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Vous l'aurez constaté, Reggaefrance traverse une mauvaise passe. En " pause ", le site n'est plus actualisé depuis de longs mois. Il n'y a, hélas, pas de perspective d'évolution à moyen terme. Ce n'est pas faute d'avoir cherché, mais on n'a pas trouvé le modèle économique adéquat pour soutenir la pratique de notre métier telle qu'on la souhaite. Faire perdurer Reggaefrance en dénaturant ce qui a fait sa réputation n'était pas envisageable. Pour autant, pas question que Reggaefrance disparaisse : le site web sera maintenu pour garantir l'accès à nos archives, le fruit de toutes ces années d'activisme.
Il y a des regrets, bien sûr, mais on préfère se focaliser sur le plaisir d'avoir participé avec nos moyens au rayonnement de cette musique, et sur les souvenirs accumulés au fil du temps : les rencontres, les voyages, les rires (beaucoup), la sueur (pas mal) et les larmes (un peu)... Qui pouvait imaginer qu'on s'engageait dans une telle aventure quand Reggaefrance est né en 1999 ?
Merci aux artistes, aux producteurs, musiciens, labels, tourneurs, techniciens et tous ceux dont on a croisé la route pendant ces longues et belles années. Merci aussi à tous ceux qui ont œuvré sur le site, que ce soit pour donner un simple coup de main ou pour contribuer régulièrement... Et enfin, merci à vous, lecteurs, pour avoir rendu tout cela possible. On espère que vous avez pris autant de plaisir à nous suivre dans ces aventures que nous en avons eu à les vivre. Et puis, on ne veut pas insulter l'avenir... Qui sait ?
Nous avons apporté quelques évolutions au site pour afficher aléatoirement nos archives. Bonne lecture !
L'équipe de Reggaefrance
Juillet 2016
Reggaefrance, the reggae and dancehall magazine (1999-2016)
Reports > Photos
Last week, the No Logo Festival kicked off its third edition. In the rain, but in good spirits. A look back in pictures.
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Artists > Interviews
He only has one mixtape and two EPs to his name, but Randy Valentine has already marked himself out as an artist to watch. Interview.
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Artists > Interviews
Protoje looks back with us on the making of the album "Ancient Future". Interview.
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Reports > Photos
A look back in pictures at Ky-Mani Marley's concert in Lyon, as he tours France
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News > Reviews
The Swiss musicians of Najavibes have given veteran I Kong a very fine album for his comeback.
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News > Reviews
Wonderfully composed, Randy Valentine's new EP, "Still Pushing", is polished down to the smallest detail.
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Recently: from the reggae and dancehall archive
The young Penthouse prodigy takes a famous Jamaican saying for this exemplary tune, dedicated to workers and "sufferers" and backed by a fine video. Another conscious track on the excellent Serve & protect riddim.
A young Jamaican revelation, Masicka is gaining more and more weight. Here he is on this No big deal produced by Equinoxx, with a gimmick sampled from Bounty Killer.
From punk to reggae is but a small step, and Sebastian Sturm wasted no time taking it. After a pleasant first album, he is back with a well-crafted second opus.
Clash is clash: Irie Ites Records' Stop That Sound riddim hosts nothing but clash tunes, like Soundboy a go dead by the Italian artist Lion D.
Available as a legal download, Ka An fè Yo, produced by Black Labo prod, is one of the extracts from "Difé Lyrical", Tiwony's forthcoming street album, which will be released on 3 December.
The veteran Mega Banton is back with Tommy Lee and a single with a fitting title: Unkind (nasty), in which they play their roles as bad boys.
A new new roots set from Germany's Rootdown Records: the I Love Riddim, produced by Thilo "Teka" Jacks, features Natty King, Dutchman Ziggi, Luciano and Ginjah, among others.
With Football Club Apatride, Makasound is betting that there is an audience today ready to get passionate about an anachronistic release: a record to be heard as a delicious echo of the sublime "Guns Of Brixton" by The Clash!
With Storm Dance, Biga Ranx has no trouble exploiting the potential of this well-judged riddim composed by Emmanuel Heron, aka Manudigital. Available as a single.
A top-notch cast pays tribute to the victims of the earthquake in Japan: Bunny Wailer, Junior Reid, John Holt, Luciano, Dean Fraser, Marcia Griffiths, Ken Boothe, Triston Palmer, U-Roy, Josey Wales, Cocoa Tea, Yellowman...
Exclusively, discover Ziggi's new video, Gonna Leave You, taken from his album "In Transit". A tune that borrows the melody of Sizzla's Show that you love me.
Love and its troubles are an inexhaustible source of inspiration for Konshens, whose video for Weak, on Downsound Records' Quarter Mile riddim, is here.
Tchong Libo, one of the two singers of Broussaï, goes solo with his first album, "Influence", out today. Discover it with the single Wicked Sound.
After Tanya Stephens last year, it is Cecile's turn to represent the female side of Jamaican dancehall at Summerjam. In the coming days, in collaboration with Arte-tv.com, you will find a series of videos illustrating the festival.
We were eagerly awaiting the musical commentary on the police raids in Kingston: Don Corleon and Tarrus Riley step up... brilliantly, to denounce the ravages of stray bullets.
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Reggaefrance was born in 1999 from the wish of its members, driven by a shared passion, to take part in the growth and activism of the reggae / dancehall scene in France and to share their musical discoveries.
After eight years, Reggaefrance.com has become part of the daily life of reggae lovers and industry professionals alike, who find in it an efficient and accurate source of information.
Our development relies on a network of partnerships with players on the French and international reggae scene (artists, labels, record shops, producers...), who have trusted us for several years now and help us reach a wider audience. |
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