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Busy Signal pays homage to Jamaica’s musical heritage
Busy Signal is the versatile dancehall deejay that this year changed course and dropped the acclaimed album Reggae Music Again, recorded with real musicians and under the guidance of veteran performers such as Beres Hammond, Marcia Griffiths and Dean Fraser. … Continue reading
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Busy Signal waves the reggae flag high and proud
For the second time in a less than a month a dancehall superstar has dropped a more or less straight reggae album. Mr. Vegas’ double set Sweet Jamaica dropped in late March and Busy Signal’s Reggae Music Again was put … Continue reading
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All-star line-up pays tribute to Gregory Isaacs
Gregory Isaacs – who passed away last year – is one of the greatest voices in reggae music ever. Always relaxed, laid-back and almost nonchalant in his tone. It is for a reason why he went by the name The … Continue reading
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Greensleeves and VP inna dubstep style
Late last year Greensleeves and VP Records announced that their back catalogue was to get a remix treatment by dubstep artists for a new vinyl series. The first release was a remix of Yellowman’s classic Zunguzunguguzungguzeng. Now it’s time for … Continue reading
A mixed bag from Chino
Most dancehall is released as singles or on one riddim compilations, and it’s been a while since I heard a full length album from a dancehall artist. I believe that Busy Signal’s D.O.B was my latest dancehall acquaintance as a full … Continue reading
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Essential duets from Alborosie
Last week I praised Sicilian dread Alborosie’s debut as a dub mixing engineer. And now it’s time for another round of applause. Alborosie, Specialist & Friends is a compilation of 27 Alborosie duets with the crème de la crème of … Continue reading
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Busy Signal speaks music fluently
Busy Signal is one of the most versatile dancehall artists ever. Since his debut album Step Out he has tried mashing dancehall with different genres and become an artist not bound by musical styles or traditions. To Reggaemani he reveals … Continue reading
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Million Vibes moves on with a new reggae mix
Swedish sound Million Vibes unleashes a new reggae and dancehall mix called Moving On containing conscious and lovers one drop as well as some nice dancehall tunes. Million Vibes certainly knows reggae. Last year they, together with Rough Lynx, did … Continue reading
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Inconsistency from Busy Signal
Busy Signal is one of the biggest dancehall stars of today with several big tunes in recent years. He began to receive attention in 2005 with breakthrough hits like Born and Grow and Step Out. Two years ago he dropped … Continue reading
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The third day of Uppsala Reggae Festival – several highs and one all-time low
The second day of Uppsala Reggae Festival offered lots of great roots reggae and it was almost a veteran get together. The third and final day was a more mixed bag of artists and range in quality. Saturday in Uppsala … Continue reading
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