Tropical Disco Hustle: Highlighting The Disco Era in Trinidad + Beyond
Cultures of Soul unearths Caribbean disco gems.
Toppa Top 10: Reggae’s Greatest Bassists
The third installment in our series celebrating Jamaica's greatest musicians spotlights the men behind the low end that's always front and center in reggae music.
Album Stream: Freddie McGregor’s “Di Captain”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
This year marks Freddie McGregor's 50th in the music business, but don't jump to any conclusions: he got his start at age seven, singing with vocal group The Clarendonians, back wh... Read More...
Top Cats: The New ‘Generation’ Roots Reggae of The Lions
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Stones Throw Records is best known for underground hip-hop staples like J Dilla's Donuts and MF DOOM and Madlib's Madvillainy,but recent years have seen the California label branch... Read More...
RIP: Farewell to Barry Llewellyn of the Heptones
Words by Martei Korley
Jamaican music suffered another great loss with the passing last week of Barry Llewellyn, a founding member of the long-running rocksteady and reggae vocal group, the Heptones.
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