2008-12-09 03:00
'The Black Beatles' is the title of a screenplay by John Dixon, an african-american obsessed with Bob Marley and The Wailers, and who was inspired to write a script on the legendary reggae g… Read More
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Roots Rock Reggae news and tidbits with lots of photos and videos, of artists past and present.
2006-12-27 07:31
The winds of reggae are blowing hard in Zion lately. After legendary shows this past year by The Gladiators, Eek-a-Mouse, Lee Perry, The Mad Professor, Matisiyahu and Ziggy Marley, we are t… Read More
2006-12-14 21:17
Ziggy Marley, Sly and Robbie, Matisyahu, Buju Banton and UB40 are all gonna battle it out for the Reggae Category Grammy….BUT the widely hailed Rebelution album by Tanya Stephens was… Read More
2006-12-05 06:22
Perry Henzell, whose low-budget urban Jamaican film "The Harder They Come" became an international blockbuster in 1972, died yesterday after a long battle with cancer. He was 70 years old.Ir… Read More
2006-12-04 13:05
Were it not for a fundamental flaw in his character, Dennis Brown, died at age 42, should have been crowned the undisputed king of reggae. After Bob Marley's death in 1981, fans were practic… Read More
2006-11-29 12:43
The eBay auction of Peter Tosh's M16 Stratocaster Guitar, as previously announced here on Reggae Sessions, will not be proceeding as planned at the FlashPoint Film Festival after massive co… Read More
2006-11-26 19:15
Some of you may already know this, but I'm based out of Tel Aviv, Israel, which has been my home for the past 7 years. Combining the fact that it is off the usual music tour routes, along wi… Read More
2006-11-25 07:49
As per my last post below, it looks like Peter Tosh's legendary M16 guitar he got as a gift from a fan in 1983, on his Mama Africa tour, is going on sale on eBay tomorrow as planned. But not… Read More
2006-11-23 10:09
Man I would love to get my hands on this one. Don't think I have the cash though :-) Peter Tosh's famous M16 StratoCaster guitar (as seen in the pic here) is going on sale Nov 26th on eBay.T… Read More
2006-11-21 16:00
Made in Jamaica is a brand new reggae documentary which just premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September. I haven't seen this movie yet, but I definitely plan on it, as it is generat… Read More
2006-11-21 15:59
Desmond Dekker, a.k.a Desmond Adolphus Dacres, was the unanimous King of Ska. Dekker and his backing group the Aces had the first international Jamaican hit with Israelites. Released in 1968… Read More
2006-11-21 15:46
Dubbed the Jamaican 'Scarface,' or a combination of 'Scarface' and 'The Harder they Come', Shottas (meaning gangster in Jamaican) just hit the big screens all across America. The featured at… Read More
2006-11-19 09:04
After waiting more than 3 weeks since buying my tickets to this show it finally came and went. Come N Gwaan real quick. Like da sun pon fi wintery day. I went to the 2nd of two shows at the… Read More
2006-11-14 19:11
After a recent performance in Jamaica, Stan Evan Smith, the music editor of Carribean Style newspaper, inteviewed Barrington Levy. According to Smith, Levy was "in very candid and frank moo… Read More
2006-11-14 16:37
Feel it in the one drop... Carlton "Carly" Barrett was the original originator of the one drop rhythm. This drumming scholar's first set of drums was made out of empty paint cans.He and his… Read More
2006-11-12 14:11
Which means..."Burn the men who have sex from behind", from his song Pump Up. Apparently, Sizzla is stirring it up with some massive controversy. His lyrics are explicitly anti-gay and homop… Read More
2006-11-12 14:11
This is the first of many in a series of posts I'll be putting on my blog about all those amazing reggae artists, musicians, composers and engineers that are no longer with us. Many of whom… Read More
2006-11-12 14:10
Jacob Miller, most famous as the frontman for Inner Circle in the 70's, was the man many people picked to be the most serious competition to Bob Marley in terms of worldwide reggae stardom… Read More
2006-11-12 14:08
Joseph 'Culture' Hill died on August 19, 2006 after a show in Berlin, Germany. He was 57 years old. These photos and videos are a tribute to him... The first picture is a photo of when Cultu… Read More
2006-11-05 13:55
Albert Griffiths is passing the torch to his sons on this tour. The founder of the legendary Gladiators original roots reggae band is retiring. Big up. Check it - November 14 and 15 at Tel A… Read More
2006-11-05 13:49
I'm giving Elan a bigup and massive shoutout, and not only because I went to summer camp (Chetz va Keshet) with him in Israel in 1991 (to-do: find some pics from that!).It's because he also… Read More
2006-11-05 13:49
I saw the movie - Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. Borat is OFF THE WALL and frikkin hilarious. Probably one of the top 5 funniest movies… Read More
2006-11-05 13:49
I looked up the word "Reggae" on Wikipedia and there is a section which talks about the origins, or roots, of reggae. I wanted to share these bits and pieces with my brethren:1) Reggae is fo… Read More
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