Global Reggae Charts - Issue #8 / December 2017

issue # 8 | december 2017
Dominic Reuben
Oslo | Norway
feature article
In.Digg.Nation
Collective
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editorial
Welcome to a new edition of the Global Reggae Charts!
This month, you’ll find that we implemented one major update: the album charts, just like the
single charts, now feature 20 LPs. This was made possible thanks to the increased number of votes
we gave to every voter - a novum we introduced last month and about which I wrote in last
edition‘s editorial. In doing so, we achieved clearer, more distinct results among albums that didn’t
make the Top 10. This is a great step forward as it allows us to make more room for releases that
are clearly popular but didn’t make the cut before.
Also, this is the last edition of the GRC magazine in 2017 (since the December voting will only be
published in January). Thus, I want to take the time to reflect upon what we have achieved in our
first year - and give an outlook on our plans for 2018.
We launched the Global Reggae Charts in May. Of course, work in the background had begun way
earlier than that. When I talked to Felix (Rühling, the founder of GRC) for the first time in March,
he had already developed the idea, created the concept, and talked to many people from in and
around reggae. From there, we (as in: mostly Felix) created the first model of the charts, launched
our website, recruited the initial set of voters, found media partners, and eventually started
the first voting round in April. Then, in early May, our magazine‘s first issue saw the light of day.
Thanks to the great work of Solvey Schönknecht, the GRCs are not only packed with good music, it
also looks great and is visually up to di time. Mad ting!
Since then, we put continuous efforts into further optimizing the charts. We made improvements
to the voting system, grew the number of voters, and launched playlists on Spotify and YouTube.
Anderson Muth joined our team as an editor (thanks to him, all texts in here are now actually
good reads!). We tweaked many other details. All of that is well-documented in the past editorials.
Overall, I think we have come a long way and built something that is slowly starting to be valuable
to reggae.
Still, we are far from satisfied. 2017 has just been the first step of this project. I explained the
reason for creating the Global Reggae Charts in the first edition’s editorial. I wrote:
“Everybody knows reggae. And almost everybody likes it. ... But that’s not reflected in the
music’s recognition by the media. Nor in sales. Why? Because it’s really tough for outsiders
to find an easy entry to the vast jungle that is reggae.”
Our goal is to develop the GRCs into a helpful solution to this problem - for fans and media professionals
alike. To get there, a lot remains to be done. One milestone, on which we are already
working, is the relaunch of our website. Continuing to increase our voter pool and media partners
are other important steps. So, too, is raising awareness of the charts inside the reggae community.
I’m confident: 2018 won’t get boring.
But first, I wish all of you Happy Holidays and a Wonderful New Year!
Cheers
Thomas
Thomas Euler is founder of the German reggae & dancehall blogazine whagwaan-magazine.de
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Album single Charts | top 20
Period
Ending 30/11/2017
Contributing voters: 57
europe
# LM 2M PK Mo Artist Single Label
1 1 1 1 4 Alborosie Living Dread Baco
↑ 2 4 7 2 3 Protoje Truths & Rights feat. Mortimer Mr Bongo
3 2 3 2 7 Chronixx Skanking Sweet Chronixx Music
↑ 4 9 6 4 3 Black Uhuru Jah Guide feat. Bugle Ajang
+ 5 - - 5 1 Randy Valentine Vigilant Royal Order
6 5 4 1 6 Kabaka Pyramid Can‘t Breathe Ghetto Youths International
7 3 10 1 6 Damian Marley Medication feat. Stephen Marley Republic
+ 8 - - 8 1 Lila Iké Gotti Gotti In.Digg.Nation Collective
+ 9 - - 9 1 Jah9 Feel Good VP
↑10 11 - 10 2 Macka B Wha Me Eat (Remix) Greensleeves
