KSD feat. Marina P - Bite The Dust EP (Homeys Records)
This 6-track 'Bite The Dust' EP is the result of a collaboration between French bass music producer KSD and Italian singer Marina P.
B.O.E.M. - B.O.E.M. (Self-published/One More Dub)
'B.O.E.M.' is the debut effort of an Italian formation by the same name hailing from Emilia Romagna. That being said however, we can't really tell you much more about this band, except that it was founded by bass player and songwriter Enrico Massari and that the whole album was recorded in just three days.
Piñata Protest - Necio Nights (Kasba Music)
Add equal parts The Pogues, Maldita Vecindad and Rowwen Hèze in a blender, shake well and you get Piñata Protest, a four-piece band from San Antonio, Texas.
Johnny Clarke - Creation Rebel (17 North Parade/VP Records)
In recent decades several solid Johnny Clarke compilations have seen the light - there was 1991's 'Authorised Rockers' in Virgin's Front Line series, 1998's 'Dreader Dread' on Blood & Fire and 2002's 'A Ruffer Version - Johnny Clarke At King Tubby's 1974-78' on Trojan Records - but with 'Creation Rebel', 17 North Parade/VP Records now bundles 30 of the man's best tracks on two discs or LP's.
Rebelution - Free Rein (Easy Star Records)
Yours truly and Rebelution will probably never be a match… 'Falling Into Place', the 2016 predecessor to this album we already described as: "…love reggae for teens.", and for 'Free Rein', the Californian quartet has given itself complete "free rein" to experiment with genres like r&b, rock, jazz and even some Americana in 'Healing'.
Invisible System - Bamako Sessions (Riverboat Records/World Music Network)
Invisible System is the pseudonym of English producer Dan Harper, who rose to fame with his Ethio-fusion albums. However, as the title of this album indicates, for 'Bamako Sessions', this time he shifted his focus to Mali, where in 1999 he worked as an aid worker, met his wife and became a father.
Chalo Correia - Akuá Musseque (Self-published)
If you're still looking for a sultry summer soundtrack, definitely give Chalo Correia's 'Akuá Musseque' a chance.
Azambuja & Cia - Azambuja & Cia + Baiano & Os Novos Caetanos - Baiano & Os Novos Caetanos (Far Out Recordings)
This time Far Out Recordings is offering us something slightly out of the ordinary, as these are two rereleases of musical productions by Brazilian comedians Chico Anysio and Arnauld Rodrigues.
Reemah - Breaking News (Self-published/Feel Line Records)
When presenting a new album, 'Breaking News' is of course far from a bad title. Even though If Dezarie can deservedly be regarded as the queen of the Virgin Island reggae, Reemah can definitely claim the title of crown princess.
Spellbreakers - Who Feels It Knows It EP (Bonafi Records)
With Antwerp based Spellbreakers, a six-piece formation around flamboyant Belgian-Brazilian vocalist and visual artist Juli Jupter, Belgium welcomes an interesting new reggae band.
Nat Birchall meets Al Breadwinner - Sounds Almighty (Tradition Disc)
For 'Sounds Almighty', this time English producer Al 'Breadwinner' Redfern invited jazz saxophonist Nat Birchall to his Manchester based Bakery Studio.
Bernard Orchestar - Le Futur Du Passé (Self-published/Coucou Label)
The release of 'Le Futur Du Passé' was preceded by two EPs, but this is indeed the debut long player effort of Bernard Orchestar, a ten-piece Brussels Balkan brass band that was founded back in 2011.
Roots NoiR - Elevate (Self-published)
'Elevate' is the second long player by Canadian one-man project Brian Bataille aka Roots NoiR. Always more of an amateur of classic rock, Brian only discovered the reggae genre in 1990, thanks to a mix-tape full of Wailers songs from the band's Lee Perry period. Bataille was so inspired by what he heard, he promptly started writing himself.
Protoje - A Matter Of Time (Baco Records/In.Digg.Nation Collective/Overstand Entertainment)
For the successor to his highly successful 2015 'Ancient Future' album, Protoje once again joined forces with producer Phillip 'Winta' James, but anyone expecting a similar album will be sadly disappointed.
Yiddish Glory - The Lost Songs of World War II (Six Degrees Records)
If you're looking for a solid piece of unique music history, check out 'The Lost Songs Of World War II'. This is a collection of Yiddish songs from the Russia of the Second World War, collected at the time by ethnomusicologists Moisei Beregovsky and Ruvim Lerner, connected to the Kiev Institute for Jewish Proletarian Culture.
Katchafire - Legacy (Zojak World Wide)
In 2013, New Zealand Maori reggae band Katchafire introduced itself to the rest of the world with 'Best So Far', a compilation of their best work to date. Since then the band has toured extensively, but recording-wise things remained quiet. A few personnel changes later it's now finally time for a new studio album though.
The PathHeights - Twin Flamezz EP (Echo Beach)
The PathHeights are Jamaican-German singer-songwriter and producer duo Akosua Aset and Aumuna.
Tribal Seeds - Roots Party (Baco Records)
Since their formation in 2005, San Diego based band Tribal Seeds, has steadily been building a name for themselves in the US, but Europe hasn't quite followed suit yet. French label Baco Records wants to change this with the release of 'Roots Party'.
Bunny Wailer - Dubd'sco Vol. 1 (Dub Store Records)
After Japanese label Dub Store Records in 2016 released 'Solomonic Singles 1 & 2', two singles anthologies of Bunny Wailer's Solomonic releases; they are now presenting a reissue of 'Dubd'sco Vol. 1'.
E.N. Young - Forest Wilderness + Inna Vision - Link Up (Roots Musician Records)
The past few months, American producer, singer-songwriter and musician E.N. Young's Imperial Sound Recording Studio has been buzzing with activity, as with 'Forest Wilderness' E.N. not only recorded a new album of his own, but he also immediately produced 'Link Up', the new long player by Hawaiian Inna Vision.