Mr. Easy Pon Radio Lily
Crucial Dancehall Singer Nices Up Strictly Boomshots Last week on the Strictly Boomshots show we were blessed by the presence of a true veteran in the dancehall business. Talking about the man called Mr. Easy aka Easy like Sunday morning. You know his tunes like “She Drives Me Crazy” on the big bad Buyout riddim. […]
Assassin Pon Radio Lily
Agent Sasco Nices Up The Strictly Boomshots Show—And Shaggy Drops By To Turn It Up Another Notch This past Monday the #StrictlyBoomshots show celebrated International Reggae Day inna fine style by welcoming Assassin as our special guest. The veteran dancehall star and lyricist extraordinaire has been in the spotlight lately thanks to his ruff, tuff […]
HEAR THIS: Sizzla “Psalms 121”
Churchical Chants For Kalonji’s Upcoming Album The Messiah Although he can rip up a dancehall track any time he feels like it, The Messiah represents Sizzla Kalonji’s welcome return to spiritual roots reggae. Released through his Kalonji Music label, the album returns to the Afrocentric themes of clasic albums like Black Woman & Child and Da […]
Mighty Crown Pon Radio Lily
The Far East Rulers Came Through To Rock SOBs—And the Tour Continues Mighty Crown came together 22 years ago with a love for foundation reggae music. These friends from Yokohama, Japan started producing sound mixes in 1991 and then began participating in sound clashes before establishing a legacy as mighty as their name. In 1999 […]
Bob Marley’s “Catch A Fire” Turns 40
Island Records Founder Chris Blackwell Speaks On The Record This week (April 13th to be exact)marks the 40th anniversary of Bob Marley And The Wailers “Catch A Fire.” Often credited as one of the first reggae albums to gain international acclaim as well as to many one of the greatest albums of all time in any genre, but […]
WATCH THIS: Warrior King “Melody” Official Video
The Melody Gives The Music Life Warrior King burst on the scene with the hit “Virtuous Woman” in 2001 and then blazed through 2002 with other hits like “Never Go where Pagans Go” and “Empress So Divine” all which garnered him critical acclaim, And then he got cold, popping up every few years with a feature […]
HEAR THIS: Meta & The Cornerstones Feat. Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley “My Beloved Africa”
Meta And Gong-zilla Joins Forces To Show Love For The Motherland With the April 30th release of their sophomore album “Ancient Power” drawing close, we take a listen to one of its stand out tracks entitled “My Beloved Africa” featuring none other than the mighty Gong-zilla himself Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley.
Damian Marley Pon Radio Lily
Gongzilla Calls In To The Strictly Boomshots Show Last night on RadioLily.com, Damian Marley dialed in to the Strictly Boomshots show to reason with Rob Kenner about the new Ghetto Youths International album Set Up Shop Vol. 1 He also gave his thoughts on the recent Bob Marley tribute at the Grammys and his latest […]
Strictly Boomshots Lovers Selection
Valentine’s Day Vibes From Radio Lily With Love Love never goes out of season, but on a day like today it’s all anybody seems to be thinking about. That’s why this week’s Strictly Boomshots show is strictly for the lovers. So light the candles, pour the wine, and throw on this 3 hour mix to […]
WATCH THIS: Chronixx Pon Radio Lily
Chronixx Flashes Through NYC And Nices Up The Strictly Boomshots Show For some reason Chronixx decided to leave sunny Jamaica and head for snowy NYC this weekend. Luckily he found his way to Radio Lily, where Max Glazer and DJ Autograph were holding down the Strictly Boomshots show. Listen to him freestyling on some Studio […]
Femi Kuti Says There’s Still a Place For His Dream
Fela’s Number One Son Talks About His New Album And Picks Six Essential Afrobeat Tunes We caught up with FEMI KUTI before last night’s show at Webster Hall in NYC. When he said that he thought his new album, No Place For My Dream, is his “best work so far,” we politely mentioned that every artist think […]
WATCH THIS: Romain Virgo “I Am Rich In Love” Pon Radio Lily
Live & Direct From The Strictly Boomshots Show It’s hard to believe that Miss Lily’s Variety is only a year old. It already feels like an NYC institution. Just think of all the magic moments that have gone down on RadioLily. This week the Miss Lily’s Family Style Vol. 1 CD hits stores, including cuts […]