The Abyssinians are one of the most respected groups in the history of reggae. Their song “Satta Massaganna” is known as the reggae national anthem and tunes like “Y Mas Gan” and “Declaration of Rights” are true all time classics too. Their haunting 3 part harmony vocal style is a living link to the golden [...]
Back in March the Echo hosted a special night featuring the reunited Gaylads.
The LA Weekly had this to say about the main man bringing the band back together again:
The Gaylads’ frontman Harris [...]
The amazing Ken Parker will make his debut appearance on the westcoast at the end of March. Ken has been largely overlooked as an artist except for the amazing ‘Groovin’ In Style!‘ collection put out by Trojan Records. That in no means that true Jamaican music nerds are unfamiliar with him. [...]
The Dub Club in LA has been rocking the real roots dub and reggae for years. Every major and minor Jamaican artist has pretty much been featured on their stage. We’ll they’ve finally started a weekly podcast of select tunes. The first one was posted last week to go with the amazing lineup [...]
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