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340 news in 2013
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December 2013
- Ragga Dub Force Festival, round two
A year after celebrating 25 years of activism, the Ragga Dub Force collective will be back at the Cabaret Sauvage (Paris) for a new edition of its event, on…
- Singer and poet Faybiene Miranda has died
The poet and singer Faybiene Miranda died on Friday 20 December 2013. Faybiene Miranda found success in the 70s with the single Prophecy, produced by Jack…
- Tessanne Chin to headline Shaggy And Friends
Shaggy's charity concert will be back in 2014. The fourth edition of the "Shaggy & Friends" concert, organised through his Make A Difference foundation and…
- Toulouse Dub Club #11 with Iration Steppas and Bush Chemists
For its first edition of 2014, Toulouse Dub Club will welcome two heavyweights of the British scene, Iration Steppas and Bush Chemists, on Saturday 8 February…
- Reggae Sun Ska festival to move in 2014
After last summer's violent storms, which destroyed part of the installations and caused the first night to be cancelled, Reggae Sun Ska will move for its…
- Summerjam adds Dub Inc, Naâman, Johnny Osbourne and Lone Ranger
Every year, before Christmas, Summerjam is the first of the European festivals to unveil its line-up. After Jimmy Cliff, Seeed, Tryo, Meta Dia & The…
- Danakil: the tour and the new album
Two years after their last release, "Echos du Dub" (the dub version of "Echos du Temps", released in 2011), Danakil's new album will come out in early 2014 on…
- Sizzla, Beres Hammond and Snoop Lion nominated for Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards have unveiled the list of nominees for the 56th ceremony, to be held on 26 January 2014 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. In the "Best…
- Paris Dub Station #42 with Channel One and King Shiloh
It is a line-up well known to Dub Station regulars that the Paris event will offer on Saturday 21 December. The 42nd edition will indeed welcome the English…
- Nouméa's One Love Festival with Bunny Wailer, Alborosie and Tarrus Riley
Organised by the foundation Un Arbre un Jour une Vie, Shadow Concept and Mediacom, the One Love Festival will take place on Saturday 14 December 2013 in…
- Junior Murvin has passed away
Junior Murvin, the famous falsetto of Police & Thieves, died this morning at his home in Port Antonio, Jamaica. Born in Montego Bay, Murvin Junior Smith sang…
November 2013
- New album from Brahim on Baco Records
Two years after "Sans Haine", Brahim will release a new album in March 2014 on Baco Records, Danakil's label. Baco Records has unveiled an excerpt from the…
- Biga Ranx and Naâman on the cover of Reggae Vibes
After Dub Inc, the new issue of Reggae Vibes puts two Frenchmen on its cover: Biga Ranx and Naâman. A joint interview between the two young singers…
- New best of for Alpha Blondy
With a long career stretching from the late 70s to today, Alpha Blondy is releasing a new best-of, due out on 2 December. It naturally features Alpha Blondy's…
- OBF launches a new label, Dubquake Records
The sound system OBF (Original Bass Foundation) is launching a new label, Dubquake Records. The new venture aims to revive the Dubquake nights OBF has been…
- Luciano and Cocoa Tea at the Trabendo
Good news for reggae fans: Luciano and Cocoa Tea will play the Trabendo (Paris) on Saturday 21 December. A few days before Christmas, we will be able to see…
- Lee Perry back on the controls
The Jamaican producer Lee Perry is back on the controls for a new album, "Back On The Controls", produced with his London counterpart Daniel Boyle. Daniel…
- Last Skank It Up of the year with Jahtari
The final Skank It Up party of the season will welcome the German producer Disrupt, boss of the Jahtari label, back to Paris at the Glazart. On Saturday 14…
- Penthouse Records: 25 years of music celebrated in a compilation
To mark Penthouse Records' 25th anniversary, Donovan Germain's label is releasing a compilation that retraces its great moments. Penthouse is first of all a…
- Nantes Dub Club #10: the line-up
The tenth edition of Nantes Dub Club promises to be a proud affair on Friday 6 December at the Salle Festive Nantes Erdre. For this symbolic number, the Get…
- Vybz Kartel pleaded not guilty
Jailed and charged with the murder of Clive "Lizard" Williams, Vybz Kartel and his co-accused pleaded not guilty in court this morning, the Gleaner reports…
- Reissue of Ease Up The Pressure by Delroy Melody
The new label Jamwax inaugurates its catalogue with the reissue of Delroy Melody's single Ease Up The Pressure. The name of this Jamaican singer will probably…
- Liz McComb, a jazz diva in Jamaica
The bridges between jazz and reggae are too many to count. Here is a new one: jazz diva Liz McComb recorded four of the 21 tracks on her new album…
