Okay so, I've been meaning to do this for.. the better part of a month or so because a tune that is amongst the (and has a legitimate claim for being THE) best songs that I've heard in 2025 popped up in late July, courtesy of an EXTREMELY productive union between the scalding Jah Defender and the fine people at House Of Riddim Productions, the MAMMOTH 'Haile Selassie I'.
"Four corners of di earth Rastafari reach
Love and righteousness - Rastaman teach
HEATHEN AH RAGE WHEN SELASSIE I SPEAK
Keep di fire burning, flames and heat
All dem ah fight, dem soon retreat
Rastaman rise up, babylon gone beneath
Red, Gold & Green, pure & clean"
As I said, this tune is certainly not the first of this pairing of artist and label as they've been pushing some very strong material lately and HOPEFULLY some collection is in the offering. Until/unless/even then, enjoy Jah Defender's sublime praise, 'Haile Selassie I' and then you go and tell someone else about it. I just did my part.
Since United Reggae has not been updated since 2019, maybe you can replace it with the first reggae website ever, Jammin Reggae Archives, still running after 30 years and update daily
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the thought, Mike. It was an idea when I was younger, but I'm entirely too comfortable doing what I'm doing these days. There's also Reggae-Vibes.
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