11 8 2 2 3 Hempress Sativa No Retreat feat. Junior Murvin Conquering Lion
+ 12 - - 12 1 Freddie McGregor Reggae Boom Big Ship
+ 13 - - 13 1 Havana meets Kingston
100 Pounds of Collie feat. Cornel Campbell,
Prince Alla, The Jewels, Leroy Sibbles, Cali P,
Lutan Fyah, Exile Di Brave
Baco
14 7 12 4 7 Morgan Heritage We Are feat. Kabaka Pyramid & Dre Island Cool To Be Conscious
15 13 - 10 4 Jesse Royal Always Be Around Easy Star
+ 16 - - 16 1 Romain Virgo Leave People Business feat. Christopher Martin Young Blood
+ 17 - - 17 1 Damian Marley The Struggle Discontinues Republic
+ 18 - - 18 1 Chezidek Jah Jah Bless feat. Capleton Chezi Berry
19 15 9 9 3 Aidonia Yeah Yeah Emudio
20 20 - 20 2 New Kingston Come from Far Easy Star
Freddie McGregor Randy Valentine Jah9
Lila Iké
Black Uhuru feat. Bugle
# = this month’s position on the chart LM = last month’s position on the chart 2M = position two months ago
PK = peak position MO = months on the chart ↑= signifies upward movement + = new entry
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Album Charts | top 20
Period
Ending 30/11/2017
Contributing voters: 48
europe
# LM 2M PK Mo Artist Album Label
1 1 - 1 2 Jesse Royal Lily of da Valley Easy Star
↑ 2 9 - 2 2 Mista Savona Havana meets Kingston Baco
3 3 3 1 5 Chronixx Chronology Chronixx Music
4 2 1 1 5 Samory I Black Gold Rorystonelove / Black Dub
5 4 2 2 5 Damian Marley Stony Hill Republic
6 6 - 6 2 Macka B Health Is Wealth Greensleeves
+ 7 - - 7 1 Randy Valentine New Narrative Royal Order
8 5 4 4 3
Lee ”Scratch“ Perry with
Subatomic Sound System
Super Ape Returns to Conquer
Echo Beach
+ 9 - - 9 1 Ken Boothe Inna de Yard Wagram Music / Chapter Two
10 8 6 6 3 EarthKry Survival EarthKry
+ 11 - - 11 1 Chezidek Irie Day Chezi Berry
+ 12 - - 12 1 Emeterians The Magic Touch Stingray
13 7 7 7 4 Alborosie Freedom In Dub Greensleeves
+ 14 - - 14 1 SOJA Poetry In Motion ATO
+ 15 - - 15 1 Courtney John Ecosystem Fiwi Music / Soul Man
16 - 10 10 2 New Kingston A Kingston Story: Come from Far Easy Star
+ 17 - - 17 1 Victor Rice Smoke Easy Star
18 - - 6 3 Perfect Giddimani Live My Life Again Giddimani
19 - - 2 4 Morgan Heritage Avrakedabra Cool To Be Conscious
+ 20 - - 20 1 Peace Development Crew Better Days Boomrush
Perfect Giddimani
Chezidek Jesse Royal
Victor Rice SOJA
# = this month’s position on the chart LM = last month’s position on the chart 2M = position two months ago
PK = peak position MO = months on the chart ↑= signifies upward movement + = new entry
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INTERVIEW
COLLEGE
This month we talked to Dominic Reuben from
Oslo Reggae Show at Nova Radio, Norway.
RADIO
NORWAY
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featured voter
Selecta Harmony/Dominic Reuben
Global Reggae Charts: Can you please introduce
yourself and your radio show!
Dominic Reuben: Greetings! I am Dominic Reuben, a
reggae selector from the UK now living in Oslo, Norway.
The Oslo Reggae Show is every Tuesday from
9:30 – 11:30 pm on RadioNova. The first hour is all
about fresh releases – and once a month the Global
Reggae Charts – and in the second hour my musical
compadre Selecta Harmony plays a deep roots and
culture selection, mostly on vinyl.
GRC: I know you are living in Norway with a British
background. Could you compare the reception of
reggae in Norway with the reception in the UK?
What do you think is special about reggae in
Norway?
DR: There is a very big difference. In Britain, Jamaicans
have had a major impact on culture, particularly
music, since the 1950s. England has, since that time,
been a second home for reggae music and the industries
around it. In Norway, there are very few people
from the Caribbean. The population is small here
so it is not easy to create business around concerts
and club promotions, but fortunately there is a set of
soldiers who manage it!
In recent years reggae artists have managed to break
through to a wider audience by singing in Norwegian.
