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Legendary producer Bobby Digital and Inside Reggae principals “Matt Professor” Jenson, Maroghini and RASlyn Parker. Photo courtesy of Roslyn Parker

cultural and spiritual seeds and roots are an sold. I signed up immediately, the first to join.
absolute must in the presentation of reggae in All in, and set to go: INSIDE REGGAE.

its fullness.
The Inside Reggae Experience
A couple months prior to this latest email from Inside Reggae travels to the heart of Afro-

Matt, I had seen an amazing presentation he Jamaican reggae music with Maroghini and

did with legendary seasoned musicians Tuff Matt Jenson in conjunction with Travel To

Lion, Grub Cooper and others. Again, here was Do Good. It’s a trip that is part academic

Matt Jenson presenting reggae in its fullness, musicological study, part socio-political

combining musical technique and practices, discussion group, part transcendent drum

blended with history, culture and some Rastafari circle and part jam session and dance party!
spirituality. Amazing!
If Jamaican music has crawled into your
...So, I opened that email from Matt Jenson to bloodstream with its earth-shattering drum

see his latest offering: an experiential musical and bass riddim, its politically and spiritually

journey – right to the heart of the reggae and driving messages of revolution and liberation,

Jamaican music industry, right to the heart and its power to jettison you directly to

of the Rastafari spiritual movement that was a higher state of consciousness, then this

instrumental in the birth of reggae, and right cultural-musical immersion trip will satisfy

by doing good, with an outreach component your yearning for an even deeper, visceral
working with school children in Kingston – I was understanding of Afro-Jamaican reggae music.

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