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About Us


Play music. Enjoy Lifestyle. Discover Culture

Introducing Jamarado


We're Jamarado, a music and lifestyle platform that brings the world of Reggae together in one easy-to-use app. The Music. The Life. The Culture. What's On and Where to Go.



Rooted in Jamaica, born in London, our mission is to make enjoying and discovering the eclectic, brilliant music accessible for everyone from ardent fans to those with a fledgling interest.  From ska to dancehall, roots to rocksteady, dancehall to reggae rap, dub to afro-beats, and fusion from around the world, Jamarado brings the tropical vibes into one unified hub.





Designed for effortless discovery, the music is expertly curated into long-play Zones and more focused Special Selectahs based on mood or genre.  It's a new way of listening bringing back the element of surprise and removing over-complex selection through - Raadio X Streaming. No ads. No chat. No fiddly playlists. Just music. The charm of the past with the tech of today.



When it comes to selecting the music, we feature the best from big name to rising artists, from the 60s to now, big hits to hot releases and niche gems. We’re always adding, always searching.  The 12 main Zones range from Big Chunes to Feelin' Irie, Party Karnival to Back-A-Time, Love Mi Always to Rebel Rockers, So Hot Right Now to One World.  Selectahs range from Lionesses to Reggae Got Soul, Reggae Rap to Vintage Dancehall, plus selections from guest DJs.

Jamarado is unique in offering both a listening and lifestyle experience in one platform. Our features, global Diary and Directory ensure subscribers are in the loop on everything reggaematic. 


From concerts to eating out, vinyl to fashion, festivals to travel and interviews with the artists, we give you the top picks and recommendations. Kingston to Melbourne, London to LA, Accra to San Jose, Paris to Cape Town and everywhere in-between, Jamarado is very much about getting out and living the One Love life.  


The world of reggae in an instant, Jamarado is perfect for on-the go lives, keeping you company while you work, travelling, relaxing at home, on the beach or for enjoying with friends.  From Bob Marley to Busy Signal, Ken Boothe to Popcaan, Alpha Blondy to Chronixx, Marcia Griffiths to Koffee - Jamarado's a reggae treasure trove waiting to be discovered. 


The word Jamarado is a fusion word from Jamaica (origin), Comarade (friendship) and Dorado (gold)


Our Profile

Jamarado is a fiercely independent start-up, based in London, born from a deep passion for the music and culture. Our mission is simply to give reggae a mighty global roar through unity, collective opportunity and inspired vision.

At the heart of our ethos you'll find independence and commitment to making our selections accordingly. We believe passionately in  showcasing the legacies of the foundation artists right through to the current artists you know and the rising stars of tomorrow plus all the fabulous niche and undiscovered gems in-between. 

By uniting the music, we hope to celebrate and empower the music and the movement.  

How Jamarado works

Download from Apple App Store, Google Play or Sign Up via our website. Jamarado can be used across App and Web versions with one subscription. Music is streamed and cannot downloaded. We operate a global PRS licence which enables us to offer tracks from all artists worldwide who have submitted for performance rights through their label or management. Artists receive money from this licence distribution. 

All Zones are responsive to individual listening to ensure the greatest variety of tracks are played. Artist and tracks names are displayed as they play, and users can skip and pause tracks. Each zone contains over 500 tracks to ensure dynamic listening. Special Selectahs are more specialised zones with up to 100 tracks. 

The Live Broadcast by contrast is a mix up of all the zones and streams live to everyone.

Lifestyle offers features and interviews. The Jamarado Diary allows users to search concerts and festivals around the world with map location and ticket links. Directory gives the low down on reggae flavoured food, travel, fashion, culture, clubs and more. 

Reggae. The movement.

Reggae is a magical and powerful force with its own distinct musical styles, rich history and cultural vibes. Reggae, the UN (UNESCO) declared in 2018 needs protecting as a global treasure for its service to humanity and promotion of world peace, love and social justice. 

Often representing a global vision of one love, equal rights, acceptance and peace, it’s also synonymous with feel-good, party vibes and uplifting rhythms. Through the comfort of real-talk from love and laughter to struggle and sorrow, Reggae can connect with us all. Somewhere, somehow, if it hasn’t already, it will capture your heart, mind, body or soul and once it does you’ll never let it go. 

"Music is creation. In reggae the lyric, the music itself, arrangement, that vibe, such melody - everything within the music moves the people, understand?" Burning Spear



Our Values




Rooted - Curated -Independent

From the ground up

Jamarado is born from a deeply rooted appreciation for Reggae, its people, culture, history and vision. Reggae's roots are strong and it continues to flourish. We are always evolving Jamarado to showcase the music's diversity and depth. 

