SPECIAL REQUEST: Willi Williams “Armagideon Time”
Don’t Mix Up The Studio One Star With The First Black LAPD Chief, Who Passed Away Today What’s in a name? Willie L. Williams became Los Angeles’ first African American police chief in the aftermath of the 1992 riots, died today of pancreatic cancer at the age of 72, reports the L.A. Times. Williams stepped […]
Japanese Melodica Master Anna i Talks Augustus Pablo and His “Far East Style”
Classical Piano Lessons At Age Eight Didn’t Thrill Her, Then She Discovered Augustus Pablo July 1st marks the 20th anniversary of International Reggae Day a celebration of the global impact of Jamaica’s musical culture. And there’s no greater representative than Tokyo-born Anna i. She always loved music, so at the age of eight her parents gave her classical […]
HEAR THIS: Inner Circle ft. Touter “Drum Song”
Keyboard Master Touter Harvey Drops A Dubstep Update of The Jackie Mittoo Classic “Drum Song” “Reggae influence a lot of music,” says Bernard “Touter” Harvey, and he should know. He’s played on classic cuts by Bob Marley and Inner Circle, among others. “Look at it this way, reggae have many babies. A man say in […]