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Rootsland "Reggae"s Untold Stories"

The #1 Apple Music History Podcast Rootsland chronicles the extraordinary true story of Henry "K" Karyo - one of the first American producers to move to Kingston, Jamaica, immersing himself completely in reggae"s underground scene. From disillusioned justice major to indie label owner, Henry navigates Jamaica"s merciless music industry while building authentic friendship with legendary artists and finding unexpected love. This isn"t just a music podcast - it"s a raw, first-person account of creative

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22:07

Redemption Song Chapter 1: "Brian the Lion"

Rootsland "Reggae"s Untold Stories" ·

2023/02/07

In the Season 5 debut, "Brian the Lion," Henry K pays tribute to his friend Brian, the one responsible for encouraging him to move to Kingston. Henry recounts their last conversation in Jamaica, on the roof of their house in Armour Heights. A rare interview on Jamaican TV from February 14th 1993 is unearthed, which gives a great glimpse into Henry when he first arrived in Jamaica. Home | ROOTSLAND Reggae Music, Podcast & Merchandise "Wear Your Culture" Rootsland is produced by Henry K

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18:17

"The Public Storyteller"

Rootsland "Reggae"s Untold Stories" ·

2023/01/17

On this Bonus Episode of Rootsland, Henry K pays tribute to Public Radio and the local DJ's and Broadcasters that are responsible for preserving and protecting roots and indigenous music. Henry also plays highlights from his August and December 2022 appearances on South Florida's Public Radio Station 93.1 WLRN as a guest on Micheal Stock's Folk and Acoustic music program. Wayne Armond was also a guest at the Radio Station and performed "Righteous People." Rootsland Returns with Season 5 On

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36:42

Music Mix "Fighting Babylon since 1991"

Rootsland "Reggae"s Untold Stories" ·

2023/01/03

You've heard the stories behind the music... Now it's time to hear the songs that inspired the stories. Join Henry K as he "plays the tracks and recounts the facts" from the early recording sessions where the journey began. Bob Andy, Halfpint, Deadly Headly Bennett, Sugar Black, Dominic & Snakeman... all the favorite Rootsland personalities like you have never heard them before. Rootsland Returns with Season 5 On 1/31/22 Support the Show by clicking on the Rootsland Nation Website below

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30:05

Forbidden Love Chapter 7: "Going Home"

Rootsland "Reggae"s Untold Stories" ·

2022/12/13

In the Season 4 Finale, Henry tries to tie up loose ends and inspire Sia by telling her an inspirational story involving reggae superstar Bob Andy. It may motivate her, but will it be enough to save their relationship? Rootsland will return January 3rd with a Bonus Music Mix Home | ROOTSLAND Reggae Music, Podcast & Merchandise "Wear Your Culture" Rootsland is produced by Henry K Productions Inc. in association with Voice Boxx Studios in Kingston, Jamaica. Guest Vocals by: Patrick

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17:13

Forbidden Love Chapter 6: "Pass the Kutchie"

Rootsland "Reggae"s Untold Stories" ·

2022/12/06

Deadly Headly was a Sniper. A musical sharpshooter, that was called in when "Sir Coxsonne Dodd "needed a killer in the studio. For just a few English pounds Headly "the hired gun" along with his partner Trombonist Vin Gordon, always brought the heavy artillery...Writing, arranging, and recording timeless hit horn phrases like raindrops from the Jamaican skies. Headly was happy for the work. He loved making music and though he wasn't able to save much, he was able to pay his rent and stock his

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15:52

Forbidden Love Chapter 5: "Meeting Place of the Gods"

Rootsland "Reggae"s Untold Stories" ·

2022/11/29

Negril was originally named Xtabi: "The meeting place of the Gods," by the Arawaks one of Jamaica’s native Taino Tribes. Cut off from the rest of the island by wetlands, and tidal marshes with dense waterlogged soil. Xtabi was a secluded paradise , where the Arawaks lived in harmony with "the land of Wood and Water..." a land they inhabited for thousands of years and felt a deep spiritual connection with. Then the foreigners came...and destroyed it all. Will history repeat itself? Visit our

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21:27

Forbidden Love Chapter 4: "Beat Street"