This has been a big boost for reggae music in
Norway generally, as well as putting some artists
right in the mainstream. Another great step forward
has been Norwegian reggae lovers building their
own sound systems and then linking with the UK and
European roots and dub scene.
GRC: How did you get into radio and what was your
motivation? Are you involved with reggae apart from
that as well?
DR: I have always loved radio and I have been
listening to reggae shows on the radio since childhood.
Reggae was the medium through which the
light of Rastafari shone and that is the motivation to
keep playing reggae music going forward. As soon
as we were old enough we started promoting dances
and I have worked with promoting reggae and Rastafari
since those days through radio, sound system,
club nights, Rasta cinema nights, concert promotion,
family events, and so on.
I had a radio show in England in the early 90s for a
couple of years and when I moved to Oslo I soon
organized a show for myself and some fellow DJs
on a local FM station. The station folded and we left
it at that, but after some years I kept getting ideas
and inspiration for radio shows, so I contacted Radio
Nova because I knew they already had some specialist
shows in the evenings. I started the Oslo Reggae
Show in 2016 alone at first, but when I got my time
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featured voter
extended to two hours, I brought in Selecta Harmony
to play roots and culture in the second hour while I
concentrate on new releases in the first hour. The big
difference now is that we are accessible on the net,
so we have regular listeners from all over the world.
GRC: What spectrum of music do you play in your
show and which artists have you found most inspiring
lately?
DR: Well, I will play any style of reggae if the message
is positive. The show is all about reggae, but I will
play some dancehall too – but no slackness! This year
has seen a lot of strong material from the obvious
choices like Chronixx, Jah9, Jesse Royal, etc., and it
is great to hear roots and dub coming forward again
from Rory StoneLove and his Black Dub project. Getting
off the beaten track, Promise No Promises is a
great artist from Antigua; Michael Gordon is a veter-
short FACTS
Station: Radio Nova
Location: Oslo, Norway
Show: Oslo Reggae Show
Host: Dominic Reuben & Selecta Harmony
On air: Tuesdays 9:30 pm
https://radionova.no/
https://www.mixcloud.com/dominicreuben/
an lovers singer who has made some wicked roots
tunes lately; Mount Grove have some great projects;
Phonosonics sent us a very impressive 7” recently
(one man playing all instruments, singing, and producing!)…
the list of inspiring artists is actually
very long!
dominic‘s Top 10 Singles
Macka B
Wha Me Eat (Remix)
Michael Gordon
Every Ting Niice
Princess Culture
Cant Blame
The Youths
Promise No Promises
No Can Do
Fari De Future &
Autarchi
Shashamane Living
Keishera
Pull Over
Jah9
Feel Good
Randy Valentine
Vigilant
Lila Iké
Gotti Gotti
Eesah
Tell No Lie
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Lila Iké
In.Digg.Nation
Collective
A Global Reggae Platform
Made in Jamaica
ARTIST FEATURE
Text: Thomas Euler // whagwaan-magazine.de
Two In.Digg.Nation Collective artists made it into this
month’s single Top10. If the name rings a bell with
you, you likely recognize it as Protoje’s label. Indeed,
the singer is In.Digg.Nation’s founder and most
prominent face. But it would be a rather unsuccessful
collective if it consisted of only a single person. The
other artists currently associated with the collective
are Lila Iké, Sevana, Evaflow, producer-turned-artist
Ziah, and the producer team The DrumKeys.
But what exactly is the In.Digg.Nation Collective?
A label? Kind of. But that’s not the whole story. The
team behind In.Digg.Nation calls itself an “independent
music and management label”. Here’s how they
described their identity and mission in an email to
GRC:
“The Collective‘s mantra revolves around bringing
together a collective group of young Caribbean
talents, across various creative mediums, who by
joining forces and working together can recognize
and support each other‘s creative endeavors. As
such, the label frequently engages and champions
various creative projects with artists, musicians,
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featured artist
authors, directors, photographers, designers, and
entrepreneurs, with the goal to unify, mentor, spark
inspiration, build together, and provide a platform to
showcase their works.”
The word platform in particular caught my attention.
Hold that in mind as we’ll come back to it. But before
we do, allow me a little excursion into the business
of reggae.
