As he has done over the years, Danny Breakenridge – the veteran Jamaican producer based in Florida – continues to make significant contributions to the reggae music industry. His latest offering is Orville ‘Bagga’ Case‘s EP, “Mr. Banjo Man.” This project is especially noteworthy because of Bagga‘s rich history as a reggae vocalist.

Orville ‘Bagga’ Case is one of the original member of the veteran reggae group Home T; three men that have been making quality music since the seventies. A classic that they are most known for is “Mek The Christmas Ketch You in A Good Mood,” a song on which Bagga did the lead vocals. In addition to performing with Home T, Bagga, from time to time will go off on his own and work on solo projects, much like he is doing now with Upstairs Music. 

The new EP, “Mr. Banjo Man,” has six tracks and was in part inspired by his 90s single with the same name. It (the single) was created by Third World’s Ibo Cooper and Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore, as well as Robbie Lyn and Mikey Bennett. The EP also features “Beyond The Hills,” a song that was initially done in the early sixties by Jamaican singer Teddy Brown. Bagga stated that as this is one of his favorite childhood record, it had to be included on the project.

When asked to sum up the “Mr. Banjo Man” EP, Bagga said the following: “I believe we have some nice songs here…lovers rock, nice, soothing reggae. I think there’s still a market for this kind of music.”

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Jamaican reggae artists Jah9 and Yaadcore have joined forces with New York based dub music ambassador Subatomic Sound System for a bass-heavy, 21st-century re-imagining of John Holt’s hit song “Police in Helicopter.”

The track, which comes to us courtesy of Yard Birdz Records, is out now on all digital music platforms.

Pam Hall‘s latest single is an inspirational reggae-ska tune titled “Every Mile.” The record which is composed by Josh Harris – with guitar input from Dave Carlson – and authored by Mark Stanley, encourages us to stand after every fall, laugh after we cry and simply not to give up on life.

When asked how he connected with legendary vocalist Pam Hall, Harris said the following: “Being a lifelong Reggae fan (and musician) I’ve always been partial to Pam Hall. Once I created Big Feet, we asked Pam to perform a song with us and she graciously accepted.”

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In his just released video for the track “Blaze,” which is on the upcoming “Love Like That Riddim,” Pressure Busspipe vents his anger at what is happening in the United States, specifically as it relates to the way black folks have been dying at the hands of the police.

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Jamaican singer Foxy Brown, who became known after hitting the reggae charts with the Steely & Clevie produced versions of Tracy Chapman’s “Baby Can I Hold You Tonight” and “Fast Car,” has re-emerged with another potential hit. This time she has collaborated with Josh Harris, CEO and owner of Big Feet Records, for the newly released lovers-rock single “Settling Down.”

Josh originally heard about Foxy from Ricky Wave at Soundwave Studio in Kingston (Jamaica). He then went to work composing the rhythm for her to voice. Unfortunately, they lost contact and was not able to truly connect until a year later. The beat is basically an assortment of altered instrument samples and live performances. Dave Carlson played guitar, Clarity did the DJ vocal in the middle and Josh Harris played all the keyboard parts. And although the song was authored by Dave Gouldburn, Brown delivered it perfectly.  

“Settling Down” was initially published in October 2020, but this was prior to Big Feet Records entering into an agreement with Zojak Worldwide. Subsequent to their agreement, Harris decided to re-share the single via Zojak; and so far the response has been outstanding!

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