From the aforementioned new album Shotta Culture, which drops today. Based on what I’ve heard so far, it’s looking to be a rather major affair. This one, like the others, is produced by Salaam Remi.
Check out the audio below…
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Rodney Price aka Bounty Killer has influenced a lot of different artists in a lot of different ways. This documentary pays tribute to his influence on artists like Aidonia, Assassin, Wayne Marshall and more…
Just some good tunes for your weekend. Check the audio and the details below…
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Busy week. Crazy tings. Nuff new tunes, an old tune, and a guest set from Federation’s Alric & Boyd. We’ll expand this description and add links soon. For now, it’s all about the music, so just listen.
…Vybz Kartel is on top form on top of driving drums, a bubbling bassline and strong simple synths. A wining tune featuring a melodic, old school ragga flow and lyrics in Spanish is always going to be a winner!
Our peoples at F.O.K.U.S. are hooking up another great event in Brooklyn this week, after their success at The Stoop this past Saturday. They’ve teamed up with the Brooklyn Children’s Museum & Ky-Mani Marley for a pair of events to promote his new book, Dear Dad, tomorrow night and Friday afternoon. Check out the details below…
This Thursday at La Grand Dakar, Ky-Mani will be promoting his new book “Dear Dad,” with a book signing, live performance and conversation session with attendees.
7:00pm start
La Grand Dakar
285 Grand Ave. btw. Clifton Pl. & Lafayette Ave.
In addition, on Friday at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, Ky-Mani will be doing a family-friendly reading from another novel “My Little Island” as well.
1:30pm start
Brooklyn Children’s Museum
145 brooklyn avenue at st. mark’s place
In all honesty, I’m posting this off the strength of the cover alone. That said, if the music is as good as the image, then this should be a great way to start the week. Only one way to find out….check out the music below…
Back with their latest issue of mixtape magnificense Dj Matt Cali and Russel Fong return reggae style with “Rude Bwoys Pon Deck.” Staying true to form, the duo does not disappoint with a truly unique mix of classic and hard to find vintage reggae music. **Smoke to This!**
No lie, but Distant Relatives is my father’s favorite album right now. He’s 63.
That said, I know he’d be happy to hear this right now. This is from their BBC 1Xtra Taping last week. Check out the audio below…
Nas & Damian Marley - “Road To Zion” (Live at Maida Vale, BBC Radio 1Xtra)
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Nas & Damian Marley - “As We Enter” (Live at Maida Vale, BBC Radio 1Xtra)
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Gappy Ranks has been making waves since his song on the Soul Rebel riddim, “Heaven In Your Eyes,” made a big splash on the Peckings label. Astute listeners may remember him from his 2005 collabo with Kray Twinz, Lethal B and Twista or his work on the UK Grime scene (“Rep Your Endz”) or when he was ballin on a G4 in the bashment tune “Stinkin Rich.” But judging by the way he rides the classical Studio One riddims on his forthcoming VP album Put The Stereo On, way down deep inside, Gappy is a foundation deejay par excellence. Give him a listen and chances are Gappy will make you happy.
Intro
Audio Clip from Bob Marley’s Funeral
Augustus Pablo – Drums To The King
Morgan Heritage – Liberation
Michael James Williams AKA Prince Far I (1944-1983) Shot
Prince Far I – Mount Zion
Prince Far I – Going Home On The Morning Train
Vivian Jackson AKA Yabby You (1946-2010) Aneurysm
Vivian Jackson – Conquering Lion
Vivian Jackson – Fire In Kingston
Jarret Lloyd Vincent AKA Bim Sherman (1950-2000) Cancer
Bim Sherman – Mighty Ruler
Bim Sherman – Mafia
Joseph Hill (1946-2006) Liver Failure
Joseph Hill (Culture) – Zion Gate
Joseph Hill (Culture) – Two Sevens Clash
Horace Swaby (1953–1999) Collasped Lung
Augustus Pablo – Pablo In Black Ark
Augustus Pablo – Java
Augustus Pablo – The Best Dub Inventor
Michael George Campbell AKA Mikey Dread (1954-2008) Brain Tumour
Mikey Dread – Dread Combination
Mikey Dread – Voice Of Jah
Dennis Emmanuel Brown (1957-1999)
Dennis Brown – No Man Is An Island
Dennis Brown – Money In My Pocket
Garnet Damoin Smith AKA Garnet Silk (1966-1994) House Fire
Garnet Silk – Kingly Character
Garnet Silk – Zion In A Vision
Garnet Silk – Complain
