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THE EXPANDERS PAY TRIBUTE TO THE LATE, GREAT TOOTS HIBBERT WITH TWO FOR TOOTS
DOUBLE A-SIDE DIGITAL SINGLE OUT NOW! The Expanders – the Los Angeles-based roots reggae powerhouse band – began this project earlier this past summer, before Toots Hibbert became sick with coronavirus (which eventually took his life in September). They had been asked to record cover versions of two of their favorite Toots & The Maytals classics for an impending month-long celebration of Hibbert’s life and career that was happening on Rootfire.net in September. Sadly, Hibbert’s illness and death came quickly, just as [...]
NEW SINGLE BY PRESSURE BUSSPIPE, “NEVER LEFT,” FROM THE STAR CHILE EP
LUSTRE KINGS PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS THE STAR CHILE EP FEATURING LUTAN FYAH, PRESSURE BUSSPIPE, AND ALANDON OUT ON OCTOBER 30Pressure Busspipe is one of the most versatile artists in the Caribbean, effortlessly showcasing his stylings on dancehall, pop, R&B and hip-hop tracks. With Moon Bain finishing a crop of Afrobeats tracks, “Star Chile” stood out as one Pressure would devour. The high energy he ignites on stages all around the islands, was put directly into this record. He wrote the song the same day [...]
“STAY” BY THE STEPPAS IS OUT NOW
FINDING COMMON GROUND: THE STEPPAS MOVE PAST TRAGEDY BY COLLABORATING WITH JAMAICA’S PHILLIP McFARLANE AND OTHER TOP MUSICIANS Hawaiian Reggae band The Steppas released their new single “Stay” on October 9th via Easy Star Records. The song marks a return to recording for the band, who dealt with a number of close tragedies in 2019 and 2020, which almost stopped the band from continuing entirely. In 2019, the band’s friend and longtime manager, Kaliko Keawe’ehu, died suddenly and unexpectedly. The Steppas’ leader, [...]
LUSTRE KINGS PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS THE STAR CHILE EP
FIRST SINGLE “NO SELFIE,” FEATURING LUTAN FYAH, DROPS OCTOBER 2ND WITH LAUNCH OF PRE-ORDER On the Star Chile EP, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Reggae meet in an ethereal place on this future knocking release from Lustre Kings Productions. The five track set, produced by Moon Bain (Zion I Kings, Major Lazer, Blakkamoore), showcases Lutan Fyah, Pressure Busspipe, and the fast rising Alandon on an infectious guitar-driven riddim that sounds as good on dancefloors as it does on headphones. The full EP is set [...]
NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “SODA” BY FYAH ROIALL OUT NOW
Fyah Roiall continues to shake things up – literally – with a new video for the high-energy song “Soda,” from his debut album, UNDERRATED, which was released earlier this summer via Easy Star Records. The video was shot by Jamaica-based video auteur 300K, director of other hit videos from Koffee, Aidonia, Govona, and more. “With ‘Soda,’ I wanted to create a visual that was as lively and hit as hard as the track,” explains 300K. “When people go out with their friends, cameras are [...]