Mikey General Returns With Medhane Alem, New Spiritually Charged Reggae Album

Mikey General has come back with Medhane Alem, a spiritually charged roots reggae album that went live worldwide on May 5 through his own Qabalah First Music imprint. The release is already streaming across major digital platforms, giving the veteran singer a broad reach without giving up control of the project.

That independence matters in today’s reggae economy, where artists are often judged not just by the music but by how directly they can get it to listeners. Zojak, the distributor behind the album, services more than 200 digital outlets, including iTunes, Google, YouTube, Amazon, and Spotify, so Medhane Alem arrives with the kind of digital footprint that can move quickly through playlists, radio rotations, and sound system circles. YouTube’s topic page for Mikey General also lists the album as a 12-song set, giving the release a clear, full-length shape.

For longtime reggae fans, the album also lands with the weight of a deep catalog behind it. Mikey General, also known as General Jah Mikey and Michael Taylor, was born on October 9, 1963, in London, England, and AllMusic places his active years across the 1990s and 2000s. Discogs lists more than 200 releases under his name, including Stronger Rastaman in 1995, I’m Just A Rasta Man in 1997, Spiritual Revolution in 2000, Red, Green & Gold in 2003, and Friends For Life with Luciano in 2007. Medhane Alem is not a random return; it reads like another chapter in a catalog that has stayed committed to roots and culture.

That reputation for conscious music is part of why this album stands out in a crowded release cycle. Reggae Vibes has described Mikey General as a versatile and conscious vocalist and notes that he recorded his first professional song at age 17 in 1985, a detail that helps explain the confidence behind a record built on spiritual seriousness rather than trend-chasing. His Apple Music page also shows recent activity, listing Breath of Life as a March 9, 2026 single before this album arrived.

With spring reggae releases starting to stack up, Medhane Alem gives DJs, selectors, and streaming listeners fresh material from a voice that has stayed rooted for decades. In a lane where depth can get crowded out by quick-turn content, Mikey General has answered with an album that reinforces what his name has long promised: devotion, discipline, and a sound built to last.