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Lady Da Flame and Sanchez unite on soulful No One Like You remake

Lady Da Flame’s new remake with Sanchez gave The Journey a bigger lift, linking a spiritual EP rollout to chart traction, radio play, and a major UBS Arena stage.

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Guinea Junta Accused of Kidnapping Reggae Singer Elie Kamano’s Children

Elie Kamano says armed men took his children from his Conakry home, a claim that has intensified alarm over Guinea’s widening crackdown on critics’ families.

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Gyptian Drops Trees as Digital Single Built for DJs and Streaming

Gyptian’s Trees landed on 4/20 as a one-song digital release built for fast streaming, selector play, and immediate DJ pickup.

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Jah Mason Drops Roots Man as a Focused Digital Roots-Reggae Single

Jah Mason’s Roots Man arrived as a bare-bones one-track digital drop through John Wayne Records, built for fast turnaround and immediate playlist reach.

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Etana’s The Ganja Collection leans into reggae’s herb culture

Etana timed The Ganja Collection for 4/20 and built a tight seven-track reggae set around herb culture, roots roots, and a name with real crossover pull.

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Bloom Festival Malta 2026 spotlights reggae, dub, and sound system culture

Bloom Festival Malta 2026 doubles down on reggae, dub, and sound system culture, with Hempress Sativa, King Shiloh, and Mistical Sound System sharpening its boutique identity.

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Rebel Salute brings roots-reggae celebration to Miramar for South Florida debut

Maxi Priest, Mykal Rose and Tony Rebel carried Rebel Salute into Miramar, where the roots-reggae giant made its South Florida debut.

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Diane Warren announces reggae compilation with Common Kings, Fiji, Gramps Morgan

Diane Warren is taking her songbook into reggae, with Common Kings, Fiji and Gramps Morgan on a 13-track set due July 31, 2026.

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ZiGGi Recado returns with roots-driven Boom Meditation, a digital detox anthem

ZiGGi Recado’s Boom Meditation is a roots-heavy reset, pairing live instrumentation with a clear digital detox message after a quieter stretch.

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Third World Leads Spring Break Reggae Festival in Ponce Inlet

Third World headlined a 12-hour reggae beach weekend in Ponce Inlet, with a $55 ticket, 50 Jeeps, and a village built around music and culture.

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Horace Andy’s The Voice In Sound lands as Record Store Day vinyl release

Horace Andy’s first Record Store Day vinyl outing landed with rare cuts, bonus CD tracks and a crate-digger’s map through reggae history.

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Buju Banton Returns to Dancehall Roots with Romantic Butterflies Single

Buju Banton’s new single landed as the first move in his VP Records album rollout, pairing a romantic hook with a 1990s dancehall feel.

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Reggae Sumfest 2026 tickets on sale for historic Plantation Cove staging

Physical Sumfest tickets are now on sale, and the move locks in Plantation Cove entry for Vybz Kartel and Mavado’s July 18 dancehall showdown.

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Sizzla Turns 50, Roots Reggae Icon Celebrates 30 Years of Influence

Sizzla turned 50 with more than 90 albums behind him, one GRAMMY nomination, and honors from Kingston to Lauderhill.

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Turbulence releases Bingi Vibration as a one-track digital single

Turbulence cut straight to the point with Bingi Vibration, a one-track digital single built for quick delivery and a focused conscious message.

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Fred Locks Revives In My House with Nyabinghi Acoustic Version

Fred Locks turns “In My House” into a Nyabinghi acoustic cut, with Blacker Dread and Dean Fraser sharpening the song’s roots message.

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Super Cat Arrives in Barbados, Ignites Reggae Weekend Ahead of Festival Opening

Super Cat landed at Grantley Adams on Wednesday and immediately gave Barbados Reggae Weekend the kind of lift money cannot buy. His arrival set the tone for a three-night, Kensington Oval staging built for real momentum.

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Jesse Royal Expands No Place Like Home With Deluxe Edition, New Music and Tours

Jesse Royal is turning his latest Grammy buzz into a full rollout, with a deluxe No Place Like Home due May 15, 2026, plus new tours across the U.S. and Europe.

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Ras-I and Govana’s Oya crosses reggae, hip hop, and rock boundaries

Ras-I and Govana’s Oya landed through Ineffable with reggae, hip hop, indie, and rock tags, hinting at a bigger crossover push.

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Elovaters near Shark Belly Motel release with Bryce Vine collaboration

The Elovaters closed out Shark Belly Motel with Bryce Vine on a 3:20 cut, then backed it with an 18-track album and a sold-out Red Rocks date.

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Kumar Bent Turns Herb Detention Into Roots-Reggae Anthem of Abundance

Kumar Bent's new single turns a herb detention into 5000 Acres, a roots cut that flips police pressure into a claim of abundance, dignity and reggae politics.

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Perfect Giddimani Drops Reggae 101 as Lean Two-Track Release

Perfect Giddimani’s latest drop keeps it lean: Reggae 101 and a dub companion landed together, giving fans a compact lesson in reggae’s version culture.

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Protoje's The Art of Acceptance Marks Bold New Evolution in Reggae

Protoje’s seventh album lands April 17 with a wider, bolder sound, and it sharpens the map of how he has grown from roots singer to scene-shaping heavyweight.

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Al Mighty returns with I Win, a reggae anthem of resilience

Al Mighty ended a quiet stretch on April 17 with I Win, a spare reggae cut built on loss, endurance, and the choice to keep moving.

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Popcaan Teases Life Still a Gwaan, Reflective New Single and Video

Popcaan pushed Life Still a Gwaan as a resilience-first single, pairing a reflective track with a cinematic video shot in St. Thomas. The rollout hit Apple Music and SoundCloud on Friday.

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Ernie Smith dies at 80, reggae’s easy-listening voice fades

Ernie Smith, the deep-baritone singer behind Pitta Patta and Life Is Just For Living, died at 80, leaving reggae without one of its most melodic voices.

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Tosh Alexander, DJ Mac and CrashDummy drop brisk dancehall single Run Di Money

Tosh Alexander's new 2:20 dancehall single landed April 16 with DJ Mac and CrashDummy, built for repeat spins and short-form clips.

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Eek-A-Mouse Returns With AI-Driven Catch A Rat Release

Eek-A-Mouse’s new single “Catch A Rat” arrived digitally on April 17, pairing a veteran singjay with a cinematic AI video built for streaming-era discovery.

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Compact Vinyl Reggae and Dub Playback Setup: Speakers, Turntables, Mixers

Build a compact reggae/dub rig with a pair of 5-8 inch active monitors or two passive 8-12 inch PA speakers, a 100-300W amp if passive, a phono preamp for MM/MC, and a 4-channel mixer with 2-4 aux sends.

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How to Start Making Dub and Reggae Mixes at Home

This practical how to guide walks you through classic dub and roots reggae production using affordable gear and free or low cost software. It matters because you can learn versioning, delay and reverb performance techniques, and bass forward mixing without pro studio budgets.

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