Reggae fever hits Boulder March is a month often associated with the color green, thanks to St. Patrick’s Day. Here in Boulder, specifically at the Fox Theatre , March might better be symbolized by red, gold and green. These three colors are synonymous with the Rasta culture, and are derived from the tricolor flag of [...]
Waiting for the novelty to fade This Matisyahu mensch and the mounting mania for him really have me baffled. By now you’ve surely heard about the world’s first Hasidic reggae star. Once you’ve laid eyes on him, you won’t soon forget the sight. For months, in fact, friends who rarely listen to radio, let alone [...]
Just call her Claudette You may have heard her song All I Know and thought she was Destra Garcia. It’s an easy mistake to make, since Claudette Peters’ voice is similar to Garcia’s. It’s so similar, Peters once performed with and substituted for the popular singer on the road in 2004. “A lot of people [...]
Lifestyle trends in the Vail valley Whether you are ready for an adrenaline high of non-stop dancing or just prefer to be an introspective wallflower, the dub-roots reggae band, Grimy Styles, plan to create a vibe just for you. “You feel the music in your heart and your head or your hips and your legs,“ [...]
When the sun rose on reggae The original Reggae Sunsplash brought persons from all around the world to Jamaica to partake in the annual reggae festival to see the likes of Burning Spear, Jimmy Cliff, Peter Tosh, Ziggy Marley and many others. Don Green, one of the four founding members of Reggae Sunsplash, says it [...]
Reggae legend heads for campus Feetfirst present a phenomenal one-off reggae night for Norfolk this Thursday at the UEA LCR. And the presence of a true reggae legend in Horace Andy promises to make it something special. Anyone who attended his previous appearance at the UEA in 2004 will know what a special performer Sleepy [...]
Jamaican singing star brings his beat our way Some folks say good things happen in threes. Sean Paul Henriques is a believer. On the eve of his third U.S. tour — starting Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale — to support his third studio album, The Trinity, the artist who goes by just his first and middle [...]
Dancehall With a Different Accent On Monday night, America’s most popular reggae singer took the stage wearing a black hat and a long black coat, but it wasn’t a costume. The singer is Matisyahu, a former hippie from White Plains. Once he followed Phish. Now he follows the teachings of Hasidic Judaism. And tons of [...]
The years can’t lessen Marley’s mystique, fame Nearly 25 years after his death, reggae legend Bob Marley continues to fascinate people. Thursday, a Miami International Film Festival documentary celebrates his legacy. In the unspoiled countryside where the remains of Jamaica’s most famous son lie inside a marble crypt, children’s voices wail the words of Bob [...]
Zest becomes major reggae player Music group Zest announced its intention to become a major player in the reggae market today with the acquisition of Greensleeves. Zest announced that it has conditionally agreed to acquire the entire share capital of an independent reggae record label and music publisher Greensleeves Records for £3.25m in cash and [...]