Rebel Music July One

 

Rebel Music July One 2025 

Part of a special all-day unity broadcast on hearticalfm.com July 1st to mark International Reggae Day and also celebrate the 5th anniversary of the station. My first radio show in well over a year.

During my part of the session I took a look at what rebel reggae music is now and what it once was, gazing specifically through the lens of the current genocide in Gaza. Features songs from some of the few reggae artist willing to speak out in this time, man like Nixon Omollo, veteran revolutionist Scratchylus and Echoes of Hope from Indonesia. Canadian reggae band Conscious Underground come with a topical singalong track entitled Dirty Politician. Bob, Peter & Misty In Roots represent the gold school roots. Time is fast running out for Palestine as the western governments turn their focus to the smokescreen of demonising domestic direct action groups & rock stars. Make no mistake, the struggle is not only about the ME, but is actually about the freedom of expression itself, everywhere.

Doesn't make particularly easy listening but these things need to be addressed within the reggae community. Sadly the majority of nowadays artists are playing it all too safe and failing to speak out, lips moving but, in effect, saying very little...

Stand up for truth and rights now ites, strike while the iron is hot

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Download available trough the streaming link

https://hearthis.at/old-timer/rebel-music-july-one/ 

People Want Freedom - Dedication to the Palestinian People

 Nixon Omollo - My People Want Freedom 

Stop the bloodshed in Palestine. Soul rebel Ras Nixon Omollo touch down with a heartfelt call for peace everywhere and the Middle East in particular. Dedication to the children of Palestine, the world just can't sit by and watch this happening over and over again... 

"This song is about the need for freedom for all human beings. We are all equal. As I sing, "We are all the chosen people'' By virtue of being born, we are all chosen to be here and no one should enslave another person mentally, emotionally, physically or in any other way." Nixon Omollo

Written by Nixon Omollo. Co-Produced by ‪@ShamirTadeiya1‬ Backup Vocals By ‪@majkiambi‬

More from Nixon & NOAH...

Revolutionary

"Revolutionary is about who I have discovered myself to be. The path I've walked, what inspires me and what I live for is to make changes for the better and leave the world a better place than i found it. I am a revolutionary." Nixon Omollo

Written by Nixon Omollo. Produced by ‪@OfficialShamirTaDeiya‬. Backup Vocals by ‪@majkiambi‬ & Ciku May Kiambi 2025

Kush Empire

Written by Nixon Omollo

Produced by ‪@ShamirTadeiya1‬​

Supporting Vocals by ‪@majkiambi‬​

Lyric Video created by Zion Yut 2025

Thanks & maximum respect to the soul rebel Ras Nix once again. 

www.nixonomollo.com/

Echoes of Hope - Pray for Palestinia 2025

 

Great new LP from Indonesian rising reggae star Echoes of Hope. Strictly roots, very Nasio.

It's real music to the ears to hear a reggae artist singing out in this time

Free Palestinia 🇵🇸🇲🇱

 

Reggae World Stand Against Israel & Zionists Free Palestine

Reggae people everywhere unite to speak out about #Gaza Organise educate. Wholesale death & suffering cannot be ignored

Core values truth & rights, human rights & justice, equality under heavy manners. THE TIME IS NOW RASTA ✊🏼🇲🇱🇵🇸 Kick up a rumpus to #FreePalestine

Many are uneasy about the whole topic. Sure, nuff reggae artists have a soft spot for the Holy Land and anything to do with scripture, but this is a struggle to safeguard the most basic human rights and nothing less. While one might have played the old "Rasta nuh deal with politics" card that no longer holds water as the situation went well beyond just simple politics many months, if not decades, ago. Rastafari always stood up for the dispossessed, the underprivileged, the downtrodden, the innocent victim and we can't just turn out backs now because Israelis are the perpetrators. 

Peter Tosh refused to play concerts in Israel and openly showed support for Palestine from as early as 1979 and this is the line that must be taken now. There's seldom been a cause more worthy of speaking out against in recent decades and doing so would boost reggae's relevance and credibility immeasurably. Now's the time for action, not for more safe lyrics and mild banalities seen!

WE NEED TO BE SEEN MAKING A STAND NOW WHEN IT COUNTS THE MOST. The situation is critical in Gaza but this is, I believe, a crucial watershed for reggae movements also... Rasta music has been drifting along comfortably for too long now - time to take aim & blaze fyah!

Will we stand or will we fold?

 

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