During the mid to the late ’70s Sharon Forrester established herself internationally as the leading female singer coming out of Jamaica. Her early successes would lead her to […]
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With 18 tracks and not a bum one among them, the brilliant Blood & Fire compilation Darker Than Blue is just what its subtitle says: soul covers and […]
The undisputed Queen of Reggae, Marcia Griffiths released her debut solo album in 1974 after a decade of singing professionally in Byron Lee and the Dragonaires band, recording […]
Issued by the trip hop and breakbeat label Mo Wax in 2001, Now Thing is a revelatory look at the wildly inventive tracks coming out of Kingston in […]
Jamaican singer Don Carlos first made a name for himself as one of the founding members of the influential reggae band Black Uhuru, who rose to international fame […]
A bargain bin classic and underrated favorite, I Scare Myself is essentially a Compass Point All Stars record led by songwriter Barry Reynolds. The album features all members […]
Produced by Lee “Scratch” Perry at King Tubby’s studio, Silver Bullets by The Silvertones is considered “an atypical Black Ark classic” blending soul, pop, and covers with rasta […]
A reggae holiday classic from Inner Circle’s Jacob Miller and deejay Ray I, Natty Christmas is the perfect soundtrack to ringing in an “irie Christmas and dancehall new […]
The greatest rhythm section in reggae music (possibly all music), Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare, present a collection of original dub tracks for Joe Gibbs Music. Sly & […]
One of the great Black Ark Studios recordings, Heart of the Congos is widely considered one of the best roots reggae albums of all time. Heart… was originally […]
Studio One’s musical director Jackie Mittoo is one of our all-time favorite Jamaican musicians. A founding member of the legendary Skatalites, Mittoo’s keyboards, compositions, and production appear on […]
One of the most iconic reggae albums of all time, The Harder They Come is a rocksteady soundtrack classic featuring tracks from the film’s star Jimmy Cliff alongside […]
Lee “Scratch” Perry earned his almost mythical status as a producer by shaping the genesis of some of the most important modern musical movements, from reggae to dub […]
Here I Come is a dancehall classic by “Mr. Cool and Lovin’” himself, Barrington Levy. Recorded at the legendary Channel One Studios, the album embraces the sound of […]
You may not have heard the name Ini Kamoze before, but there’s a good chance you’ve heard his voice. The refrain “Out in the street, they call it […]
One of the all time great instrumental dub albums, East of the River Nile ticks all the boxes… It was recorded at legendary studios Channel One, King Tubby’s, and […]
