Subject: Reggae

• Sierra Nevada World Music Festival

  June 25, 2007

• Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Mr. E

  One of the most respected DJs to grace the Bay Area, Miguel Escobedo has been manning the decks for over two decades. The resident DJ for San Francisco's Rock the Bells tour stop, he's one of the most sought out vinyl spinners when national artists are looking for local support. Coming up in the game with fellow homeboys the Beat Junkies and Sake 1 at hip hop's peak in the 1990's, Mr. E, as he's known, recently sat down for a Q&A session at his restaurant, Papalote (the man can make bomb M

  December 5, 2008

• Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Jah Yzer

  Local DJ Jah Yzer moves acround the city and across the Bay spreading his love for reggae, roots, dancehall, and the like from behind the turntables. The DJ/MC/producer came up in Miami, where mixtapes and radio DJs helped him get a grip on his future career. Twelve years after moving to the Bay Area, this vet spends two to four days a week spinning vinyl and contributing to Jah Warrior Shelter Hi-Fi. Below he gives us a look at his history, including what it was like opening for Afrika. Name: J

  January 2, 2009

• Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Green B

  Is it easy being Green? In the case of DJ Green B, we'd have to say yes. The positive-thinking Boston transplant has been broadcasting her love for Jamaican music (and deep bass) from the Mission to the Western Addition and Potero Hill. She says that although dudes are still surprised to see a woman behind the decks, the Bay Area's hot with female DJs spinning her favorite styles, from reggae and dancehall to hiphop. More on this great Green mind below....Name: Green B aka BeverlyClub night(s):

  January 9, 2009

• Bob Marley Birthday Parties

  Reggae's "Conquering Lion," the Legend-ary Bob Marley, would have been 64 on Friday. Born February 6, 1945 in St. Ann's, Jamaica, Robert Nesta Marley was a true musical visionary, a songwriter whose lyrics often seemed to come from Jah himself, who took reggae music to the highest "ites" while championing the "downpressed" sufferer against the "Babylon shitstem." In honor of this blessed event, let's all light a big fat spliff and get irie.  Yes, Rasta!For those wishing for more, uh, acti

  February 4, 2009

• Ragga Muffins Rocks the Fox

  EKAphotographyRaggamuffin, Troubador, Poet, MC: K'naan Friday's Ragga Muffins Festival offered my first chance to see the remodeled Fox Theater in Oakland, which just recently opened. The first impression was one of amazement: the venue is big, impressive, and luxurious, yet comfortable as well. Unlike the Paramount and the Warfield, the Fox rocks. It's got some cool, subtle details, like the zellij patterns in the ceiling, but also intelligently-designed, modern ergonomics which contrast the b

  February 23, 2009

• Recordings

  June 7, 1995

• Gang Gang Dance shapes the fate of the dancefloor.

  November 12, 2008

• Planetary Alignment

  October 22, 2008

• Catching the Dub Bug

  September 24, 2008

• Dubstep Trifecta

  September 3, 2008

• Amen Break Assassin

  August 13, 2008

• Grime City follows British urban music off the deep end

  May 14, 2008

• Jazz legends Alice and Ravi Coltrane hit SF Jazz Fest

  November 1, 2006

• Dub Wise

  August 1, 2007

• Dubbing Is a Must

  January 24, 2007

• It Was a Year Of ...

  Well, lots of things, actually

  December 20, 2006

• Jackie Mittoo

  November 1, 2006

• Mr. Anonymous

  May 10, 2006

• The Birth of BOCA

  SF venue brings new hope for cutting-edge dance music

  April 5, 2006

• System of a Sound

  December 22, 2004

• Bouncer

  Journey inside the mind of Janis Joplin and Bob Marley as Bouncer gets "Crucial."

