r/reggae

Can’t wait to see him in June!

Hidden away from the public for decades, this reggae archive holds rare footage, recordings, and history that could have easily disappeared.

We’ve been following this story for over 25 years.

This is just the tip of the reggae iceberg.

www.livicated.com

Each and every third Thursday from 4pm - 6pm ET, I bring a bunch of Jamaican vinyl out to Great Circles record shop in Kensington for broadcast on greatcircles.net - guaranteed niceness! And if you can’t tune in tomorrow but you're in Philly, catch me at Palmer Park with my sound cart some Fridays and hold a vibe.

This month we offer you a chance to win these 4 great CDs including 3 classics and a nice dub compilation. 

Heavy Roots Vibes from an iconic record company.

Enter the Giveaway at www.roots-archives.com

I picked up this Best of Delroy Wilson album yesterday (it’s good) and noticed side 2 is mislabelled as Message From The Meditations. Weird.

I’ve been digging into dub music quite a bit lately, and this album is one of my absolute favorites so far. It doesn’t have to be as guitar-focused, and I’m open to music from any era, but I’d love to find more psychedelic instrumental dub albums with vibes similar to this masterpiece.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb645NW5FdQ

Julian Marley in Central Park, 1997. Also Stephen Marley is on drums and he’s doing a hellofa good job!

The image became known to us as “The Rasta Thinker.” A quiet moment captured by Roger Steffens that somehow reflected the spirit of the entire project: memory, reflection, history, and uncertainty about the future of reggae preservation.

At the time, we were deep into editing what we thought would be the film’s final scenes when Roger suddenly called us and asked us to stop everything. An offer had been made to purchase the archives.

The entire project paused overnight.

Instead of finishing the documentary, we found ourselves following Roger to Jamaica, where he was meeting with potential buyers while trying to ensure the archives would remain protected, respected, and accessible for future generations.

That unexpected turn became part of the story itself.

Ten years later, we’re still here. Still filming. Still preserving. Still trying to bring this story to the screen the right way.

I made some modifications on the Passport Buddy Riddim & then blessed it with this big track. Had to realign all verses with the beat & I isolated the original instruments and added a few extra mashed up versions back in (extra strings & spirallling strings). Then it was on to tempo adjustment and finally video creation.

Hope you enjoy❗️