....and with a talent like that, we've already known it for a very long time. Achis Reggae [and Earth] favourite, Cali P, delivers a tune that is probably one of the best I've heard in 2024 thus far, altogether, the absolutely flooring 'Jah Blessing'. Produced by Randy Valentine, the gorgeous track has now birthed an equally stunning video which is.... also probably one of the best..... You know what I'm thinking about Cali P and 2024 (especially given his recent level of activity, but I'll keep tat to myself and just allow things to develop but, DAMN, he's making it really difficult not to ..read more

The Unidad Riddim [Oneness Records - 2024] 1. 'Un Mejor Mañana' by Sara Lugo & Morodo 2. 'Verdadero Amor' by Afaz Natural 3. 'A La Deriva' by Lengualerta & Tiana Bless 4. 'Lágrimas de Hielo' by Raggabund 5. 'Te Quería' by Dactah Chando 6. 'Antes Que Seja Tarde' by Jhayam & Srta. Paolo 7. 'Bing Bang' by Fidel Nadal 8. Unidad Riddim Dubmix by Umberto Echo 9. Unidad Riddim Instrumental Biggup and LOVE to one of.... simply one of the finest labels and producers that we have EVER had the privilege of covering in the history of these pages, Oneness Records, who is back with ..read more

The ideal. If you take all of these wonderful themes and messages that we are given in listening to this amazing music -- Roots Reggae -- you'd hope that maybe someone, somewhere is tuning in and actually applying them to their everyday life. Hopefully, at least in some aspects, that "someone, somewhere" is You and I but you'd also hope that such a nice thought has a wider-reaching personal impact with the masses. Furthermore (and, perhaps, even more importantly) it would also be nice if the artists, themselves, actually lived up to the music they made and, though such a thing may be vir ..read more

Hand off. We may have fully passed such a point an even before it wasn't such a heavily monitored topic in Reggae music because of just how [under]valued albums tended to be in the genre in general, but for me there still remains something particularly SWEET about a really good debut album. Just a couple of reviews ago, I told you about such a release, "I-Frequency" from an artist from out of Trinidad by the name of Mosiah. In his case, like so many others prior, though I was familiar with his work, the album put everything in a very nice and CONVENIENT package and, because the once far more ..read more

Maybe because it's been awhile since we've last heard from her, or maybe you were unaware in the first place, but Reemah is a genius. Clearly, the esteemed Silly Walks agrees as they've tapped the Virgin Islands word scientist for their latest creation, the triumphant and flatly nommed Roots and Culture Riddim and she WELL rewards their work with the MASSIVE 'As Far As I Can See'.   "As far as I can see, the  truth it must reveal Because di system is a plague, people a get sick DEM DUTTY LIKE A SEPTIC As far as I can tell, they cannot prevail And all di wicked dem ah plan coul ..read more

Spreading. How we register and identify a level of growth in artists can be kind of tricky and broad. Typically, it is something which, specifically in Reggae music, we'll only either use in terms of describing the career trajectory of someone over a period of years (generally from youth into adulthood and becoming a veteran) or someone who's experienced a grand shift in their work (thinking of someone like Buju Banton or Capleton). That's just how we talk about development and I think that is, at best, incomplete because the talents that line of thinking inherently alienates so many wonderfu ..read more

Expressions. Of the several good things that I've experienced during the time that I've been writing on these pages, I have to say that one of the best has been all of the wonderful artists that I've manage to stumble upon over the years. There is a certain group of individuals who are at a certain level where, if you write about music, they're almost entirely inescapable. I'll spare you the details but, OBVIOUSLY, if you're talking about Reggae... the name Marley MIGHT pop up from time to time and if you're talking about Dancehall, perhaps "Beenie", "Bounty" and "Buju" are not words that you ..read more

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Incorruptible. I think it would be the goal of anyone who creates any type of art to be able to produce something which would not only serve its intended purpose in its time, but do so long after you're gone. If you write a book, you'd like to think that someone would be on Amazon buying a copy and either being entertained or informed (or both) years and years from now and maybe if you make a horror movie, how nice would it be if you could scare the hell out of generations and generations people. Thankfully, people have been writing and making films for long enough that not only has that actu ..read more