grooves. From roots reggae to dub, hip-hop to jungle. The 60-minute reggae mixtape show curated by Dubmatix showcases the finest Sticky Icky Reggae tunes from around the globe — spanning dub to dancehall, rocksteady […]
Rockers F.C. We Will Rock You To celebrate the release of his debut album, STONEFRENGE: Black in Space, multidisciplinary artist and musician ZOOLOOK will announce his first NFT drop for his Rockers FC series next month to celebrate Black History and Reggae Month. It’s no secret that the Brazilian-American artist is a superfan of football. […]
Razteria Fade Away Fade away is about letting go of toxic relationships and being in a flow state, enjoying all that life throws at you. I wrote this when I was going through a situation with someone who I was holding on to knowing that I had to set myself free from the imagined future […]
Tende Kasha Mr Liar Artist Tende Kasha, also known as Tendekasha De Feat, is inspired by the African and Jamaican cultures, extracting the essence of contemporary life into his tunes. Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Burning Spear, Don Carlos, Gregory Isaacs, U Roy, Mighty Diamonds, Midnite Band, Israel Vibrations, and Culture are some of his biggest […]
La Banda Chuska Meets Obeah & Petru Birladeanu Cumbia Dub “I still remember hearing Ozomatli’s Cumbia de Los Muertos with Chali 2na. And then, from the first time guitar player Sam Day Harmet played me Cumbia Chuska, I was hooked. These guys have inspired me to channel my Transylvanian dub energy toward Latin American sounds […]
IRIE Playlist on Spotify IRIE’s January 2024 edition of RELEASES is here, featuring artist Razteria with her latest release, Fade Away. Artist also featured on the January 2024 IRIE Spotify playlist include Dubmatix, Esther Sings, Marc Stamco + Tine Neumann, ZOOLOOK, Eric Hilton, David Cairol + Skool Band, Bob Vylan, Django Novo. and Jar. Be […]
Mad Professor and Ariwa Sounds Reggae legends Mad Professor, Channel One & Sandra Cross announced for Ariwa Sounds spectacle “I’m so happy to be bringing the best of Ariwa Sounds together under one roof. Revisiting Fairfield Halls for the first time since 2015, with my work being honoured as part of Croydon’s year as London’s […]
Festival of the Moving Image 2023 Now or Never The 11th Festival of the Moving Image showcases outstanding recent media work created by students in the Broadcast Electronic Media Arts (BEMA) and Cinema programs at City College of San Francisco. The festival offers the public an opportunity to see an array of sophisticated and inspiring […]
IRIE We Come in Peace (And Love) Meet IRIE, the virtual reggae band of STONEFRENGE (ZOOLOOK universe), created by multidisciplinary artist and musician Nicholas Da Silva, known professionally as ZOOLOOK. The six-member band consists of two fictional members, Kaya and Leno from STONEFRENGE, along with four actual musicians: vocalists Zoe Mazah and Razaman, bassist and […]
Sid Bucknor & Zoe Mazah Peace Begins Within Sid Bucknor Photography Credit: Michael Donath Peace Begins Within is a unique collaboration between Sid Buck Records and Zoe Mazah. This iconic composition by the late Sid Bucknor and the beautiful, timely lyrics of “Peace Begins Within” was given new life by the sweet voice of Zoe […]
Lil Obeah & Marius Costache Madmen Photography by Cristina Moran; Collage by Cristiana Bucureci It was Count Dubulah, Nick Plato Page, aka the Dub Colossus, who taught Lil Obeah that VERSION is the KEY! Socially and politically, VERSION has created the necessary cultural environment for people of all races and classes to develop and add […]