- Broussaï keeps touring
With the video for A l'envers, made with footage from their tour, just released, the members of Broussaï are not about to leave the French roads any time…
- Lloyd Robinson, author of Cuss Cuss, has died
Singer Lloyd Robinson, author of the famous Cuss Cuss, died last week at Kingston Public Hospital, on 5 November 2013. He was 68. Born in Kingston, Altemont…
- Toulouse Dub Club #10 with Kanka and Dubkasm
Already the 10th edition for the Toulouse Dub Club, now an unmissable dub date in the Pink City. After its last two editions at the Abattoirs museum and at…
- ''Songs about you'', Million Stylez's new EP
Three years after the album "Everyday", Million Stylez is about to release an EP, produced by the French label Special Delivery. Titled "Songs about you", the…
- ''Dub The System'', Alborosie's new dub album
A few months after the release of Alborosie's new album "Sound The System" comes its dub counterpart: "Dub The System", which gathers 11 "killer dubs"…
- I-Octane's second album coming soon
Two years after releasing his first album, "Cry To The Nation", I-Octane is preparing his new opus. Steadily progressing since his debut, I-Octane had a fine…
- Dragon Davy & Friends, the album and the tour
It looks like a big family photo of the French reggae scene: Dragon Davy's new album brings together a host of artists around him. Titled "Dragon & Friends"…
- Reggae Vibrations, the reggae drum method
Good news for apprentice drummers: the drum method "Reggae Vibrations" has been available since 15 October. As its name suggests, this method is devoted…
- Biga Ranx at the Bataclan in January 2014
2014 will begin under the best auspices for Biga Ranx: after La Cigale last spring, he will take the stage at the Bataclan (Paris) in January 2014. This Paris…
- Brain Damage meets Vibronics: after the album, the tour
Available since 14 October, Brain Damage's new album, "Empire Soldiers", is built around the meeting with Vibronics. The same goes for the tour, where Steve…
October 2013
- Aba Shanti I at Marseille Dub Station #24
The Dub Station is back for the new season in Marseille. After Mungo's Hi Fi, Solo Banton and Mr Williamz last April, the Musical Riot organisers have once…
- Beenie Man launches his European tour
Beenie Man will kick off his European tour in Italy tonight, accompanied by his Zagga Zow Band. After Germany and Sweden, the deejay will come through France…
- Télérama Dub Festival #11: the programme
Longer and bigger than ever, the Télérama Dub Festival kicks off this very weekend in Marseille. For its eleventh edition, the dub event will travel through…
- Bob Marley still earns a fortune
The Bob Marley brand has never earned so much. According to the annual ranking compiled by Forbes magazine, Bob Marley is the fifth richest dead celebrity. It…
- Tony Brevett (The Melodians) has passed away
Tony Brevett, singer of the rocksteady group The Melodians, died on Saturday of cancer in a Miami hospital. He had been hospitalised since August. A nephew of…
- Beres Hammond and Charlie Chaplin honoured
As every year in Jamaica since 1968, the third Monday of October is the traditional National Heroes Day. Beres Hammond and deejay Charlie Chaplin were…
- Young Chang MC jailed and charged
Arrested on 15 October, the deejay Young Chang MC, his manager and a friend have been charged. They have been jailed and charged with abduction, unlawful…
- A reggae EP for Smif-N-Wessun
The hip-hop duo Smif-n-Wessun is about to release a reggae EP titled "Born and Raised", planned for December. Coming from the Brooklyn collective Boot Camp…
- Sean Paul wins the MOBO Award for best reggae act
Is it really a surprise? Sean Paul has once again won the Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Award for best reggae act, this weekend. The 18th edition of the…
- Kabaka Pyramid prepares the release of the EP ''Lead The Way''
Jamaican singer Kabaka Pyramid will release a new EP, "Lead The Way", on 5 November 2013, in digital format. Revealed in 2011 with his EP "Rebel Music"…
- Johnny Osbourne on tour with Lone Ranger and the Homegrown Band
Johnny Osbourne will soon be on tour in France. Following his magnificent recent performances in France (including the memorable night with Ken Boothe in…
- ''My Homeys'', Marina P's first album
After a busy 2013, singer Marina P is getting ready to release her first album. "My Homeys", scheduled for 18 November 2013, compiles ten tracks, the fruit of…
- Mighty Crown for Dance Soldiah's anniversary
When the Parisian sound system Dance Soldiah celebrates ten years of activism, it does not do things by halves, and has invited nothing less than Japan's…
- Metro Media, sound system world champions
