HEAR THIS: Jimmy Cliff “One More”
Download The First Single From The New Album Rebirth With all due respect to the Gully Gaad, Jimmy Cliff is the original Starbwoy. We’re talking about the man who auditioned Bob Marley, starred in Perry Henzel’s seminal flick The Harder They Come, and was rightfully inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Now he’s back […]
Flinging Down Father’s Day Selections
Big Request To All The Daddies Round The World Reggae music has no shortage of tunes bigging up the mothers of creation. So whappen to the fathers? No love for Papa? With Father’s Day right around the corner, we did some digging and the results were mixed. Most of these sound like they’re really more […]
HEAR THIS: Freddie McGregor “You Won’t See Me”
First Single From The New Big Ship Album “The Captain” These days the name “Big Ship” brings to mind the cutting-edge dancehall productions of Stephen and Chino McGregor, but make no mistake, father Freddie is the captain of the ship. In case you didn’t know, the studio was named for one of Freddie’s best loved […]
Interview: Reasoning With Clive Chin
Remembering Randy’s Records, Bob Marley, And Playing Rhythms On A Cheese Grater Tonight in Brooklyn NYC, legendary reggae producer Clive Chin will premiere some exclusive scorchers from deep inside the vaults of Randy’s Records that have scarcely been heard since they were first laid down inside the studio at 17 North Parade in Kingston, Jamaica. […]
Brigadier Jerry Live & Direct
On This Monday’s Strictly Boomshots Show, RadioLily.com Welcomes The Original Dancehall General This past Monday Romain Virgo niced up the Strictly Boomshots show with some sweet vocals and slick selecting skills. Virgo was a hard act to follow, but we found somebody who’s up to the challenge. And so this coming Monday we’re taking it […]
The Wisdom Of Lee “Scratch” Perry
Win Tickets To See The Artist Formerly Known As Pipecock Jaxson in NYC This Thursday Long before Lil Wayne started proclaiming that he was “not a human being,” Lee “Scratch” Perry had the whole self-mythologizing thing down to a science. Unfortunately Scratch the character—order your limited edition vinyl… action figure before midnight tonight!—has very nearly […]
HEAR THIS: Sizzla “Mama Mek Me Deya So”
For Sizzla Kalonji Every Day Is Mothers’s Day Who bigs up the mothers of creation more than Sizzla? From his mid ’90s breakthrough album Black Woman & Child straight straight through to his latest cut on Breadback Productions’ crucial “Long Life” Riddim, Sizzla represents for the divine empresses every time.
WATCH THIS: Stephen Marley ft. Wale & The Cast of Fela “Made In Africa” Video
Ragga Marley Takes It Back To The Motherland In His Epic New Video Walking back through Goree Island’s infamous Door of No Return, Stephen Marley flips the script on his epic video for “Made In Africa,” the opening track from his Grammy-winning album Revelation Part 1: The Root of Life. Shot on location in Ethiopia […]
HEAR THIS: Busy Signal “Reggae Music Again”
Pree The Title Track From Busy’s Refreshingly Rootical New Album “A different vibe is in the air” for real. Busy’s gone back to his roots with his much buzzed-about new album, impacting itunes on April 10. The title track says it all, the DJ is singing and the vibes are right.
WATCH THIS: Kevin MacDonald On Making “Marley”
Check Out This Inteview With The Director Of The New Documentary, Which Debuts On 4/20 The long-awaited documentary Marley hits theaters and VOD outlets in just over two weeks. But we know you don’t want to wait in vain. So just to hold you over, here’s an interview with director Kevin MacDonald (who also directed […]
Reasoning With Monty Alexander
The Grammy-Nominated Jamaican Jazz Master Nices Up The Blue Note With 50 years of making music and some 70 records under his belt, the Jamaican-born and world-renowned pianist Monty Alexander has finally received his first Grammy nomination. His live album Harlem-Kingston Express got the nod for the Best Reggae Album this year. Alexander is considered […]
HEAR THIS: Clive Chin’s Pure Scorcher Mix
Rinsing Randy’s Rarities At The Radio Lily Launch January 28, 2012 The very first night Radio Lily began broadcasting the people’s music from Miss Lily’s Variety at the corner of Houston and Sullivan Streets in New York City, we had to come with something special. So we sent for the inimitable Mr. Clive Chin of […]