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by Henry K
Rootsland is a long-form storytelling podcast about music, resistance, and what remains. Hosted by Henry “K” Karyo — one of the first American producers to move to Kingston, Jamaica — the series blends first-person memoir with cultural history, tracing a journey into reggae’s underground world and far beyond it. Set inside reggae culture but driven by human story, Rootsland explores creative survival, unlikely friendships, and the deeper truths music carries long after the noise fades. These are stories about craft, community, and memory — the things that don’t scale, can’t be optimized by algorithms, and still require us to sit still and listen. Stories that are music to your ears.
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- 2 weeks ago19 min
Ambush in the Night "Producer's Cut"
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 CutStories that are music to your ears.Subscribe for Exclusive Episodes https://rootsland.captivate.fm/supportSupport the Rootsland Team via PayPalProduced by Henry K in association with Voice Boxx Studios Kingston, JamaicaROOTSLAND NATION Reggae Music, Podcast & Merchandisefeaturing "Catch a Fire" performed by Wayne Armond
- Apr 30, 202615 min
"What Remains" Just Keep Trying
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.Support the show:https://rootsland.captivate.fm/supportor Donate via PayPalProduced by Henry K in association with Voice Boxx Studios Kingston, JamaicaROOTSLAND NATION Reggae Music, Podcast & Merchandise
- Apr 16, 202614 min
"What Remains" Everything Remains
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.Support the show:https://rootsland.captivate.fm/supportor Donate via PayPalProduced by Henry K in association with Voice Boxx Studios Kingston, JamaicaROOTSLAND NATION Reggae Music, Podcast & Merchandise
- Apr 2, 202618 min
"What Remains" Still in the Game
Still in the GameAfter 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.Support the show:https://rootsland.captivate.fm/support(Opens best in your browse Babylon Blocks it in the Apple/Spotify App)or Donate via PayPalProduced by Henry K in association with Voice Boxx Studios Kingston, JamaicaROOTSLAND NATION Reggae Music, Podcast & MerchandiseClosing Song: Deadly Headley Bennett "Herb 'n Sunset" Henry K mix
- Mar 18, 202615 min
"What Remains" The Road to Zion (Part 3)
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.Amazon.com: Planet Hurt, Volume One: The Idea & the Process (Audible Audio Edition): Patrick "Curly Loxx" Gaynor, Patrick Gaynor, Ron Garner, Zion Way Publishing: BooksSupport the Rootsland Team https://rootsland.captivate.fm/supportROOTSLAND NATION Reggae Music, Podcast & MerchandiseFundraiser by William Brawner : Rebuilding For The Future In The Wake of Hurricane MelissaProduced by Henry K in association with Voice Boxx Studios Kingston, Jamaicaclosing song "By the Rivers of Babylon" The Melodians
- Mar 12, 202615 min
"What Remains" The Road to Zion (Part 2)
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.Produced by Henry K in association with Voice Boxx Studios Kingston, JamaicaSupport the Rootsland Team https://rootsland.captivate.fm/supportROOTSLAND NATION Reggae Music, Podcast & MerchandiseFundraiser by William Brawner : Rebuilding For The Future In The Wake of Hurricane MelissaProduced by Henry K in association with Voice Boxx Studios Kingston, JamaicaClosing 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
- Mar 4, 202615 min
"What Remains" The Road to Zion (Part 1)
"What Remains" The Road to Zion — Part 1While 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, JamaicaFeaturing Patrick "Curly Loxx" GaynorROOTSLAND NATION Reggae Music, Podcast & Merchandisesubscribe to the Herb and Legends feed belowEasily listen to Herb and Legends in your podcast app of choiceLegends of Reggae | Facebookclosing credits: Jimmy Cliff Siting in Limbo
- Feb 19, 202617 min
"What Remains" The Final Cut
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.Support the Rootsland Team https://rootsland.captivate.fm/supportProduced by Henry K in association with Voice Boxx Studios Kingston, JamaicaListen out for Henry K's upcoming appearance on Hippie-Fari Reggae Radio & Podcast | iHeartROOTSLAND NATION Reggae Music, Podcast & MerchandiseFundraiser by William Brawner : Rebuilding For The Future In The Wake of Hurricane MelissaProduced by Henry K in association with Voice Boxx Studios Kingston, JamaicaClosing Song: "One Day at a Time" Sugar Black & Lehbanchuleh ROOTSLAND NATION Reggae Music, Podcast & Merchandise
About Rootsland "Stories that are Music to your ears"
Rootsland is a long-form storytelling podcast about music, resistance, and what remains. Hosted by Henry “K” Karyo — one of the first American producers to move to Kingston, Jamaica — the series blends first-person memoir with cultural history, tracing a journey into reggae’s underground world and far beyond it. Set inside reggae culture but driven by human story, Rootsland explores creative survival, unlikely friendships, and the deeper truths music carries long after the noise fades. These are stories about craft, community, and memory — the things that don’t scale, can’t be optimized by algorithms, and still require us to sit still and listen. Stories that are music to your ears.
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