Episodes
Aug. 30, 2022
Blood and Fire Chapter 6: "Life And Death Association"(LADA)
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 …
Sept. 13, 2022
Blood and Fire Chapter 7: "Police & Thieves"
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 ga…
Oct. 11, 2022
"Broken Shells"
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…
Nov. 1, 2022
Forbidden Love Chapter 1: "The Black Rose"
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" …
Nov. 8, 2022
Forbidden Love Chapter 2: "Be the Song"
Fate steps in and lends Henry 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 c…
Nov. 15, 2022
Forbidden Love Chapter 3: "Black & White Shake"
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 t…
Nov. 22, 2022
Forbidden Love Chapter 4: "Beat Street"
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…
Nov. 29, 2022
Forbidden Love Chapter 5: "Meeting Place of the Gods"
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. Xt…
Dec. 6, 2022
Forbidden Love Chapter 6: "Pass the Kutchie"
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 Gord…
Dec. 13, 2022
Forbidden Love Chapter 7: "Going Home"
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? Roo…
Jan. 3, 2023
Music Mix "Fighting Babylon since 1991"
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 bega…
Jan. 17, 2023
"The Public Storyteller"
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 h…
Feb. 7, 2023
Redemption Song Chapter 1: "Brian the Lion"
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 …
Feb. 14, 2023
Redemption Song Chapter 2: "Love the People Want"
Season 5 continues with Henry K's long awaited meeting with veteran reggae singer Ed Fitzroy at the JBC compound in Halfway Tree. As they discuss their potential upcoming project, Henry quickly learns there are going to b…
Feb. 21, 2023
Redemption Song Chapter 3: "Dancehall Queen for Life"
After all the parties, the stage shows, the wining and dining; At 2:00 AM on Thursday nights in Kingston a "who's who" of reggae and dancehall arrive at to the local hot spot House of Leo for late night set of the Stone L…
Feb. 28, 2023
Redemption Song Chapter 4: "Life is One Big Road (Lots of Signs)"
In Chapter 4 "Life is One Big Road ," We join Henry K for a day in the life of a young Reggae Producer...from Jamaica's iconic record shops to his de facto headquarters at Bob Marley's Tuff Gong Music. The road he travels,…
March 14, 2023
Redemption Song Chapter 5: "Fire on the Mountain"
By 1994 Henry K had started to earn his stripes in the business, after spending years as a foot soldier patrolling the streets and lurking the studios of Kingston town. in addition to hustling "Henry K"records out of the tr…
March 21, 2023
Redemption Song Chapter 6: "Who Feels it...Knows it"
Both the Grateful Dead and Reggae have evolved from music into movements, communities centered around Love, Respect, Unity, and Awareness. Perhaps the most overlooked connection boils down to one Word "Rebellion,"…
March 28, 2023
Redemption Song Chapter 7 "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
In Redemption Song Chapter 7 , Henry returns to Jamaica for the first time since the loss of his close friend Brian, and the loss of his job at Pow Wow. He decides to take a road trip to West Jamaica until he reaches the v…
April 4, 2023
Redemption Song Chapter 8: "A Change gonna Come"
In the Season 5 Finale of "Redemption Song," Henry K comes to terms with the death of his friend Brian and confronts his future in the music business with a little help from his friends...both new and old. Closing Credits "A…
July 4, 2023
Every little thing's gonna be all White Chapter 1: "Owning your Masters"
In the Season 6 Debut, Henry K explains the meaning and importance of "owning your masters" and why it's the catch phrase for a new generation looking to take creative control not only over their work, but over their lives.…
July 11, 2023
Every little thing's gonna be all White Chapter 2: "Murder Love(A-side)"
In the summer of 1993 there was no reggae song making people dance like the hip hip infused dancehall club banger titled Informer, and no reggae singer tearing up the international pop charts like a 24 year old white regga…
July 18, 2023
Every little thing's gonna be all White Chapter 3: "Murder Love(B-side)"
The blizzard continues in "Murder Love (B-side)" In the summer of 1993 there was no reggae song making people dance like the hip hip infused dancehall club banger titled Informer, and no reggae singer tearing up the inter…
Aug. 8, 2023
Every little thing's gonna be all White Chapter 4: "Kingston Sessions" (A side)
Chapter 5: Kingston Sessions "A Deadly Betrayal" In the fall of 1997 the legendary Jamaican Saxophonist Deadly Headley Bennett invited a young Sax player to Kingston to study under Headley's musical direction. Deadly brought…