Jr Reid “One Blood” 2007 Australasian Tour
WEDNESDAY 12 DECEMBER @ San Francisco Bath House, Wellington - WITH NEWTOWN SOUND FEATURING JUSE 1, THE MIGTY ASTERIX, TUFFY CULTURE & DESTA, DJ DANNY LEMON & RHYS B THURSDAY 13 DECEMBER @…
DJ Power Top Ten – December 2007
DJ Power is an award winning DJ and remix producer. Originally from Toronto, Canada, Power began DJing at 12 years of age. After producing the infamous Reggae Meets Hip Hop Mixtape Series, he became…
House of Shem
Saturday 17 November @ San Francisco Bathhouse, Wellington. On Saturday 17 November the Welly massive were treated to a night of skanking roots reggae as House of Shem returned to the capital to show…
Mavado – Gangsta for Life – The Symphony of David Brooks
VP Records (2007) Gangsta For Life is the first full-length album from up and coming dancehall artist Mavado, a.k.a The Real McKoy. Signed to VP Records alongside the likes of Sanchez, Wayne Wonder…
Messenjah Top Ten – November 2007
Messenjah is the Dubwize selector and producer. He has been DJing reggae and dancehall music throughout New Zealand and Australia for over ten years. Heavily influenced by Haile Selassie I Rastafari,…
NiceUp Reggae Xmas
When: Saturday 10pm 15 Dec 2007 - 3am Where: Vintage Bar - Downstairs, 25 Taranaki Street, Wellington Featuring: Al Good (Renegade Sound), Ras Twig and Selecta KB Price: $5 Come to VINTAGE BAR -…
Katchafire – Say What You’re Thinking
EMI (2007) I was very excited to be asked to review Katchafire's third studio album, Say What Your Thinking, as I am a big fan of their two previous releases, Revival (2003) (which featured the…
Shaggy – Intoxication
VP Records (2007) For those established fans of international ragga-pop star Shaggy, that unique voice is still there. If you have paid little attention since hearing Oh Carolina and Bombastic way…
Morgan Heritage
Saturday 29 September @ Soul Vybez 2, Paris A lesson to be learned and relearned is GET PRESALES. Such is the popularity of this group and indeed all reggae in France and Europe that 'doorsales' are…
Grafta Top Ten – October 2007
Grafta is a selector and producer representing dancehall inna Auckland city. Alongside running his own label, Force Productions, he promotes the club night, Sure Fyah, which brings together…
Jah Mason Top Ten – September 2007
Jah Mason originates from the parish of Manchester, Jamaica. He was raised in a musically focused family and environment. He impacted on the reggae world, working with Junior Reid with his first…
Dr Das – Emergency Basslines
(VU Recordings) Hard hitting, energetic and vibrant is the only way to describe Emergency Basslines, the debut album by Aniruddha Das aka Dr Das. Dr Das is a veteran of the bass and the sound that…