Band Weblogs

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]