Reggae News

• The Reggae Philosopher: Anthony B comes to town with a message and a dance party
  Over the years, the river of reggae music that has flowed through Bend has at times been a rushing torrent, but then sometimes slowed to a mere trickle as it has over the past year. That’s the way live music works in a town like this. But when good reggae comes through the city, people definitely pay attention and they should be paying attention to Anthony B […]
• Local reggae band lands gig with Wailers
  Splash Guardian, a new reggae group featuring members from all over south Orange County, has scored a gig Thursday opening for the Wailers, a band that began as reggae icon Bob Marley's backup group. The show is at 8 p.m. at Brixton on the Redondo... […]
• School fuelled MBE DJ’s love of music
  A REGGAE DJ who was made an MBE in the New Year’s Honours said last night that he developed his passion for music while at school in Kidlington. […]
• Line-up announced for South Auckland Waitangi Day celebrations
  More than 40,000 people are expected to flock to Barry Curtis Park, in Flat Bush, for Toi o Manukau's annual Waitangi Day family celebration. […]
• King Django's Reggae At Café Nine
  Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page In just over a half-century, the tiny island of Jamaica has produced a staggering amount of homegrown popular music. […]
• The Wailers bring reggae sounds to State Theatre
  Nancy Dunham Examiner Correspondent Bob Marley is gone but his brand of reggae lives on thanks in part to the Wailers, fronted by bassist and music director Aston "Family Man" Barrett, who reformed the band after the departure of original members Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailers. Although the band has been recording in Jamaica, they're taking time […]
• Hasidic reggae-rapper Matisyahu shaves beard
  When Matisyahu’s signature dreidel-shaped disco ball is lowered and the devoutly religious reggae-rapper takes the mike at the 9:30 Club on Wednesday, it probably won’t be his music that fans are talking about. The 32-year-old Hasidic performer first made headlines the week before ­Hanukkah when he shaved off his iconic beard and tweeted: “No more Chassidic […]