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ALPHA BLONDY

“Reggae … as long as there is poverty… as long as there will be social problems and ghettos… injustice … reggae shall be…” In Australia on his first tour for Womadelaide, Alpha Blondy took some time out for a quick interview with Cristina Dio. Click on the image for the full interview...

Message in the music
Mad Professor rewrites the rules...

"Unless you re-orientate your mind and think positive about your race, about your skin colour your gonna occupy that negative stretch ..."

Not only is he a modern day master of dub, Mad Professor conveys a deeper message ... Cristina Dio talks to Neil Fraser at his Ariwa Studios in South London... click on the image

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Click on "Bushman" (middle left) and Jackie Mittoo (left) for full reviews of their new releases.

The Biggest Influence on Dance Music
I’m sorry if I’m redundant. I know I’ve said this before, probably more than once. So I’ll repeat it…say it again from my humble soapbox. Even reiterate it if you’re so inclined. But the website is starting to get so big that can you be bothered to look for the redundancies just so you can say….nyair told you so? I certainly can’t. Maybe something unsaid will crop up. Reggae is, for better or worse the biggest single influence on danceclub music. It’s a strange circuitous series of events...Richard Jasiutowicz goes on about Lucky Dube's new release...MORE

Reviews

	The Rough Guide To Ska (World Music Network) Although the word reggae nowadays is synonymous with Jamaica, 4 decades ago by far the most popular music on the island was black American R&B and soul.
	And while we're on the subject of innovative artists….where would modern lover's rock be without Lincoln 'Sugar' Minott? When I stuck his latest international release Wicked Ago Feel It into the player I thought at first I was listening to a recent recording, so good was the sound quality.
	In the late 60's Vincent's business interests had expanded to include a new record label called Impact. Initially devoted to his productions of the music of many local artists who were destined to become names on the reggae scene, Impact came to feature the productions of his son, Clive Chin.
	If you want the dub companion to Wicked Ago A Feel It you should investigate African Roots Act 3. Under the direction of Lloyd and Sugar the same talented bunch of musicians have a whale of a time paring down the flesh of these great songs to reveal perfectly formed skeletons.
	The late Dennis Brown’s The Promised Land 1977-79 (Shock) is a reissue of the singer’s Joseph’s Coat Of Many Colours with several bonus tracks added that were originally on 45s. Dennis was Jamaica’s consistently most popular singer
	From the same era comes the 2002 Blood & Fire reissue of two of Tappa Zukie’s best productions, Prince Alla’s Heaven Is My Roof and Jr Ross & The Spears’ Babylon Fall, released as a double CD entitled I Can Hear The Children Singing.

The Studio One Story
a compulsory addition to any collection
.. click on the CD for a full review

Burning Spear talks Jamaican food, music and the role of reggae today.

Live at the Montreaux Jazz festival - reviewed