Rootsland "Reggae"s Untold Stories" ·

2022/11/22

When people think about Country Music, they think of Music Row in Nashville,Punk Rock the lower east in Manhattan and 80’’s metal hair bands it’s the Sunset Strip in LA.Cities that reflect and project, the music created on their turf, in their clubs, garages and studios.When it comes to reggae music it’s the fabled Orange Street in Downtown Kingston, a sacred strip just north of parade that has been accurately referred to as “Beat Street.”Rootsland is produced by Henry K Productions Inc. in

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13:26

Forbidden Love Chapter 3: "Black & White Shake"

Rootsland "Reggae"s Untold Stories" ·

2022/11/15

It's Friday night in Kingston, Constant Spring Road is buzzing and Henry K is setting out on his fist date with Sia. He knows it will take more than just a Cheeseburger in Paradise to win her heart, so he's counting on the "Black & White shake" to close the deal. Rootsland is produced by Henry K Productions Inc. in association with Voice Boxx Studios in Kingston, Jamaica. Guest Vocals by: Patrick "Curly Loxx" Gaynor, Adam "Teacha" Barnes , Steve Briskman. Anica, Siamusic production

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14:57

Forbidden Love Chapter 2: "Be the Song"

Rootsland "Reggae"s Untold Stories" ·

2022/11/08

Fate steps in and lendsHenry K a hand,when he gets his chance to meet the elusive "Black Rose."He still can't understand why he is drawn to her,or why he is so sure that he has seen her before... but he has a 5 minute car ride to convince her to see him again.Rootsland is produced by Henry K Productions Inc. in association with Voice Boxx Studios in Kingston, Jamaica. Guest Vocals by: Patrick "Curly Loxx" Gaynor, Adam "Teacha" Barnes , Steve Briskman. Anica, Siamusic production and sound design

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20:56

Forbidden Love Chapter 1: "The Black Rose"

Rootsland "Reggae"s Untold Stories" ·

2022/11/01

How can it be Forbidden if it's Love? Who is the Black Rose? On the Season 4 premiere of Rootsland, Love is in the air. Join narrator Henry K on a tropical beach in Bull Bay, Jamaica and spend the day with "Halfpint" a humble rastafarian singer, "Miss June" the hard working owner of a local fish hut, and a mysterious girl in a pink tank top with angelic eyes. Rootsland is produced by Henry K Productions Inc. in association with Voice Boxx Studios in Kingston, Jamaica. Guest Vocals by:

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11:50

"Broken Shells"

Rootsland "Reggae"s Untold Stories" ·

2022/10/11

In this Bonus Episode "Broken Shells," Narrator Henry K questions if we really do get wiser as we get older? He also updates the "Rootsland Gang" on when to expect the Season 4 Debut, and plays a song by Tanya Stephens one of Jamaica's very finest female vocalists. Rootsland is produced by Henry K Productions Inc. in association with Voice Boxx Studios in Kingston, Jamaica. Guest Vocals by: Patrick "Curly Loxx" Gaynor, Adam "Teacha" Barnes , Steve Briskman. music production and sound design

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16:22

Blood and Fire Chapter 7: "Police & Thieves"

Rootsland "Reggae"s Untold Stories" ·

2022/09/13

In the Season 3 Finale, "Police and Thieves" Henry and Brian discover that Kingston is a city whose story always starts and ends the same way, the only thing that changes are the players... the police and thieves, the gangsters and civilians, the saints and the sinners. Rootsland is produced by Henry K Productions Inc. in association with Voice Boxx Studios in Kingston, Jamaica. Introduction by: Michelle "Kim" YamaguchiGuest Vocals by: Patrick "Curly Loxx" Gaynor, Adam "Teacha" Barnes ,

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15:22

Blood and Fire Chapter 6: "Life And Death...

