Archive for category: Wha’ Gwaan Munchy?!?

In 2011 I conducted my very first video interview for Reggaeville ever with Komlan and Zigo of Dub Inc at Summerjam. Today, more than 11 years later and blessed with a little more grey hair, Aurélien “Komlan” Zohou joined me once more in front of the camera to partake in Wha’ Gwaan Munchy?!? to discuss not just the band’s splendid latest album Futur but also their emotional and deeply touching documentary Jamais Seul as well as a very special show ahead. Besides the interview we take a look at recent releases from Etana, Ini Kamzoe and XTM.Nation that present part three of the Fatis Tapes In The Oven series.

Third Time’s The Charm is the title of his brand new album, yet everytime is charming when Protoje joins Wha’ Gwaan Munchy?!?. Enjoy a intriguing conversation about the inspiration, the producers, the music video directors, and the very first helicopter flight for this record. New releases by Tanya Stephens and Through The Roots are part of the show, just like a little recap of Burning Spear’s tour through Europe this summer. 

After three years of break due to the pandemic the 35th staging of Germany’s largest Reggae festival Summerjam took place again on the first weekend of July in Cologne. The line-up was superb, fans enjoyed energetic performances by superstars such as Sean Paul, Shaggy, and Gentleman, and the summery sunshine weather topped up the amazing vibes ultimately. Also backstage the atmosphere was joyous and positive and led to a good amount of intriguing interviews with the artists. Konshens, Sean Paul, Nkulee Dube and the family of Max Romeo were just some of my guests on the microphone that shared their latest news and stories with us. All video interviews from the weekend are online on Reggaeville’s YouTube channel now. A particular highlight is the in-depth conversation with French Reggae duo Jahneration that shared their personal history from Rock’N’Roll beginnings, their creative ideas for not just music but visuals and video games, and also gave an outlook on their upcoming Jahneration Fest in December as they were guests of the Wha’ Gwaan Munchy?!? Summerjam Special.

All together guitarist Ernest Ranglin and saxophonist Dean Fraser experienced and impacted more than 110 years of Jamaican music history. Join the two musicians extraordinaire for Wha’ Gwaan Munchy?!? as they take you on a musical journey back to the days of Ska, Jamaican independence and the beginning of Reggae music, and find out at the same time about their collaborative album Two Colors that is set for release on May 27, 2022. Another joint effort is the new album Com Fly Wid Mi by Shaggy, a Frank Sinatra songbook produced by Sting, that the two discuss also on the episode, while Burning Spear has the fans looking forward to his tour set for the summer.   

Whether it’s directing the movie he acts in and wrote the story for, playing and supporting football through charity, or making music: Bob Marley’s son Ky-Mani has many talents and even more energy to put in the works in many different ways. How he manages all that and how he still finds time to celebrate his birthday, are the topics discussed in this new episode of Wha’ Gwaan Munchy?!? Of course, February is not just his but also his famous father’s birthday month. How this anniversary is usually being celebrated on 56 Hope Road in Kingston, Jamaica, shows our little throwback video clip with a performance by Nadine Sutherland from 2020.