Exclusive Premiere: New Music From Busy’s Album Reggae Music Again
Busy Signal’s back with a refreshing new long-player that brings the dancehall star back to his roots. Reggae Music Again is full up of classical one-drop riddims and lyrics with real substance. One of the harder-edged selections on the album is this slow-burning rub-a-dub tune called “Kingston Town.” (more…)
Author: robk007
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HEAR THIS: Busy Signal “Kingston Town”
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Reasoning With Monty Alexander
The Grammy-Nominated Jamaican Jazz Master Nices Up The Blue Note
With 50 years of making music and some 70 records under his belt, the Jamaican-born and world-renowned pianist Monty Alexander has finally received his first Grammy nomination. His live album Harlem-Kingston Express got the nod for the Best Reggae Album this year. Alexander is considered a first-rate pianist in international jazz circles, yet he got his start sitting in with mento bands on accordion, or recording for Coxsone Dodd and Randy Chin. He went on to play with Dizzy Gillespie, record with Quincy Jones, and accompany Frank Sinatra when he passed through Jilly’s on West 52nd Street. In other words—Monty bust big a farin’. Yet instead of turning his back on the Jamaican music that shaped him, he took it back to the foundation and found ways to blend the two with one sound coming through pure and true. That’s just what Monty has been doing during his two-week residency at NYC’s Blue Note, inviting 50 years’ worth of friends from the worlds of jazz and reggae to jam side by side, giving his lucky listeners “The Full Monty.”
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HEAR THIS: Clive Chin’s Pure Scorcher Mix
Rinsing Randy’s Rarities At The Radio Lily Launch January 28, 2012
The very first night Radio Lily began broadcasting the people’s music from Miss Lily’s Variety at the corner of Houston and Sullivan Streets in New York City, we had to come with something special. So we sent for the inimitable Mr. Clive Chin of Randy’s Records fame. The same one who designed the Impact! records logo. He showed up on a cold January night with a dapper tweed jacket and a briefcase full of dubplates and 45s. He promised to play one hour of “pure scorcher” but he ended up staying for 2 and a half hours, flinging down selections that ran the gamut from ska to rock steady to roots, rock, reggae, dubwise and otherwise. We’re talking rare and unreleased cuts from the likes of the Skatalites, Randy’s All-Stars, The Wailers Band, and Al & The Vibrators not to mention Delroy Wilson, Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, Errol Dunkley, I-Roy, Augustus Pablo, The Heptones and so much more. (He even previewed some new rock steady songs sung in Cantonese that he recorded during a recent trip to China.) (more…)
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HEAR THIS: Rihanna Birthday Dubplate Mix
DJ Max Glazer Flings Down Some Dubplate Specials For RiRi’s Bornday
Today is Rihanna’s 24th birthday, and wherever she is right now, we’ve got a feeling she’s celebrating inna fine style. Of course Rihanna’s not just one of the world’s biggest pop stars, she’s also a massive reggae fan. No wonder she chose DJ Max Glazer of Federation Sound as her touring selector for the first three years of her career. In fact she still calls on Max to fling down selections at special events—like, say her birthday party…. (more…) -
HEAR THIS: Damian Marley “Affairs Of The Heart”
Junior Gong Sings About A Love So Real It’s Life-Saving
The song that Damian Marley just dropped today is not your typical Valentine’s Day fare. No hearts, flowers, candy, or romantic cliches on this one. It’s a song about real people living real lives and finding a way to keep love alive despite all the challenges and distractions of life.
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House Of Marley’s Bag Of Rhythm
The Ultimate Booming System For Your iPod Is Boomshots Approved
You already know House of Marley headphones are putting Beats By Dre to shame with their superior sound quality, rootsy design, and overall Irie-ness. Now H.o.M. is changing the game again with this rough & rugged iPod dock packaged in a military green shoulder bag that would be suitable for transporting copious amounts of fragrant vegetation—if it weren’t already full up of tunes! They call it the Bag of Rhythm. (Cool name—What genius thought of that?) (more…)
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HEAR THIS: Cham ft. O “Tun Up”
Cham On The Mic x Dave Kelly On The Riddim = The Ting Tun Up
Some artist / producer combos never fail. Think of Biggie & Primo. Snoop & Dre. Cham & Dave Kelly. Yes, the dancehall dream team behind “Ghetto Story,” “Vitamin S,” and “Man and Man”—just to name a few—is back with another certified boomshot called “Tun Up.” (more…)
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Mr. Vegas To Sing “Sweet Jamaica” Unplugged
The Dancehall Singer Goes Back To His Reggae Roots On RadioLily.com
2012 isn’t just the Mayan apocalypse. It also marks the 50th anniversary of Jamaican independence—and to mark the occasion, Mr. Vegas will be releasing a hard-hitting double album called Sweet Jamaica. Tomorrow night he’ll preview the album in an exclusive acoustic set streaming live on RadioLily.com.
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R.I.P. King Stitt
No Matter What The People Say, King Stitt Led The Way
Order of merit to the foundation of the music. Yesterday the pioneering DJ King Stitt passed away after a long battle with prostate cancer. (more…)
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Tune In To Radio Lily
Webcasting Live From NYC 2 The World
Tune In To Radio Lily, broadcasting live for the first time today. (more…)
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DOWNLOAD: Cris Cab ft. Wyclef & Mavado “Rihanna’s Gun”
Brand New Musical Shot From The Big Bad Echo Boom Mixtape
Cris Cab is a Cuban youth from Miami who’s been driving girls wild with his easy breezy sun-kissed love songs. He showed his versatility with a reggae-flavored acoustic version of Wiz Khalifa’s “Black and Yellow.” His talent eventually caught the attention of bigger heads like Pharrell and Wyclef, and now he’s just blessed us with a next-level tune called “Rihanna’s Gun” featuring Clef and the Gully Gaad. Musical shot called “Rihanna’s Gun.” Ready. Aim.
