Reggae music crept into the streets of Kingston in the mid-1960s as the voice of the oppressed; Jamaica’s underprivileged in a society in civil unrest. The island struggled with poverty but the former British colony had bred an industrious and…

Being an artist has its challenges; believing in the value of creating to start; having the discipline to bring oneself to the practice room, for the sculptor to bring her iron to the fire, for the writer to bring his…

Before the world came to know Bob Marley, the teenaged Robert Nesta Marley comprised one third of a singing trio called The Wailing Wailers. Alongside his Trenchtown neighbours Winston (McIn) Tosh and Neville Livingston aka “Bunny Wailer”, all three would…

A major influence on my spiritual development was my friend Chris Hatton. We met early on in our respective music careers, converging at the point where reggae music began to inspire youths in ‘foreign’ to look to Rastafari for spiritual…

I have had a long relationship with marijuana. Like so many youths, I was introduced to the "hola herb" as a teenager in high school. A new reggae group called Messenjah was just starting to gain prominence on the Toronto…

In 2010 the annual Evolve music festival was awarded CBC’s “Best Music Festival” in Canada. It became the highlight of the summer for many Maritimers, myself included, and was a splendiferous introduction to the East Coast following my move from…

I have spent 35 years honing my craft as a recording artist. As a young white kid growing up in North Toronto, I couldn't have dreamt that I would have the great fortune to play and record with many of…

Greetings friends and fans around the world! 

I hope this communication finds you well, or at least recovering. My condolences to our brothers and sisters who are suffering around the globe. As world leaders begin to buckle under their incompetence…

Each day the pandemic continues is another day our brothers and sisters die around the world. Each day the pandemic spreads is another day the US President opens his mouth, underscoring his ignorant incompetence, greedy selfishness and deliberate genocide. In…

Underprepared for a global pandemic with respect to personal protection equipment and life-saving medical supplies, both the US and Iran are engaged in threats and name calling. Is it a coincidence that these are the same two nations that downplayed…

So-called "leaders" must remember that their job, above all else, is to represent the people they govern and to make responsible decisions protecting those they represent. It is truly abhorrent to witness selfish and arrogant world leaders, not leading by…

Dear Universal Family, 

While it would have been difficult to predict the current state of the world on this beautiful planet, we have subconsciously known that something had to give. We have witnessed unprecedented violence propagated by fear and feelings…