WATCH THIS: Jack Johnson x Lee “Scratch” Perry “Traffic in the Sky” Official Music Video PREMIERE
From The Album In Between Dub Jack Johnson is not a reggae musician, but growing up in Hawaii he’s been immersed in the sound and the sensibility as long as he can remember. “Reggae music was kinda like mainstream here,” he recalls. “That was something that was always around. When you jump in someone’s truck […]
Dubbin’ with Bulby: Exclusive ‘Master Blaster’ Mixdown
Legendary Producer and Engineer Dubs Beres, Busy & Kartel Live in the Studio A graduate of King Tubby’s Dub University, Colin “Bulby” Yorke has done his teacher proud. Over the course of nearly 30 years in the music industry, Bulby has produced, mixed, and engineered a plethora of certified boomshots—recordings by most of the top […]
WATCH THIS: Addis Pablo ft. Shanique Marie “From Morning” Official Music Video
Boomshots Premieres A Hot Dub Collaboration We last met up with Addis Pablo in 2017, at the Greensleeves Records 40th Anniversary on his dad, Augustus Pablo’s birthday, June 21. He spoke of how his dad taught him all the basic chords and melodies and how he was working very hard to become his “own creative force.” […]
Greensleeves Records Celebrates 40th Year Anniversary at B.B. Kings Blues and Grill in New York City
Star-Studded Event Captures Music in A Time Capsule The founders of Greensleeves Records, Chris Sedgewick and Chris Cracknell launched the record label in 1977 and sky rocketed the careers of many foundation artists and cross over artists, including: Barrington Levy, Shabba Ranks , Beeenie Man, Mr. Vegas, Shaggy, Elephant Man, Vybz Kartel and more. Partnering […]
BuzzRock’s New Album: “Nobody’s Fool”
New Solo Album From One of Trinidad and Tobago’s Finest Roots Artist Sadiki also known as BuzzRock, releases his new album today, a solo album entitled “Nobody’s Fool” on his own label, Ministry of Dub. BuzzRock released four albums as part of a group but this time he is taking his baritone vocals and conscious […]
Saba Jenga: Black Girl Magic
New Artist With Soulful Hip Hop and Conscious Reverberations Saba Jenga is an ambitious woman who left her hometown in Richmond, Virginia to pursue a career in music. She was determined to hone her craft with an educational foundation in New York City. She won the 2012 “Walk This Way Award” for Best MC at […]
Jah Bami 20/20 Album Review
Jah Bami Makes A New Album of Conscious Thought and Musical Arrangement After releasing the Suave mixtape, Jah Bami and Suns of Dub will release “Riddimentary” on April 28 with VP Records. In addition to this high output of music and preceding a tour of Europe and The United States, Jah Bami released one of […]
Xana Romeo Talks About Her Debut Album “Wake Up” and Finding Her Own Way
A Reggae Legend’s Daughter Creating Conscious Reverberations Forty years ago Maxwell Livingston Smith, better known as Max Romeo, released his classic album War Inna Babylon on Island Records. The album featured classic hits like “Chase The Devil” (which would later be sampled by Kanye West for Jay Z’s song “Lucifer”). This song sent fans into […]
HEAR THIS: “Super Hi-Fi Plays Nirvana”
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Grunge In Dub With Nuff Trombone Back when Ezra Gale—the bassist for undergound Brooklyn ensemble Super Hi-Fi—was in college, another band he played in opened for Nirvana. Now, 25 years after the Seattle trio’s classic Nevermind, he and Super Hi-Fi decided to put a very different spin on Kurt Cobain’s songbook. Super Hi-Fi Plays Nirvana […]
HEAR THIS: Courtney John “Strangers”
Warm & Easy Modern Vintage Groove With An Undeniable Edge of Tension Courtney John’s distinctive falsetto sets an enigmatic mood on this ominous dubwise selection. with uniqueness that simply radiates. The singer who brought us Made in Jamaica five years ago jetted to Paris to work on his forthcoming album, also entitled Strangers, scheduled for […]
HEAR THIS: Akae Beka “Like Rhyme”
Vaughn Benjamin’s Poetry In Song A master of word play, Vaughn Benjamin (Akae Beka), the prolific songwriter of Midnite Band, supersedes our expectations on his recent solo album, “Portals,” I-grade Records. This July, the artist from St. Croix trods out for the “Portals Summer Tour.” Manager, Preston Powell predicts that venues will be bursting at […]
HEAR THIS: Morgan Heritage “Modern Man” (Umberto Echo Dub Mix)
The Mad! Sick! Riddim Is Pretty Much Exactly That Our peoples over at Reggaeville linked up with Munich-based production team Oneness Records to drop an energetic roots rock juggling called the Maad! Sick! Riddim that mixes well with the Rootsman and other top-shelf culture cuts. The lineup is stocked with the likes of Exco Levi, Perfect Giddimani, Gappy Ranks, […]