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Music Feature: Five of 2020’s Best Boston Reggae Recordings

Lots of artists made recordings during their lockdowns that have been released as vinyl, streams, videos and, in the case of the Attractors and Flying Vipers, even cassette tapes.

By: Noah Schaffer Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music Tagged: Attractors, Flying Vipers, Greg Roy, Noah Schaffer, reggae, Sista Dee and the Dis-n-Dat Band, Yves Lewis

Arts Remembrance: Fred “Toots” Hibbert — Resiliency in the Face of Struggle

As anyone who is familiar with “Toots” Hibbert’s near sixty-year career could testify, he was an artist who wrote songs that were guaranteed to transcend the contexts of their particular place and moment.

By: Patrick Conway Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Music, Popular Music Tagged: Fred “Toots” Hibbert, Patrick Conway, reggae, Toots and the Maytals

Music Interview: Morgan Heritage — Pushing Reggae Forward

Surprise! The New England roots of reggae’s sibling act Morgan Heritage.

By: Noah Schaffer Filed Under: Featured, Interview, Music, Popular Music Tagged: Morgan Heritage, Noah Schaffer, Peetah Morgan, reggae

Music Review: Spain’s Rototom Sunsplash — Bad Politics and Good Music at Major Reggae Fest

This year’s fiasco at Rototom Sunsplash proved that political energies can drive great art but have no place when it comes to programming and curation.

By: Noah Schaffer Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review Tagged: Alberto Tarin Jazz & Reggae Band, Bunny Lee, Bunny Wailer, Clinton Fearon, Habakuk, Hollie Cook, Lee Scratch Perry, Matisyahu, Ras Flaco, reggae, Reggae University, Rototom Sunsplash festival, The Pioneers

Music Preview: Ernie Smith and the Underrated Sound of Jamaica’s Storytellers

Ernie Smith’s rich baritone and playful lyrics have found a New England champion in the Rhode Island band Soul Shot.

By: Noah Schaffer Filed Under: Featured, Music, Preview, World Music Tagged: Eric Donaldson, Ernie Smith, Knickerbocker Cafe, Noah Schaffer, reggae, Soulshot

Concert Review: Dancehall pioneer Tiger Returns — A Blast From the Reggae Past

The evening was not just a pleasurable throwback to ’80s digital reggae riddims, but drew on the misogyny and homophobia that dominated reggae during that era.

By: Noah Schaffer Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music Tagged: Admiral Bailey, Anthony Malvo, Johnny P, Macka Diamond, Noah Schaffer, reggae, Tiger

Fuse Interview: Tarrus Riley — “I sing not for the chart, but for the heart”

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Tarrus Riley and his Dean Fraser-led Black Soil Band are touring, and the group is coming to Revere’s Wonderland Ballroom tomorrow.

By: Noah Schaffer Filed Under: Featured, Interview, Music, Popular Music Tagged: Mecoustic, reggae, Tarrus Riley

Music Commentary: Capleton’s Redemption Song?

Capleton’s cancellation at Boston’s Hibernian Hall shows that reggae stars can’t easily escape their anti-gay discographies.

By: Noah Schaffer Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Music Tagged: Capleton, Hibernian Hall, homophobia, reggae

Coming Attractions in Roots and World Music: May 2013

José Manuel Calderón

May is inevitably one of the busiest times of year on the Latin, gospel, and R&B concert calendars as promoters hold Mother’s Day’s events and try to lure audiences indoors one last time before the start of summer.

By: Noah Schaffer Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Featured, Music, World Music Tagged: bachata, bluegrass, go-go, gospel, Haiti, reggae, rockabilly

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