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ANNICIA BANKS – Up Front

March 17, 2021

Raw Vue Music 2021 Singing her songs of freedom, Kingstonian queen of dancehall stands up to be counted. Given the overall vector of Jamaican liberation, it’s hardly surprising that most of the reggae-related surprises in recent years comes from female … Continue reading →

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DAVID ASHER BAND – D.A.B.

March 5, 2021

Temple Gong 2021 Bending the reggae rainbow to his personal shape, Michigan musician still searches for a pot of red, gold and green. Having co-piloted THE PROCESS for a pair of decades, this denizen of Detroit music scene has finally … Continue reading →

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MADD SCIENTIST – New Day

August 31, 2020

Hodari Music 2020 Californian DJ transfers his open format onto record but takes it closer to home. Having started out as an MC in Long Beach’s nocturnal haunts, Mfanisi Norman soon expanded his creative palette to production and composition and … Continue reading →

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CHALWA – NewRootz

August 1, 2020

NewRootz Studios 2020 North Carolinian Rasta-minded ensemble capture the essence of Jamaican countryside to elevate the listener’s spirit. Some may be tempted to call it cultural appropriation yet it will take a single spin of this collective sophomore offering to … Continue reading →

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Bob Marley In Comics

March 3, 2020

NBM Graphic Novels 2019 Multifaceted portrait of reggae’s paragon – painted vividly to be etched deep in reader’s memory. Bob Marley’s life was illustrious and colorful – there were many more colors to it than red, gold and green – … Continue reading →

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