Taj Weekes: Nothing But Roots & Reggae As the throngs of Taj Weekes & Adowa fans know, roots and culture ooze through every vocal and instrumentation on each and every one of the band’s tracks, creating telluric currents that flow through the music, forever changing the listener. A major factor in the band’s musical magnetism […]

Taken from Rocky Mountain Outlook Canmore, Alberta Canada by Drew Hoshkiw While the Communitea Cafe may not ordinarily be a dancehall, that may change when Taj Weekes comes to town. The Canmore venue hosts Weekes and his reggae-folk band Adowa on Friday (June 21) for a concert of Caribbean music. Doors open at 8 p.m. and […]

Taken from Jamaicans.com   SS: You have singing since the age of five, by age eleven, you were composing you own calypso songs how and why did you make the transition to reggae? TW: Calypso is the dominant genre in St. Lucia now and was when I was a child so I naturally followed what was being played […]

Taken from Jah Blem Musik The roots reggae poet is on a global mission with ‘two joints in his pocket’ By Dale Rangzen, Cannabis Culture – Friday, November 2 2012 CANNABIS CULTURE – The Sun had finally gone down, bringing one of the hottest days of the year to an end, just as a gentle breeze […]

Taken from Caribbean Celebs Written by Ayeola Q&A 1. Can you describe your sound? It wouldn’t be up to me to describe me … cause somebody’s opinion of me is not in anyway connected to my opinion of myself… I don’t know if I can describe my sound… I know what I try to do is […]

Taken from United Reggae By Angus Taylor Photos by Franck Blanquin Many current roots reggae artists claim to make music that harks back to the days of old. But not many can claim to have done this in a way so in harmony with modern times as St Lucian born, New York resident Taj Weekes. In just three albums he […]

From: KAZI 88.7 Austin Interview with Selector Ron Selector Ron interviews Taj Weekes for his show “Reggae Rockers” on KAZI 88.7 FM Austin. Catch Selector Ron every other Tuesday from 7:00 – 10:00pm as he presents his mix of “Lovers Rock, Roots and Culture, and nuff niceness!” KAZI 88.7 is the oldest community station in Austin. The station […]