International reggae /ska singer Toots Hibbert of Toots & the Maytals , whose 1968 hit single "Do the Reggay ", is credited with coining the word reggae, said in a recent interview that he would love to collaborate with US rapper Eve. 'EVE is a great artiste and I would love to collaborate with her on a song – old or new. I think it would be an interesting mix of [...]
Third World Music Group in association with Zojak World Wide is pleased to present the release of Third World's 23rd album Patriots . Known as one of the greatest reggae bands of all time, this release celebrates over 3 decades of music from the group. Patriots is an album that spans eras and subgenres of reggae music with ease. Tracks like Front Door (featuring [...]
Photo-journalist Kim Gottlieb was fortunate enough to witness what is often referred to as the Golden Age of Reggae first hand. During 1975 and 1976 together with her husband, Island publicity head Jeff Walker, she documented some of the genres rising stars in Jamaica and Los Angeles. 'Bob Marley and the Golden Age of Reggae' [...]
Creo que habrá consenso total si digo que Bob Marley es El Rey del Reggae. No obstante, desde su desaparición física el 11 de mayo de 1981, han ido apareciendo varios artistas que, si bien no pudieron igualar lo que el jamaiquino aportó al genero, lograron destacarse y hacerse un nombre propio. Veamos entonces una selección muy personal de algunos de esos nombres importantes en el mundo del reggae post-Marley. Como dice el titulo, la idea es elegir a aquellos artistas que hayan seguido sacando nuevo material, por lo que quedan afuera grossos [...]
Blind Boys of Alabama — Newport, RI // All eyes were on the Blind Boys of Alabama last Saturday night at the Newport Yachting Center. As they guided each other out onto the 103-degree stage in full-length, indigo-coloured pin-stripe suits, Jimmy Carter confessed: "We just got out of the recording studio..I left my voice in Nashville. The others here, their voices are ok though…So you won't be short-changed!" Ain't that the truth — Saturday night I felt like the richest girl alive. [...]
On the inner groove of Beale Street Saturday Night , amongst the various engravings that exist on old LPs, are four words in quotations: "WORLD BOOGIE IS COMING." This was a saying of Jim Dickinson's, who died on Saturday. His contribution to American music puts him in the company of men like his mentor Sam Phillips, about whom said: "...God created all men equal. I think God gave Sam just a little extra." The same could be said about him. I never met Dickinson, and always just took it for granted that someday I would. I saw [...]
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