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Blessed in Berlin to a Korean mom and a German dad, vocalist Martin Jondo found reggae music because of a teenage curiosity about Rastafari lifestyle. In 2002 he became a member of potential German reggae superstar Gentleman on tour, much less a musician but being a merchandiser offering T-shirts towards …

German reggae ensemble Seeed shaped in Berlin in 1998 — something from the city’s nascent dancehall picture, their sprawling, multi-ethnic, and multilingual lineup comprises vocalists Pierre “Enuff” Baigorry, Demba “Hearing” Nabé, and Frank “Eased” Dellé; DJ Luke; guitarist “Rudeboy” Rudy; bassist Tobsen Cordes; keyboardist “Dubmaster” Reibold; saxophonist Moritz Delgado; trombonist …

A singer who found Bob Marley by method of the Clash and the authorities, Bobby Kray was discovered in the Brixton, U.K., reggae record shop Blackerdreads. It had been there that Garfield Hackett and Nnamdi Ogugua, both through the Dark Allianz label, found start to see the store’s popular “slim …

An award-winning professional surfer and spokesperson for brands like RVCA, Oakley, and Monster Energy Drink, Makua Rothman launched his music profession in 2012. Blessed and elevated in Oahu, Hawaii, Rothman overcame issues like youth asthma and a body body supposedly “too large” for browsing, and eventually continued to earn the …

Mixing reggae, R&B, hip-hop, and pop, German singer Oceana came over the world stage in 2012 when her monitor “Endless Summer season” was chosen as the state theme from the 2012 UEFA Western Football Championship. Created Oceana Mahlmann near Hamburg, her 2009 solitary “Cry Cry” was her 1st hit, becoming …

A diverse singer/songwriter who openly roams in one genre to some other, Wally Warning was created in Aruba, where he learned to try out the four-string acoustic guitar referred to as the cuatro. At age 17 he shifted to European countries and documented “The World Requirements Like,” an early-’80s strike …