Photography By: Guillaume Cloup & Laurent Gudin Khalifa France Singer and songwriter since 1997 with Positive Radical Sound (PRS), Khalifa believes music can be more than making tunes and performing. Releasing four albums with PRS, two with Sly & Robbie as well as numerous songs featuring Mad Professor, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Sly & Robbie, Taxi […]
Sly Dunbar May 10, 1952 Lowell ‘Sly’ Fillmore Dunbar, born May 10, 1952, in Kingston, Jamaica, is a drummer, best known as one half of the prolific Jamaican rhythm section and reggae production duo Sly & Robbie. Dunbar began playing at the age of 15 in a band called The Yardbrooms. His first appearance on a recording was on the […]
WORLDWIDE – January 18, 2018 – 4:20 pm
Overdubbed Sly & Robbie meet Dubmatix In reggae, all roads lead to the ‘Riddim Twins’, Sly & Robbie. They’ve been revered as style-defining icons for years, and together and individually have a massive influence on the genre. They are also renowned for their willingness to shatter boundaries and experiment with sounds. Over the past decades, […]
Dubmatix Dub & Roots The prolific Canadian composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and seven-time JUNO Award winner and nominee hails from Toronto but has carved out a massive following on the international stage. He is a recording machine, from his debut release Champion Sund Clash in 2004, the Toronto-born Dubmatix has gone on to produce and record […]
Pablo Paul Jamaica Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, Everton ‘Pablo’ Paul has been singing and playing drums for over fifty years. Growing up, he was inspired by the sounds of the competing dancehalls up the road from where he lived and the Cuban music that came floating over the airwaves, and those influences have […]
The Hempolics United Kingdom The Hempolics are out to put those organic rootsy vibes back into music; with their fat radio-friendly hooks, bumping soundsystem bass and a wanderlusty, ineffably real sound all of their own… Over years of recording top international talent The Hempolics enigmatic leader, Grippa Laybourne, has been carefully honing his own masterpiece […]
Megative United States Humanity has sailed the ship of delusion about as far as it can go.. The world hangs precariously, desperately in the balance, while speed, chaos, and decay rule the day grimly. Harshness, isolation, and an abandonment of the sacred are the hallmarks of the Dark Age. To commit to being an artist […]
Jay Spaker United States Brooklyn-based artist/producer Double Tiger (aka Jay Spaker) is no stranger to critical acclaim. Known for his contributions with trendsetting reggae powerhouse John Brown’s Body, as well as his role as half of Tour De Force, and co-founder of Dub Stuy Records, Spaker is also recognized for his past collaborations with legendary […]
Tréson Canada When Tréson picks up a guitar and starts playing, his voice and demeanor transforms into a spiritual energy that reaches out and touches everyone who is listening or watching. On any given song, this gifted singer-songwriter can reveal the soul of Otis Redding, the pure pop energy of Michael Jackson, the lovers rock […]
The Heavyweights Brass Band Canada Whether receiving props from The Roots on Twitter, jamming with puppets on CBC Kids’ Mamma Yamma, recording with the legendary Giovanni Hidalgo or being championed by influential DJ and tastemaker Gilles Peterson, The Heavyweights Brass Band pack a one-two punch of crossover appeal and respect from music’s elite. Inspired by […]
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