Sensimilla Dub Biography In April 2016, the Brazilian record label ‘CRASSO Records’ released the album, ‘UNITY’. This album release was a first in Brazil, featuring 10 tracks divided by two bands; BAMBÚ STATION (Virgin Islands) and SENSIMILLA DUB (Brazil). The well-known BAMBÚ STATION, founded in 1996 by Jalani Horton from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, is […]
Just Dread Biography Just Dread is a nine-member reggae band from Aigio, Greece, representing love, unity and justice through their music journey for a better tomorrow. Just Dread started as an idea which emerged in 2014 by Gobey (Lead Vocals) and P-Gial (Guitars) after they decided that the world would have to deal with the ‘One […]
Photography by: El Puru Black Prophet Stories of Life Black Prophet is an African Roots Rock Reggae singer/songwriter from Accra Ghana. This young man is not your typical reggae artist. He writes as he sees and feels about things going on in the world around him. Black Prophet’s music is different … it’s a mixture […]
Fabiana Rasta The Female Grave of Maranhão The daughter of a Bahian father and Maranhense mother, Fabiana Rasta is a native of Bahia but grew up in São Luís, where she assimilated to the Maranhesne reggae culture for her music career. Her career began in 2000 in afros blocks, then with a few reggae bands […]
Photography by: Alexis Rieger Dub Inc So What 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 […]
Dubtafari Sound Food Inna Di Yaad DubTafari Sound… In His Words The thing with brethren Cali P is one of pure Jah Connection. We first met each other in Kingston, Jamaica, where we had already voiced a few dubplates. During that time, I had made rolling papers for his album ‘Healing of the nation’. In […]
Written by: Tami Tsansai The Whole ‘9’ Wombman, Divine Order & Changing the World We’ve taken you on a journey of Jah9’s becoming so far and are sure as the story continues to unfold, you, like us, are probably even more intrigued… especially against the backdrop of ‘9’, her sophomore album release. The timeline is […]
Interview by: Ashley ‘Splash’ Hyde & Tami Tsansai Kelissa Spellbound IRIE. You went to school in California, tell us a bit about the years you spent there. What made you go to Cali in the first place? Kelissa: I had family over there… still do. I love Cali, but the part of California where I […]
Chapter XVIII With the release of ‘Crime,’ the first single from their new album ‘Chapter XVIII,’ the Pentateuch Movement hope to shed light on poverty and injustice in their homeland. Drawn from the headlines, “Crime” is a response to the British government’s proposal to provide millions of dollars to construct a prison complex in Jamaica. […]
“I knew one day when I would reach the drums it was going to be hell” LEROY ‘HORSEMOUTH’ WALLACE Leroy ‘Horsemouth’ Wallace Ganja Vendor If you were to create a timeline of important moments in Jamaican music you might notice a tendency for one Leroy “Horsemouth” Wallace to be somehow involved. Drummer, actor, pioneering […]
Tribal Seeds Born In Babylon But Raised By Jah From San Diego, California, award-winning reggae group Tribal Seeds have become known for their spiritually driven, refreshing rock vibe they have infused with the roots style of reggae music. Originally started by two brothers, Steven Rene Jacobo (lyrics, vocals, guitar) and Tony-Ray Jacobo (producer, keyboards, vocals). […]
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 […]