Representing a new generation of reggae that keeps in the tradition of crooners who came before him, those who inspire him, including the likes of Dennis Brown, Beres Hammond, and Toots Hibbert to name a few Reggae artiste Brahyhan Art, born Bryan Grant in St. Ann, Jamaica, recalls playing the guitar before the tender age of eight. His keen interest in music was inspired by his eldest brother, a recording artist known as Ray Grant. But it was his mother who taught him his first three primary chords on which he’d improvise for the next couple of years.
Stevie Culture has been a musician for his entire life. He was born in Kingston, Jamaica to Rastafarian parents. His Father was a musician who played the guitar and sang.
As the lead singer for “The S.A.N.E. Band” (Sounds Against Negative Expression—the top band in Jamaica during the 1990s), Stevie Culture performed as an opening act for many Reggae artists such as Shaggy, Anthony B, Sizzla, Third World, UB40, Steel Pulse, Culture, Burning Spear, The Wailers and Alton Ellis. More impressively, Stevie has performed on stage as a backing vocalist for many great artists like Dennis Brown, Tony Rebel, Everton Blender, Capleton and the late, great Garnet Silk.
Stevie Culture is an artist that has always worked toward keeping consciousness in Reggae music. He has also fought the same fight that legends such as Bob Marley and Peter Tosh have fought throughout the years to keep the message of Reggae music important and valid.
“This song is about the upliftment of Reggae music. Over the years, Reggae has become mostly slack lyrics about sex and violence. So I’ve written this song to inspire others to think consciously when writing songs. Remember, the children are listening” Stevie Culture
You're hearing it first here!
HOT NEW single from Slip N Slide's
CAMAR aka Flava Unit
The perfect record for this time of year!
This is a radio smash & the ladies are definitely loving this one!
"She Luv Me Love" prod. Urban Guerillas
Radio version
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This week's contain a portion fo MUTABARUKA's lecture at the GREEN FESTIVAL in San Francisco on November 14th, along with a TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC OF LUCKY DUBE. Go Deh!!!!
Artist - Title - Label - Format
Mutabaruka - "Someone Has to Speak For The Animals" - Excerpt from S.F.Green Festival 2008
Mutabaruka - Lucky - Prerelease
Spotlight on the Music of Lucky Dube
Lucky Dube - Trinity (Instrumental) - Tabu - CDS (Trinity)
Lucky Dube - Excerpts from Serious Reggae Business Interview
Lucky Dube - Together As One - Celluloid - CD (Together As One)
Lucky Dube - Truth In The World - Celluloid - CD (Together As One)
Lucky Dube - Slave - Shanachie Records - CD (Slave)
Lucky Dube - Going Back To My Roots - Shanachie Records - CD (Slave)
Lucky Dube - War And Crime - Shanachie Records - CD (Prisoner)
Lucky Dube - Remember Me - Shanachie Records - CD (Prisoner)
Lucky Dube - Jah Live - Shanachie Records - CD (Prisoner)
Lucky Dube - Prisoner - Shanachie Records - CD (Captured Live)
Lucky Dube - Going Back To My Roots - Shanachie Records - CD (Captured Live)
Lucky Dube - House Of Exile - Shanachie Records - CD (House Of Exile)
Lucky Dube - Reap What You Sow - Shanachie Records - CD (House Of Exile)
Lucky Dube - Different Colours/One People - Shanachie Records - CD (Victims)
Lucky Dube - Victims - Shanachie Records - CD (Victims)
Lucky Dube - Affirmative Action - Tabu Records - CD (Trinity)
Lucky Dube - Trinity - Tabu Records - CD (Trinity)
Lucky Dube - Feel Irie - Shanachie Records - CD (Serious Reggae Business)
Lucky Dube - Peace Perfect Peace - Shanachie Records - CD (Serious Reggae Business)
Lucky Dube - Guns & Roses - Shanachie Records - CD (Taxman)
Lucky Dube - Release Me - Shanachie Records - CD (Taxman)
Lucky Dube - Crime & Corruption - Shanachie Records - CD (The Way It Is)
Lucky Dube - Man In The City - Shanachie Records - CD (The Way It Is)
Lucky Dube - Respect - Gallo - CD (Respect)
Lucky Dube - Political Games - Gallo - CD (Respect)
materials to the address below for use in future broadcasts, and inclusion
in our Sound Station.
Is Beverly Genuinely against dancehall music or is she only trying to get a bigger fan base?
By Kon-Vick
OutAroad.com Writer
UK’s R&B star Beverly Knight has become one of the first entertainers of Jamaican parenting to joined hands with gay human rights group OutRage on their ‘Stop Muder Music’ campaign against Dancehall artists Beenie Man and Buju Banton.
According to BBC, the singer said, "It breaks my heart that people as talented as Buju Banton and Beenie Man feel the need to appeal to the lowest common denominator for hatred for gays.
