United Reggae Magazine #7

Around The World
by Dutchie Gold
by Erik Magni
Jamaican singer Dutchie Gold has
rocked stages since the 80’s and
worked with producers such as Junior
Reid and Massive B. Two years ago he
met up with producer Don Ranking and
their collaboration has resulted in the
album ‘Around This World’, now available
on CD and digital download. The
album includes 15 tracks and spans
over reggae and dancehall to contemporary
club music.
Reggae Magazine
Irie Up Suspends
Publication
by Erik Magni
In January 2010 reggae magazine Irie
Up was launched. Now two years and
twelve issues later Irie Up is indefinitely
suspending publication. The
suspension is due to the economic
situation in Europe, which has made
continued publication impossible. The
team behind Irie Up will continue to
keep the website open in the event of
an upturn, and the Reggae Movement
Exhibition, which was inspired by Irie
Up, will continue to run until the end of
this year. Issues 2 to 12 will be available
as back copies. Irie Up and its editor
Ronan Lynch wish to say thanks to
all of those that have supported and
contributed to Irie Up over the last two
years.
13 Months in Zion
by Erik Magni
Legendary producer and melodica
king Augustus Pablo’s son Addis Pablo
has once again teamed up with
Ras Jammy for another roots reggae
project. The eight track compilation is
titled ‘13 Months in Zion’ and features
a melodica cut from Addis Pablo himself
along tracks by Cali P, FreeTown
Collective, Zebulun, Kamray, Jah Defender,
Kelissa and Di Govannah. ‘13
Months in Zion’ is currently available
as digital download.
Ancient Future by
Yasus Afari
by Erik Magni
Jamaican dub poet Yasus Afari has
been recording for 25 years and has
just launched his seventh studio album
titled ‘Ancient Future’. It features
young and emerging artists and producers
as well as iconic veterans from
Jamaica, New Zealand and the UK,
including Toots Hibbert, Bobby Digital,
Dean Fraser, King Kapisi and Benjamin
Zephaniah. The press release
describes ‘Ancient Future’ as a “decidedly
eclectic mix of textures, sounds
and feel” and that is has a “rootsy yet
cosmopolitan vibe”. ‘Ancient Future’
is currently available as digital download.
Foundation Sound
Release 12” Vinyl
EP
by Karl Pearson
Foundation Sound, the UK based
sound system and record label have
released a 12” EP titled ‘My Burdens’
featuring Dark Angel on vocals. The
track is then given the dub treatment
plus handed over to two rising stars
of dubstep TMSV and Dirty Specs
who each add their own take on the
B-side. The riddim for ‘My Burdens’ is
a rebuild of Ini Kamoze’s 1983, Trouble
You A Trouble Me to which Dark
Angel delivers his philosophical and
thoughtful message on life’s stresses
and tribulations alongside his faith in
Rastafari. Dark Angel has performed
throughout the UK and in numerous
countries across Europe, releasing
recordings on Boka and Roots Garden
Records as well as collaborating on
numerous RnB, Dancehall and Hip-
Hop tracks. Tomas Roels aka TMSV is
an up-and-coming dubstep producer
from The Netherlands whose work has
been released on labels such as Box
Clever and Tube10 records as well as
a featured remix on the Greensleeves
compilation album ‘Dubstep Chapter
1’. Dirty Specs are a production and
remix team consisting of Sam King
and Richard Hales who have a diverse
musical agenda based on their shared