Category: Culture

Samora’s collaboration album is out NEW RELEASE After being released as individual singles, Switzerland-based Surinamese-Dutch singer Samora brings them together in her latest release, ELEVATION – The Collaboration Album – Part 1. Produced…

Yeza x Rory Stonelove – Road Runner NEW RELEASE The latest single and official music video, Road Runner across the Stalag riddim, emerges from the ongoing collaboration between singer Yeza and producer Rory…

Shango Trex & StarFyah form the duo Stashang For most of their near 30-year relationship, Shango Trex and StarFyah have worked professionally in several music-related projects. But it was not until this year…

Cynthia Webber and Vin Morgan have passed away Twice this week, we have received sad news. On Tuesday, June 4th, we learned that Cynthia ‘Joyce’ Webber, one half of Jamaican ska group The…

New album by The Blackstones NEW RELEASE The Blackstones, a UK-based vocal group, has seen its fair share of transformations since its inception in 1979. The latest evolution of the quartet includes the…

Studio One vinyl LP reissue: Sugar Minott – Live Loving REISSUE Sugar Minott’s 1977 album Live Loving emerged as Coxsone’s response to the relentless reimagining of his iconic riddims. Widely regarded as a…

Reggae Ambassador Qshan Deya Last year when Qshan Deya performed at the Sunflower Festival in Waidhofen, Austria, he was backed by the House Of Riddim Band, a homegrown unit that has worked with…

Fresh 12″ vinyl from Yi Mas Gan Records NEW RELEASE Yi Mas Gan Records has dropped a fresh 12″ vinyl single showcasing the works of two Breton producers. Side A features Give Thanks…

New albums released Lone Ark Riddim Force – Psalms in Dub Vol. 1 Lone Ark Riddim Force’s Psalms in Dub Vol. 1 serves as the dub companion to Clive Matthews’ Going Home (check…

Kenne Blessin wants to catch your attention While he considers himself “a writer by default”, Kenne Blessin goes all out to record original songs. For ‘Caught My Attention’, his second album, the singer…