Devin Morrison aka Man-Like-Devin is a songwriter, guitarist and collector of Jamaican music born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. In 1999 he co-founded Los Angeles roots-reggae group The Expanders. They spent the next decade playing in and around the L.A. area as part of the city's then-thriving ska, rocksteady and early reggae scene. During that time they also performed throughout California as the backing band for many of their Jamaican musical heroes including Alton Ellis, Leonard Dillon of The Ethiopians, The Wailing Souls, The Maytones, Pat Kelly, Roy Shirley, Stranger Cole, Prince Jazzbo, Willi Williams, The Cables, and Winston Jarrett. 
The Expanders released four studio albums from 2011-2018, the latter two of which debuted at number one on the Billboard Reggae Chart. During that time Morrison also teamed up with longtime friend DJ Hoppa and emerging Las Vegas MC Dizzy Wright to release a tune entitled "Vampire Bite." 
In 2018 Morrison and The Expanders parted ways on friendly terms. He began writing a solo acoustic record and teamed up with long-time friend Roger Rivas (The Aggrolites, Long Beach Dub Allstars, Jason Mraz) to record it. At one of these initial sessions in the fall of 2018 Rivas mentioned to Morrison that the guitar position in Long Beach Dub All Stars might be vacant. With Rivas’s endorsement Morrison played a try-out show with LBDA in Denver, CO and soon afterwards joined the group as an official member. Devin played guitar on half of the songs on their 2019 record Long Beach Dub Allstars. He also contributed his original song “Higher Rank” to the album, and co-write the song “Youth.” 

Man-Like-Devin’s first acoustic solo record Wheel And Shoulder: Acoustic Reggae, Rocksteady & Ska (Rootfire Coopearative) was recorded at Rivas Studios and Man-Like Studios from October 2019 to October 2020. It is a completely acoustic album with no electric instruments that features Morrison’s GRAMMY-nominated brother Patrick Morrison on upright bass, banjo and lead acoustic guitars, Devin’s father Tom Morrison on harmonica, and The California Honeydrops.

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Man-Like-Devin - Wheel And Shoulder: Acoustic Reggae, Rocksteady & Ska Vol. 1

Sugarshack EP of the week: Mike Love Live @ Sugarshack Sessions #sugarshack #rootfire #MikeLove

Mike Love Live @ Sugarshack Sessions

Brendan Clemente - Time
Produced by Johnny Cosmic

Time

Stream

Brendan Clemente - Time

Morning Time (Awoia)

Fia - Morning Time (Awoia)

Sugarshack Sessions Selects, Vol. 1

Tradewinds

Pepper - Tradewinds

Give Thanks

Iya Terra - Give Thanks

I'm Not Afraid

Etana - I'm Not Afraid

Kabaka Pyramid - Natural High w/ MediSun | Cali Roots Riddim 2021 (Produced by Collie Buddz)Pre-Save / Pre-Order the full project now: https://ffm.to/calirootsriddim2021

Riddim compilations have been a part of Jamaican and reggae music culture for decades. All artists were sent the same #CollieBuddz produced instrumental and each recorded their own song over that instrumental. A new single drops every Friday until the full project is released on May 28th.

Released by #IneffableRecords & #CaliforniaRootsFestival

Produced by #CollieBuddz w/ additional mixing/production from #JohnnyCosmic

Artists Featured On ‘Cali Roots Riddim 2020’ (A-Z):
#Alborosie
#AnthonyB
#ArtikalSoundSystem
#Ballyhoo!
#BlvkH3ro
#CasHaley
#Demarco
#DMP
#Felt (#Atmosphere + #Murs)
#Fia
#Groundation
#Iration
#JoshHeinrichs
#KabakaPyramid w/ #MediSun
#KBong
#KoloheKai
#Konshens
#Naâman
#NewKingstone
#Passafire
#SurferGirl
#TheExpanders
#ThroughTheRoots
#Tropidelic
#Turbulence
#VanaLiya

Kabaka Pyramid - Natural High w/ MediSun

Sugarshack EP of the week: Mike Love Live @ Sugarshack Sessions  #sugarshack #rootfire #MikeLove

Advaya Song

Can't Take It With You When You Go

Gonna Make It

Jahwakening

Neva Retya

Man-Like-Devin's new single "People's Prayer" is the first on his forthcoming full-length album "Wheel And Shoulder: Acoustic Reggae, Rockstead and Ska Vol.1, out August 20 on Rootfire Cooperative.