Reggae, as much as we love it, is best described
as a niche genre. Arguably one of the best known,
globally beloved, and most musically influential genres
- but a niche one nonetheless. Over the decades,
a few superstar artists emerged from reggae and
managed to gain the attention of mainstream audiences.
But overall, most artists which we consider “big”
within the reggae scene are far away from the kind of
stardom and commercial results associated with the
term superstar.
simply very challenging and expensive to organize
an effective global media outreach; especially from
an island suffering from poverty. Thus, it mostly
didn’t happen as there simply weren’t enough
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resources .
Today, however, the rules of the game have changed.
And the young generation of reggae artists is learning
to make the best of those changes.
The internet transformed the world of music, as well
as its business, on many levels. For one, every artist
can reach his fanbase directly, thanks to
One reason for that certainly is the fact that the
public’s taste changes and evolves over time. This
correlates with the media’s willingness to feature
reggae. At a few points over the past 40 years, general-interest
music media made room for reggae and/
or dancehall artists. More often than not, however,
they didn’t. Yet, I contend that the latter isn’t only due
to the zeitgeist.
Back when the media was still the major gatekeeper,
the relationship between the public’s taste and the
media’s content worked two ways: the media covered
something if they believed their audience would
like it. At the same time, the people could only like
what they knew; which in turn was largely driven by
the media. This means: the ability to - beware, industry
slang - “work the media” was just as crucial for
an artist as the music they produced. Over an endured
stretch of time, I argue, reggae artists and their
teams, weren’t particularly successful at this.
This isn’t meant as finger-pointing. The reasons for
that situation were plentiful and all too understandable,
particularly when it comes to Jamaican artists.
In the pre-internet world and music business, it was
Protoje
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featured artist
building a network of fans and genre influencers,
centered around their music and other creative
doings.
In such a world, the idea of creating an artist-driven
indie label that understands itself as a platform and
leverages the internet to build an audience makes
a lot of sense. While it no longer takes a huge label
with a global team to effectively promote and distribute
music to a global audience, it is still beyond
a single artist’s capacity to do everything on their
own (mind you, there is still music to be created and
performed). It takes a team to do so. Ideally, one that
is well-versed in the modern, internet-driven music
game.
Mortimer
social media platforms - on an (almost) global scale,
at little cost, and without having to rely on any
editorial gatekeeper’s goodwill. Further, instead of
mass media that tried to reach as broad an audience
as possible, we have more and more niche media
that cater to specific interests. And, importantly, music
distribution is no longer bound to physical media.
As we are moving towards the streaming age, the
costs of distributing music to fans across the globe
have drastically decreased.
The net effect for artists in a niche is this:
1) They are less reliant on big media when it comes
to building and reaching a fan base.
2) They can get more done as independent artists
than ever before. Traditional record labels were built
upon their capability to get physical recordings in
physical stores. Artists used to be reliant on that.
Today, it’s less important than ever.
Under the supervision of Protoje and his mother
Lorna Bennett - herself of course a famous reggae
singer, who acts as the label’s managing director -,
In.Digg.Nation is building exactly that. It’s a collective
of artists, a small dedicated team of supporters, and,
essentially, a network that allows every individual
artist to achieve more - including reaching a broader
audience.
In sum, the model seems at once made possible by
and optimized for the modern music business. It has
worked well in other genres before and it wouldn’t
surprise me in the the least if we see an increasing
number of entrepreneurial-minded artists of the new
generation pursuing their career in a similar model.
Among them, I bet, we’ll find the first internet-made
global reggae superstar.
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Thus, you might argue: the very fact that reggae even became a
global community speaks for the music’s power. Said community was
almost solely created by 1) Caribbean communities abroad (in particular
in some parts of the USA and in the UK) and 2) enthusiasts who
stumbled upon the music, became hooked and built local scenes.
3) The new key skill that allows an artist to grow is
Protoje feat. Mortimer
Truths & Rights
Lila Iké -
Gotti Gotti
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Errata:
In the article about Dean
Fraser (issue 6), we published
a list of some outstanding
songs he played horns on. This
list included the John Holt classic
”Police in Heli copter,“ which
obviously has no horns at all.
But, the corresponding album
by the same name, in fact,
has horns, which are credited
to Dean Fraser.
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global reggae charts | issue 8 / dec 2017

global reggae charts | issue 8 / dec 2017