However, some believed that Beverly Knight is saying all these nice things about gay people in order to get the gays to like her as she's scared that they might not support her music due to the fact that her parents are Jamaican.
It is also reported that Beenie Man, Buju Banton, Elephant Man and Bounty Killer are a few of the seven artists that are being investigated by The Metropolitan Police and the Crown Prosecution for violent homophobic lyrics. Incitement to murder is a criminal offence in Britain.
# Win a free copy of Dispatch's "Zimbabwe Live at Madison Square" DVD/CD, compliments of Special Ops Media. We're giving away three sets. Contest ends Wednesday 30th April.
# Morgan Heritage's 10th album "Mission In Progress" is an only half-satisfying effort.
# "Riddim Driven ~ Rub-A-Dub" features another scorcher riddim from producer Kemar 'DJ Flava' McGregor.
# "Hi Grade Anthems Vol. 2" compiles some of reggae and dancehall's best known tunes about ganja, marijuana, collie, weed, sess, sensimillia and whatever other name used for the herbs.
# Da'Ville's "Do You Love Me" is an absolutely brilliant EP.
# Supersonic Sound's first production is a riddim selection called "Devil's Angel".
# Interview with Morgan Heritage... by Rastafaria.
# 'Videoclip Of The Week' features Elephant Man & Demarco's "Our World".
# Playlist for Reggae Vibes Radio Show ~ Thursday, April 17, 2008.
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L'Africain nouvelle édition - Inclus 4 inédits + 4 duos !
Sortie le 10/12 2008
Déjà disponible en digital en cliquant ici !
(Version 18 titres : 4 inédits + 2 duos)
Vous pourrez soit télécharger l'album digital nouvelle version - 18 pistes - ou compléter votre version de L'Africain en téléchargeant les 6 titres disponibles l'unité, piste par piste, soit 4 inédits et 2 duos.
Sur son nouvel album, Tiken Jah Fakoly est cet Africain dont l’identité multiple est déclinée dès la première chanson (« dioula, akan, sénoufo, brésilien, black-américain …») comme pour mieux en réaffirmer la richesse culturelle, disséminée partout dans le monde, mais aussi l’unité. Cet Africain vit aujourd’hui une expérience extrême, celle de se voir chaque jour un peu plus mis à l’écart, distancé dans la course folle de la globalisation. C’est cette expérience que Tiken nous fait partager sur ce disque poignant et engagé.
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Voici le nouvel album Reggae de Tiken Jah Fakoly.
Sur cet album Reggae, , Tiken Jah Fakoly raconte cet Africain dont l'identité est déclinée dès le premier morceau (« dioula, akan, sénoufo, brésilien, black-américain …») comme pour mieux en réaffirmer
la richesse de la culture Africaine disséminée partout dans le monde, mais aussi l’unité. Cet Africain vit aujourd’hui une expérience extrême, et quoi mieux que le Reggae de Tiken Jah Fakoly pour en expimer les peines.
L'album Reggae “L’Africain”, produit entre Bamako, Paris et Londres. Tiken Jah Fakoly s’est entouré des
producteurs de Reggae Kevin Bacon et Jonathan Quarmby (qui ont contribué aux carrieres Reggae de Ziggy Marley, Finley Quaye, Del Amitri…).Cet album Reggae, dont une partie des titres est écrite par Magyd Cherfi (Zebda), inclut les featurings du Sénégalais Akon, de Soprano et de l'ivoirien Beta Simon.