Wheel And Shoulder: Acoustic Reggae, Rockstead and Ska Vol.1

People's Prayer

The Green "Good One" from the album Hawai'i '13 released by Easy Star Records (August 2013)

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The Green - Good One

The Green "Never" from their self-titled album released in 2010.
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The Green - Never

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Jacuzzi Fuzz - Transparent

Check out Sons of Paradise website - https://www.sonsofparadise.com/

Sons of Paradise x Bumpin Uglies - Mamacita

As part of a new series of Bunny Striker Lee catalog projects, which launched with the early instrumental compilation Who Wants Some back in January, VP Records is reissuing Max Romeo’s obscure 1974 album Every Man Ought To Know for Record Store Day UK 2023. 

Rootfire is giving away a copy to one lucky winner and will ship worldwide, thanks to VP Records. The album is remastered from the original reel-to-reel tape and sounds better than ever. It also includes a rare Peter Simon photograph and liner notes from Carter Van Pelt.

Enter the giveaway now!

Every Man Ought To Know

Pre-Order

Max Romeo - I Woke Up In Love This Morning

Max Romeo - Every Man Ought To Know

Max Romeo - Rent Crisis

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The Movement "Small Axe" (Bob Marley cover) recorded live at Sugarshack Sessions 05.09.14 in Bonita Springs, FL.

Audio Engineer: Alexander Casement of Parkshore Recording Studio

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The Movement - Small Axe (Bob Marley cover) | Sugarshack Sessions

Good Morning

Brendan Clemente - Good Morning (with KBong)

The Slackers' "Kill You" First Listen Premiere Here! ⬇️
🖋: Dave Shiffman
https://rootfire.net/first-listen-premiere-the-slackers-kill-you

Enter the Rootfire Vinyl Giveaway Here! ⬇️
https://gleam.io/v0XiJ/vinyl-giveaway-the-slackers-kill-you-12-vinyl

The Slackers website -
https://www.theslackers.com/

Kill You

The Slackers "Kill You"

Check out the First Listen Premiere here ⬇️
🖋: Brendan McGinley
https://rootfire.net/first-listen-premiere-aaron-wolf-alific-moving-on/

Aaron Wolf Website -
https://www.aaronwolfmusic.com/

Alific Website - 
https://www.alificmusic.com/

AaronWolf x Alific - Moving On

”Bear With Me” is an exclusive Rootfire worldwide premiere. 
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“Bear With Me” is the new single from Through The Roots which comes out Feb 3, 2015. 
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Through The Roots - Bear With Me - Feat. Eric Rachmany of Rebelution [Rootfire World Premiere]

”Touch The Sky” is an exclusive Rootfire worldwide premiere. 
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Kings and Comrades - Touch The Sky [Rootfire World Premiere]

”My Love ” is an exclusive Rootfire worldwide premiere. 
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“My Love ” is off the upcoming album 'Don't Think Twice' from Fortunate Youth which comes out May 5, 2015.

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Fortunate Youth - My Love - [Rootfire World Premiere]

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”We Are Warriors (feat. Bobby Lee)” is off the upcoming album 'Strictly Roots' from Morgan Heritage which comes out April 20, 2015.
Support "Strictly Roots"  pre-order now!

