Your daily dose of international reggae news for Thursday, January 31!
• Estelle begins her 2019 world tour Montego Bay
• Samini’s #Untamed picks up “2018 Album of the Year’ honors on Raggaeville
• “Loving You Is Easy” marks first single for new Third World CD
Also, mark your calendar for April 19-21, which are the dates for the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival.…
Your daily dose of international reggae news for Monday, January 28!
• Guspy Warrior wants to help unify Gwanda
• Lydia Ndwiga releases reggae cover of Travis Greene song
• New Zealand still buzzing from last week’s UB40 show
Also, mark your calendar for April 19-21, which are the dates for the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival.…
Your daily dose of international reggae news for Sunday, January 27!
• Collie Buddz releases single “Bounce It” featuring Stonebwoy
• Aimed at tourists, Kingston to build $25 million reggae museum
• What are the top ten Lucky Dude songs?
Also, mark your calendar for April 19-21, which are the dates for the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival.…
Awesome Sounds from Africa and Jamaica
When we don’t have the ATX Sound System turntables spinning, we like to keep our ear to the ground in two of our current favorite reggae hotspots: Portmore, Jamaica and Accra, Ghana. Thanks to the wonder of internet streaming, we’re able to tune in to local radio stations in each locale to get our fix of what’s new and bubbling in reggae, dancehall and Afrobeats.…
Your daily dose of international reggae news for Tuesday, January 22!
• Buju Banton criticized for comparing himself to Nelson Mandela
• February 2019 is reggae’s golden anniversary month in Jamaica
• I-Reef ready for new release “Govern the Road”
Also, mark your calendar for April 19-21, which are the dates for the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival.…
Your daily dose of international reggae news for MLK Day on Monday, January 21!
• Awa Fall talks about her new release “Words of Wisdom”
• Bobi Wine’s powerful performance at the Rebel Salute Festival
• Mighty Mystic announces new album “Enter the Mystic”
Also, mark your calendar for April 19-21, which are the dates for the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival.…
Your daily dose of international reggae news for Sunday, January 20!
• Ed Sheeran continues to refine his reggae street cred
• Jäh Division set for January 24 release
• Welcome To Jamrock Cruise sold out for 2019
Also, mark your calendar for April 19-21, which are the dates for the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival.…
Your daily dose of international reggae news for Saturday, January 19!
• Koffee answers five questions from the Jamaica Gleaner
• Nattali Rize delivers to the masses on her new “Evolutionary” video
• Spice battles to get out of her contract with VP Records
Also, mark your calendar for April 19-21, which are the dates for the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival.…
Your daily dose of international reggae news for Thursday, January 17!
• Bob Marley estate to sell CBD-Infused drinks
• “Famalay” jumps to the top of iTunes most downloaded reggae list
• Lee Scratch Perry to celebrate birthday with special UK show
Also, mark your calendar for April 19-21, which are the dates for the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival.…
Your daily dose of international reggae news for Tuesday, January 15!
• Etana secures US media appearances ahead of Grammys
• Flyaway to Jamaica via Santigold contest
• Her new single “Ready” is generating buzz for Schen
Also, mark your calendar for April 19-21, which are the dates for the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival.…
Double Barrell
This week, we’ve had the surprise new mixtape from Deadly Dragon Sound in heavy rotation. Deadly Dragon is a sound system that originated in Chicago in the 1990s before relocating to New York City in the 2000s. Their Chinatown record shop was a mecca for serious collectors and selectors (before rising rents forced its closure in 2016), and their weekly residencies at various downtown clubs became a centerpiece of New York’s reggae scene.
Your daily dose of international reggae news for Thursday, January 10!
• Bugle featured on Grammy-nominated Black Uhuru album
• Gawvy says that Marcus Garvey is his inspiration
• Jamaica remains top tourist stop for so many reasons
Also, mark your calendar for April 19-21, which are the dates for the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival.…
Your daily dose of international reggae news for Wednesday, January 9!
• Dillgin set for EP release in Jamaica on February 13
• Roots & Tings is the new project from Lateef the Truth Speaker
• South African Music Awards adds new reggae category
Also, mark your calendar for April 19-21, which are the dates for the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival.…
Your daily dose of international reggae news for Friday, January 4!
• Etana continues to make reggae history
• United Reggae publishes their list of 60 best songs of 2018
• Young Voices releases 2018’s top dancehall tracks
Also, mark your calendar for April 19-21, which are the dates for the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival.…
Pressure Sounds Hits 100
One of the pioneering reggae reissue labels, Pressure Sounds began in London in the mid-90s as an offshoot of Adrian Sherwood’s hard-dubbing On-U Sound label. On-U co-conspirator Pete Holbrook soon took over the label. He would go on to procure and release some of the most interesting and hard-to-find titles in the reggae/dub canon (from artists and producers such as Yabby You, King Tubby, Bunny Lee, Joe Higgs, Jimmy Riley and Lee “Scratch” Perry).…
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