We’re an independent, grounded movement.


Live it, feel it, love it!

We’re all about the feel-good factor and the positive vibrations. Reggae culture is strong, diverse and real, it sees the wholeness of life and isn’t afraid to seek change.


Jamarado celebrates the joy in life and the power to bring change.


Join the Reggae revolution!

We want to bring the music and life together in one hub, for everyone to enjoy.  We have a two fold approach to this. Firstly, Jamarado offers instant access to a diverse selection of reggae and dancehall music plus features, recommendations and what's on. Secondly, it provides a platform that artists, creatives and businesses can use to elevate themselves and develop their reach through our growing community. 


The word Jamarado is a fusion word from Jamaica (origin), Comarade (friendship) and Dorado (gold)


Fierce unity. Reggae pride

Bringing people together with a shared passion for reggae - all ages, backgrounds and walks of life. People who make the music and people who love it. We’re a welcoming, connecting community, offering a sense of belonging.


Our purpose is to join, link and meet.


The Reggae reverb

We’re a music and lifestyle App, curating our content to bring you only the very best in Reggae and Dancehall culture. We want you to explore the music in its diversity - everything gravitating around it from people, food & drinks, fashion, travel, history, culture, design and art.


Walk on the reggae side of life.


The Jamarado movement

Born in London where the world meets, we’re a platform without borders. Our mission is to create a global following, with high impact and international reach. We want to show the full scope of reggae by creating a united platform where the music, life and culture are one. 


Reggae rules the world...


Our Story




Reggae rules the world

"Reggae music isn't something you hear, it's something you feel." Peter Tosh 

Jamarado was founded in London by long-time Reggae DJ, fashion designer and style-life selector, Karen Proctor. Karen’s quest was to create the ultimate easy-to-use, super-stylish reggae and dancehall App for anyone drawn to exploring the music and lifestyle from those with a fledgling interest to those who live the music.

The world of reggae in one, the App is designed to allow listeners to select the music by their mood or the general genre. Each Zone or more focused Special Selectahs allows subscibers to intuitively enjoy continuous flow, curated tracks from a hugely diverse collection. Karen wanted Jamarado to be all about the music - no Ads, no chat, fiddly playlists or image bombardment. She believes this Radio X Streaming approach creates an explorative and inspiring listening experience, streamlined to counter today’s overloaded choices. Jamarado is a new way to listen to reggae - the simplicity of the past with the tech of today. 

 

Behind Karen’s motivation lies the belief that this much-loved music deserves more reach and more power. Launched in 2019, Karen believes Jamarado can give the music more prominence, show its diverse talent and reach both existing and new audiences. In 2018 the UN ruled that reggae be protected due to its contribution to world peace and social equality.


Karen’s own passion for reggae has spanned over 20 years and touched her entire life from spirituality and politics to fashion, interiors, travel, food, festivals and friends. It all started with a tape of Jamaican Rocksteady, and a very memorable cab journey from Brixton with a Ghanaian driver who played Gregory Isaacs all the way. On hearing this music, Karen felt she had come home.

 

The music drew Karen to a new world as she began DJing. It was the era of raves and house music where vinyl ruled and the clubs boomed. Karen succeeded in bringing reggae to the chill rooms, bars and private parties. Moving to Notting Hill further fuelled her passion. Here, she connected with the people who lived the music and the communities that have embraced it. To Karen's surprise she won a PHD scholarship at UCL to research the impact of reggae on British identities.

 


 

 


Single motherhood and fashion then called. Karen was one of the founding members of Liberty of London personal styling department, going on to run her own bespoke label Albertine Burdett (known for its tropical, floral and African Vlisco prints), and her own styling business, The Intrepid Stylist. 



Throughout the highs and lows, Reggae always grounded Karen and became the soundtrack to her life. Whether listening at home or going out dancing she loves how uplifting and reflective the music is. As Bob Marley said “One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain,” In Karen’s words, “Jamarado, like the music itself, was born from passion, loss and rebirth, and the belief that brighter days will always dawn. The App is all about exploring the music and checking into its vibes, knowing the best places to go out, what to enjoy, how to look and feel good, whilst feeling a sense of belonging and adventure.”

 

Jamarado is the easy reggae music and lifestyle App with a big vision.

 



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Terms & Conditions

Jamarado Terms and Conditions

Last updated 22/06/2018

Introduction

Thank you for choosing Jamarado Music, (Jamarado), which is a trademark of Jamarado Ltd.

Please read our terms and conditions carefully before using the App (mobile application), the service of which is operated by Jamarado Music / Jamarado Ltd, company no 11209570 (“Jamarado”).

