Afrojam
Introducing: Sizzla The Chant
Any new Sizzla Kalonji album is an event, but this one’s even more special than usual. Sizzla himself describes it as “a breakthrough” and a major stepping-stone in his career. “We’re venturing into a new world right now,” he says. “We needed to put out an album showing where Sizzla Kalonji is coming from, and [...]
Comagain – “we found love”
ENGLISH We Found Love “, which is currently probably the world’s biggest hit comes from Rihanna, who was known to be allowed to grow up in the Caribbean – in Barbados to be precise. There is an old Jamaican tradition to make great international hits fit for the Reggae or Dancehall clubs in the Caribbean. [...]
80s Go Reggae
How would it sound, if some of the greatest and timeless hits of the 80s were recorded anew in Caribbean reggae style. The Jamaican producer, Devon Bradshaw, former bass player for Burning Spear, reggae original Prezident Brown and Beezy Coleman, guitarist for Ziggy Marley and others, all asked this very question. And when they left [...]
Layori – Origin
It was on a Valentine´s day that Layori discovered her love – her love for great performances. She stood on the stage of the “Mayflower School”-auditorium in her domestic Nigeria to sing for three thousand of her fellow students and their relatives. “It was just overwhelming. It felt totally natural for me to stand up [...]
Caveman – Culture Sound Volume 1
The album begins with the song “Hungry Children” by undoubtedly the most famous and talented reggae artist of today: Sizzla Kalonji, In a perfect world, this song would be a global hit. In our reality, this song is still a global hit, at least qualitatively. Caveman Culture Sound Vol. 1 is the album that the international [...]