[Easy Star, 2011] We all know the NYC-based Easy Star All-Stars are unbeatable when it comes to providing backup for reggae vets like the Meditations, Sister Carol or Sugar Minott (may he rest in peace). ...

[Tzadik, 2011] Among several breakaways from John Brown’s Body is bassist David “Solid” Gould, who, like former JBB frontman Kevin Kinsella, often has spiritual matters in mind when he makes music. Gould and his ...

[Lusafrica, 2011] Hard to believe it’s been six years since Boubacar Traore’s quietly stunning Kongo Magni CD was released, but Kar Kar (as Traore is affectionately known) knows what it’s like to be entirely away ...

[Knitting Factory Records, 2011] Seun Anikulapo Kuti, son of Nigerian Afrobeat creator and icon Fela Kuti, began performing with his father’s Egypt 80 band before he even hit his double digits. So it wasn’t a ...

[VP Records, 2011] I was lucky enough to catch this guy live last year when he was out touring in support of his previous release Escape From Babylon to the Kingdom of Zion. The club ...

Toots and the Maytals: Roots Reggae: The Classic Jamaican Albums, Trojan, 6 ...

Various Artists [Finatic Records] Finatic Records' "3-IN-1" compilation boasts an impressive list of some of Reggae's finest vocalists. The album is divided into four parts. The first three parts are continuous vocal mixes on top of ...