John Masouri

I was honoured to appear at 2011's Rototum Sunsplash in Benicassim, Spain where I took part in a Peter Tosh presentation alongside...

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

Tarrus Riley is this month's cover star after having released the definite reggae lockdown album Healing, produced with Shane "Juke Boxx"...

The return of Buju Banton has been spectacular to say the least with a highly acclaimed world tour, a handful of essential singles and...

Jah9 and Busy Signal are the two main reggae features in February's Echoes, which is the first to introduce alternative front covers....

In our main reggae feature, Jah Cure talks about his experiences in East Africa and new album Royal Soldier. There's an article on New...

Echoes' cover star is Chronixx, talking about the 5th Anniversary edition of Dread & Terrible and plans for the future, as well as...

VP Records in New York are celebrating their 40th Anniversary this year. I wrote a history of the label, with quotes and reminiscing from...

In this month's Echoes I interview Maxi Priest, who's just recorded a new album with Shaggy, and Max Romeo, whose Words Of The Brave set...

EXTRACT Cocoa Tea is sat on a small wicker chair in Bobby Digital's front garden. It's mid-afternoon and the studio hasn't come to life...