Articles tagged "reggae"

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The Messengers

by Quentin B. Huff

[12.Oct.09] :. K'naan's The Messengers series is a trilogy of episodes designed to highlight the genius of Nigeria's Fela Kuti, Jamaica's Bob Marley, and the United States' Bob Dylan.

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Upfull Living Or, A Tale of Two Album Covers

by Sean Murphy

[3.Aug.09] :. Part One: Pharoah Sanders Maybe you have to be a jazz aficionado to get excited by an album cover, but come on: How can you not love this? How can an album that looks like this not...

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Various Artists: Putumayo Presents: African Reggae

by Deanne Sole

[25.Jan.09] :. A good-natured introductory disc.

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Joe Gibbs: Scorchers from the Mighty Two

by Timothy Gabriele

[17.Oct.08] :. When listening to a compilation like Scorchers from the Mighty Two, ownership of a certain piece of music seems like a quaint and inconsequential idea. There's a communal spirit that reigns.

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Five Reggae Albums You Cannot Live Without: Part Five

by Sean Murphy

[8.Sep.08] :. Beyond World War III is not a lost classic so much as one that was never found—and hopefully that can change.

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Funkadesi: Yo Baba

by Deanne Sole

[26.Aug.08] :. Yo Baba is a reggae-bhangra party album, at least that's how it starts.

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Five Reggae Albums You Cannot Live Without: Part Four

by Sean Murphy

[22.Aug.08] :. After more than five years of struggling, sharing and singing, Israel Vibration's vision -- and sound -- was fully formed when they entered the studio.

Various: Black Stars

by Deanne Sole

[8.Jul.08] :. Black Stars is an adeptly compiled hiplife snapshot, giving us a sampling of recent arrivals like Tic Tac, as well as godfather figures such as Reggie Rockstone.

Cocoa Tea: Reggae Anthology: The Sweet Sound of Cocoa Tea

by Christel Loar

[23.May.08] :. Two-disc retrospective of one of the most enduring and influential artists in reggae over the last 30 years.

Babylon Circus: Dances of Resistance

by Deanne Sole

[14.May.08] :. Footage of the group's live performances shows seas of people shaking their arms, and after listening to Dances of Resistance nothing in that picture feels exaggerated.

The Lions: Jungle Struttin’

by Alan Ranta

[27.Mar.08] :. L.A. managed to pull off a decent old school reggae album. I guess not all of that smog is pollution.

Yet another Marley — Ky-Mani — makes his mark in music

by Michael Hamersly [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[29.Feb.08] :. Reggae singer Bob Marley’s sons have honored his life, legacy and philosophy for the past 15 years with their annual Caribbean Fest concert in Miami. Stars who have graced the stage over the...

Reggae man Toots Hibbert celebrates a 45-year career

by Patrick S. Pemberton [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[2.Oct.07] :. Even though Toots Hibbert coined the term “reggae,” artists like Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff took the limelight from him, becoming the faces of the genre. Yet, Hibbert had that raspy,...

The Aggrolites: West Coast reggae’s best-kept secret

by Ben Wener [The Orange County Register (MCT)]

[20.Aug.07] :. Local connoisseurs, junkies for a taste of sweet reggae traditionalism, have been wise to the ways of the quintet called the Aggrolites for going on five years now. They have watched its subtle,...

Miami’s music scene vibes on Inner Circle

by Evelyn McDonnell [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[1.Jun.07] :. MIAMI—Straddling a quiet residential street in North Miami Beach lie two houses that are musical portals. From the mixing board in the guest cottage of one, you can look out on a curvy pool and...

Bob Marley’s oldest son is on a different mission

by Len Righi [The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) (MCT)]

[8.May.07] :. Though it may unsettle fans who believe the struggle against political and social injustice is a crucial component of the best reggae music, Ziggy Marley, eldest son of reggae’s most...

Stephen Marley: Mind Control

by Colin McGuire

[20.Apr.07] :. Middle Marley stays true to formula of reggae while brothers keep searching.

Punk professor online

by Jason Gross

[5.Apr.07] :. Vivien Goldman is quite a restless soul.  In addition to being an author (including the recent Book of Exodus about Bob Marley’s classic album), musician (who’s recently re-started...

The Marleys and Mind Control

by Derek Beres

[5.Apr.07] :. The efforts of major corporations to disarm their consumers is a reminder that music used to be judged by how it made the listener feel, not how many times it was downloaded.