From: Sierra Nevada World Music Festival June 17-19, 2011 – Mendocino County Fairgrounds – Boonville, CA The Sierra Nevada World Music Festival has announced the first dozen artists confirmed to perform at the festival’s 18th annual gathering taking place June 17-19 at the Mendocino County Fairgrounds located in Boonville, California. The initial World Music artists include Kora from Aotearoa (New […]
Taj Weekes and Adowa Return Engagement at Joes’s Pub in NYC
Catch Taj Weekes and Adowa in New York City at one of their favorite venues, Joe’s Pub. This may be the last show in the Tri-State area before they head off on their coast to coast tour to promote their new album, A Waterlogged Soul Kitchen. Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette Street between East 4th and Astor Place […]
Interview with Taj Weekes on Reggae Revolution Radio Show with Selector Jonathan
From: WIDR 89.1 FM Radio Evolution REGGAE REVOLUTION RADIO SHOW Hosted by Selector Jonathan Every Tuesday Night 10 PM – Midnight Kalamazoo, Michigan Listen to interview with Taj Weekes: 1-25-11 by Reggae Revolution Radio Show on Mixcloud
Review: Taj Weekes and Adowa’s A Waterlogged Soul Kitchen by Arc En Ciel
From: Arc En Ciel – Air Caraibes In-flight Magazine On vous avait déjà présenté le saintelucien, Taj Weekes avec son album Deidem qui avait reçu l’Award du meilleur album reggae 2009 du « just plain folks musik awards », l’industrie de la musique indépendante. Taj et son groupe reviennent avec ce 3ème opus, aussi prometteur que le second… Taj naît et […]
Green Arrow Radio “Tops of 2010” List
From: Green Arrow Radio – 91.7 WSUM By Mister G Buh Bye 2010, Here’s a “Tops Of” List Each year it gets more difficult to compile a list of “Top” albums, more music is being listened to by my thirsty ear-holes, more styles and regions covered, so this list is just a list that I try […]
A Waterlogged Soul Kitchen Named One of 20 Top Reggae Albums of 2010
From: United Reggae By Angus Taylor The top 20 reggae albums of 2010. Last year Angus Taylor’s top ten was arranged in numerical descent. But to quote one of the featured artists below “Music is a mission, not a competition” so this year, Angus has simply selected his twenty favourite albums of the year, in no […]
Review: Taj Weekes and Adowa’s A Waterlogged Soul Kitchen by World Music Central
From: World Music Central Award winning St. Lucian reggae artist Taj Weekes and his band Adowa have a third release out titled A Waterlogged Soul Kitchen, on Jatta Records. A Waterlogged Soul Kitchen, whose title pays homage to the survivors of Hurricane Katrina, delivers sturdy roots rhythms laced with acoustic strings, bluesy harmonica accents and a deep sax groove. The debut […]
Top 15 Best Reggae Albums of 2010
From: ReggaeTrends.com Best of Reggae’s Top 15 albums of 2010 1. Katchafire – On The Road Again 2. Cultura Profetica – La Dulzura 3. Dezarie – The Fourth Book 4. Kiani – Kiani 5. Taj Weekes – A Waterlogged Soul Kitchen 6. Inna Vision – Ashes for Your Urn 7. The Green – The Green 8. Alborosie – Escape from Babylon to the Kingdom […]
The Reggae Vibe Interviews Taj Weekes
From: The Reggae Vibe By Ahmad Tafari The Reggae Vibe interviews Taj Weekes in advance of the band’s performance at The People’s Festival and Tribute to Bob Marley in Wilmington, Delaware. Link to LISTEN
Review: Taj Weekes and Adowa’s A Waterlogged Soul Kitchen by NiceUp.com
From: NiceUp.com By Tom Orr Rightly one of the most acclaimed reggae artists to emerge in recent years, St. Lucia’s Taj Weekes returns with a third release that’s more than simply a worthy successor to the first two. It’s everything a reggae release ought to be: conscious, topical, heartfelt, thoughtful, optimistic despite an often-dark outlook and […]