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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
Few French ska bands manage to keep up the standard. After the remarkable "Live with Alton Ellis" last year, Aspo delivers its 3rd album, "Romance without Finance". Without a doubt the band's finest effort.
This week, discover the second part of the 3rd rewind of our show Reggaefrance6t'm hosted by Selecta Vegra, wicked selection!!!
Derajah's first album, recorded with the French band Donkey Jaw Bone, is a pure gem of modern roots, led by the Jamaican's deep voice. The excellent My Sister bears witness.
You have to go back to "Till Shiloh" and "Inna Heights" to find such a roots vibe from Buju. "Before the dawn", recorded just before his incarceration, writes a new roots chapter in his discography.
A nod to the sound of his early days and a tribute to 1980s/90s dancehall, "Digitall.5" reminds us that MC Janik's old-school style remains a safe bet.
On his European tour, Tiken Jah Fakoly played Rouen on Tuesday night for a free open-air concert on the fringes of the Armada. Explosive, of course.
With Alpha Blondy's new live album out, compiling his two Paris concerts of 1992 and 2000, watch his Summerjam performance last year in video with the track Ma Tête.
After the debut album that made her name, Ayo returns with a second opus titled Gravity at last. Here is the first single, Slow Slow, available on Universal Music / Polydor.
The young Randy Valentine, already heard at Special Delivery, makes his debut with the mixtape "Bring Back The love", where we discover a fine voice on oldies riddims. Available for free.
Two years after the release of the album "Rasta Love", out on Born Fire Music in 2011, here is the video for My yes & my no, which Anthony B sings to his other half: "You are my yes and my no, my up and my down, you are everything to me".
While his new album, recorded in Jamaica, is expected in a few weeks, Meta Dia joins Eyewitness on the hip-hop single Give Me Time, already available.
Solo Banton links up with Dubkasm again and defends his music alongside Buggsy. Coming soon in a triple 7" box set (Dubkasm Records).
More than a year after the release of his album “Parables”, Tarrus Riley keeps piling up hits. Among them Protect your neck, remixed with Bling Dawg's What's Life.
Joined by Assassin (Agent Sasco), Wayne Marshall mocks easy money on Stupid Money, first heard on his recent EP and also set to appear on his new album "Tru Colors", out on 21 January 2014.
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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.
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