World Clash RESET 2, the resurgence of the world sound system competition, lived up to every promise on Saturday night in New York, and crowned the Jamaicans…
- Winter Reggae Night with General Levy, Trinity and Ras McBean
The Mayenne is getting its "winter reggae night" on Friday 15 November in Changé, a stone's throw from Laval. Organised by the Ondines venue and the Irie Ites…
- Tenor Uly Neuens inaugurates dub opera
Reggae jazz, reggae blues, reggae country… examples of genre-blending are not rare in reggae. Crossing dub with opera, however, is less common. We may well…
- Junior Kelly, Lutan Fyah and Chezidek for Idren Sound's 10th anniversary
Founded in 2003 by Raffa, Macka and Mat'Ma, the Swiss collective Idren Sound will celebrate its tenth anniversary on 25 and 26 October 2013. At the foot of…
- Dub Inc, the paradise tour
With only a few days to go before the release of Dub Inc's new album "Paradise" (in shops on 14 October 2012), the band from Saint-Étienne will kick off a…
- ''Eek-Ology'', the anthology devoted to Eek-A-Mouse
Titled "Eek-Ology", an anthology devoted to Eek-A-Mouse will be released on 5 November by VP Records, on its 17 North Parade label. Like the previous…
- Lyon Dub Station #7 with Unitone
The Lyon Dub Station returns for the new season on Friday 27 October 2013. At the Double Mixte, the dub event organised by Musical Riot will hold its seventh…
- Channel One in mourning
Producer Kenneth Hoo-Kim, one of the four brothers who founded the Channel One studio in 1972, died on Thursday 3 October. He was 66 and had been battling…
- Get Up Session with Mo'Kalamity and Obidaya
With her third album "Freedom of the Soul" due out on 14 October, Mo'Kalamity will headline the fifteenth edition of the Get'Up Sessions in Nantes. On Friday…
- Protoje and Black Roots at the Koud'Ju Festival
Founded in 2004 by the association of the same name, the Koud'Ju Festival is launching its tenth edition on 25, 26 and 27 October 2013. As every year, the…
- Mighty Massa back in France
After his much-talked-about visit last year, Japan's Mighty Massa will be back in France on Saturday 19 October 2013 in Montreuil (93). For its fifth edition…
- Pressure Sounds: Reggae in Jazz featuring Tommy McCook
The work done for so many years by the English label Pressure Sounds needs no introduction. Another quality release is announced for 22 October: "Reggae in…
September 2013
- Ackboo, a 45 and a tour
Just back from Mexico, where he played three shows, French dubmaster Ackboo will soon be back to play a series of concerts from the end of October. He will…
- Summit meeting at the Dub Me Crazy Meeting
« The biggest arena of French sound systems » promise the organisers: for its first edition, the Dub Me Crazy Meeting night, taking place on Saturday 19…
- Reggae Vibes devotes its cover to Dub Inc
Out on newsstands since yesterday, the new issue of "Reggae Vibes" magazine puts Dub Inc on its cover. The band, who are about to release their new album…
- The HELP Jamaica! 2014 reggae calendar is available
The association Help Jamaica! is offering a calendar for 2014 once again. After the success of last year's, it is the fifth calendar published by the…
- Vibrations Urbaines with Max Romeo, Tairo and Mungo's Hi Fi
The 16th edition of the Vibrations Urbaines festival will take place from 18 to 27 October 2013. True to form, the event hosts exhibitions, live creations…
- The Dub Invaders tour continues
A dub side project of High Tone, the Dub Invaders tour, following the release of their second album, "Dub Invaders vol. 2", continues. After taking some of…
- Panda Dub feat. Daddy Freddy, Brother Culture & Kali Green
German label and sound system Lion's Den, led by Ras "The Siren" Lion, puts out its first release, "Lent Roots Pour Chant EP", with Daddy Freddy, Brother…
- Musical Youth, the comeback
Musical Youth, the English kids' group of the 80s, is back on the music scene. They sold hundreds of thousands of copies of their cover of the Mighty…
- Lek Sen: an album to fund a music school in Senegal
Senegalese singer Lëk Sen is dedicating his new album "Hope Inna Afreeka" to funding a music school in his home village of Ngor. A few months after the…
- The Peter Tosh biography is finally available
It is a long-haul project that English journalist and writer John Masouri has been working on: the biography of Peter Tosh. Entitled "Steppin' Razor : The…
- An acoustic album for Barrington Levy
While the release of Barrington Levy's new album, "It's about time" (billed as the last of his career), keeps being pushed back, a quite different project is…
- Eclip'Son Festival with Naâman, Biga Ranx, Broussai…
Organised by the association Vibra’ Son, the Eclip'Son festival is launching its second edition this year. After the success of the previous year (the…
