Reggae
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Naaman Brings His Rays Of Resistance To Australia
With sharpened beats, sweet melodies and positive lyrics, French artist Naaman has created his own style.
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5 Soulfoods With Brisbane Band Hemingway
With a trunk brimming to the max with delectable pysch-reggae, Brisbane band Hemingway will have you hankering for another serving with their Soulfood tour.
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The 4’ 20’ Sound Return To Play Their Favourite Festival: Island Vibe
The 4’ 20’ Sound will be taking to the stage once again at this year’s Island Vibe Festival on Stradbroke Island in October.
The group have slowly built a solid... -
Sticky Fingers On Success And The Slums
From causing a ruckus and busking on the streets of Newtown, Sydney, to selling out unannounced shows (twice) and reaching ARIA chart heights, debauched Aussie favourites
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Wide World Of The Strides: Making People Smile
After their Adelaide debut at this year’s WOMADelaide, world music phenomenon The Strides return for the inaugural Sweet Vibes Festival in November.
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Nattali Rize Returns To Australia For Island Vibe Festival
After an extensive six-month tour around Japan, the USA and Europe, Nattali Rize will once again grace Australian shores to perform at the
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Katchafire Have Balanced Family Commitments With A Successful, Music Career
Normally, Logan Hall takes his media calls in between tour dates: travelling between cities, waiting on the next flight or watching the world go by from the passenger
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Katia Is Defining Happiness
The talented and dreamy songstress, Katia will showcase her fusion of soul, world, reggae and R&B when she plays Island Vibe Presents Triffid Reggae, which also acts as a
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Reggae Veteran Shem's Bob Marley Celebration
Still the only Australian artist to date to have recorded and toured with Bob Marley's crew The Wailers, Shem aka Yohann Narain is set to play Brisbane for the first
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Tiki Taane Joins Island Vibe 2016 Line-up
New Zealand artist Tiki Taane headlines the latest round of bands announced for Island Vibe
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Melbourne Ska Orchestra @ The Triffid Review 2016
“1. 2. 3. 4. Boom shak-a-la, oh yeah let’s ska.”
The Triffid was teleported into “ska-tosphere” on Saturday (23 April), as Melbourne Ska Orchestra, magnanimously... -
Sticky Fingers @ The Tivoli Theatre Review
After a month-long stretch of live shows across Australia, Sticky Fingers arrived in Brisbane ready to unleash. And boy, did they show the energetic crowd at The Tivoli
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Stars Of Ska: Melbourne Ska Orchestra Are Back
It’s been three years since the Melbourne Ska Orchestra (MSO) released their eponymous album. It generated lots of excitement and arguably put ska music back on the
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The Bennies @ Adelaide Uni Bar Review
The grass has always been greener in Adelaide according to The Bennies.
For the Melbourne party rockers, Adelaide was the first major capital outside of their home... -
Asian Dub Foundation: They’re Not Political But Justin Bieber Is
If you ever meet the Asian Dub Foundation (ADF), don’t call their music political.
Expert genre-blenders, ADF take elements of dub, ragga, hip hop, bhangra,... -
Digging Down To The Roots Of Music
Digging Roots, the husband and wife duo hailing from First Nations Canada, are bringing their brand of contemporary roots music to Australian shores.
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Jordan Rakei: Seeing The Light
Brisbane lo-fi soul sensation, Jordan Rakei will return from the UK for a national homecoming tour this month, bringing with him a fresh batch of new songs from his
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Common Kings: Shining Bright
After touring Australia as support for Justin Timberlake, Californian reggae-pop band Common Kings are returning with their tropical sounds for their own headline
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Island Vibe Festival's 2016 Dates
After organisers labelled their tenth birthday a “magical event”, Island Vibe have announced dates for their 2016 festival as well as a range of camping
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Together As One: Nattali Rize & Notis
She’s the firebrand frontwoman of Blue King Brown, and now Nattali Rize has embarked on a one-of-a-kind project resulting in a truly powerful debut, solo record.
In...