A Cult Reggae Classic Deemed “Too Controversial” Finally Gets US Release

Babylon (1980) portrays Jamaican musical collectives, called sound systems, as movements of decolonization and resistance. Jah! Rastafari! This chant, repeated like a mantra, is a cry of faith and defiance. In…

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Higher Bound Productions Releases New AKAE BEKA Album: HAIL THE KING

Pre-Order on iTunes Here Digital Release: March 23, 2019 California/St.Croix, USVI- Higher Bound Productions is proud to present thenew Akae Beka Album — HAIL THE KING.   HAIL THE KING is the result of a rare recording session…

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VP Records Releases Cocoa Tea “music Is Our Business” This Friday March 15th

Out Friday March 15th on VP Records, Music Is Our Business brings together 15 Cocoa Tea singles and five previously unreleased master recordings from Bobby Dixon’s Digital B label, recorded between 1987…

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Songs for Screens: How Sting & Shaggy’s Grammy-Winning Album Got a Second Life From Fiat

By ANDREW HAMPP The last time Sting appeared in a major car commercial, for Jaguar, he scored his biggest U.S. hit in six years with “Desert Rose,” which reached the top 20 of the…

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