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JAH9 ON EMPRESS MENEN, H.I.M AND RASTAFARI LIVITY
9's track Love Has Found I stands as an ode to Empress Menen Asfaw, Queen of Queens and Empress to His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia. In our recent interview - also known as a reasoning - I asked Jah9 about the influence of Empress Menen and His Imperial Majesty on her works, her livity and her music...
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JAH9 SPEAKS ON HER MUSIC & AFRICA
"Africa is why I am doing this. Africa is why. It was like the music I wanted to hear, that I wasn't hearing, I decided to create it, and I decided that I wanted to do this journey of going around the world. This work is for my black continent, because InI...
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JAH9 ON THE BENEFITS OF STEAMING GANJA
Roots/reggae/dub/jazz Empress Jah9 is somebody who has openly expressed her support for the legalisation of marijuana throughout her music. Marijuana, ganja or herb, also known as cannabis or weed, was outlawed by politician Harry...
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ETHIOPIA: GREAT ETHIOPIAN SOUND SYSTEM BY NEGUS SHILOH
In February 2018, Lake Langano in southern Ethiopia was home to the country's first ever sound system festival. The festival was put on by various organisers including King Shiloh Sound System of Amsterdam, who constructed their own custom-built sound...
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BUXTON SPICE: 'TRU DA FYAH - ARKAINGELLE' ALBUM REVIEW
Arkaingelle’s 2017 album Tru Da Fyah is a soothing and reassuring body of work. When I say reassuring, I refer to the surety of the soul brought forth by the music. Meditating upon the album, ones feels a sense of tranquility and surety that all will...
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