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....
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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...
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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...
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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 &...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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