Tag: Modern roots reggae

"Rock Steady Rodeo"

“Rock Steady Rodeo”: Saddle Up, Mon

1996 saw the independent release of the debut album by a group of renegade Canadian musicians – The Reggae Cowboys – who, in a supreme leap of faith, dared to fuse Jamaican reggae rhythms with, well, cowboy music and imagery. Van Halen’s “Hang ’em High” as kick-off track As reported

January 14, 2015 No Comments

"Awakening"

“Awakening”: Modern Roots Reggae Inna 21st Century

It may be kind of hard to believe now, but at one time in the 1990s and the early part of the new century, the DC area was an important center of activity for roots reggae and other Caribbean sounds. Georges Collinet, for instance, was broadcasting his internationally distributed radio

May 15, 2014 No Comments