Services

Jamarado offers a streaming music service. The Demo is a free of charge service, and the remaining options (full Jamarado) and broadcasts are part of our paid for service, (“premium service”). It is for personal and non - commercial purposes.

How it works

Listen to the free Demo, a sample of what is on offer and enjoy Lifestyle, Directory and Diary for Free.

Or buy and register for the full Jamarado service, which is a live broadcast and a selection of music playlists chosen from a coloured grid.

To buy full Jamarado on in app purchases, it is a £2.99 auto renewable monthly subscription, or a £24.99 one off payment for an annual subscription.

Trials

From time to time we may offer a free trial “Trial” of our premium service. We reserve the right to withdraw or modify this trial. For trials, we will require payment details and user information details at the start of the trial on registration.

At the end of the trial we can charge you a recurring monthly fee on the first day after the end of the trial.

If you do not wish to sign up for the paid for premium service, you must cancel the trial before the end of the trial, through the registration page of Jamarado. Paid subscriptions cannot be cancelled before the end of the period that you are paying for.

Rights

Jamarado Ltd grants you, the user of its services, a non exclusive license to use Jamarado services. This is a non commercial license, and is not transferable. 

You, the user, grants Jamarado the rights to storage on your hardware and mobile devices.

Third Party applications

Jamarado may be integrated on some third party applications. Jamarado is not responsible for features and content of these third party applications, which have their own terms and conditions.

User Guidelines

Jamarado prohibits :

  • Broadcasting in public
  • Not respecting intellectual property rights and copyright laws.
  • Sell or lease Jamarado services.
  • Providing your password to any other person.
  • Artificially increasing playcount.
  • Modifying the Jamarado service.

You, the user, are responsible for safeguarding your user data and password to the service. Please notify Jamarado immediately if your security has been compromised.

You can login to Jamarado services on a reasonable number of devices, but not use simultaneously.

Service Limitations and customer service contact

Jamarado will attempt to keep all its services operational at all times. However, Jamarado may, from time to time, have technical difficulties, and reserves the right to disable its service for a short period to make technical changes or amendments to its services.

Please contact us on the support email info@jamarado.com, if you are experiencing any difficulties.

Payments

Third party payment providers are used to take payments on behalf of Jamarado.

Payments are monthly, via an in app purchase on an automatic renewal basis each month, until cancellation, for £2.99, or annually a one off payment of £24.99 per year.

The cost of 3G, 4G, or WIFI access to use these streaming services is borne by the user.

Termination

If you wish to cancel at any time, then you will be no longer charged, and any payments taken will not be refunded, and you will be charged to the end of that monthly period you are currently in. If you have paid annually, you will not be refunded pro rata.

If you fail to comply with the terms and conditions, Jamarado reserves the right to terminate this agreement with immediate effect, without notice, and preclude access to its services.

Disclaimer

Jamarado provides its services with reasonable skill and care. Jamarado does not warrant an error free service, but will respond promptly to any interruptions to its service.

Jamarado will take reasonable efforts to protect the information provided by you.

Legal Jurisdiction : The laws of the United Kingdom are applicable to this agreement.

Trademark and Intellectual Property

You agree that the services of Jamarado are protected by applicable Intellectual Property and other laws.

Privacy policy: Please see the separate privacy section

Jamarado service is not directed towards children under 16 years of age.

Contact 

Email: info@jamarado.com
Registered Office: 84 High Street, Harlesden, London NW10 4SJ


Privacy Policy




Privacy Policy

Thank you for choosing Jamarado. 

This section is to explain the information you share with us, and how it is used.


Registration information, such as name, email, date of birth, and other information asked for will be kept private.

We may use this information to contact you about important information on Jamarado’s products and services, technical information, notification of software updates, marketing information and payment information.

We do not store any payment information or bank account information.

Technical information may be required, in terms of browser and device specifics.

When any material changes to privacy occur, we will display prominently on this page.

Jamarado service is not directed towards children under 16 years of age.


