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May 2013
- Clarks Booty, the collector's repress
For Record Store Day (Disquaire Day in France) last month, Greensleeves reissued Little John's Clarks Booty, his song in homage to the famous English…
- Reggae Vibes #30: Alborosie's confessions
With his new album due on 1 July (17 June digitally), Alborosie is on the cover of the new issue of Reggae Vibes magazine. The magazine met the Sicilian, who…
- Bobby Kalphat reissued by Pressure Sounds
Another exemplary reissue from Pressure Sounds: after a long wait, the English label is re-releasing Bobby Kalphat's classic album "Zion Hill Dub", recorded…
- Burning Spear: the documentary draws near
Currently in post-production, "I-Man", the documentary about Winston "Burning Spear" Rodney, is taking shape. The Spear himself has posted a new trailer for…
- Kartel's trial postponed again
Accused of murder and imprisoned since September 2011, Vybz Kartel appeared in court yesterday but his trial was postponed once again. Vybz Kartel will have…
- Popcaan and Romain Virgo in Paris
The Cabaret Sauvage will host Popcaan and Romain Virgo on Saturday 3 July. After accompanying Vybz Kartel at the Elysée Montmartre in 2010, and playing the…
- Genestival: two days for its fifth anniversary
Genestival celebrates its fifth edition by stretching to two days. On 5 and 6 July, the festival based in Génelard, in Saône-et-Loire, will host Toots & The…
- The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra revisits the classics of the genre
Two former members of Madness are bringing ska classics back to life as an eleven-piece orchestra. Thirty-five years after the birth of the leading band of…
- Chronixx: two concerts in France in June
Accompanied by his band The ZincFence, Chronixx will play two concerts in France in June, as part of his first European tour. He will play Le Havre on Friday…
- Jah Tubby's for the Toulouse Dub Club's fifth birthday
For the last Toulouse Dub Club of the season, the Pink City will welcome Jah Tubby's World System for the first time, on Friday 14 June at Le Ramier. A…
- Garance Festival completes its line-up
This was the last round of names announced by the Garance Reggae Festival, whose line-up is now complete. The following artists join the programme: Ini…
- Don Camilo, the maxi
After the Digital Sessions, Don Camilo is reunited with Manudigital for a 5-track maxi, produced by Jamafra Records. A great globetrotter, collector…
- Two days of reggae at the Roots'Ergue Festival
The Roots'Ergue festival launches its tenth edition this summer, on 19 and 20 July 2013. For two days, Sauveterre de Rouergue (12) will live to Jamaican…
- Dub Inc: the tour, the DVD, the competition
With the new Dub Inc album due on 14 October, the band from Saint-Étienne is getting back on the road and into its good habits: a tour is planned from the end…
- ''Eye To Eye'', Trinity's new album
After numerous appearances on series and maxis, the collaboration between the label Irie Ites and the deejay Trinity takes a new turn: the Le Mans-based label…
- Outlook Launch Party with Mungo's HiFi
For the third year running, the Skank It Up nights in Paris are organising the Launch Party for the Outlook festival, the famous Bass Music event held in…
- First album for King Pépe & His Calypso Combo
After a first EP in December 2010, King Pépe & His Calypso Combo are releasing their first album, "Tropical Invasion". A band from Rennes, passionate about…
- Jah Tubby's at Dub Station #41
After Lyon earlier this year, the British crew Jah Tubby's will play Paris for Dub Station #41, at the Trabendo. The famous British sound system, which…
- Summerjam: the full line-up
Summerjam Festival has completed its 2013 programme. The 28th edition of the German festival, based in Cologne, is going to look impressive. Snoop Lion…
- Gentleman back on tour
With his new album, "New Day Dawn", out since the end of April, the German singjay is back on the road. He will headline several festivals this summer and…
- Japanese record shop Dub Store Sound branches out
For 20 years, Dub Store Sound has been flooding Japan with Jamaican music. What began as a small record shop in Shinjuku, in the Tokyo suburbs, has become…
- Vie'zion, roaring for Africa
The humanitarian association Vie'zion has called on artists from the French-speaking scene, and is releasing a compilation, "Rugir pour l'Afrique" ("Roar for…
- Dour 2013: the full line-up
Will you be able to take in all the confirmed artists for Dour Festival 2013? As every year, the line-up of the famous Belgian event is as long as your arm…