► iTunes: http://smarturl.it/StrictlyRoots

► CD:  http://smarturl.it/StrictlyRootsCD‎
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Morgan Heritage - We Are Warriors (feat. Bobby Lee)- [Rootfire World Premiere]

”Through The Roots - On This Vibe (Acoustic)” is an exclusive Rootfire worldwide premiere. 
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”Through The Roots - On This Vibe (Acoustic)” is off the upcoming EP - STRIPPED & EXPOSED from Through The Roots which comes out April 28, 2015.
Support Through The Roots pre-order now!

► iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stripped-exposed-ep/id984591982


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MORE ABOUT THIS SONG:

"I was excited when the boys told me about the idea of reinventing some tracks in an acoustic style. I am impressed with how far TTR has come musically and I think that this EP really shows their talents. We called it "Stripped and Exposed," because we felt like they were making themselves vulnerable, musically, to the fans by taking out a lot of the production and just focusing on the music."

-Grant Betrix, manager of Through The Roots

"It's something we've always wanted to do, so we chose our favorite TTR songs both new and old, and stripped them down basically to the groove, and bare bones. We wanted to show a less produced side of our music, so we set out to capture more of that raw vibe on this EP."

- Brady O'Rear, member of Through The Roots



Through The Roots - On This Vibe (Acoustic)- [Rootfire World Premiere]

”Come Around” from Slightly Stoopid's new album MEANWHILE...BACK AT THE LAB, out now on Stoopid Records! Support and buy the album:

► iTunes: http://hyperurl.co/meanwhile_on_itunes
► Amazon: http://hyperurl.co/meanwhile_on_amazon
► Google Play: http://hyperurl.co/meanwhile_on_play
► CD / Vinyl: http://hyperurl.co/meanwhile_vinyl_cd

http://slightlystoopid.com/
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MEANWHILE...BACK AT THE LAB

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Slightly Stoopid - Come Around [Rootfire Feature]

”Babylon Drugs” from  MAAD T-RAY's new album REACH OUT, out August 14! Support MAAD T-RAY and buy the album. For more info check out:

http://maadtray.com/
http://rootfire.net/maadtray/

Buy: Reach Out –> 
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/reach-out/id1024701811
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Maad_T_Ray_Reach_Out?id=Blyddwsr3y4oqjc5pn4phqfli2q&hl=en

Reach Out

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MAAD T-RAY - Babylon Drugs [Rootfire World Premiere]

Stick Figure is the project of Santa Cruz, California-based producer Scott Woodruff. Lumped into a genre dominated by Reggae-Rock bands, Woodruff earned worldwide acclaim by incorporating lower tempo chillout music with elements of Jamaican dub and reggae.

Noted through his restrained vocals, multi-layered arrangements, and heavy riddims, Woodruff independently released four albums between 2006 – 2010 including The Sound Of My Addiction (2006), Burnin’ Ocean (2008), Smoke Stack (2009), and The Reprise Sessions (2010), each winning numerous year end awards and praise from the scene’s most influential blogs and tastemakers. Despite combined album sales topping 50,000, Woodruff veered away from touring in support of the recordings and settled into a reclusive lifestyle- traveling the world for over half a decade and living on the album royalties.

The release of 2012’s Burial Ground invoked a sea change in the producer, who began to embrace the demand to play live shows, establishing a touring band made up of Kevin Bong (KBong) on keyboards, Kevin Offitzer on drums, and bassist Tommy Suliman, fronted by Woodruff on guitar and lead vocals. The quartet headlined their first national tour in 2014, and on the back of multiple advance sell out shows, Stick Figure reached bona fide headliner status throughout North America and the Pacific Islands.

In 2014, Woodruff moved to a mountainside farm outside Santa Cruz, CA. As his housemates experimented in beekeeping and tincture making Woodruff found solace excavating a foundation and constructing a recording studio on the farm, all in preparation for his most ambitious recording to date, Set In Stone (to be released November 13, 2015).

The release of Set In Stone is a culmination of a journey that has seen the producer go from a mysterious figure to becoming a major player and virtually inventing a melodic subgenre of reggae that finds inspiration from midtempo electronic music.