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Peckings story started back in yard. Kingston, Jamaica. Inspired to provide for his family George 'Peckings' Price formed a partnership with a friend living a couple of doors down the way - Coxsone Dodd, legendary producer from Studio 1. The two best friends hit up the dance as often as possible and soon realised they could do better themselves and set up their own sound system. Coxsone would travel

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pecking records london

Peckings story started back in yard. Kingston, Jamaica. Inspired to provide for his family George 'Peckings' Price formed a partnership with a friend living a couple of doors down the way - Coxsone Dodd, legendary producer from Studio 1. The two best friends hit up the dance as often as possible and soon realised they could do better themselves and set up their own sound system. Coxsone would travel

  • 123 The Road, The Town, City, N21 2JD
  • www.peckingsrecords.com
  • 0208 444 5555
  • info@peckingsrecords.com

pecking records london

Peckings story started back in yard. Kingston, Jamaica. Inspired to provide for his family George 'Peckings' Price formed a partnership with a friend living a couple of doors down the way - Coxsone Dodd, legendary producer from Studio 1. The two best friends hit up the dance as often as possible and soon realised they could do better themselves and set up their own sound system. Coxsone would travel

  • 123 The Road, The Town, City, N21 2JD
  • www.peckingsrecords.com
  • 0208 444 5555
  • info@peckingsrecords.com

pecking records london

Peckings story started back in yard. Kingston, Jamaica. Inspired to provide for his family George 'Peckings' Price formed a partnership with a friend living a couple of doors down the way - Coxsone Dodd, legendary producer from Studio 1. The two best friends hit up the dance as often as possible and soon realised they could do better themselves and set up their own sound system. Coxsone would travel

  • 123 The Road, The Town, City, N21 2JD
  • www.peckingsrecords.com
  • 0208 444 5555
  • info@peckingsrecords.com
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Karen fell in love with Reggae in the 90s when she started listening to the early Wailers tracks and some 60s Rocksteady she discovered on a tape bought at a market in London. This then led her into discovering the many genres of Reggae from Rocksteady to Roots, Lovers to Dancehall. She was always fascinated by how the music made her feel.....read more

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DE, Facebook, 15/3/19
A must for reggae fans 
Simple to use and good value for money.

ChocolateCookie71, 13/11/2018

Heartfelt & Soulful, Uplifting & Joyful 

Jamarado is the best Reggae App out there in my humble opinion - the music zones & special selectahs offer an amazing variety of tracks from the huge array of different Reggae Genres, my personal favourite is the old school vibes in Back a Time, those tunes never fail to bring a smile to my face & uplift my heart. If your into the festival scene you’ll find the best of the best here in the diary section, along with concerts & other Reggae related events from around the world. For me what makes the Jamarado App so unique & exciting is the lifestyle sections, there’s so much more to explore than just music on this App - from Reggae inspired home ideas, Herbal Healing & interviews with Reggae influencers alongside articles covering all sorts of topics that will open your heart & mind, you’ll be seriously impressed by the quality of the offerings. Go ahead & buy this App in confidence, you won’t be disappointed.


Fireflyrocks77179, 13/11/2018

Discover the world of Reggae now! 

This App has it all. The Music itself, Interviews with artists, Style, Culture, Travel and What’s On. The music is amazing and put together so well to make it easy to discover and to kick back to without thinking about selection. I love the diversity of artists from the 60s to now - it’s a brilliant collection and made so easy to use by the zones such as Big Chunes, Rebel Rockers, So Hot Right Now, Love mi Always, Party Karnival etc You just select and they play fresh tracks for hours and hours. There are the classics from Bob Marley, Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs right throughly to Sizzla, Anthony B, Chronixx, Protoje and Popcaan. Stefflon Don, Wizkid and lots of reggae and Dancehall fusion on there. Plus reggae from all over the world. Perfect for car journeys, on the move and for relaxing at home or partying with friends.


siman4 lee, 22/11/2018 

Easy app to use on the go and everyday. Reggae at its best.

This app is totally brilliant, not only due to the amazing range of Reggae and Dancehall music on here (all the tracks you would want and tonnes to discover)but cos it’s super easy to use. I love having it on in the background while I work and am out an about. Don’t need to think about artists or playlists. You literally select a Zone, like Party Karnival and it flows continuously. Change your mood and switch to Feelin’ Irie or Rebel Rockers. Had Back-A-Time on when my mum came round for Sunday lunch. All the old skool hits - she loved it! Great lifestyle features too. Totally recommend and love the retro, tropical feel to it. Great to see an independent trendy music App representing the music. Definitely the future of Reggae.


Charly B, 17/01/2019 

Best reggae App in the world right now


Google user, 24/09/2018 

Easy app to use on the go and everyday. Reggae at its best.

Fantastic app! I am really enjoying listening to endless amazing reggae tracks. I love the fact that I can choose a great play list which reflects my mood, and no annoying ads to disrupt it. Thank you Jamarado I wish I had discovered you sooner and realised there was another way to listen to the music you love and you don't have to spend hours putting together your own compilation as its all done for you, with so many tracks that you don't get bored. I have also found it easy to use instead of having to have a DJ at a party or small gathering - very happy




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