- Cedric Brooks has left us
The Jamaican saxophonist Cedric "Im" Brooks died on Friday 3 May, following a cardiac arrest, at New York Presbyterian Hospital, aged 70. Born in Kingston in…
- A new round of names at Reggae Sun Ska
Reggae Sun Ska has just added new names to the line-up of its 2013 edition: Barrington Levy, Gentleman, Tairo, Little Roy, Flox, Ijahman Levi, Vanupié, Dub…
- Prince Fatty and Winston Francis turn to their fans
Prince Fatty announced it on social media: he is looking for help to record his new album with Winston Francis, "Prince Fatty presents Winston Francis". A new…
- Reggae Geel announces its first names
The Belgian festival Reggae Geel has just announced the first names for its 2013 edition, which takes place on 2 and 3 August, spread across its many stages…
- Morgan Heritage, Tarrus Riley and Chronixx at the Paris Reggae Festival
It will be good to be in Paris on the last weekend of June: the Paris Reggae Festival offers a fine line-up for reggae fans on Saturday 29 June, mixing sure…
- In Jamaica: the sound system
The new episode of "A la Jamaïque" plunges us into one of the distinctive features of Jamaican music: the sound system. Sherkhan followed the King Tafari…
April 2013
- Raspigaous, the return
You have to go back to 2005 to find Raspigaous's last album, "Mauvaise herbe". Eight years of absence will soon be made up for with the release of a new EP…
- Music To Rock The Nation #15
As every year for 15 years, the association L'Oreille is organising the Music To Rock The Nation festival at the heart of Dauphine University in Paris. On 26…
- Dub Attack with Channel One
Dub nights are back in Le Mans. After a Dub Station with Aba Shanti in 2011, dub returns to the area with the Dub Attack night on Saturday 1 June 2013. Two…
- Ruhr Reggae Summer spawns an offshoot
Although it traditionally takes place in July, the Ruhr Reggae Summer will this year kick off the festivals east of the Rhine with a special edition, from 9…
- Rootstock Festival with Capleton and Gentleman
Reggae fans in eastern France will probably have marked this date in their diaries: the Rootstock Festival, on Saturday 18 May in Colmar (68), offers a…
- Reggae Jam, a great line-up
Reggae Jam keeps on filling out its programme for the 2013 edition. The German festival, based in Lower Saxony, will offer a line-up this year that balances…
- Blues Party's ''Reggae Juice'' show lands on Reggaefrance
The show "Reggae Juice", hosted by the sound system Blues Party, lands on Reggaefrance! From today, catch every week this musical cocktail put together by…
- Channel One outdoors at Toulouse Dub Club
The British are in the spotlight at the various dub events around France. For this new edition, Toulouse Dub Club has handed the controls of the night to…
- Buju Banton: answer in June
Buju Banton will have to wait until June to find out whether he can get a new trial. Judge James Moody has ordered the deejay and juror Terri Wright, who…
- Nuit Karaïbe 2 with Admiral T and Nuttea
After a 2012 edition with Raggasonic, Medhy Custos and Norrisman, among others, the Nuit Karaïbe is back this year. A Nuit Karaîbe that hides two nights at…
- Raggasonic: the remixes are coming
As they told us in their interview, remixes of tracks from Raggasonic's new album are starting to appear. After the launch of the video for Mon Sound last…
- Stand High Patrol back in Brest
After the Vauban, where they had their habits, it's off to La Carène: Pupajim, Rootystep and Macgyver are back in Brest. Stand High Patrol will return to…
- ''Before Reggae'', the music of the origins
Available since March, the box set "Before Reggae" plunges us into the decade that preceded the advent of ska in Jamaica. Between the opening of the first…
- In Jamaica: the return of the bands
This month's episode of the web series "À la Jamaïque Extended" is devoted to the return of bands and "live" music to the forefront. In Jamaica, a growing…
- Video chat with Raggasonic
Tonight there will be a video chat with Raggasonic, hosted by Reggaefrance and blogger Adeline (Adeline au pays du hip-hop). To mark the launch of their new…
- Zenzile's tour continues
The French band Zenzile are still on the road to present their latest album, "Electric Soul", released last year. A very successful eighth album, a return to…
- Naâman: first album and tour
Naâman, the new sensation of the French scene, has recorded his first album in Jamaica. After the success of the mixtape Skanking Shoes, released in March…
- Meta & The Cornerstones on tour