Rootsland "Reggae"s Untold Stories" ·

2022/08/30

Grants Pen has been called a "depressed area, where death is disseminated with unfeeling frequency," not the kind of neighborhood you want a tire blowout out at 3:00 AM. The time of the night when the scavengers come out , and fiends desperate for their next fix emerge unnoticed from the shadows. The Armour Heights Crew gets a ride out of dodge but not without a cost. Join Us for the Season 3 Finale will air on September 13, 2022. Rootsland is produced by Henry K Productions Inc. in

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17:53

Blood and Fire Chapter 5: "Outta Road" (In the Street)

Rootsland "Reggae"s Untold Stories" ·

2022/08/23

Dancehall culture and the street dances that inspired it can be traced back the 1950’s to poorest and most marginalized areas in Kingston. Attended by residents who lived on gully banks and sustained themselves by sifting through garbage dumps. These were people so broke couldn't afford to go out on the town, and frankly weren’t invited , or wanted at the party. So they threw their own inner city street dances that became safe spaces within the concrete jungles, where underprivileged youth could

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20:13

Blood and Fire Chapter 4: "Inna Di Yaad" (Chilling at...

Rootsland "Reggae"s Untold Stories" ·

2022/08/16

Once the phone started ringing at Brian & Henry's "Dread & Breakfast" their quiet spot in the hills became the Kingston base for dozens of reggae tourists from all over the globe. Music business people, journalists, singers, musicians. Most of them very dedicated to the genre looking to contribute music’s international growth and brand, others, Not so Much. These were selfish, self cent “so called” artists, who were all about themselves, traveling to the island in search of fame

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19:49

Blood and Fire Chapter 3: "Pon Di Corna" (On the Corner)

Rootsland "Reggae"s Untold Stories" ·

2022/08/09

Hanging out on a dusty, hot New Kingston street corner breathing in taxi exhaust fumes surrounded by street youth juggling dime bags of sinsemilla, isn't exactly listed as an attraction in the Jamaican guidebooks. Yet, Brian and Henry are quickly learning that hanging on the corner is where 90% of Jamaican life take place. its where culture and politics and music and art, joy and pain all collide and creates a terrestrial big bang that gives the streets a life of their own. Rootsland is

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21:35

Blood and Fire Chapter 2: "Kingston Red Hot"

Rootsland "Reggae"s Untold Stories" ·

2022/08/02

The Kingston adventure begins for Henry and Brian with a dire warning from their long time taxi driver, a meeting with a top reggae power player. and a run-in with one of Kingston's "Rude Boy" Gangsters. That was just the first day.Rootsland is produced by Henry K Productions Inc. in association with Voice Boxx Studios in Kingston, Jamaica. Introduction by: Michelle "Kim" YamaguchiGuest Vocals by: Patrick "Curly Loxx" Gaynor Adam "Teacha" Barnes music production and

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22:39

Blood and Fire Chapter 1: "History meets Destiny"

Rootsland "Reggae"s Untold Stories" ·

2022/07/26

As Henry and Brian are touching down, in Kingston so is an army of foreign invaders. Record Companies, music executives, publishers, mangers all looking to cash in on dancehall's recent waive of international popularity, Most were opportunists looking to take advantage of what they perceived as uneducated 3rd world artistes. Yet as greedy and ruthless as these international companies were, they had no idea of what kind of resistance they would encounter when they reached the island’s

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11:10

"Back Home with Rootsland"

Rootsland "Reggae"s Untold Stories" ·

2022/07/12

People Get Ready and Enjoy the Season 3 Trailer of Rootsland to start off this Bonus Episode. Once the vibe is nice, kick back and listen to our tribute to Reggae Superstar Bob Andy. The show features special guest Wayne Armond live at the Rootsland Studios, performing his rendition of the song "I've got to go Back Home" the Bob Andy classic. Wayne is the singer/guitarist for the band Chalice, celebrating 40 years together of making timeless reggae, and the writer of countless hit

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14:10

"Packing for the Promised Land"

Rootsland "Reggae"s Untold Stories" ·

2022/03/15

On April 3, we commemorate the anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King's "I've Been to the Mountaintop" Speech, given 54 years ago in Memphis. In this Bonus Episode of Rootsland, host Henry K explores if Moses, Bob Marley and MLK all packed the same essentials for the journey to the Promised Land. You can support the Show by purchasing The Rootsland (Original Podcast Soundtrack) featuring timeless reggae tracks performed by Wayne Armond, Bob Andy, Deadly Headley Bennett, Garnett Silk,

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