Check out the upcoming New Release from Tony Rankin www.rankinmedia.org,
 "Tony Rankin's Reggae Tribute to Jimi Hendrix (Electric Reggaeland)
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Tony has beer Sing Jaying most of his tumes over Riddims with the Jimi Hendrix Lyric Foundation. He has now started compiling all of his "Electric Reggae Land" Style of "Reggae-oke",Sing Jaying,Chanting tunes into a soon to be completed and released CD.You can preview some of these tunes on his My Space Page:
www.myspace.com/tonyrankinandfriends
Some of The tunes included in the project are:
1."If a 6 waz 9"
2."Bold As Luv"
3."All Along Da Watch Tower"
4."Cross Town Traffic"
5."Up From The Skies"
6."Rainey Day Rain All Day"
7."Waste Medley "Live Medley Mix"
8."Lay Lady Lay" By Bob Dylan
9.Plus an"Bonus" interview on KTUH FM (www.ktuh.org) with Loriell
Please visit the site and preview this new project. Hopefull it will be ready for the "Rankin's Far East Tour"Â with Ranking Joe www.myspace.com/rankingjoe
www.myspace.com/rankingjoemusic
They are planning to Link with the Bangkok Massive in Bangkok for a Reggae show with soone to be released Thai Reggae Bands. Talks are soon to be finalized with the Bangkok Massive
www.myspace.com/bangkokmassice
Special Thanks to Ras Abda in Brooklyn at The Riddim Factory, Don P from Bangkok Massive , and especially "Wise Bwoy" fromReggae Guest House
Check out the upcoming New Release from Tony Rankin www.rankinmedia.org,
 "Tony Rankin's Tribute To Jimi Hendrix"Â
Tony has beer Sing Jaying most of his tumes over Riddims with the Jimi Hendrix Lyric Foundation. He has now started compiling all of his "Electric Reggae Land" Style of "Reggae-oke",Sing Jaying,Chanting tunes into a soon to be completed and released CD.You can preview some of these tunes on his My Space Page:
www.myspace.com/tonyrankinandfriends
Some of The tunes included in the project are:
1."If a 6 waz 9"
2."Bold As Luv"
3."All Along Da Watch Tower"
4."Cross Town Traffic"
5."Up From The Skies"
6."Rainey Day Rain All Day"
7."Waste Medley "Live Medley Mix"
8."Lay Lady Lay" By Bob Dylan
9.Plus an"Bonus" interview on KTUH FM (www.ktuh.org) with Loriell
Please visit the site and preview this new project. Hopefull it will be ready for the "Rankin's Far East Tour"Â with Ranking Joe www.myspace.com/rankingjoe
www.myspace.com/rankingjoemusic
They are planning to Link with the Bangkok Massive in Bangkok for a Reggae show with soone to be released Thai Reggae Bands. Talks are soon to be finalized with the Bangkok Massive
www.myspace.com/bangkokmassice
Special Thanks to Ras Abda in Brooklyn at The Riddim Factory, Don P from Bangkok Massive , and especially "Wise Bwoy" fromReggae Guest House
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unity sound veteran mikey murka back on the scene!!
the legendary singer famous for 80's hits including 'ride pon the
riddim', 'control the dancehall' & 'we try' to name a few, is back on
the scene with a massive new album due out in the next few weeks. the
album entitled 'in the name of love' features 16 tracks prodcued by
some of the top names in the game & includes combinations with uk
artists deadly hunta, marga & silk. for more information check:
www.realityshock.com/murka_press.pdf & to hear previews or to link
mikey please visit: www.myspace.com/mikeymurka thanks for your support
one blessed love
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Snypa King, Lady Shelly & Jah Cruise got together on Sunday May 20th to shoot a medley video for the woodwork riddim. If you are not familiar with this riddim it was released in mid February but is just now picking up steam on radio stations in Jamaica. Of all the tracks on the riddim, more attention has been given to Lady Shelly’s “kum out” as it focuses on the issue of domestic abuse. For her portion of the video, the “karamanti” created a scene in an abuse center filled with female victims and a male aggressor. Even though, the scene was short the message was delivered with clear precession.
Listen to Lady Shelly's new tune (or download it):
Ziggy has recently completed a brand new video for his song "Into the Groove". We've added it to his page at YouTube and the rest is all up to you. If you would like to view it, please do. If you would like to view it over and over and over again, even better! And if you'd like to encourage all your friends, family, neighbors and acquaintances to also view it repeatedly, then you will be helping us with our master plan. With your help, we can blast Ziggy's video to the top of the YouTube charts!
It all starts with you. Please click here to see the video.
Ticket Giveaway, Interview & Music Sharing
Ziggy did an extended interview with Podcasters, Dawn and Drew They will be sharing it on June 1st. In addition, they will be giving away two pairs of tickets to Ziggy's show in Iowa on June 14th. And as if that isn't enough, Ziggy will also be entering the world of podsafe music.
Huh? Podsafe? Yeah, not many have heard of that. The world is changing fast with this Internet thing, especially the music world. Ziggy is keeping pace by allowing podcasters (people who make shows for download onto your iPods) to include "Into the Groove" on their shows.
On June 1, please visit the Dawn and Drew show for your chance to win tickets, hear the interview and be in on all the fun!
Please click here to go to Dawn and Drew's site.
Jahranimo's first major recognition came in 1988 at a sound system showdown between Ticka Music and Pieces Sound. Singing under the stage name ..Apache.., he won the audience's love and was named Best Entertainer by the promoter. After meeting the late Chino Man in Savanna-La-Mar, Jahranimo was introduced to Leng, Specialist, and Banky (former managers of Shaba Ranks). These new connections led to performances in some of the biggest shows in Jamaica such as Sting, Hot Shot, and Border Clash. In 1991, ready to begin a new life in Canada, Jahranimo performed an emotional farewell show while sharing the stage with Buju Banton and
other artists from his homeland.
While living in Canada and taking a break from music, Jahranimo began to realize his true identity as a..Rastaman... Giving all praise to the Most High, life ..Must Get Betta.....
