After years in the making Brisbane band Kingfisha has finally released the second album Offered It Up. On it they deliver the sounds of reggae and dub differently to any Australian act associated with those genres, both past and present. That means none of its songs are formulaic or repetitive. And that Kingfisha aren’t trying to… Continue reading Kingfisha – Offering Reggae Up Differently
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Stephen Marley – Revelation Part 2- The Fruit of Life
Stephen Marley has given music lovers a hell of a lot to absorb on his new album Revelation Pt. II: The Fruit of Life. The album has an epic 19 tracks, more if you access them digitally. It features around two dozen North American and Jamaican vocalists and MCs. And it showcases the roots of reggae… Continue reading Stephen Marley – Revelation Part 2- The Fruit of Life
A Better Today And Tomorrow With Etana
If the soulful voice of Jamaican diva Etana over the reggae skank in her music don’t make you feel good, or at least better, I don’t know what possibly will. Soul Diva of Reggae Etana is an Angie Stone, Jill Scott, India Arie or Leela James of reggae music. Like those divas of stature in the… Continue reading A Better Today And Tomorrow With Etana
Fusion Music in Jamaica? “Nooooo way Mon”
A fusion music question at the Music Mart in Kingston, Jamaica… Beaver: Do you have any Jamaican music that’s a mix of reggae and other music genres? Like jazz, or funk or hip hop? Store Woman: Nooooooooooo. You can’t mix reggae with other things. Reggae is reggae. Beaver: They do it in other countries, a lot.… Continue reading Fusion Music in Jamaica? “Nooooo way Mon”