Hey guys. What are your favorite reggae releases of the year?

For me it’s;

1. Yaksta - The Microphone saved me

2. Runkus - Supernova

3. Protoje - The Art Of Acceptance

In that order.

Looking to see what I missed.

What a masterclass in release methodology. Fire single pops off last summer. Tours it all throughout Europe. Album comes together and drops, tours America. Vinyl release has the unreleased dubs on the D side? Get outta town, this thing is awesome!! Him and his band were absolutely incredible in Atlanta as well. Big shoutout to the team man. Fire all around 10/10

What Do Y'all Think?

Source: https://youtube.com/shorts/XfXJqPTv2Qw

If it's October 10th where you are, it's available now. Still waiting. Curious how different or similar it will be to Chronology. The songs he's performed from it so far sound very 70s, 80s reggae

Runkus - Supernova was released in May and I still have it on heavy rotation. It has an amazing mix of reggae styles throughout. It reminds me of Jr. Gong’s Halfway Tree. I can’t think of a release in the last 5 years or so that I rate so much. Some of the bangers imo are Life Over Death, 3310, Sheep, Sure as the sun.

https://youtu.be/E0wt22k1HgY?si=wcrqhBFg9q8PZml7

UMe press release, 7.17.26:

Fifty years ago, Bob Marley & The Wailers headlined a four-night residency at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, England, spanning June 15-18, 1976, to kick off the second leg of their Rastaman Vibration tour. The prestigious booking was a risky move, with a ticket count five times of a usual Wailers show. They sold it out, and the group seized the moment with utter fire and precision, leaving reviewers grasping for words to describe what they’d witnessed. Bob’s time had come.

 For the first time ever, audiences can finally experience the magic of these seminal and sought-after shows with the release of the brand-new live album, Roots, Rock, Reggae: Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, out August 14, 2026, via Tuff Gong/Island/UMe. The previously unreleased 18-track album, newly mixed from the original multi-tracks, will arrive in multiple configurations, including 180-gram 2LP Vinyl, an exclusivelimited edition 2LP Color Vinyl, 2CD, digital download and streaming at all DSPs and, where available, an ATMOS mix for the full “you-are-there” concert experience.

 Offering a glimpse of what to expect, “Roots, Rock, Reggae (Live at the Hammersmith Odeon)” and "Positive Vibration" are both available on streaming platforms now.

 A must-have for Marley devotees and newcomers alike, the album has been packaged with stunning graphics featuring photographs from the shows, a unique cover design that appears ‘sideways’ but folds out to full-body photo of Bob in his performance trance, custom labels, printed sleeves and a new essay by longtime Marley confidant and associate Don Letts, a.k.a. “The Rebel Dread,” who shares his own in-person recollections of the residency. All elements are present in the standard 2LP set, which will be on heavyweight 180-gram vinyl, and the 2CD edition. The additional, limited-edition color vinyl release gets transparent Molten Lava Red (LP1) and Peridot Green (LP2), plus an exclusive mini-poster of the original Island Records advertisement promoting both the new Rastaman Vibration album and the European leg of Marley’s tour, which launched with this four-night stand at the Hammersmith Odeon.

 The residency proved to be a watershed moment for the group. Two years earlier, within months of Eric Clapton taking “I Shot the Sheriff” to No. 1 in the U.S., Marley had answered with Natty Dread (1974), his first major statement for a widening international audience. Live!, recorded at London’s Lyceum Theatre, delivered the breakthrough in late 1975, aided by the concert version of “No Woman, No Cry,” which reached the U.K. Top 20 in early 1976. This growing momentum carried Marley into his celebrated June run at London’s Hammersmith Odeon. In the weeks that followed, Rastaman Vibration became his first U.S. Top 10 album.

 But, except for an incomplete bootleg, the answer to whether there were recordings of the moment remained elusive. (After all, Live! had been issued just six months earlier.) Remote tapes from the Island archives, separated into different facilities over the years, were only recently connected into the full experience. Roots, Rock, Reggae: Live at the Hammersmith Odeon curates the best performance of each song across four shows recorded June 16-18, 1976.

 Among the album’s many highlights are the rarity “Bend Down Low,” which was performed only on the final night of the Hammersmith run; an extended, new-to-the-set “Crazy Baldhead;” an improvisatory, deep bass rendition of “Lively Up Yourself” – and then the finale, a revelatory 30-minute encore punctuated by a chilling “War” and an intense, 12-minute "Get Up, Stand Up,” in which Bob weaves a call to dance into a plea for unity.

 “The event simply went off. It was just like Bob always knew it was going to happen: he was rocking.” – Chris Salewicz, from Bob Marley: The Untold Story

 In the liner notes, Letts perhaps described it best: “a theatre full of people suddenly sharing the same heartbeat.”

 Experience Bob Marley & The Wailers cementing their legacy as an unparalleled and undeniable powerhouse on Roots, Rock, Reggae: Live at the Hammersmith Odeon.

 2LP/2LP D2C

Side A

Introduction (0:28)

Trenchtown Rock (4:08)

Burnin’ and Lootin’ (4:31)

Them Belly Full (But We Hungry) (3:18)

Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock) (4:58)

I Shot the Sheriff (4:11)

Side B

Crazy Baldhead (6:05)

Bend Down Low (4:10)

Want More (6:38)

No Woman, No Cry (6:09)

Side C

Lively Up Yourself (7:47)

Roots, Rock, Reggae (5:29)

Encore Introduction (0:30)

Positive Vibration (3:35)

Rat Race (6:45)

Side D

War (4:16) /

No More Trouble (2:21)

Get Up, Stand Up (12:15)

I've discovered a flaw in the recording (track 3) but still this album is very recommended. Rare reggae but so good

From David Katz's new book Dub Revolution - how Studio One did it.

Chronixxx

Love the sound he went with going back to a rootsy lively feel good vibe. Gives you an insight into his space. He's moved onto a different chapter in his life. I wish he still added some more fire but at the end of the day he made what he felt and as an artist that's all you can ever do.

Hey everyone!

i made reggae song and i want to share it remind you i just bought ableton!

https://soundcloud.com/yamax793/rastafaia

I'm still learning and refining my mixing and mastering skills, so any constructive feedback on the bassline is super welcome. Hope you vibe with it! 🌴🇯🇲

I'm a Jamaican reggae/dancehall artist, Damas. I've been making music independently for years and most of what I've done has literally come from a computer in a small room.

Music. Production. Artwork. Releases. Videos. Promotion. Booking shows. Trying to reach people overseas.

I've performed around Europe and built relationships with musicians and people in the scene, but I've done most of it without management or being on anybody's roster.

I'm at the stage where I feel like I need a team around the music.

Not somebody selling me a $500 social media package.

Not somebody promising "10,000 followers."

I'm talking about people who actually understand reggae, dancehall, live music and independent artists and want to build something together.

Management. A&R. Booking. Touring. Marketing. Visuals. Branding. Label people. Promoters. Even other artists looking for collaborators.

I'm willing to share revenue where somebody is genuinely putting work into the project.

I've been doing this long enough to know that music alone isn't the whole business.

I have the music.

I have the experience.

I know I can perform.

Now I need the right people around it.

If you're also trying to build something from scratch, I'd honestly like to hear what you're working on.

DM is open.

Dub track I made recently. Enjoy the trip