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Album review
Kings Highway (various artists) - Reality Chant Productions (2010)
After dropping three quality albums in quick succession, and following on
from the success of their Country Living riddim, Reality Chant are set to take
things to even higher...
Album review
Henry Junjo Lawes - Reggae Anthology: Volcano Eruption - VP (2010)
This is one of those compilations that pay tribute to a true hero of the Jamaican music business. Among just a few others, Henry 'Junjo' Lawes is almost solely responsible for...
Album review
Solo Banton - Walk Like Rasta - Reality Shock Records (2010)
Produced
by Kris Kemist
Walk
Like Rasta, released in January this year, hits all my sweet spots. Solo
Banton delivers his view on 'what kind of role a Rastafarian artist
should...
Book review
For those who
aren't aware, Levi Roots is a Jamaican-born Don of the English Reggae
scene who has risen to prominence in recent years after 'slaying the
dragons' on British reality show The Dragon's Den, and gaining
the funds and mentoring he...
Album review
Dancehall Vol. 2 - The Rise Of Jamaican Dancehall Culture - 2-disc compilation album - Soul Jazz Records (2010)
With the compilations to impress every time, Soul Jazz Records come correct once again with Dancehall Vol. 2, a follow up to...
Event review
Raggamuffin 2010, Saturday 23 January 2010 @ Rotorua International Stadium
After an early morning trip to a lovely local bottle store I eventually
arrived at Raggamugffin about halfway through Katchafire's set. The line-up went:
Sweet...
Album review
Tricky Meets South Rakkas Crew - Domino Recording (2009)
Tricky - aka Adrian Thaws - was a key figure in the Bristol trip-hop scene that burned brightly in the early-to-mid 90s before quickly fading away into the shadows of the...
Album review
The Idlers - Keep Out (2009)
The Idlers are an eleven-piece
band from St Johns, Newfoundland in Canada. Keep Out is
an album consisting of lively reggae rhythms with a pleasant abundance
of horns providing a platform for harmonious,...
Album review
Salmonella Dub - Freak
Controller and limited edition bonus disk, Outa Control - EMI (2009)
The ten- track album starts off with
Restless Soul - a five and a half long drum n base track with minimal
lyrics and nice use of a guitar strum...
Album review
Elephant Wise - The Reasoning
LP - Dasvibes (2009)
The Reasoning is a refreshing
full length offering from Kenyan-born, Queensland-based Elephant Wise. The debut album has a good balance of contemporary roots and...