Tag: pop reggae

I was recently made aware of Radium88, in part because of my recent Song of the Day entry for 80s/90s new wave band The Free Zone from Liverpool. Vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Tim Thwaites is making music from Nottingham nowadays with Jema Davies as Radium88, and Bad Faith is a brand-new collection of 4 songs. Turns out they’ve been creating together since the 1990s, but I only found out about them in recent months. While there are similarities to The Free Zone (electronic-based alternative music), the new project doesn’t sound anything like the former.… Continued →

‘Imisi is a reggae duo spearheaded by brothers David Fohe and Jubilee Fohe. They play in the pop-reggae or “lovers rock” style, but with a worshipful emphasis on the love of God. Imisi’s music was first brought to a wider audience through Mark Mohr’s (of Christafari) label Lion of Zion Entertainment, who released a pair of albums in 2003 and 2006, respectively. They seem to have been active up until at least 2023, releasing more albums–mostly digitally–through their websites at ReverbNation and BigCartel. “God is Love” comes from the 2013 project Riddimtion Project Vol 1 of which I can barely find any info at all.… Continued →