Category: Culture

King Kong’s connection with Bob Marley The first time Dennis “King Kong” Thomas saw Bob Marley, he was a 17 year-old ghetto youth struggling to make ends meet in Jamaica, which was bitterly…

Reggae Vibes Spotify Playlist #66 STAY UPDATED WITH OUR PICKS OF THE WEEK In general, Reggae Vibes’ weekly Spotify Playlist is compiled of tunes that were released in the previous week, a blast…

Vision Alexander praises Julian Marley for first Grammy Multi-talented producer, writer, and artiste, Vision Alexander, who’s still celebrating his recent Grammy Award for his dynamic contribution to Julian Marley and Antaeus Grammy-winning ‘Colors…

Digital Reissue: Yami Bolo – Cool And Easy REISSUE Originally released in 1993 on vinyl LP an CD, Yami Bolo’s 10-track album Cool And Easy is now also made available on digital download…

Various – Jah Is The Greatest EP NEW RELEASE Hot on the heels of Harmony’s 5-track EP Here To Stay, UK-based producer Emmanuel Rude Davies has released the one riddim EP Jah Is…

The Tennors are still in the game At the time Clive Murphy cut his first record in 1963, Jamaica’s music industry was still in its embryonic stage. The musicians who backed him at…

Protect Yuh Life: Two great songs of the century Each year an estimated 4 million new songs are produced which breaks down to about 11,000 songs per day. Many of these songs have…

The Small Axe People – Sounds From A Kingston Market (Free Download) NEW RELEASE The latest offering from The Small Axe People is a 12-track album in CD-format titled Sounds From A Kingston…

Rapha Pico & The Noble Chanters – More Than Survive NEW RELEASE Rapha Pico & The Noble Chanters’ newest single, More Than Survive, highlights their talent for producing captivating melodies and meaningful lyrics….

Nytto Dread – Kush NEW RELEASE Out of Spain comes Nytto Dread’s brand new single, Kush. Nytto Dread, accompanied by the Emeterians vocal trio on the backing vocals, rides an original riddim created…