Jah Red Lion
When: Saturday 26 January Where: Fast Eddies - Level 1, 125 Manners Street, Wellington Based in Auckland city and influenced by Jamaican recording artists, Jah Red Lion is a reggae singer with a…
Newtown Top Ranking
When: Saturday 26 January, 1-6pm Where: Baobab – 152 Riddiford Street, Wellington Come to Baobab Cafe, Saturday afternoon from 1-6pm for Newtown Top Ranking – bass-lines and beats inna reggae, dub,…
Gappy Ranks – So Lost / Max Edwards – Inner City Blues
So Lost - Gappy Ranks Fari Riddim (Peckings 10") This is more goodness coming out of the Peckings camp. The Pecking's brothers, Chris and Duke, have built a solid reputation for their relicks of…
Wake the Town – with special guests Sgt Benji & Locksteady
When: Saturday 19 January Where: Havana Bar - 32 Wigan Street, Wellington 10pm till late, free! Musical Discs Coming Your Way! Wake the Town is back in session for 2013, this time with special…
Newtown Top Ranking
When: Saturday 19 January, 1-6pm Where: Baobab - 152 Riddiford Street, Wellington Come to Baobab Cafe, Saturday afternoon from 1-6pm for Newtown Top Ranking – bass-lines and beats inna reggae, dub,…
Disrupt Jahtari Mix for NiceUp
Jahtari head honcho Disrupt, prepares a selection of his favourite tunes from the classic early-1980s rub-a-dub period. More info: NiceUp SoundCloud
Jah Stitch – Give Jah The Glory / The Aggrovators – A Glorious Version
(Jackpot 7) The explosion of deejay tracks in the mid to late 70s has often been overlooked or not given the credit it is due. Too many weak, rushed-sounding deejay versions of great tunes mean that…
Riddim Tuffa – January 2013
Riddim Tuffa are an Edinburgh-based DJ and producer duo, and with their heavy digital releases are now a crucial part in contemporary digital dancehall and reggae. They say - '2012 has been an…
Channel One Sound System (UK)
When: Friday 4 January Where: Sandwiches - Corner Kent Terrace & Majoribanks Street, Wellington The Mighty Channel One Sound System bless Wellington New Zealand for the very first time! Run by…
Natty – Out of Fire EP
As usual I have left listening to this EP to the last minute. And boy am I kicking myself. This guy is a straight-up bad man and I should have been banging these tunes for the last month now. On my…
NiceUp Xmas Mix 2012 – by L Que
Check the NiceUp Xmas Mix 2012 by L Que outta Echo Chamber Sound. Wicked rub-a-dub and deadly digikal business for the festive season.
Busy Signal – Come Shock Out
This is reportedly the first tune that Busy has done since his release from jail a few weeks back and it is a nod to old school dancehall in the lyrical pattern. Even though it is just over two…