evolution of the nine
If Jah9’s last album was an open note to self meant to encourage listeners to do the difficult fire work of slashing and burning the negativity that can eat away…
kinky reggae or reggae queered?
What do we as listeners/ viewers do with Lipstick Lover’s nontraditional entangling of Jamaican sound with queerness?
there is a nine night this friday
“Jah Shaka’s spirit lives on: Ashes to ashes, dub to dub.”
on national symbols
Some of us might recall that six years ago Jamaicans near and far were outraged on social media, in the newspapers, and on the television all because Ishawna posted an…
so much to say
With exciting new storytellers emerging from the Caribbean, the world tour return of a reggae-dub icon, an inspiring new dancehall artist on the scene, and a mix of Garvey and…
at long last, we are forwarding into the future
The Past When I was a child growing up in the 1980s and 90s, I watched episodes of The Jetsons on Saturday mornings and I would be entranced by the…
in the blink of an eye
Gavsborg has a new music project! The timing couldn’t be better and the content couldn’t reflect the time more accurately. Just like this week in Black history, this EP is…
"write pon di riddim" 