Nai-Jah, Democrazy Review

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Nai-Jah, Democrazy Review by Seamus Fitzpatrick With a mix of today’s sounds and traditional reggae, Nai-Jah brings us his evolving landscape, Democrazy, released on May 17, 2024, under the Khanti Music label. The thirteen-song play reflects his unique ability to merge the richness of African and Western styles into a cohesive and captivating musical journey. … Read more

Indubious, Beleaf Review

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Indubious, Beleaf Review Connect with Indubious: Facebook |Instagram Everyone loves and underdog story; this is one of those stories. The band Indubious was forged in the fires of pain and destruction. Evton and Skip, brothers and bandmates born with Cystic Fibrosis, where told by doctors that death was just around the corner from an early … Read more

Rota Review

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Rota Review Connect with Rota: Facebook | Rota is a reggae/rock/hip hop influenced six-piece band hailing out of St. Louis Missouri. The band is comprised of Adam Belko on vocals, Tony Barcinas on percussion, Jeff Hanewinkel on bass, Zack Reckamp on guitar and Jeff Kelly on drums. Formed in 2009, their run was short lived, … Read more

The Kemist, Body Can’t Lie Review

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The Kemist, Body Can’t Lie Review Connect with Vern Matz: Facebook Errol “Kemar” Thompson, aka The Kemist, was born in Kingston Jamaica. The Kemist’s mother is the Queen of Reggae, Marcia Griffiths, and his father, Errol Thompson Snr, was a musician and popular radio personality. It is not surprising that The Kemist is now considered … Read more

Bitta, Best Life Review

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Bitta, Best Life Review Connect with Bitta: Twitter Bitta is an artist that combines the vibrant sounds of Reggae with the beats and energy of hip-hop. This producer and songwriter combine these two worlds to create a fresh sound of world music that is deeply musical and unique. His ability to song craft is exciting … Read more

Michael O, Do it for Love Review

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Michael O, Do it for Love Review Connect with Michael O: Facebook Michael O. is a singer, songwriter, performer and producer that creates music that reflects his personal and cultural influences to create a powerful world music sound. Born New York City and raised in Portland, Maine. Michael’s upbringing fused American, African American, and Nigerian … Read more

Dojo, Gaia Review

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The reggae band who call themselves Dojo is a collective of jazz and reggae musicians from London, Paris, Nigeria, and Lebanon that have combined together to bring us an uncanny collection of melodies, harmonies and reggae feels that are rich in the heritage from African, European, and American. Dojo formed in 2014 when punk Hammond … Read more

Rebelution, Free Rein Review

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For fourteen years the California based reggae group Rebelution has been bringing their modern sound to the world of reggae with their special blend of rock, R&B and jazz stamped onto the traditional Jamaican reggae sound. The band is made up of: Eric Rachmany as the songwriter, lyricist, singer and guitar player, also Rachmany is … Read more

Equiknoxx Review: Colón Man

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The Kingston-based production crew Equiknoxx is back with a new album, Colón Man. The Jamaican musicians build their own cast of experimentation to form a music that combines noise and music in ways we haven’t heard before. Gavin “Gavsborg” Blair, the Kingston-based producer and center of the Equiknoxx sound, describes Colón Man as, “an album … Read more