Rootsland "Stories that are Music to your ears"

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The Times they are A-Changin' Jul 23, 2026

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– 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."

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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."

Seventeen Jun 18, 2026

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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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Reggae Around the World Produced and Written by Ivori I.

Ambush in the Night "Producer's Cut" May 28, 2026

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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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featuring "Catch a Fire" performed by Wayne Armond

"What Remains" Just Keep Trying Apr 30, 2026

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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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"What Remains" Everything Remains Apr 16, 2026

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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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"What Remains" Still in the Game Apr 02, 2026

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Still in the Game

After the emotional journey of Road to Zion, Rootsland takes a quieter turn.

A phone call from Kingston leads Henry K back to a forgotten corner of his own past — and a blue suitcase sitting inside a storage locker in South Florida.

Inside are decades of recordings — cassette tapes, DATs, rough mixes, and studio sessions from another era.

Among them are unreleased recordings from legendary Jamaican saxophonist Deadly Headley Bennett — a musician who helped shape the sound of reggae but, like many session players of his time, never owned a catalogue of his own.

In this episode of Rootsland, Henry K begins opening those tapes and starting the long process of bringing some of that music back to life — and inviting the Rootsland family to help finish a story that began in the studios of Kingston many years ago.

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Closing Song: Deadly Headley Bennett "Herb 'n Sunset" Henry K mix

"What Remains" The Road to Zion (Part 3) Mar 18, 2026

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On the finale of Road to Zion… a phone call becomes a turning point.

Standing at the edge of a decision he can’t take back, Patrick Gaynor is forced to choose between the life he knew… and something far more difficult.

What follows is not justice. Not revenge. But meaning.

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Fundraiser by William Brawner : Rebuilding For The Future In The Wake of Hurricane Melissa

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closing song "By the Rivers of Babylon" The Melodians

"What Remains" The Road to Zion (Part 2) Mar 12, 2026

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In Part 2 of The Road to Zion, Patrick “Curly Loxx” Gaynor stands in a Kingston morgue looking down at his son.

The explanation he’s been given doesn’t match what he sees.

As the story begins to unfold, the focus turns to the months leading up to Zion’s death — a relationship that had quietly unraveled, decisions that raised uneasy questions, and the harsh realities of life in Kingston’s garrison communities.

In a place where justice is often handled in the streets, Patrick makes a choice few around him expect.

A choice that will change everything that follows.

Road to Zion is a Rootsland documentary series about truth, memory, and the cost of doing what you believe is right.

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Fundraiser by William Brawner : Rebuilding For The Future In The Wake of Hurricane Melissa

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Closing Song: "Who We are (Gangters and P.I.M.P.S.)" Twin of Twins feat. Damian "Jr Gong" Marley Produced by Henry K & Twin of Twins

"What Remains" The Road to Zion (Part 1) Mar 04, 2026

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"What Remains" The Road to Zion — Part 1

While boarding a flight from Fort Lauderdale to Kingston, Rootsland host Henry K receives a call from longtime friend and artist Patrick “Curly Loxx” Gaynor of the Jamaican duo Twin of Twins.

Patrick’s young son Zion is dead.

By the time the plane lands in Kingston, a story begins to unfold — one that moves through memory, fatherhood, and the uneasy silence surrounding a child’s death in the streets of Kingston 13.

The first chapter of the Rootsland mini-series The Road to Zion.

Because sometimes the story… is the best song.

Produced by Henry K in association with Voice Boxx Studios Kingston, Jamaica

Featuring Patrick "Curly Loxx" Gaynor

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"What Remains" The Final Cut Feb 19, 2026

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In this episode of Rootsland, Henry K connects a sumo wrestler in Japan, Bob Marley in Miami, and the quiet reality most of us eventually face.

After watching the retirement ritual of Yokozuna Terunofuji — where a lifetime of discipline ends with the cutting of a top knot — Henry is reminded of another private moment decades earlier, when Bob Marley made a deeply personal decision at the end of his life.

From Kingston yards to forgotten musicians, from champions to the ones who never made the top division, this episode reflects on what remains when titles fall away and the crowd goes home.

Most of us don’t retire as legends.

We go back home.

And somehow, the dignity is just as real.

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Produced by Henry K in association with Voice Boxx Studios Kingston, Jamaica

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Fundraiser by William Brawner : Rebuilding For The Future In The Wake of Hurricane Melissa

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Closing Song: "One Day at a Time" Sugar Black & Lehbanchuleh

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