Much of today’s reggae music has turned something so pure and beautiful, into a commercialized parody of itself. Jahmings Maccow is taking reggae music back to its roots by focusing on its foundation, storytelling. Stories about life, love, and the social ills of the world, backed by soulful music, seep into your eardrums and touch your heart and soul.

Jahmings rose from the quiet island of Anguilla, to the rough ghettos of South Bronx and was influenced from infancy by music coming from the Mississippi Delta and the Caribbean. He rose to become one of New York City’s toughest reggae acts during the 80's, with bands like Catch-A-Fire and The Enforcers. In the early 90’s, he moved to Los Angeles and has branched out to become more of a rhythm & blues, rock guitar.

As the years have past, Jahmings’s songwriting has become more polished and personal. He tells stories, spins yarns, asks big questions, the type typically reserved for the inner workings of the brain. Jahmings questions his existence and the need for suffering, he then directs them at the audience and Jah Almighty simultaneously

This is probably some of the smoothest and soulful reggae music that I've heard in a long time. Great vocals, great lyrics, great all around sound and style. New Way is an album with irresistible charm and a highly alluring essence. Like a lot of reggae music, the lyrics jump out and hit you with a great sense of reality and compassion. Very intelligent songwriting and a very powerful sound. This is definitely one of the best reggae albums that I've had the pleasure to review. My recommendation comes high for this album. Simply amazing! - Michael Allison - THEGLOBALMUSE.COM

Quote: "This is a deep kind of musical spirituality, and manages to avoid the commercialized sound that has become synonymous with Americans’ idea of reggae music".

Reggae records have a tendency to go either one way or another. There’s just not much in the way of “middle ground”, musically speaking. Either it’s virtually devoid of emotion, instead cashing in on the classic reggae beats and themes, or it finds a way to touch a chord in your soul, and moves you to listen more closely. Jahmings Maccow is the real thing. This is a deep kind of musical spirituality, and manages to avoid the commercialized sound that has become synonymous with Americans’ idea of reggae music. It is something felt, rather than implicityly heard, and the message is often easily translated without having to utter a word. But what it is more than anything, is a serious form of music that tends to tackle more lofty subjects than your typical “I wanna ROCK!”. Maccow tells stories, spins yarns, asks big questions, the type typically reserved for the inner workings of the brain, and questions his existence, the need for suffering, and directs them at the audience and Jah Almighty simultaneously. This is a good record for many reasons. First, it’s a nice break from loud guitar, crass lyrics, and homogenized alt-rock. Second, NEW WAY uses classic reggae instrumention, but adds a personalized twist, and since Maccow does the majority of the playing on this record, it becomes a personal vessel for one man. Next, this record feels very “live”, there’s really a freshness to this that spills over to the listener. Of course, even though this record makes me long for warm weather, walks on the beach, and various other things that prove to find difficult in Indiana these days, it also puts me in a political mindframe, and makes me want to overthrow my government. I’m sure this is being monitored, so I should probably stop there. Highlights on this record include “Check Me Out”, “Scamper Dread”, “True Love”, “Why” and “Doomsday”.
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