Category: Reggae
By Guest on Nov 16, 2007 in Music, Reviews, Bands, Jazz, Reggae, Musicians, Shows, Das Contras, Cafe Royal, Edinburgh, Latin | 0 Comments
A cold and wet November evening in Edinburgh was rapidly replaced with the welcoming warmth and soul of Das Contras in Cafe Royal.
Initial impressions of the ensemble on stage were of lounge music. But only if your lounge is painted a deep terracotta, you have a nightly group of Latino beauties dressed in tight black […]
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By Jenny May on Oct 22, 2007 in Music, Videos, youtube, Bands, Reggae, Musicians, Shows, Boston, Johannesburg, South Africa, Lucky Dube, Black Uhuru, Sly and Robbie, Roxy, House Of Excile | 0 Comments

Lucky Dube (August 3, 1964 - October 18, 2007). A few years ago a good friend introduced South African reggae artist Lucky Dube’s music to me - and I immediately fell for his voice and vocal harmonies. We share some fond memories - hanging out, listening to Lucky Dube and discussing his lyrics […]
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By Jenny May on Oct 5, 2007 in Music, Interviews, Cds, Reggae, Blues, New Releases, Musicians, Albums, Martin Scorsese, Rounder Records, Corey Harris, Zion Crossroads, Telarc Records, Alligator Records, Natalie Merchant, Africa | 0 Comments

Corey Harris has recently released his latest album, ‘Zion Crossroads’ on Telarc Records. The CD is a “celebration of roots reggae, Ras Tafari, Ethiopia, and the African continent” and has received many accolades for being one of the best reggae albums of the year. With his busy schedule, Corey has taken the time out to answer some questions for Band Weblogs […]
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By bandweblogs on Sep 28, 2007 in Music, Press Releases, Festivals, Norway, Events, Reggae, Musicians, Albums, Gigs, Poets, Ras Nas, Oslo, World Music Festival, Estrella Morente, Tanzania | 0 Comments

