Articles by Lauren Speers

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  Ken Boothe

  A Man and His Hits

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 1999

  Boothe’s diversity in his early days at Studio One is admirable — his early covers are from artists like Otis Redding and Wilso...

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  Burning Spear

  Calling Rastafari

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 1999

  Since his first release on Studio One in 1969, Burning Spear has been electrifying and educating reggae audiences and listeners around the...

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  Dezzie Ranks

  More More More

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 1999

  Jamaican-born, Toronto-based Dezzie Ranks deftly rides the line between dancehall and reggae, between a decent chat and smooth lover’...

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  Sister Carol

  Isis “The Original Womb-Man”

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 1999

  Grammy-nominated Sister Carol continues to mash up the reggae world with an intelligent, conscious and extremely melodic and harmonic relea...

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  Bob Marley and the Wailers

  Wailers and Friends

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999

  Absolutely ska-ndalous! A compilation of 18 songs from Studio One greats like Delroy Wilson, Ken Boothe, Bob Andy, Lee Perry, Rita, and the...

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  Oku Onuora

  Dubbin’ Away

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999

  Hailed as one of the greatest Dub Poets of Jamaica, Okua Onuora reminds us here of the beauty of his music, usually the black velvet backdr...

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  Glenn Washington

  Solitary Red Rose

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999

  This album is as smooth as the calm surface of a lake on a still, windless morning. Solitary Red Rose is composed of 12 new tracks that tra...

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  Kretek

  Up to a Higher Level

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999

  If you were to judge an album by its cover, this record might intrigue a lot of people — a tribe of African drummers in full session,...