Click here to listen
(then hold down your control key, so the music player can"pop-up")
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- HS029 Admiral Tibet "One Way" / Rootsamala "Where U Gonna Run"
- HS030 General Levy "Time Dread" / BDF & Dub Student "Dubbin' With Fire"
- HS031 Michael Roze "Over Ground" / BDF & Dub Student "Dubbin' With Fire"
- HS032 Johnny Osbourne "War Season" / BDF & Dub Student "Dubbin' With Fire"
Audio samples will soon be available from our website www.heartical.net, in the meantime you can listen to some audio snipets on our partner's website www.pullupmp3.com or link up with us & we will send them straight to your adress under request !
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Firstly on Universal Egg we have the Zion Train remix EP which has
remixes of tracks taken from our September 2007 album release -Live As
One- namely, Terror Talk and Boxes & Amps refixed by Rob Smith, Dub
Terror, Digital & Lutin and Vibronics
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Top Ten (10) Reggae Songs
1. Save The Juvenile - Lutan Fyah
2. Brown Skin - Richie Spice
3. Stay With You - Taurus Riley
4. Board House - Nesbeth
5. Happiest Days – Vybz Kartel feat Movado
6. Beware – Tarrus Riley
7. I Can’t Stop Loving You – George Nooks
8. Hideaway – Tessanne Chin
9. My Faddah Sey – Gyptian
10.Herbs Come Around – Collie
Top Ten (10) Dancehall Songs
1. Wine Pon U - Vybz Kartel
2. Dying Movado
3. Bad From Mi Born - Munga Honorable
4. Fren From Dem - Mr. Vegas
5. Tek Weh Yuhself - Mr. Vegas
6. Don’t Cry - Movado
7. Reverse The Thing - Beenie Man
8. new 0 Back It Up – Beenie Man
9. Run Dem Head - Erup
10. new 0 Dance – RDX featuring Jigsy
MIKEY DREAD - 'LIFE IS A STAGE'
(Dread at the Controls)
For a man who has made reggae his business for over thirty years, Mikey Dread shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, the opposite would be more accurate with the arrival of his twenty-second, official 'Dread at the Controls' release - 'Life is a Stage'.
Recorded at Anchor Studio, the "Rolls Royce of Studios" in Jamaica and mixed at Bob Marley's famous Tuff Gong studio, 'Life is a Stage' absorbs all of the musicianship and energy from those arenas and moulds them into what can be best described as a connoisseur's release.
Cheb i Sabbah has made a career out of blending music from all over the world into kaleidoscopic, dancefloor mixes. His first three albums for Six Degrees Records, Shri Durga, MahaMaya - Shri Durga Remixed and Krishna Lila, are cult classics in which India's time-honored traditions merge with the universe of possibilities afforded by contemporary recording technology. His fourth release was a continuous DJ mix titled As Far As, in which the sounds of Asia, Arabia and Africa?his main sources of inspiration?are represented as if the listener were attending one of his renowned live sets. From here, he turned his attention to North Africa with his latest discs La Kahena and La Ghriba - La Kahena Remixed. He's currently working on a brand new album and you can look forward to a sneak preview of it at this edition of Worldly.
Cheb i Sabbah on the Web: www.chebisabbah.com
Bassist Dr. Das is best known as the 'dub' in Asian Dub Foundation. His fat, addictive basslines propelled the British Asian Underground pioneers' sound from their inception in 1995 to 2006. Dr. Das just released his first solo CD Emergency Basslines to great acclaim across Europe. Worldly is proud to feature Dr. Das' first U.S. solo gig. His high-energy, rhythm-charged performance will find him joined by virtuoso percussionist and electronica luminary Karsh Kale, as well as drummer Ramjac. Other very special guests will appear during the set. Don't miss this U.S. exclusive gig!
Dr. Das on MySpace: www.myspace.com/drdas
Innerviews' Dr. Das Feature: www.innerviews.org/inner/adf .html
Ziggy's latest record, "Love is My Religion" won Best Reggae Album. Ziggy said: "I'm honored and appreciative that this very personal album was acknowledged by the Recording Academy."
"One of my father's goals was to release an album independently. His plan was to do that after the release of his final album on a major label, unfortunately, he never had the chance," shared Ziggy. "This album and the way it is being sold is important to me in honoring my father's spirit."
Click here for more about "Love is My Religion".
Click here to visit Ziggy's store.
Story by Larry Leiber for Reggae Movement
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Labeled in 2001 by the Jamaican Observer as an artist who “made a difference,” today, Warrior King carries this anointment further in his latest release, “Hold The Faith,” off the VP Records Label. Filled with tunes of love and life, uplifting and inspiring, “Hold the Faith” is a refreshing extension of Warrior Kings dedication to the roots based religion Rastafari, as well as a masterfully produced album in today's modern roots tradition.
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