The late 80s represent a robust but controversial period in the Jamaican recording industry, as DJs were on the rise with new lyrical approaches, and digital production ruled the day. In the centre of the storm was Lloyd James, better known as King Jammy who is credited for revolutionizing digital production several years earlier with […]
ELI MAC & INNAVISION TEAM UP WITH COLLIE BUDDZ AND J VIBES TO BRING US “MUSIC IS THE REMEDY” FROM THE CALI ROOTS RIDDIM 2023 The Cali Roots Riddum series continues with this weeks “Music is the Remedy” with Eli Mac and Inna Vision. Produced by Collie Buddz and J-Vibe. Eli-Mac’s immense talent and unwavering […]
DUB INC & IYA TERRA have “NO BOUNDARIES” with their collab from THE CALI ROOTS RIDDIM 2023 A very successful collaboration which had started on stage at the beginning of the year: Iya Terra performed on several concerts of Dub inc in France then the two bands met again last May in Las Vegas. Produced […]
DJ CASSIDY AND SHAGGY PRESENT “IF YOU LIKE PINA COLADAS” FEATURING RAYVON An all-star collaboration between DJ Cassidy, Shaggy, and Rayvon brings the sunshine this season with “If You Like Pina Coladas.” In their unique interpretation of Rupert Holmes’ 1979 Billboard number one pop classic “Escape (The Pina Colada Song),” renowned deejay, producer, and curator […]
Santa Cruz’s hometown heroes, The Expendables, released their eighth studio album June 23rd, and the name couldn’t be more fitting. Pleasure Point harkens back to the quartet’s musical and geographical roots as a reggae/surf rock/punk-adjacent band coming up on the coast of central California. It’s the comeback album we all needed to hear. After a […]
One of the most influential artists from the 70s is getting his own biopic, as Paramount Pictures has released the first trailer for Bob Marley: One Love. Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, THE FIRST TRAILER for the forthcoming biopic Bob Marley: One Love doesn’t trace the Jamaican icon back to his earliest beginnings but rather to the origin of his […]
KHALIA & COLLIE BUDDZ LEVITATING US WITH NEW SONG “HIGH” FROM THE Cali Roots Riddim 2023 KHALIA & COLLIE BUDDZ “HIGH” Cali Roots Riddum Jamaica-born London/Jamaica-raised reggae songstress Khalia sides up with Bermudan king of reggae Collie Buddz for this new single “High”. This song has such a force to it; a love song we […]
ArtsQuest Announces Return of ONE EARTH REGGAEFEST The free festival, presented by Promise Neighborhoods of the Lehigh Valley, will be held outdoors at SteelStacks on Saturday, July 1, 2023 One Earth Reggae Festival with Mighty Mystic, Red Fox, Space Kamp and more ArtsQuest is proud to announce the second annual One Earth ReggaeFest, a […]