Release Date: November 13, 2015
Label: Ruffwood Records

Pre-Order: 
Album Packages: https://www.districtlines.com/stick-figure
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/set-in-stone/id1045767173

Connect:
Rootfire Profile: http://rootfire.net/stickfigure
Web: http://www.stickfiguremusic.com/

* “In This Love” is an exclusive Rootfire World Premiere.


Set In Stone

Stick Figure - In This Love - [Rootfire World Premiere]

I close my eyes and I'm there, on tour with one of the bands that helped start this whole thing. Three guys pumping power and life into thousands of moving bodies. Swarms of beautiful girls swaying. I always dreamed of life on the road. Sweat. Summer. Sex.

My mind flashes. The Green takes the stage. These harmonies are mind-bending. The beat- hypnotic, pulsing. I'm so lucky to be part of this magic.

I open my eyes and head tilted back, I soak up Pepper's new single, "Start You Up" (The Green Version). I finally get my fix. Their 2013 self-titled album kept me pushing forward and since then I've been waiting for someone to take me back. I had been out of the game for two years when I was reintroduced to the scene by two of Hawaii's biggest powerhouses.

Pepper and The Green made me remember why I do what I do. I had forgotten the sound of laughter in a green room- what it's like to travel the country with close friends. They taught me how to tour again.

My gratitude is palpable as I groove to this track. Pepper has teamed up with The Green's Brad Watanabe to create something crisp and fresh, new yet familiar. Something indescribably and uniquely Pepper, with a twist of Green. It gets dirty, flowing through ambiance and dub, before being wiped clean and polished with a shine. Perhaps that's just what comes from putting these two together. IMG_6293

Brad welcomed the collab: "It was awesome to do this remix, I grew up listening to and jamming songs off Kona Town and always looked up to these guys."

As did I, as did all of my friends. Thanks for taking me back. Thanks for the memories of a time when I only dreamed of this life, and of a time when I was brought back to life through this music. Thanks for giving me something to dance to till next tour. I'll meet you at the next party. Catch ya on the road.

-Joshua Swain of The Movement

Connect:
Pepper: http://pepperlive.com
The Green: https://thegreen808.com
"Start You Up": iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/start-you-up-single/id1074446052

Pepper - Start You Up (The Green Version Mix)

song written by: Carlo Santone, Julian Marley, Nattali Rize
production: One Rebel / Mista Savona
Mixed: James Bonzai Caruso

http://www.onerebelcreative.com
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Nattali Rize & Julian Marley - Natty Rides Again

Western Standard Time Ska Orchestra - Love And Affection (Rootfire World Premiere)

Release Date: April 20, 2018

Produced by: Collie Buddz
Bass by: Roots
Guitar by: Andrew Mcintyre
Keyboards by: Ray Ray
Mixed by: Niko Marzouca and Robert Marks at Niko's House Studios, FL

Connect with band: colliebuddz.com
Connect with Rootfire: rootfire.net

Collie Buddz - Legal Now (Rootfire World Premiere)

Release Date: May 24, 2018
Label: Rootfire Cooperative

Band: forpeaceguam.com
Rootfire: rootfire.net

For Peace Band - Rarest Flower

From the album “Gold Fever” available for pre-order October 11
www.dubbestmusic.com
www.Rootfire.net

Dubbest - “Better With Words”

Alien

The Movement - Alien | Cali Roots Riddim 2020 (Prod. By Collie Buddz)

Anthony B releases new single “Chill Out” produced by Collie Buddz & Johnny Cosmic off the #CaliRootsRiddim compilation, featuring 21 exclusive new tracks from your favorite artists.

Riddim compilations have been a part of Jamaican and reggae music culture for decades. All artists were sent the same #CollieBuddz produced instrumental and each recorded their own song over that instrumental. A new single drops every Friday until the full project is released on May 22nd.

