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Rootsland "Stories that are Music to your ears"

Henry K
Rootsland  "Stories that are Music to your ears"
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  • Rootsland  "Stories that are Music to your ears"

    The Times they are A-Changin'

    2026/07/23 | 17 mins.
    – The Times They Are A-Changin'
    After more than 100 episodes, heard in over 180 countries, one chapter is coming to a close... and a new one is about to begin.
    The episode opens with Sia returning one last time to pay tribute to her dear friend Marty. Henry K reflects on the stories, the friendships, and the moments that shaped Rootsland over the past five years, before revisiting one of the most pivotal moments in modern music history—and the lesson it still has to teach us today.
    A celebration. A reflection. And one final journey before the next begins.
    "Sometimes the story is the best song."
    Rootsland - YouTube
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    Produced by Henry K in association with Voice Boxx Studios Kingston, Jamaica
    Times They are A-Changin' -Mankind
    Blowing in the Wind - Judy Mowatt
    written by Bob Dylan -Produced by Henry K.
    "Sometimes the story is the best song."
  • Rootsland  "Stories that are Music to your ears"

    Seventeen

    2026/06/18 | 18 mins.
    Seventeen years ago, Sia received a second chance at life.
    In this special birthday episode, she and Henry revisit a remarkable chapter of their journey and reflect on the surprising ways that old memories, old dreams, and old songs can return when least expected.
    Reggae for the Child in us All by Ivori I. - DistroKid
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    Produced by Henry K in association with Voice Boxx Studios Kingston, Jamaica
    ROOTSLAND NATION Reggae Music, Podcast & Merchandise
    Reggae Around the World Produced and Written by Ivori I.
  • Rootsland  "Stories that are Music to your ears"

    Ambush in the Night "Producer's Cut"

    2026/05/28 | 19 mins.
    December 3rd, 1976.
    Two days before the historic Smile Jamaica concert, gunmen stormed Bob Marley’s home at 56 Hope Road and opened fire.
    He performed anyway.
    In this remixed, remastered, and newly revoiced Producer’s Cut of one of Rootsland’s most listened-to early episodes, Henry K retraces the assassination attempt that changed reggae history forever — and the deeper story of exile, Exodus, resistance, and the spiritual force behind Bob Marley’s music.
    From the ghettos of Kingston to the suburbs of Long Island… from Tuff Gong Studios to the Bob Marley Museum… this episode explores how reggae became more than entertainment for an entire generation searching for truth, identity, freedom, and hope in a divided world.
    Now featuring updated narration, enhanced sound design, and expanded visual elements.
    The remastered audio edition is available on Apple Podcasts, while the full visual version featuring new visualizer elements and imagery is available on Spotify Ambush in the Night "Producer's Cut" - Episode - Rootsland "Stories that are Music to your ears" & YouTube Bob Marley Assassination Attempt Revisited | Ambush in the Night — Rootsland Producer’s Cut
    Stories that are music to your ears.
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    Produced by Henry K in association with Voice Boxx Studios Kingston, Jamaica
    ROOTSLAND NATION Reggae Music, Podcast & Merchandise
    featuring "Catch a Fire" performed by Wayne Armond
  • Rootsland  "Stories that are Music to your ears"

    "What Remains" Just Keep Trying

    2026/04/30 | 15 mins.
    A forgotten cassette demo from forty years ago leads Henry K back to the first song he ever sold… and three simple words that shaped his life: Just keep trying.
    What begins as a lighthearted reaction to an old recording slowly opens into something deeper — a meditation on parenting, loneliness, success, happiness, and the voices that stay with us long after childhood ends.
    Featuring rare early recordings, memories from New York’s legendary D&D Studios, and reflections and lessons that every parent and grandparent will connect with.
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    Produced by Henry K in association with Voice Boxx Studios Kingston, Jamaica
    ROOTSLAND NATION Reggae Music, Podcast & Merchandise
  • Rootsland  "Stories that are Music to your ears"

    "What Remains" Everything Remains

    2026/04/16 | 14 mins.
    In the season finale of Rootsland, Henry K reflects on one of the oldest questions we carry through life.
    What remains?
    The journey begins with a ten-year-old boy in Kobe, Japan who raised butterflies and wondered about something simple: when they finally flew away… would they remember him?
    That quiet question leads somewhere unexpected.
    From childhood curiosity… to the words of a legendary singer from Kingston asking, “Could you be loved… and be loved?”
    Along the way, the episode explores memory, instinct, and the invisible things we pass through life carrying — often without realizing it.
    Because in the end, the answer may be simpler than we think.
    Everything remains.
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    Produced by Henry K in association with Voice Boxx Studios Kingston, Jamaica
    ROOTSLAND NATION Reggae Music, Podcast & Merchandise
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About Rootsland "Stories that are Music to your ears"
Rootsland is a long-form narrative audio documentary created and hosted by Henry K. Set against the backdrop of Jamaica and its music culture, the series blends memoir, documentary storytelling, history, and lived experience to explore friendship, ambition, faith, loss, identity, and the moments that change our lives. Drawing on nearly three decades living and working in Jamaica, Henry K takes listeners beyond the headlines and into the lives of artists, dreamers, hustlers, visionaries, and everyday people whose paths intersect in unexpected ways. While reggae often provides the soundtrack, Rootsland is ultimately about people, memory, culture, and the search for meaning in a changing world. Broadcasting from the intersection of word, sound, and power, these are stories about the roads we choose, the people who shape us, and what remains long after the music fades.
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