Notis Raggy Road Interlocking to produce musical patterns you can physically feel through a sound system, the drum and bass are core elements of reggae music. As a drum ’n’ bass duo, this synergy greatly influences our creation of similar melodies that you can relate and groove to. NOTIS, in 2013, started a new phase […]
GiArk KingSun Books get converted into audio books quite often these days but what about an interpretation in music? This is precisely what the universe conspired for Gladstone Taylor’s KingSun: The Testaments of Sunlight and Water over the course of its first year. When the man called Giark (Digital B Records producer-turn-artist) acquired his own […]
Med Tone Records If It Wasn’t For Jah Asaf Smilan was born in Jerusalem (Israel) in 1980 to a family of musicians. His father was a bass player and composer and his mother was a piano teacher. In his early teens Asaf started to play the drums and on the age of 12 he formed […]
MarZdon Cell Block A St. Elizabeth, Jamaica native and rising reggae dancehall superstar, Raphael Marsdon (aka MarZdon) is aiming for musical greatness. Born July 3, 1988, this multifaceted musician is a talented songwriter, performer, producer and engineer. His journey began in 2006 when, under the moniker D’Flexx, he performed onstage for shows such as GT […]
Green Lion Crew Valley of DUB Award-winning producer Zeke Stern, aka Green Lion Crew whose productions with artists like Kabaka Pyramid, Chronixx, Collie Buddz, and Beenie Man have been getting major airplay in the reggae scene since 2010, connects with acclaimed Jamaican visual artist Taj Francis for a psychedelic collaboration of animation and music. Temple […]
Raging Fyah From Spark to Raging Fyah Regarded as one of Jamaica’s most promising young acts, the band Raging Fyah makes music that is tethered to their island’s enduring, much emulated roots rock reggae tradition yet is distinguished by an expansive vision that propels their musical journey forward. The five piece band from Kingston, Jamaica, […]
The Fyah Squad On The Road For most up and coming bands, touring is a major milestone to look forward to. What else could be better than traveling around the world, playing your music to audiences that came out to enjoy your band grace the stage all night long? ‘Going on tour’ has also been […]
Raging Fyah Everlasting One of few self contained groups (as opposed an artist’s backing band) within contemporary Jamaican music, Raging Fyah is now poised for a significant impact upon America’s vast reggae landscape (dominated by homegrown bands) with the Spring 2016 release of Everlasting, their debut album forVP Records’ Dub Rockers imprint. Recorded live at […]
#WWMFJA2015 Just over six years ago, before the Reggae Revival movement began, a virtually unknown band of starry eyed, frustrated, reggae musicians conceptualised an event. The young hopefuls were hungry for a success that seemed elusive despite their talents and hard work, so they devised a plan to get their music out there. The idea […]
The Chronicles of Kaya A History of Hemp and Marijuana “Music and herb go together. It’s been a long time now I smoke herb. From 1960s, when I first start singing.” BOB MARLEY, Jamaican Singer, Musician & Songwriter What is The Chronicles of Kaya The Chronicles of Kaya is a mixed media project from IRIE […]
Hemp and Marijuana Facts an’ T’ings “I don’t know if hemp is gonna save the world but i’ll tell you this, it is the only thing that can..” JACK HERER, American Cannabis Activist/Author (1939–2010) Here’s a fact: Hemp and Marijuana both come from the same plant; its scientific name is ‘Cannabis Sativa’. For thousands of […]
Mighty Mystic The Art of Balance Considered one of the new leaders in the U.S Reggae scene, reggae artist Mighty Mystic’s fresh sound and musical diversity have proved to be a magnet for music lovers in search of that next level sound that has been missing in the reggae genre. It has attracted listeners of […]