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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
Three years to the day after the army's assault on Tivoli Gardens in pursuit of Dudus, Jah9 looks back on those dramatic events in her new single, Tension.
Originally from Suriname, Ray Neïman lives between Guyana, Holland and France. On his own label he has released his second album, "Fils du peuple", on which he invited Sizzla for the very cross-over Stop axe mi money.
His new album, "On Time", is eagerly awaited for 28 October on X-Ray Productions. After Gipsy Rock, discover an unreleased track from Biga Ranx, Ordinary Day.
With their first album, "Genesis", the young Jamaicans of Pentateuch made a strong impression last year. After Black Face, here is their second video, Kingston.
"She is my ray of sunshine, a pure wonder, a star shining in the sky..." sings Tiwony to his sweetheart on Rayon de Soleil, a new single from his latest album, "Cité Soleil".
Not the Michigan sidekick but Dutchman Smiley has enlisted Anthony B for this Keep the joy on Al.Ta.Fa.An Records' Strength Riddim.
The Brazilian sound system Dubatak, formed in 2006, has released three 7" singles from their latest riddim, the Old Feeling riddim, featuring Ranking Joe, I-Kushna, Soom-T, Thriller U and Ruben da Silva.
As we told you a short while ago, Macka Diamond is the heroine of "Redemption Of Paradise", which has just come out in Jamaica. She also performs the film's soundtrack, which we present here, alongside Tarrus Riley, Lady G., Duane Stephenson and Barbee.
Heard this year on the Opus riddim and the Bonafide riddim, the singjay Jah Marnyah releases a new single produced by Faya Wurks Records, out now and taken from the album "A New Day", due next spring.
While we are still waiting for Teflon to break through, this burning Can't Sell Me Out with Sizzla over a languid beat confirms all the good we think of him.
Biga Ranx and Joseph Cotton come together around Tommy McCook's sublime Shadow Of Your Smile (Treasure Isle, 1967) for a tribute to women, Girls Affairs.
With selecta Jay-Cee away, the Reggae Juice show concocted by Blues Party welcomes Sista Ka, alongside the ever-present Papa Roger. An hour of good selections for a high-altitude journey.
Buoyed by the success of Got to love you, Sean Paul, now sporting a new hairdo, carries on in the same vein with She doesn't mind. And hints at a very American album…
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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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