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It’s time to open your ears and hearts to Mishka’s smooth reggae rhythms. On “Above the Bones,” the former windsurfer with roots in the Caribbean and Canada delivers an easygoing, guitar-based groove that echoes the positive vibes flowing through the album of the same name. If you like the track, check out the album.
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This week we present a club-friendly jam that will have dancehall lovers winding their hips. “Tic Toc” finds Jamaica’s Busy Signal flexing nimble syllable control as he flaunts an animated ragga flow.
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Picture Sublime jamming with Jack Johnson on Don Carlos’ back porch — that’s Rebelution. The three-year old band from Santa Barbara, California, uses reggae as its base element then adds colorful rock and hip-hop embellishment. “Safe and Sound” epitomizes Rebelution’s sunny “California Reggae” vibe that propelled its debut album, Courage to Grow to prominence on iTunes.
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Mavado is a Jamaican dancehall artist with a thick, rumbling vocal style that comes close to the style of dancehall epitomized by his inspiration and label mate, Bounty Killer. This beat is a booming, bubbling electro pulse, over which Mavado carves out a meditative, revealing look at city life in his thick patois. The track is from Mavado’s debut, Gangsta for Life: The Symphony of David Brooks.
IMPORTANT: Downloads are only free on iTunes for approximately 1 week from this post date. 
