Heartbeat Records to Release Deluxe Edition of Johnny Osbourne's Classic Studio One Album
Nice Up (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
Originally released in 1979, Johnny Osbourne’s Truths and Rights LP helped usher in the 1980s dancehall sound.
Nice Up (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
Originally released in 1979, Johnny Osbourne’s Truths and Rights LP helped usher in the 1980s dancehall sound.
Audiversity (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
Audiversity's weekly column, slightly modified, on random music in a predetermined number of words between 1 & 150. This week's randomly generated number: 101 MA: Not really a collection for diehard diggers of the genre, but one of the latest Heartbeat Records compilations, When Rhythm Was King , culls some of the best pairings between Studio One’s impeccable rhythm section and Jamaica’s top vocalists....
Nice Up (Free subscription) | 12/19/2007
What are the “roots” of reggae, really? We can trace it back to the African griot tradition and the imported folk stories carried to the Caribbean during slave times.
Nice Up (Free subscription) | 11/15/2007
Alpheus, a singer with a sweet, R&B-influenced voice, first drew the reggae fan's attention when Heartbeat Records released the various artists collection "Studio One Dancehall Selection ~ 14 Current Hits" in 1998, which featured two of his earliest recordings done for the late Coxsone Dodd.
gmtPlus9 (-15) (Free subscription) | 11/06/2007
Heartbeat Reggae Podcast . "...The Heartbeat Reggae Podcast is indeed associated with Heartbeat Records, a record label based in Burlington, Massachusetts, USA. Our podcast delivers some of the finest Jamaican music ever recorded, and keeps you updated on Heartbeat's activities." Thank you, DMc.