Discovered on stage in France alongside Dub Inc, Meta & The Cornerstones will be back for a tour in early May. After the acoustic tour in October 2012, this…
- ''Rude Boy Story'', the Dub Inc story on DVD
A year after its cinema release, "Rude Boy Story", the documentary on the story of Dub Inc directed by Kamir Meridja, will be available on DVD on 27 May 2013…
- Misty in Roots back in France
In France, a wind seems to be blowing in from the United Kingdom. Emblematic artists and bands from across the Channel are in the spotlight, with Black Roots…
- Producer Harry J has died
Jamaican producer Harry Johnson, better known as Harry J, died on Wednesday 3 April, aged 68. A diabetic, he passed away in hospital in Savanna La Mar, in the…
- ''3000 Niggawatts'', the Spyda Team album
Almost ten years after they met, Caporal Nigga and Mickee 3000, united under the name Spyda Team, are releasing their first album. Preceded by the net-tape…
- Groundation back on tour
Groundation are back in France. As almost every year, the Californian combo will play several shows across France. Around fifteen dates are planned from May…
- Jah Gaïa wins the French final of the Reggae Contest
Jah Gaïa won the French final of the 2013 Reggae Contest last night at La Bellevilloise in Paris, ahead of The Banyans and Païaka. The band from Saint-Étienne…
- Khalifa live with Nambo Robinson
Khalifa's new album, "(G)Riot.13" (previously titled "(G)Riot.12"), comes out on 19 April 2013. Like the first, it was recorded with the help of the Riddim…
- Shane Brown co-manages Tarrus Riley
Producer Shane Brown now shares the management of Tarrus Riley with Cannon Production, Dean Fraser's label, reports Jamaican radio station Irie FM. Just as we…
- Dub Me Crazy with Roots Ting, Murray Man and Echo Minott
Forget the summer time that clocks and watches have just been set to: it's British time that counts. The Dub Me Crazy night has understood this well and, for…
- Sizzla joins the Garance Reggae Festival
Sizzla will take the stage at the 2013 Garance Reggae Festival this summer. Already booked last year, his appearance in Bagnols-sur-Cèze was finally cancelled…
- The Get Up & Skank festival goes British
Buoyed by the success of its first edition, the Get Up & Skank festival is back with a fine line-up from 2 to 5 May 2013 in Nantes. The programme gives pride…
- Steel Pulse back on tour
After a tour in autumn 2012, Steel Pulse are back on the roads of France. The emblematic British band will play a series of shows at the end of April, then…
- In Jamaica: the rubbish truck
A new episode of the mini-series "A la Jamaïque", made by Sherkhan. This tenth act tackles the question of waste: in the ghetto, most residents don't wait for…
March 2013
- ''Much more to life'', Norrisman's new album
Norrisman's new album comes out next Monday, 1 April. Titled "Much more to life", it is entirely produced by Romain "Sherkhan" Chiffre for his label Tiger…
- Rub A Dub Party 2 with Lone Ranger
After a successful first edition, Soul Stéréo is back for the second round of the Rub-A-Dub Party night on Friday 5 April in Paris. After a tribute to Studio…
- Montpellier Dub Splash #3
After the first edition in December 2012 and the second in February 2013, Montpellier Dub Splash is back on 5 April for its third edition. The concept of this…
- Gaza Slim closes the Noisey Jamaica series
The Noisey Jamaica documentary mini-series wraps up with a final chapter devoted to Gaza Slim. "Meeting Vybz Kartel was the best thing that ever happened to…
- Busy Signal is well and truly back
Busy Signal has sorted out his passport problems: he will indeed be back in France next week. The deejay will play on Wednesday 3 April at the Cabaret Sauvage…
- Ackboo turns up the sound
French producer Ackboo is releasing his first album, "Turn up the amplifier". Since his first single in 2009, Bangladesh dub (on the English label Roots…
- Ken Boothe: after the album, the tour
With his new album, "Journey", having only just come out, Ken Boothe is heading back out on tour in France. Backed by the Homegrown Band, the man nicknamed…
- The Reggae Sun Ska line-up keeps growing
Reggae Sun Ska has dropped several new names to join the bill for its 2013 edition. Third World, Sinsemilia, Protoje (one to discover with his band The…
- City Kay, the tour of Southern Africa
Available from 30 March, City Kay's new album, "Travelling Southern Africa", was born during the band's journey through Southern Africa. After releasing their…
- London International Ska Festival
In three days the London International Ska Festival begins. Created in 1988 and back since 2011, the event will once again bring together some of the best…
