Buju Banton and Stephen Marley Speak on “Duppy Conqueror (Yes Mi Friend)”
A Celebration of Real Friendship, 50 Years After The Wailers Original “Yes me friend, we deh pon street again.” 50 years after The Wailers’ original “Duppy Conqueror,” Stephen Marley and Buju Banton lift up their voices and join together in one harmony to create a crucial selection off Buju’s highly anticipated new album ‘Upside Down.’ […]
Mystic Reflections with Hempress Sativa
Kerida Chaka Johnson aka Hempress Sativa, followed in the path of her father, Albert “Ilawi” Johnson’s (original selector for Jah Love Muzik) musical footsteps to become a singer/songwriter. However, she’s clearly her own entity, with a deeply spiritual mind and focus. More After The Jump…
WATCH THIS: Duane Stephenson “Cool Runnings”
Duane Stephenson Adds A Retro Inspired Visual To His Rendition Of The Bunny Wailer Classic Jamaican singer-songwriter Duane Stephenson drops his stylish, retro-flavored video complete with ice green and gold marina. Directed by Ras Kassa, “Cool Runnings” is the first single off Stephenson’s upcoming album Dangerously Roots, slated to drop September 23, 2014 on Greensleeves. […]
Reasoning with Wiz Khalifa: “I Get it Grown For Me”
Taylor Gang Boss Rocks Reggae Sumfest In Montego Bay, Readies Blacc Hollywood Album This past weekend Wiz Khalifa made his first trip to Jamaica to rock Reggae Sumfest 2014. Before the big show he sat down poolside with RGAT to talk about his love for Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer. Listen as Wiz weighs in […]
Konshens Pays Respect To 47 Reggae Superstars Who Paved the Way
Who And Who Rates As An Icon Inna The Business? Remember when Shabba Ranks dropped that tune “Respect“? “Step by step you haffi climb the ladder / The elders you haffi show respect fah.” It’s plan to see that Konshens got the message. He may be on top of the game now, but he’s not […]
WATCH THIS: Bunny Wailer “No Woman No Cry”
Original Wailing Wailer Sings A Marley Classic And Chats With RGAT Bunny Wailer’s been in the news lately for his criticism of Snoop Lion. Snoop will reportedly be traveling to Jamaica soon to hold a reasoning with Jah B and work through their issues. In the meantime here’s a look at the original Wailing Wailer […]
Why Is Bunny Wailer Flipping on Snoop?
We Thought It Was All Good Between Jah Bunny and Snoop Lion If you’ve see the Snoop Lion documentary, Reincarnated, you know that Snoop and Bunny Wailer got together and burned a peace pipe at Bunny’s house in Kingston. So it came as some surprise to read today’s TMZ item stating that Snoop was “Rejected” […]
Final Reggae Sumfest 2012 Lineup
Shabba Ranks, Junior Gong, Beenie Man, Lady Saw, R. Kelly, Trey Songz, Bunny Wailer, U Roy, and More… After months of waiting and anticipating, the 20th anniversary edition of “The Greatest Reggae Show on Earth” is all set to kick off in Montego Bay tomorrow night. Check out the full lineup and promo videos after […]
Reggae Sumfest 2011: International Reggae Night
How Cocoa, Beres, and Bunny Made The Sumfest Crowd Forget R.Kelly A funny thing happened on the way Sumfest Night #2. After a last-minute cancellation by headliner R.Kelly, who was reportedly suffering from a throat ailment, Reggae Sumfest promoters had 48 hours to scramble and find a replacement for the Pied Piper of R&B.
Buju Celebrates Grammy Win
Before The Dawn Honor Lifts Spirits As The Gargamel’s Trial Resumes Although Buju Banton was not able to attend the Grammy Awards ceremony yesterday in Los Angeles, the reggae star—who is still confined to Florida—celebrated his win to the fullest. A member of Buju’s security team was startled when he heard shouting from Buju’s hotel room in […]
Better Days: Reasoning With Steely & Clevie
Remembering Wycliffe “Steely” Johnson Aug. 18, 1962 – Sep. 1, 2009 Two The Hard Way: Steely & Clevie did it real big during dancehall’s digital era. Even after reading the sobering words of his musical sparring partner Cleveland “Clevie” Browne in this Sunday’s Jamaica Observer, the untimely death of ace Roots Radics keyboardist and pioneering […]
Bunny Wailer Show Them How Fi Rule Dancehall
Original Wailer says Beenie, Bounty, and Sean Paul are “Lollipop Stuff.” When it comes to living legends, nobody can test Neville Livingston a.k.a. Bunny Wailer. At age 62, Bunny’s the last man standing from the original Wailing Wailers trio that put reggae music on the map internationally. Jah B recently announced plans to offer his […]