Sly and Robbie

Zeep - People & Things (Crammed Discs)

Bearded Magazine (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009

It’s already been out for a couple of weeks, and this slice of sexy, tripped-out samba-pop deserves all the praise it’s been getting.

Hawkeye to drop debut reggae album

Nice Up (Free subscription) | 25/10/2009

Deejay Hawkeye has returned to his roots in the music business with the release of his upcoming debut reggae album 'Hawk Extra'.

Film Weekly goes to London

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009

In this edition, Film Weekly visits the London film festival, now in full swing. Jason Solomons and Xan Brooks compare notes and discuss the three films that have starred George Clooney ( Fantastic Mr Fox , Up in the Air and The Men Who Stare at Goats ) before revealing their favourites so far – Jason highly recommends Jim Jarmusch's latest, The Limits of Control, as well as a brace of films...

• Film Weekly goes to London - The Observer

Raggamuffin 2010 returns with reggae royalty

Nice Up (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009

Ragamuffin 2010 bringing Wyclef Jean, Julian Marley, Shaggy and plenty more to Perth for a gig on January 25.

CD Review: The Revelations featuring Tre Williams, “The Bleeding Edge”

Popdose (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009

Last year, the Revelations featuring Tre Williams released their Deep Soul EP, which was not only one of my favorite recordings of the year, but one that I voted for in the upcoming “Top Albums of the Decade” feature here at Popdose. For their debut full-length album, The Bleeding Edge (Decision Records / Traffic Entertainment), [...]

Chezidek and Sly & Robbie create the perfect strain

Nice Up (Free subscription) | 30/09/2009

Chezidek provided the antidote to a rather patchy 2007 for roots reggae with the Bobby Konders production 'Inna Di Road'. 2009 sees him feature on two albums with civilly disobedient titles: 'Herbalist', a collection of his work for various producers on Tad’s records including tracks from 'Inna Di Road' and 2006’s 'Mash Dem Down'; and 'I Grade', cut with Sly and Robbie and the Taxi band....

Rory learns music business

Nice Up (Free subscription) | 20/09/2009

Orville 'Rory' Baker was on the path to administration of the nine-to-five variety when he got involved in the music business - where he considers about nine hours a short day and can go up to 18 hours at a stretch.

Sly & Robbie To Perform At The Earthdance

Nice Up (Free subscription) | 17/09/2009

Sly & Robbie To Perform At The Earthdance Laytonville, September 25 - 27, 2009, Northern California

Wednesday 09.30.09: DUB CLUB presents RANKING JOE @ echoplex

the echo and echoplex (Free subscription) | 14/09/2009

[ September 30, 2009; 9:00 pm to 11:55 pm. ] Ranking Joe Backed by Echodelic Soundsystem So, Who Is Ranking Joe? Born Joseph Jackson, in Kingston, Jamaica , July 1, 1959, he was introduced in the music business at Tarrant Junior Secondary School in Kingston. Joe performed at school concerts and won local talent contest in the mid-70's. At age 15, he went to the legendary [...]

T.O.K. interview at Chiemsee Reggae

Nice Up (Free subscription) | 12/09/2009

T.O.K., a dancehall group from Kingston, Jamaica, originally stood for "Touch Of Klass" however the band has devised many backronyms for their moniker, such as "Taking Over Kingston" or "Too Klaat".

12 People That Influenced Dennis Brown

Riddimjamaica (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

These are some of the musicians and producers who made significant contributions to Dennis Brown's career The producers Derrick Harriott: First producer Brown recorded for. Harriott produced Lips of Wine, Silhouettes and a solid cover of country singer Glen Campbell's Wichita Lineman. Clement Dodd: 'Sir Coxsone' began working with the 'boy wonder' in 1969 and recorded two albums with him. They inclu…...

Wycliffe Johnson, composer and producer

News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 07/09/2009

Born: 18 August, 1962, in Kingston Jamaica. Died: 1 September, 2009, in New York aged 47.

• Wycliffe Johnson, composer and producer - Scotsman.com

Tributes to Steely

Nice Up (Free subscription) | 02/09/2009

Wycliffe 'Steely' Johnson worked with a wide range of artistes and musicians throughout his career. Following his death yesterday, some of his colleagues shared their sentiments with The Gleaner. Mikie Bennett"It's really been a rough two weeks for musicians in Jamaica. It's just one of the unfortunate reminders of our mortality. I'm really shaken up, to tell the truth. Trust me, I'm kind of confused...

Bumbershoot: The Dons of Dub

Seattle Weekly (Free subscription) | 02/09/2009

Longtime bassist/drummer combo Lowell "Sly" Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare have a long list of nicknames: the rhythm twins, the dub kings, and Sly Drumbar and Robbie Basspeare, among others. Regardless of what you call the Jamaican duo, it's unden...

Ahimsa's Global Lingo

Sepia Mutiny (Free subscription) | 02/09/2009

A few years back while I was still living in LA I wrote about the wonderful Project Ahimsa : Project Ahimsa is a global effort to empower youth through music. The organization was founded in 2001 in response to the violent attacks on Sikhs and South Asians after 9/11. The organization operates under the auspices of the Patel Foundation for Global Understanding, a registered 501c3 non-profit based...