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Dancehall artist Gaps 7G has become the third male dancehall act to publicly endorse the COVID-19 vaccine. But the young rhyme-slinger has done one better as he has already been inoculated against the COVID-19 virus. He tweeted a photo of his vaccination card and his rolled up sleeve to show his support for the vaccination drive in New York. Gaps 7G got his jab on Tuesday at York College in Queens, NY. “I made up my mind to be one of the first people to get my vaccine shot, mi have the second...

01 Linton Kwesi Johnson LKJ in Dub (Island, 1980) Dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson made his mark in the late 70s with his lyrical swipes at racist society. Here his bassist and bandleader Dennis Bovell (arguably the foremost British reggae/dub producer) remixes two of LKJ’s previous albums, sonically sculpturing these tunes into pulsing rhythms that could work on the dance floor. Johnson’s voice is largely absent, only occasionally echoing across the dub. 02 King Tubby This album – and its c...

The Wailers have now passed into memory after the death of the pioneering group's final living member Bunny Wailer, was confirmed.

Bunny Wailer, passing of a legend “The passing of Bunny Wailer is a great loss for Jamaica and for reggae," said Jamaicas Prime Minister Andrew Holness (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images) THE PASSING of reggae music icon Neville Livingston, who was better known as Bunny Wailer, earlier this week, has truly signalled the end of an era in Jamaican music that will be hard to replicate. Bunny Wailer, the last survivor of the legendary musical group The Wailers, which included Bob Marley and Pet...

Rolling Stone Peter Tosh Master Tape Rediscovered in ‘Studio 17’ Doc Clip 2019 documentary, now available to stream in U.S., focuses on “Lost Tapes” unearthed from legendary Jamaican studio Randy’s Records By A lost Peter Tosh master recording is unearthed in this clip from Studio 17 – The Lost Reggae Tapes, a 2019 documentary about the Jamaica’s legendary Randy’s Records studio. “Formed by a Chinese-Jamaican couple in the early ‘60s in Kingston, Jamaica, Randy’...

Reggae Pioneer U-Roy Dies at 78 Celebrity The Jamaican reggae musician, who introduced the vocal style of toasting which eventually evolved into the modern-day rap, has passed away at the age of 78. Feb 19, 2021 Born Ewart Beckford, the artist, also known as Daddy U-Roy, began his career as a DJ, and became famed for creating the vocal style of "toasting," in which musicians performed rhymical speech over a reggae or dancehall beat - which eventually evolved into modern-day rap. He signed h...

Jamaica’s extraordinary musical legacy, from ska to dub, Bob Marley to The Bug.

Helena record dub album Unable to perform live due to the COVID-19 pandemic, members of Helena Latin band Los Marvelitos instead spent much of 2020 sequestered in their westside studio. Helena Latin band Los Marvelitos will release “Frontera de Dub,” on iTunes, Spotify, Bandcamp and other online platforms on Jan. 29. Photo provided Their new project reimagined their 2019 album, “Frontera Norte,” in the style of dub, a genre of electronic music that originated in ...

<a href="https://eartheater.bandcamp.com/album/phoenix-flames-are-dew-upon-my-skin">Phoenix: Flames Are Dew Upon My Skin by Eartheater</a> WHO: A shapeshifting New York songwriter accessing new zones between folk, drone, and club music. WHY YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING: Since 2009, Alexandra Drewchin aka Eartheater has - over four solo albums, a mixtape, and a collaborative rel...

Albert Griffiths Albert Griffiths, frontman of the reggae band The Gladiators, died on Tuesday evening in Aberdeen, St Elizabeth. He was 74 years old. His son Anthony confirmed Griffiths death to  Loop News. He had been diagnosed with Parkinsons disease over 10 years ago and stopped touring with The Gladiators since. Cabel Stephenson, who managed the Gladiators between 1994 to 2004, said: "The Gladiators was one of the first groups in reggae to enter the international global space and Albert ...