From: The Austin Chronicle By Jay Trachtenberg Last night of SXSW 2011 and still plenty of one-venue hang time Taj Weekes & Adowa (12mid) hail from St. Lucia where they absorbed the soca sounds of Lord Kitchener and the Mighty Sparrow, A Waterlogged Soul Kitchen is their latest. From Johannesburg, South Africa, Tidal Waves (11pm) specializes in original roots reggae with […]

From: Yes Weekly By Ryan Snyder SHAKORI HILLS SPRING GRASSROOTS FESTIVAL, SILK HOPE, APRIL 21-24  Who to see: Arrested Development, Taj Weekes, Langhorne Slim, the Lee Boys & The Travelin’ McCourys, Kooley High, Donna the Buffalo. Lots of Donna the Buffalo. The scene: It’s a pretty even split of twentysomething festies getting their fix of what’s usually the opening […]

From: 2011 SXSW Music and Media Conference Posted by Jessica in  Featured Shows Taj Weekes’ music mirrors an intense passion for social conscience in worldviews balanced by a calming sense of humility. Born and raised on the island of St. Lucia, Weekes sites his influences as reggae, calypso, classic rock, and classical music. Weekes’ passion for political and […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

From: JamTex.com The Jam-Tex selector rates the top albums of the month with a complete disregard for genres. Also the selector reviews concerts, festivals, movie soundtracks, and other music-oriented events. Check back regularly for updates on the latest in Texas, Jamaican, and World Music here at Jam-Tex. • The Punch Brothers  – Antifogmatic [Nonesuch 2010] • […]

From: United Reggae By Angus Taylor It takes a very special talent to make all this work. There is a certain style of roots reggae pioneered and popularized by the late Bob Marley, where many latter-day cultural singers rightly fear to tread. Its swung rhythms, bouncy clavinet, Scratch Perry-inspired, curiously-phrased vocals and rebel stance can easily […]

From: Best Of Reggae Blogspot   If there was ever an intensely different but perfect roots reggae album, this is it. Probably one of the best albums I have heard in a long time, this album just captures every emotion that you could ever want from any album of any music of any genre. The exquisite […]