Riddim

“Riddim magazine covers up coming, established and forgotten artists, sheds light on current developments, takes trips down memory lane, addresses issues, sparks off debates, looks behind the scenes and out of the box, is hardcore, yet never narrow-minded.”

Based in Cologne, this specialist reggae quarterly is widely respected thanks to editors Ellen Koehling and Pete Lilly, who know the music and the culture inside out. I’ve contributed to Riddim since it started in 2005, but confess that I still can’t read German. It’s a treat to look at though...