All Rebel Rockers a real Reggae alternative Michael Franti & Superhead might be old stuff for those into indie-rock, but the American band is poised to share their sound with a whole new audience, compliments of super-producers Sly & Robbie. Franti’s latest release All Rebel Rockers is literally a melange of sounds that’s like drugs [...]
Collie Buddz will share stage with UB40 The acts at tonight’s Bermuda Music Festival 08 will take you on a journey stretching from British reggae with UB40 to Bermuda and the Island’s own Collie Buddz. Other performers are the Jam Signal Band, formerly known as Home Grown, Rikkai and Mitchell, Raymon Clarke, gospel reggae artist [...]
Kieron Tyler celebrates the 1980 reggae movie Babylon Brixton, 1979. Fat Larry’s record shop. Reggae soundsystem wannabes Ital Lion are trying to strike a deal. Days before their Christmas showdown with Jah Shaka’s soundsystem, the crew are looking for the right track. Two tunes are given an airing on a reel-to-reel tape recorder. “Exclusive, straight [...]
Horns help Johnny ‘Dizzy’ Moore home Before Herbie Miller introduced the Skatalites at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts on Saturday evening, he mused “but then, who are the Skatalites today”? He named some members of the famed outfit who have passed on, saying: “Jackie Mittoo, Tommy McCook, Roland Alphanso, today, Dizzy Johnny, [...]
Tarrus Riley’s Jamaica juice Take a jigger of reggae. Pour in a shot of Rastafari. Shake well. Stand back and wait for the explosion. Rastas and reggae have been a volatile cocktail since the 1970s when Bob Marley, who didn’t invent either, popularized both. Last year, up-and-coming reggae Rastaman Tarrus Riley added a new element [...]
Cops silent on Kartel case The police are extremely tight-lipped about the circumstances surrounding the arrest of popular deejay Vybz Kartel. A number of high-ranking police officers contacted by THE STAR yesterday refused to comment on the investigations.
Mavado, Ding Dong heat up the big screen What Goes Around Comes Around is the latest film project from screenwriter/director Steve ‘Tehut Nine’ McAlpin. The film which examines love and relationships features appearances from dancehall personalities Flippa Mafia, Mavado, Ding Dong, KC Jockey and Florida-based sound system selector Supa Twitch.
Althea: As I Am Althea Hewitt speaks her mind – at least in her music. And, like many of her forerunners and contemporaries, she has earned loyalists the old fashion way: speaking boldly and honestly about the peaks and valleys of life and love – whether she’s belting out original material or the lyrics of [...]
Reggae without boundaries “I’m not much of a conversationalist first thing in the morning,” Natty says with a friendly smile when we meet. It’s certainly not true, but the 24-year-old north Londoner is only just getting accustomed to being on this side of the fence. Until a couple of years ago he was working behind [...]
Beres Hammond woos Toronto fans Legendary reggae and lover’s rock singer, Beres Hammond, made a stop in Toronto recently, where he gave a sterling performance in front of a capacity audience at the Kool Haus, one of Toronto’s more popular entertainment venues. Toronto was the second Canadian city visited by Hammond who is currently conducting [...]