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VETERAN ROOTS GROUP THE WAILING SOULS, RELEASE ITS LATEST ALBUM “ISLAND GIRL!”

VETERAN ROOTS GROUP THE WAILING SOULS, RELEASE ITS LATEST ALBUM “ISLAND GIRL!”

 Wailing Souls’ Winston “Pipe” Matthews (left) and Lloyd “Bread” McDonald in Nairobi, Kenya, last year. (Photo: Francis Nderitu) — Veteran roots-reggae group, The Wailing Souls, released their 19th studio album on April 20. Island Girl is the title of the 13-song set.Produced by American Nathan Kipp (who also played bass and keyboards), Island Girl hears the ‘Souls’ working with a number of musicians from the United States West Coast such as guitarist Aaron Rosenberg and drummer/percussionist Joey Muraoka. According … Read entire article »

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LOS ANGELES-BASED LEONIE McDONALD, PITCHES HER “STRICTLY VEGAN JAMAICAN CUISINE” IN JAMAICA!

BY HOWARD CAMPBELL—    Leonie McDonald, principal of Strictly Vegan Jamaican Cuisine, with reggae act Protoje— The spicy aroma of jerk fills the room at Island Grill restaurant in Manor Park. It’s easy on the nostrils, even for a committed vegan like Leonie McDonald. McDonald was in Jamaica recently, pitching her Strictly Vegan Jamaican Cuisine to owners of Island Village in Ocho Rios. “They (management) say there’s no vegan outlet in that complex so I’m looking at getting a licence from the (Jamaica) Tourist Board to set up a salad bar,” she told the Jamaica Observer. McDonald plans to set up her Rasta Taco Jamaican eatery there early next year. It would be the 65-year-old’s first restaurant since launching Strictly Vegan six years ago. She started the company in her hometown of Los Angeles, 15 years after … Read entire article »

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