  December 15, 2004

• Romanowski

  December 8, 2004

• BeatBox

  Cool sounds abound at "Beats Vs. Bush"; "Mad Mexi Monster Party" combines erotic wrestling and saucy beats

  October 27, 2004

• Sowing the Seeds of Jah

  April 14, 2004

• BeatBox

  "Club Dread" celebrates 10 years of reggae, Dieselboy spins "Quality," and anarchists shake it, too

  March 10, 2004

• BeatBox

  Cunning linguist Radioactive drops by "Tru Skool"; Philly's King Britt heats up Club Six; and Mark Farina and Derrick Carter double-team the decks at Mezzanine.

  February 11, 2004

• House of Tudor

  August 27, 2003

• Shakin' That Smart Ass

  DJ /rupture's bombastic genre pastiche is incredibly cerebral, not to mention surprisingly fun to dance to

  July 30, 2003

• Soundmurderer

  Wired for Sound

  May 7, 2003

• Roots Radical

  Rocker-T wants to unite roots reggae's spirituality with dancehall's hedonistic swagger

  April 2, 2003

• Sean Paul

  January 1, 2003

• Beenie Man

  Tropical Storm (Virgin)

  August 28, 2002

• Review

  DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid's Subliminal Minded -- The EP

  December 1, 1999

• They'll House You

  British house duo Basement Jaxx took inspiration from America. Now they're prepared to conquer it.

  September 29, 1999

• Toaster's Jam

  February 17, 1999

• Spooky Running Wild

  October 28, 1998

• You Can Get It If You Really Want

  September 30, 1998

• Learning From Scratch

  The history of reggae, dub, soul, and "meggae," as told by Lee "Scratch" Perry

  November 19, 1997

• Ragin' Reggae

  July 2, 1997

• Dish

  December 18, 1996

• Recordings

  September 13, 1995

• Sila & the Afrofunk Experience celebrates Obama

  May 27, 2009

• Mala

  May 27, 2009

• WiLD 94.9 the Bomb

  June 24, 2009

• King Sunny Adé's legnthy reign

  June 17, 2009

• Roots Roadblock Returns

  VoltageMusic.comDJ Tomas aka Dub ID​ Dancehall music may be the popularized, more commercial aspect of reggae, yet roots reggae is still holding firm. Witness Roots Roadblock, the First Thursdays monthly at Koko Cocktails presided over by DJ Tomas. The Umoja soundsystem selecta, Voltage music operator, KUSF "Saturday Night Rockers" host, and Wiretap magazine editor will be joined by Selecta Shockman, aka Ron Nachmann for a night of dub, roots, rub-a-dub, and rocksteady, plus reggae fil

  September 2, 2009

• Weekend Pick #2: Buju Banton

  Opti-Mystic Soul: Buju​ Three-time Grammy nominee Buju Banton has been credited with ushering in dancehall reggae's conscious revival with 1994's "Murderer," an anti-violence tune which preceded the ascension of such artists as Sizzla, Capleton, and Fantan Mojah. Beginning his career as a popular toaster with a rapid-fire tongue--which occasionally dipped into slackness, as on the sexual prowess-affirming "Stamina Daddy" and the still-controversial "Boom Bye Bye" (which he no longer perf

  October 9, 2009

• Exclusive: Buju Banton Sits Down with LGBT Activists

  EKAphotographyBuju Banton meets the LGBT Posse​ In what may be a groundbreaking and possibly historical event, controversial reggae star Buju Banton met with representatives from the LGBT community this afternoon. Banton has been a frequent target of gay rights protesters for his 1992 song "Boom Bye Bye," which activists say glorifies murder and violence directed at gays. Before the dialogue, Banton's show at the Rock It Room scheduled for tonight (October 12) appeared in jeopardy of cance

  October 12, 2009

• Queer Activists Pepper Spray Buju Banton Concert

  EKAphotographyBuju Banton perfoming at Rock It Room, before the pepper-spray incident​ Despite a landmark peace negotiation brokered between controversial reggae star Buju Banton and LGBT activists yesterday afternoon, protesters pepper-sprayed the crowd during Banton's concert last night at the Rock It Room. During the concert, a small group of protestors--including one man in full drag--stood outside chanting slogans and attempting to engage clubgoers in dialogue (video of the protest is

  October 13, 2009