Listen Everywhere: https://ffm.to/anthonyb

Pre-Save the full project now - https://ffm.to/calirootsriddim

Previously released #CaliRootsRiddim Singles:
Collie Buddz - "Hold Firm" (Listen: https://ffm.to/holdfirm)
The Movement - "Alien" (Listen: https://ffm.to/alienmovement)

More information in 'Billboard' - https://www.billboard.com/articles/ne...

Artists Featured On Cali Roots Riddim 2020 (A-Z):
#AnthonyB
#Arise Roots 
#Bumpin Uglies 
#CollieBuddz
#commonkingsmusic 
#Dub inc 
#THE ELOVATERS 
#etanaVEVO 
#The Expendables 
#Gentleman 
#giantpandadub 
#Iya Terra 
#Jesse Royal Official 
#Mellow Mood 
#Mike Love 
#The Movement 
#NATTALI RIZE 
#Ozomatli 
#Pepper 
#SOJA
#Yellowman

Chill Out

Anthony B - Chill Out | Cali Roots Riddim 2020 (Prod. By Collie Buddz)

Nattali Rize - One Love is Action | Cali Roots Riddim 2020 (Produced by Collie Buddz)

Listen to the full project now: https://ffm.to/calirootsriddim

Riddim compilations have been a part of Jamaican and reggae music culture for decades. All artists were sent the same #CollieBuddz produced instrumental and each recorded their own song over that instrumental. A new single drops every Friday until the full project is released on May 22nd.

Previously released #CaliRootsRiddim Singles:
Collie Buddz - "Hold Firm" (Listen: https://ffm.to/holdfirm)
The Movement - "Alien" (Listen: https://ffm.to/alienmovement)
Anthony B - "Chill Out" (Listen: https://ffm.to/anthonyb)
Pepper - "Change" (Listen: https://ffm.to/pepper)
SOJA - "A Brief History" (Listen: https://ffm.to/soja)
Gentleman - "Can't Stop The Love" (Listen: https://ffm.to/gentleman)
Mike Love - "These Are My Roots" (Listen: https://ffm.to/mikelove)
Jesse Royal - "Ooh La La" (Listen: https://ffm.to/jesseroyal)

More information in 'Billboard Article' - https://bit.ly/2JW5iKh

Artists Featured On ‘Cali Roots Riddim 2020’ (A-Z):

@AnthonyB
@AriseRoots  
@Bumpin Uglies  
@Collie Buddz  
@commonkingsmusic  
@Dub inc  
@THE ELOVATERS  
@etanaVEVO  
@TheExpendables  
@Gentleman  
@giantpandadub  
@IyaTerra  
@Jesse Royal Official  
@MellowMood  
@MikeLove  
@TheMovement  
@NATTALI RIZE  
@Ozomatli  
@Pepper  
@SOJA  
@Yellowman

#CollieBuddz #NattaliRize  #CaliRootsRiddim #CaliRoots  #RiddimProject 
#OneLoveisAction #Ineffable #IneffableRecords #JohnnyCosmic

Collie Buddz - Hold Firm | Cali Roots Riddim 2020 (Prod. by Collie Buddz)

Turbulence - Celebration Of Life (Official Audio)
Brand new Turbulence song Celebration of Life, off The Remedy album releasing June 11th, 2021
Stream - Pre-Save/Order The Remedy: https://ffm.to/turbulencetheremedy

Credit : 
Production - Neva Stop Booking & Production
Author - Turbulence
Composer - Fireman Crew
Distribution/Label - Ineffable Records
Video Direction - Ohxigenes Studio
Music Rights administration - T2N Organisation

#SCFirst

The Remedy

Turbulence - Celebration Of Life (Official Audio)

Fia - Games (Official Audio)
Brand new single from Fia 'Games' out now!

Stream everywhere: https://ffm.to/fiagames
#SCFirst

Fia - Games (Official Audio)

PROGRESSIVE ROOTS VOLUME 001
Featuring Artists from the 2013 California Roots Music & Arts Festival
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