John Masouri

It was an absolute pleasure interviewing Runkus for the cover story of this month's Echoes. His latest album Supernova is a genre defining example of progressive reggae/dancehall and I was fascinated by the accounts of his collaborative work with mixed media artist Tavares Strachan. Both are clearly highly gifted individuals. Elsewhere we celebrate Harlesden Bassline's success in honouring twelve of London NW10's finest musical talents - Janet Kay, Aswad, Ruff Cutt, the Cimar

My contributions to this month's Echoes - the second issue of its 50th Anniversary year - include a full length interview with New Zealand reggae band Six60; a list, complete with short descriptions, of 50 key reggae and dancehall albums (one for each of Echoes' half century as a thriving UK music publication) and finally, a fulsome tribute to the late Sly Dunbar, who I was proud to call a friend, and whose passing inspired Mick Jagger to post "The world has lost its rhythm.

Echoes celebrates its 50th anniversary this year and this is the first issue of 2026. The reggae content includes an obituary of Third World guitarist Cat Coore centred around tales of he and the band's early years; a trip round the UK reggae scene circa 1976; the story of Randys (forerunner of VP Records) and the usual pages of singles and album reviews. As well all the essential soul and jazz happenings of course...

I'd like to thank Jesse Royal and Easy Star for their time and support in making this months' lead reggae interview possible - it's always a pleasure! - and Al "Fingaz" Newman for bringing back great memories with his book Greensleeves: The First 100 Covers , which is the subject of our second reggae feature. Elsewhere we celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Damian "Junior Gong" Marley and Dan Dalton's Welcome To Jamrock Cruise ; review singles galore by Friends Only, Collie Bud

It’s been forty-five years since reggae producer Dennis Bovell took Dub Band stalwarts Nick Straker and John Kpiaye, together with...

Many thanks to Dennis Bovell, celebrating the release of his latest album Wise Music In Dub, and LA music producer Ralph Sall, driving...

This month's lead reggae article gives the spotlight to producer Kareem Burrell, head of Jamaican label XTM Nation. In addition to hit...

It was a real treat to interview Sam Garrett for this month's Echoes Magazine. His personal, musical and spiritual journey is unlike that...

Nattali Rize has long been a favourite of mine, and I even named one of my books after her song Rebel Frequency a few years back. She...

In this month's Echoes Magazine you'll find in-depth features about the Last Poets and Natty, talking about their latest albums. The Last...