Roots Shack Reggae

Protoje - 'The Jamaican Situation' Interview on Reggaeville.com

When a new Protoje EP, The Jamaican Situation - A Soundtrack (Side A), appeared on Reggaeville’s releases list, dropping October 18th, we and his fans had so many questions. Was this connected to his Royalty Free Side B EP he released back in 2016? What is being soundtracked? Why were three of his recent 2024 singles on it - 30 Million, Mariposa, Where We Come From feat. Jahshii - but not Legend Legend? Was this the teaser for his first full length album since leaving RCA for Ineffable Records? And so on. Fortunately, Protoje quickly clarified this with a social media post on October 10th, saying the EP was a preview to a soundtrack for a short film he and his In.Digg.Nation Collective were making. Read the full story HERE

Mortimer Ft. Kabaka Pyramid & Lila Iké - Bruises (Visualizer)

"Bruises" OUT NOW: https://moremusic.at/Bruises From Mortimer's upcoming album FROM WITHIN Out Sept 20th Pre-Save the album https://moremusic.at/FromWithin Produced by Mortimer & Winta James for Overstand Entertainment Under license to Easy Star Records

Bugle & Buju Banton & Damian Marley - Thank You Lord (Official Video)

Bugle x Buju Banton x Jr Gong - Thank You Lord Produced By Roy Thompson & Orrett "Dj Bambino" Hart & Jemoi "J.Twiss" Monteith For Bambino Musik / ClearSonix & An9ted.Ent Distributed by Evidence Music

Jah Shaka: dub and reggae pioneer at the helm of London sound system culture has died

Dub and reggae pioneer Jah Shaka has died, according to social media posts from close friends and collaborators. His precise age and the cause of death have not been disclosed. The singer, producer and label owner also known as Zulu Warrior was at the helm of sound system culture in London, releasing some of the scene’s most seminal records and spearheading the influential Jah Shaka Sound System, which he began operating and touring in the 1970s. Read more HERE