Music

Organizations, Groups, MeetUps

Reference

Roots Knotty Roots + The Discography of Jamaican Music

Roots Archives + A searchable database of Jamaican Roots Reggae Albums from the late 60s to the mid-late 80s.

Music Streaming

Radio.Garden – Explore live radio stations from around the world.

TuneIn

RadiosJamiaca.com + Online radio stations from Jamaica.

Scheduled Shows

All times are EST (Eastern Standard Time)

Footsteps of Reggae | WKCR 89.9FM | TuneIn | Sat. 8am – 12pm

I Never Knew Radio

Vinny B Showcase | WHCR 90.3 FM

  • Thursday 8 pm – Midnight
  • The Vinnie B Showcase is dedicated to news headlines, international politics and Caribbean affairs. The show features Lovers Rock and relaxing Reggae slow jams with callers sending romantic messages to loved ones around the world.

Soul in the Horn, Global Vibrations with Natasha Diggs & Special Guests.

Reggae Schoolroom with Jeff Sarge

Midnight Ravers on WBAI 99.5 FM (Sat. 12am-2am) | TuneIn App

Labbrish hosted by Habte Selassie | WBAI 99.5 FM (Sat. 2am-5am) | TuneIn App

Rockers Arena with the Night Nurse, Amy Wachtel | WPKN 89.5 FM | TuneIn App | Every other Fri. 9am – 12 noon

Sound Chat Radio Rewind Sundays (available on TuneIn App)

RoadBlock Radio is a 24/7 Caribbean Music Station covering NYC and South Florida

Natural Mystik Soldiers + @NaturalMystikSoldiers

Rassarella | Twitch.tv

SelectaJinx | Twitch.tv

DJ Queen Bri | Twitch.tv

Hard Hittin Harry | Twitch.tv

Kevin Crown Music | Twitch.tv

DJ Smurf | Twitch.tv | YouTube Mix Tapes

DJ Gringo (Stateside Revolution) | Twitch.tv – Archives on DJGringoNYC

24/7 Channels

Sound System Archives & Clashes

Mix Tapes

Bob Andy Memorial WKCR FM ~ March 29, 2020

Videos

Jah9 with the Dub Treatment Band in Prospect Park for BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn

Jah9 – Brothers: Live at SOB’s in NYC (Aug. 2, 2016) – Video & audio recording by Chin

PowerOfReggae.com Strictly Vinyl Thursday’s (DJ Amazin)

Akae Beka live at SoB’s New York – July 23, 2019 by Radicle Visions

Interviews

I Never Knew TV : Artist Interviews and reasonings

Clinton Lindsay shares his Story by Teach Dem

People

Movies / Documentaries

Getting it Back: The Story of Cymande

  • Through insightful interviews with band members and influential figures including Mark Ronson, Laura Lee and Mark Speer (Khruangbin), DJ Maseo (De La Soul), Jazzie B (Soul II Soul), Cut Chemist, Jim James (My Morning Jacket), Louie Vega, and Kool DJ Red Alert, this stranger than fiction documentary explores the band’s profound impact and enduring legacy. [IMDB]

Studio 17 – The Lost Reggae tapes tells the compelling story of the Chin’s – The Chinese Jamaican family behind “Studio 17”. Located in downtown Kingston, Studio 17 became a legendary recording studio right at the heart of the music revolution that began after Jamaican independence from Great Britain in 1962. [IMDB]

The Black Godfather (2019) – Follows the life of Clarence Avant, the ultimate, uncensored mentor and behind-the-scenes rainmaker in music, film, TV and politics. [IMDb]

Searching for Sugar Man (2012) – A documentary film, about a South African cultural phenomenon, which details the efforts in the late 1990s to find out whether the rumored death of American musician Sixto Rodriguez was true, and if not, to discover what had become of him. [IMDb]

Hired Gun (2016) – A documentary film about session and touring musicians that are hired by well established and famous bands and artists like Metallica, KISS, and Billy Joel. These hired guns may not be household names, but are still masters of their craft. [IMDb]

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool ~ American Masters S34 Ep1 | Premiere date: Feb 25, 2020 | 01:53:35 [IMDB]

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