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Midnight Raver meets Barrington Levy inna Kingston Town (EXCLUSIVE interview!)

It was during my recent trip to Jamaica in December that I had the unique opportunity to sit down with Barrington Levy and talk with him about his life, career, and his new album. I received the phone call from Doctor Dread in my room at around 2p.m....

February 26, 2015 midnightraverblog1980, 1983, Barrington Levy, Barrington Levy, Barry Brown, Beth Lesser Kingston, Bob Marley, Bob Marley, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Chronixx, Dennis Brown, Eek-A-Mouse, Gregory Isaacs, Henry "Junjo" Lawes, Hugh Mundell, INTERVIEWS, Jah Guidance, Jah Life, Jah Screw, Jamaica Gleaner, John Holt, Leroy Smart, Linval Thompson, Little John, Live & Learn, Marcia Griffiths, Meta And The Cornerstones, Midnight Raver Interviews, Music, Mykal Rose, Raver Interviews, Rebelution, Reviews, Slightly Stoopid, Studio One, Sugar Minott, Tapper Zukie, Thompson Sounds, U-Brown, U-Brown

From Kingston 14 to Georgia Avenue: The Delroy Wright Interview – Part II

We continue with LIVE & LEARN week here at MIDNIGHT RAVER. From Kingston 14 to Georgia Avenue: The Delroy Wright Interview – Part I was posted yesterday. Today I’m sharing Part II of the interview. Stay tuned for Part III plus much more from and about Delroy Wright...

August 18, 2014 midnightraverblog1981, 1982, 1983, Anthony B, Aquarius, ARTISTS, Barrington Levy, Bunny Lee, Delroy Wright, Dennis Brown, Don Carlos, Errol "Flabba" Holt, Feature Stories, Freddie McKay, Henry "Junjo" Lawes, Hep Hep, Heptones, Iba Mahr, INTERVIEWS, Jimmy Cliff, John Holt, Junior Reid, Linval Thompson, Live & Learn, Michael Prophet, Midnight Raver Interviews, Mighty Diamonds, Mighty Threes, Pekka Vuorinen, Pekka Vuorinen, Podcasts/Mixes, Press Archives, Ras Michael & Sons Of Negus, Robbie Shakespeare, Roots Radics, Roy Cousins, Scientist, Sly And Robbie, Sly Dunbar, Studio One, Third World, Tour History, Viceroys, Vinyl, Wailing Souls, Winston Hussey

Roots Radics Meet Barrington Levy at Channel One

A MIDNIGHT RAVER MIX

July 30, 2014 midnightraverblogARTISTS, Barrington Levy, Pekka Vuorinen, Pekka Vuorinen, Podcasts/Mixes, Roots Radics

Vintage Scientist mixes given Jah Life

The recently released Scientist LP titled The Dub Album They Didn’t Want You To Hear effortlessly takes its place alongside the best reggae releases of 2014. Brooklyn’s Deeper Knowledge Records, along with Hyman Wright’s Jah Life label, put out the album which includes dub versions of the ten outstanding...

May 7, 2014 midnightraverblog1970, 1979, 1980, 1984, ARTISTS, Barrington Levy, Dermot Hussey, Digikiller, Earl "Chinna" Smith, Errol "Flabba" Holt, Harry J, Henry "Junjo" Lawes, Jah Life, Jah Works, Jesse Royal, John Holt, King Jammy, King Tubby, Podcasts/Mixes, Robbie Shakespeare, Roots Radics, Santa Davis, Scientist, Scott Paynter, Sly And Robbie, Sly Dunbar, Vinyl

Reggae MD, Good For You

Now ear this. A new full-time full up stream for Midnight & All-Day Ravers: After many months, & special tests Doug Wendt presents a special tonic & degree,  Extra something guaranteed, recipe balanced carefully, FDA I-proved, Reggae MD Vital vinyl, unique mixes, carefully selected, all ages, covers &...

March 3, 2014 midnightraverblogARTISTS, Barrington Levy, Big Youth, Bob Andy, Bob Marley, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Bunny Lee, Bunny Wailer, Burning Spear, Cedella Marley, Midnight Dread, Midnight Dread, Mikey Dread, Podcasts/Mixes, Vinyl

Ten Things You Did Not Know About Barrington Levy

Levy suffered severe physical abuse from his deeply religious father. The beatings become so unbearable that he runs away from home at age 9 and never returns. He is raised on the streets, sometimes by an aunt, and sometimes by a Rastafari collective called The Meditations, under whose...

February 27, 2014 midnightraverblog1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, ARTISTS, Barrington Levy, Barrington-Levy, Henry "Junjo" Lawes, Hugh Mundell, Little John, Podcasts/Mixes, Press Archives, Roots Radics, Sang Hugh, Suns Of Dub, The Beat, U-Roy, Vinyl

“Rasta Have The Handle”

Here are several deep tunes from Hugh Mundell recorded after his break with Augustus Pablo. “Rasta Have The Handle” and “Going Places” feature production by Henry “Junjo” Lawes and riddims by the Roots Radics. Scientist on the mix of course… Very heavy tunes as you might expect from...

February 2, 2014 midnightraverblogARTISTS, Augustus Pablo, Barrington Levy, Henry "Junjo" Lawes, Hugh Mundell, Pekka Vuorinen, Pekka Vuorinen, Podcasts/Mixes, Roots Radics, Scientist

‘I Hold The Handle!’ Barrington Levy in Fine Style (A Midnight Raver Mix)

A scorching mix of my selections of Barrington Levy’s finer tracks. You will never hear these on the radio. You will never hear him perform these live. These are the forgotten gems, murderous musings from the man who kept reggae alive and kicking when singers were singers and...

January 25, 2014 midnightraverblog1983, 1985, ARTISTS, Barrington Levy, Hugh Mundell, Mykal Rose, Podcasts/Mixes, Vinyl

Raver Reviews: EEK-OLOGY is “Wild Like A Tiger!”

I have been very complementary about VP’s Reggae Anthology series over the past two years. The series has given us some truly great compilations of old, new, and unreleased material from several of our favorite artists including Gregory Isaacs, Barrington Levy, Dennis Brown, Mighty Diamonds, Freddie McGregor and...

November 11, 2013 midnightraverblog1970, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1991, ALBUM REVIEWS, Beth Kingston, Beth Lesser Kingston, Eek-A-Mouse, Linval Thompson, Negusa Negast, Podcasts/Mixes, Press Archives, Raver Reviews, Reviews, Tour History

EXCLUSIVE! Linval Thompson Inna Fine Style (A Midnight Raver Mix)

Linval Thompson was the baddest producer in the land at one time. This is a man who could do nothing except produce smash hits. Here are 23 selections from his vast archive of reggae gold. As a producer, he was so prolific that I could do a 3-volume...