{"id":11847,"date":"2025-12-26T07:08:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T07:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/?p=11847"},"modified":"2025-12-27T06:23:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T06:23:45","slug":"roots-rock-reggae-with-natures-way-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/?p=11847","title":{"rendered":"Roots Rock Reggae with Natures Way Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong><em>\u2018Roots Rock Reggae Riddim\u2019<\/em><\/strong> is the latest project from Natures Way Entertainment. It has nine songs including by artists such as Anthony B, Fantan Mojah, Ginjah, Zamunda and Cathy Matete.<\/p>\n<p>Garfield Cowan, founder and head of the South Florida-based company, went for a different feel on <strong><em>\u2018Roots Rock Reggae Riddim\u2019<\/em><\/strong>. It has a mid-tempo beat, a contrast to most of Natures Way Entertainment\u2019s previous productions like the Sweet Personality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Roots Rock Reggae Riddim represents a return to the foundation while still carrying the signature Natures Way sound. Unlike some of our previous productions that leaned into modern textures and crossover appeal, this riddim is more organic, raw, and spiritually grounded,\u201d he explained. \u201cIt\u2019s built to honor the essence of roots-reggae \u2014 heavy basslines, live-feel instrumentation, and space for lyrical depth\u2014giving each artist room to deliver conscious, timeless messages.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zamunda and Fantan Mojah perform the title track, while <strong><em>\u2018Like A Mirror\u2019<\/em><\/strong> is the title of Anthony B\u2019s song. Ginjah does <strong><em>\u2018Lover Not A Fighter\u2019<\/em><\/strong>, with Cathy Matete from Kenya contributing the defiant <strong><em>\u2018We Won\u2019t Be Silenced\u2019<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Iba Mahr, Heavyweight Rockaz and Turbulence are also featured on the <strong><em>\u2018Roots Rock Reggae Riddim<\/em><\/strong>\u2019. Drummer Wayne \u201cUnga Barunga\u201d Thompson and bass guitarist Jason \u201cWelsh\u201d Welsh of Heavyweight Rockaz, guitarist Lamont Savory and keyboardist Lamar \u201cRiff Raff\u201d Brown, played on the \u2018riddim\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Released in 2013, the <strong><em>\u2018Sweet Personality\u2019<\/em><\/strong> is Cowan\u2019s most successful venture. It produced two big hits in <strong><em>\u2018Let me Love You Tonight\u2019<\/em><\/strong> by Wayne Wonder and <strong><em>\u2018Wake Up\u2019<\/em><\/strong> by Jah Cure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u2018Roots Rock Reggae Riddim\u2019 is the latest project from Natures Way Entertainment. It has nine songs including by artists such as Anthony B, Fantan Mojah, Ginjah, Zamunda and Cathy Matete. Garfield Cowan, founder and head of the South Florida-based company, went for a different feel on \u2018Roots Rock Reggae Riddim\u2019. It has a mid-tempo [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":11843,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[239],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11847"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11871,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11847\/revisions\/11871"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}