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Album Review: “Beauty In The Acoustic” showcases SOJA’s songwriting excellence

The D.C. reggae rockers recorded “Beauty In The Acoustic” while performing a full length Sugarshack Sessions set, and the resulting album showcases SOJA’s songwriting excellence. And I’m not just speaking within the reggae scene - I truly believe SOJA’s latest music is amongst the best songwriting in all of music today!

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Album Review: Revisit the emo years with Nathan Aurora’s Pop Punk Goes Reggae!

What does your teenage emo pop punk playlist have in common with reggae music? Absolutely nothing … until now! The extremely talented vocalist and lead guitarist of Iya Terra, Nathan Aurora, has created a project and successfully bridged the gap, composing a compilation of some of your favorite songs from a distant past performed by a new community of artists that put their own reggae twist to each of them.

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SOJA’s cover of Fall Out Boy’s “Sugar, We’re Goin Down” has us so excited to jam along with Nathan Aurora’s “Pop Punk Goes Reggae”

SOJA’s cover of Fall Out Boy’s “Sugar, We’re Goin Down” has us so excited to jam along with the upcoming release of “Pop Punk Goes Reggae”. The release is the rad passion project of Iya Terra’s Nathan Aurora, who has since released the equally awesome cover of My Chemical Romance’s “Helena”.

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Algorhythm unleash “Magic” in the recording booth with another amazing single

Algorhythm unleash “Magic” in the recording booth with another amazing single. These reggae rockers are dropping pure fire, and I love the depth of this love song. The band’s first single, “Good Life” has been one of my favorite singles of 2023, and they followed it up with another super catchy track that will have you dancing as fast as a magician say Abracadabra!

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SOJA, Protoje, Jesse Royal, and J Boog perform this Saturday at Wolf Trap in Virginia!

Now, I am admittedly biased because Wolf Trap is my hometown venue and SOJA is my hometown band, but this Saturday’s show at Wolf Trap is set to be an all time classic. Their first show back in over 4 years, SOJA is bringing Protoje, Jesse Royal, and a special appearance by J Boog to celebrate. Oh and did I mention the venue sits inside a national park….

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Song of the Week: Cali Roots Riddim Press Remix with SOJA and Collie Buddz

Song of the Week: Cali Roots Riddim’s Press Remix with SOJA and Collie Buddz Produced by Collie Buddz and J-Vibe for Ineffable Music, Cali Roots Riddim returns for its third release just in time for this weekend’s Cali Roots Fest. The track “Press Remix” is a fun take on a previous SOJA song “Press Rewind” and features SOJA’s own Jacob Hemphill, Bobby Lee and Trevor Young on vocals.

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The Cali Vibes 2023 lineup is amazing with reggae stars like Jack Johnson, Rebelution, Tash Sultana and Stick Figure set to perform

The Cali Vibes 2023 lineup is amazing with reggae stars like Jack Johnson, Rebelution, Tash Sultana and Stick Figure set to perform! Goldenvoice (the organizer of Coachella) announced the festival lineup this week, which will take place February 17 - 19 in Long Beach, CA at Marina Green Park.

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Daily Reggae Artist Profile: The Elovaters’ hard work and dedication have made the band’s dreams a reality

Daily Reggae spoke with The Elovaters’ singer and guitarist, Jackson Wetherbee to learn about the band’s incredible summer including the release of the amazing single, “Gimme Love”, the positive reception for The Elovaters’ 2021 album, “Castles” and growth touring with huge bands like Stick Figure, Dirty Heads, SOJA, Tribal Seeds and Slightly Stoopid.

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Hector Roots Lewis and Suckarie jam during Tribal Seeds’ Cali Roots 2022 set

Tribal Seeds had an incredible Cali Roots 2022 set! Hopefully Cali Roots posts the band’s show on their YouTube page soon! John Rouse took this cool photo of Hector Roots Lewis and Suckarie jamming. It’s so fun seeing their energy as performers! Catch Tribal Seeds during the Let’s Get It Kraken 2022 Summer Tour with Dirty Heads, SOJA, Artikal Sound System, and The Elovaters.

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SOJA takes home Grammy Award for Beauty In The Silence

Warm congratulations to SOJA who took home the Best Reggae Album Grammy Award last night for the band’s incredible album, Beauty In The Silence. SOJA’s impact on the reggae music genre is huge, and the band continues to create beautiful music. Beauty In The Silence is an outstanding album, and if you haven’t listened to it from start to finish, we recommend you do it soon!

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