Ma-isheeba Brings Jamaican Reggae Funk to Dutch Pot Groove

I’ll spare you the school lesson on what Jamaica – and the Caribbean all together – gave music. Yeah, the riddim. Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff, Grace Jones – they all helped carve that road with rebellion, soul, and a few kitchen-table confessions.

So today I’m proud to introduce Ma-isheeba and her latest release, Dutch Pot. And yes, if your brain went straight to the Netherlands, behave yourself – there’s a little truth in there. The Dutch pot, or Dutchie, became part of Jamaican and Caribbean cooking culture: heavy and built for slow food with serious flavour. The last thing you might do is rush that thing. Wait and smell, while trusting the heat.

Reggae, Funk, Dancehall and Afrobeat in One Pot

Our Dutch Pot song today cooks with the same patience. The track holds reggae and funk with little flashes of slow dancehall, while little afrobeat touches keep the whole thing going.

Written back in the 1990s, the song finally arrives fully cooked for 2026, reigniting Ma-isheeba’s long-running collaboration with veteran producer and musician Mike McEvoy. Yeah – the same guy who worked with Soul II Soul, Steve Winwood, Mark Morrison, John Reid, and Lalomie Washburn. I honestly love stories like this. Songs waiting decades before finding the right moment usually bring a few extra scars, more flavour, and real commitment.

Music, Healing and Connection

Formerly known as Chyna Whyne, Ma-isheeba has spent over thirty years inside the music world, touring alongside Eric Clapton, Seal, and The Who. She gifted amazing backing vocals to huge recordings including Peter Gabriel’s Sledgehammer, Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up, and Roadblock from Stock Aitken Waterman.

However, music is only one part of her identity. Ma-isheeba also works as a holistic practitioner, deeply involved in wellbeing, personal transformation, and emotional healing. Consider Dutch Pot your first beneficial appointment, because the track is welcoming, sensual and human. This music is shaped by Jamaican riddim and the feeling of people hanging out around the same fire.

“My music is about remembering who we are – through sound, through feeling, through connection to our roots and to each other,” says Ma-isheeba. And honestly, that line explains the whole thing better than I ever could.

Find Ma-isheeba on Instagram and Spotify, get ready for what she’s cooking next, and bring some Caribbean heat into the house tonight.

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