Cassie Josephine & The Cry If I Want To’s w/Pretty Archie, Jah’Mila, Eaton McGrath & The Halifax All Stars Sat Aug 31, 2pm Halifax Waterfront Free Jah’Mila first came to Halifax to visit family and ended up staying for love. Originally form Kingston, Jamaica, Jhamiela Smith Dunn would regularly come to Halifax to see her […]
Reggae
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Jazz Fest: Exco Levi
F or one of Canada’s most decorated reggae musicians, it’s all about singing for the people. “Reggae music—all the music that we do—we sing songs of unification and liberation,” says Exco Levi, the stage name of Wayne Ford Levi. Born in Jamaica, the musician is now based out of Brampton, Ontario and is coming to […]
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Share this Dub Kartel post to win an Evolve bracelet + prize pack
“Where my ganja smokers at?” says Dub Kartel‘s Kyle McCracken. We’re right here, man!! If we share this live video of the dance hall/reggae band’s set at Evolve 2015, we have a chance to win a bracelet for this year’s Evolve, the amazing three-day summer festival just outside of Antigonish. ON TOP OF THIS AMAZING […]
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Heat up with the Cold Smoke festival
Just as the weather finally turns to winter, Halifax’s favourite reggae band, Dub Kartel, has lined up the third annual Cold Smoke festival. This kick-ass one-day fest will be setting fire to The Seahorse and the Marquee’s stages to keep you hot-hot-hot. Starting Saturday night, Cold Smoke will showcase some of the best bands from […]
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Golden Idlers
The Idlers want to make one thing perfectly clear: They may play reggae, but they’re not here to lecture. “With entertainment and politics, it’s a fine line,” says the group’s guitarist, Paul Schiralli-Earle (who boasts an uncanny ability to speak from St. John’s, play with a baby and cook bok choy at the same time). […]
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Slackers do undoubtably great ska
Slackers’s saxophonist Dave Hillyard wants to make one thing abundantly clear: Although his band is technically considered ska, they’ve got nothing to do with No Doubt. “We play very old music,” he says. “We call it Jamaican rock ‘n’ roll—but we’re not faking being Jamaican. We sing about our lives in New York and we […]