John Masouri

This month's Echoes, the last of the year, has my tribute to the late, great Jimmy Cliff; a feature on Naya Rockers and a Round-Up Of The Year looking back on the highs and lows of 2025. It was a tumultous year for the music in so many ways, culminating in the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa and the sterling efforts to raise funds for the island's reconstruction.

This is the album with Sister Nancy's best-known hit on it - the iconic Bam Bam , which can still be heard in reggae dances and playlists...

After four decades, the first British reggae band to hit number one in Jamaica is back. In this issue we hail the glorious return of the...

Hollie Cook is this month's cover star. Grateful thanks to her and Lila Ike for giving up their time and making both these features...

Thanks to Konan, of Krept & Konan, and Omar Perry for supporting Echoes Magazine, and making the features in this issue happen. It was a...

I was honoured to write the liner notes for VP Records' important new retrospective of Hugh "Red Man" James' mid-to-late 80s' dancehall...

It's always hard writing obituaries about people that you knew and respected. Jamaican dancehall star Merciless was one of those for me,...

I was honoured to be chosen as the principal ghostwriter for this new book by VP Records' legendary Miss Pat, whose journey within reggae music started in the late 50s alongside her husband Vincent Chin. Their Randy's record store in downtown Kingston was a magnet for the island's musical talent throughout the 70s and Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Burning Spear and Lee "Scratch" Perry all recorded at the studio upstairs. The Chin family then relocated to New York and launched VP Re

The shadow of Toots' passing hung over us as we worked on this issue. I pay tribute to the late reggae icon in Vibes, whilst another...