Before the pandemic, these Chinese Jamaican reggae artists and producers were visiting China more than ever to reconnect with their roots, build connections between cultures, and spread reggae. Leo Lee, known as Skibo, manager and producer of reggae band The Gladiators, has been back and forth ...
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While in Los Angeles, Aden and Astro were to re-kindle a long standing connection with Reggae historian Roger Steffens, custodian of the Reggae Archive. Roger had visited Buluwai Country in the nineties documenting international Reggae history. His archive includes a personal connection to the Brim...
Music itself is often times a strong indicator of a society’s culture, history, and beliefs. Sometimes however, when another group listens to one society’s music they also make connections to lyrics, sounds, and melodies that were put into the song. This is very much the case withReggae...
When I begin working with an artist, they quickly become family. Through weeks of conversations, collaborations, and shared experiences, bonds form that go beyond professional connections. I started working with veteran reggae artist Madi Simmons in 2021, and from the very beginning, I knew he wa...
Neville Livingston, later known as Bunny Wailer, was deeply influenced by his early experiences and connections. He formed a strong friendship with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh during their school days. Additionally, Wailer's father had a daughter with Marley's mother, and Tosh had a son with ...
ROB: “[The] screening committee goes through every single album that had been submitted—usually by record labels, but sometimes by members of the Recording Academy. (In a category like reggae, where much of the music is produced by smaller independent labels who may not be familiar with the...