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Reggae Star Protoje Has a Timeless Sound with Potent Messages
Oje Ollivierre's emergence as reggae artist Protoje was a long time in the making. His mother is a former reggae singer known for her 1972 hit "Breakfast in Bed," while...
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Reggae Royalty: David Rodigan Drops New FACT Magazine Mix
David Rodigan MBE is held in such high regard in the UK and Jamaica for his work, and rightly so. The legendary DJ has dedicated most of his life to the promotion of...
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Soulful Spanish-Language Dancehall From Young Ragga
Name: Young Ragga
Where He's From: San Juan, Puerto Rico
When He Started: 2010
Genre: Reggae and Dancehall
Most Similar: Los Rakas, Cultura...
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Protoje Brings on the Vibes to Bring Us Together
Reggae star Protoje's just released a brand new video for "I&I" off his independent sophomore album The 8 Year Affair, which debuted in the Top 10 of the US Billboard...
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Mavado Tries On Dancehall Crown, Sets Sights On US
The “Gully Gad” has emerged as dancehall’s last superstar standing. What’s next?
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Is Stylo G Dancehall’s Next “Soundbwoy”?
Jamaican-born Stylo G has been putting work in the UK's dancehall scene for what seems like forever, but he finally got his big break when his catchy "Call Mi A Yardie"...
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A Raka Keeps It Real
Los Rakas stop by MTV Iggy to talk about everything from pan-African politics to Panamanian slang.
Truth is, there’s only Los Rakas really doing this. The bilingual...
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Light a Fat One and Hail the Legend….Bob Nesta Marley
Long before Snoop Lion, there was Robert Nesta Marley, who once sang, "One good thing about music, when it hits you you feel no pain...." And those words couldn't ring...
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Revolutionary Reggae Flows via SOJA
Words and Interview by Greg Scruggs.
While the suburbs of Northern Virginia are known more as a hotbed of federal bureaucrats than reggae-slinging Rastafari, local...
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Dre Skull’s Kingston Diaries
The Brooklyn-based, bearded DJ/producer shares a never-ending saga of scheduling studio time with Vybz Kartel, and his fearful ordeal of trying to finally close the
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Balkanize This! 10 Reasons to Put Southeast Europe on Your Playlist
"Balkanization" has become a word applied to anything fractured and chaotic, but the region that inspired the term has so much more going on than bad press.
The...
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Head’s Up… It’s Offishall, Kardi is King of the Hill
After a few minutes under the gun and glare of flashing lights, Toronto favorite Kardinal Offishall felt right at home. And yet, even with a series of fresh, super emcee...
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ICON: Kardinal Offishall is Dangerous and Not for Sale
Words and interview by Rebecca McDonald.
As one of the premier producer/rap artists to grace the Canadian music scene and beyond, you can crown this king the Jay-Z of...
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Happy Hannukah Y’all, From Matisyahu
Challah atcha boy Matisyahu tonight at 11:35/10:35 PM CT on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In celebration of the upcoming Jewish holiday that starts on December...
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Ripe and Rotten: Meet South African Punks Fruits & Veggies
Name: Fruits & Veggies
Where They're From: Durban, South Africa
Genre: afro-punk, reggae, ska
Most Similar: early No Doubt, Gogol Bordello
Sounds Like: You...
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UK’s Zomboy Blowing Up The EDM Scene With New EP, Tour
Okay, so homeboy Zomboy is one to keep your eyes peeled for (but you won't have to squint too hard.) His new EP The Dead Symphonic is beating up the Beatport charts and...
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Throwback Thursday: Roots Manuva – “Witness (1 Hope)”
In other non-related British news, Roots Manuva is back, and he's penning an opera, a comic book and an autobiography as to how one Stockwell-bred lad came into his own...
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Etana Stands Up For Herself And Reggae Too
Etana's bio reads like a reggae fairytale. After moving to Florida from Jamaica, she went through middle school, high school and college listening to soul, R&B and just...
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CHECKPOINT: Bluefields, Nicaragua
On the isolated Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, embraced tightly by green jungle in all sides, is a place called Bluefields. To get there, you start with a bumpy six-hour...
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Gentleman’s Dub Club: 9 Dudes Making Dub and Taking Names
Fun is of utmost priority for Gentleman's Dub Club, the nine-strong Leeds gang that has ranked top 10 in UK Reggae iTunes charts for weeks -- rubbing elbows with Mr....