Ras Nas aka Nasibu Mwanukuzi, a musician and poet from Tanzania, is one of the artists at this year’s Oslo World Music Festival. The Festival, one of the biggest in Scandinavia in the World Music genre, takes place in Oslo, Norway from 30th October - 4th November, 2007 […]
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By bandweblogs on Sep 3, 2007 in Music, Press Releases, Record Companies, Cds, Reggae, New Releases, London, Albums, Mikey Murka, Reality Shock Records, Kemist Kris | 0 Comments
The debut solo album,’In The Name Of Love’ from Mikey Murka is available now through iTunes and Reality Shock Records. Mikey Murka first came to the attention of reggae fans worldwide way back in the the early 80’s. Having grown up in Jamaica, Mikey moved to London as a teenager and began singing on the legendary Unity Sound […]
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By Guest on Jun 22, 2007 in Music, Press Releases, Festivals, Bands, Canada, Events, Reggae, Kobo Town, Calypso, MusicDish, Toronto, Montreal, Montreal Jazz Festival, Concerts, Drew Gonsalves, Canada Day | 0 Comments
Toronto based roots-calypso act Kobo Town has been invited to play the 28th edition of the prestigious Festival International de Jazz de Montreal on Canada Day, July 1, 2007. The full band will be performing on the outdoor Samsung Stage (President-Kennedy Avenue) at 8:00 and 10:00 PM as part of “Les Rendez-vous Samsung.”
“These polished professionals […]
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By Guest on Jun 5, 2007 in Music, Press Releases, Tour Dates, Bands, Cds, Reggae, Instrumental, Texas, New Releases, Musicians, Albums, Mad Professor, Austin, Grimy Styles, Dub, Martin Moeller, Matt Beebe, Lee Scratch Perry | 0 Comments
Grimy Styles, Austin-based instrumental dub roots reggae outfit, is excited to announce the release of debut album, ‘Rewind,’ and accompanying tour set to kick off June 13th with 16 dates confirmed in New Mexico, Arizona, California, Utah, Colorado and Texas.
Formed in 2001 with keyboardist Martin Moeller, Grimy Styles expanded to their current quartet with Matt […]
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By Jenny May on May 17, 2007 in Music, Tour Dates, Videos, Festivals, youtube, Bands, Reggae, Musicians, Bob Marley, Live Earth, Roots, Going Green, Politics, Australia, Sydney, Pete Seeger, Blue King Brown, Melbourne, Carlo Santone, Natalie Pa'apa'a, Zack de la Rocha, Damian Marley, Michael Franti, Water, Santana | 2 Comments
Blue King Brown. Yes - that’s right - Blue King Brown. Savor the words, roll them around a few times and if in fact you haven’t heard of Blue King Brown before then this will probably not be the last time.
Based in Melbourne, Australia, Blue King Brown is a band with a message. Their lyrics […]
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By Guest on Apr 2, 2007 in Music, Press Releases, Tour Dates, Reggae, Artist Development, Soul, Funk, New Releases, MusicDish, Karlex, Lil People Records, Haarlem, Holland, Dutch | 0 Comments
Lil’ People Records announced dates for Haitian American artist Karlex‘ tour Holland. The series of shows is in support of the Dutch release of his album “Ghetto Fabulous” on March 13. Karlex will first play in Haarlem on April 17th and travel through three cities before returning to Haarlem on the 22nd.
Holland tour dates are […]
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By Guest on Mar 20, 2007 in Music, Press Releases, Reviews, Festivals, Bands, Reggae, Kobo Town, Calypso, Canadian Music Week, Montreal, Montreal Jazz Festival, Roots, Trinidad, Club Balattou | 0 Comments
Toronto-based roots-calypso act Kobo Town will be performing their inaugural Montreal show at the renowned Club Balattou on Thursday, March 22nd at 9:00 PM. Located at 4372 Boulevard St-Laurent, Club Balattou has been the driving force behind world music in this city for 20 years, laying the groundwork for Festival Nuits d’Afrique, the Montreal International […]
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By Guest on Feb 14, 2007 in Music, Bands, Canada, Events, Reggae, Artist Development, Kobo Town, Calypso, Canadian Music Week, Toronto | 0 Comments
Toronto-based roots-calypso act, Kobo Town will headline the official Canadian Music Week (CMW) ‘MusicDish 10th Anniversary’ Showcase hosted at The Trane Studio in Toronto on March 8th. The Trane Studio is located at 964 Bathurst Street. Kobo Town takes the stage at 10:30 PM. Other performers include Caroline Glass, Mélissa Laveaux, Grüvoria and the Souljazz […]
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By Jenny May on Feb 8, 2007 in Music, Reggae, BBC, Reggae Reggae Sauce, Dragon's Den, Levi Roots, Entrepreneurs | 11 Comments
Last night was a busy night on UK TV. While flipping back and forth between the England vs. Spain friendly football game and the first night of the fourth Dragon’s Den series on the BBC, we were lucky enough to have caught Reggae singer/songwriter/producer Levi Roots pitching his Reggae Reggae Sauce to the Dragons.
In case […]
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By Guest on Nov 15, 2006 in Music, Press Releases, Events, New York, Reggae, Music Dish, Organic Entertainment, Kobo Town, Calypso | 0 Comments
Canadian calypso act Kobo Town announces the release of their debut album Independence to North American retail and online outlets today.
The band will celebrate with performances in NYC and Toronto this week. The first of which is their record release party at the monthly Listen Liberally showcase hosted by online publisher MusicDish Network and indie […]
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By bandweblogs on Sep 6, 2006 in Music, Press Releases, Djs, Canada, Events, Hip Hop, Reggae | 0 Comments
Join me and Hedonic Entertainment every Saturday at Lupo’s Cafe for some Old Skool, Hip Hop, R&B and Reggae music! No cover, cheap drinks, DJC4 AND DJ HILLMAN, dope beats and kool peeps!!
Located at 1014 W. Georgia Street @ Burrard, Vancouver, Canada across from the Royal Bank Center. Outdoor seating available, kitchen open […]
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