Rolling Stone, the doyen of American rock magazines, has just released a special "Best of rock 2008" issue in which its journalists list more than 125 artists, producers or venues that marked the rock world in 2008. Surprise: Mavado is the one crowned in the "best new reggae" category, when you would rather have expected to find a roots artist. The team justifies its choice by the growing popularity of his "gangsta" style in the United States.