FREEDOM FIGHTERS: DMAC BURNS, SAM AND THE WOMP & DUB FIETS SOUND A RALLYING CRY
There are songs that arrive on cue, and Freedom Fighters feels urgently, defiantly timely. This bold collaboration between Irish reggae rising force DMac Burns and UK multiplatinum brass powerhouse Sam And The Womp pulses with real purpose and warmth.
Amsterdam’s freshly formed horn section Dub Fiets brings further firepower, featuring Chris Del Camino of US reggae staple Hirie and Jonathan Brittain of the globe-roaming Caravãna Sun. The lineup alone signals something genuinely transnational.
The song, released on DMac Burns’ own Etéreo Sounds label (co-founded with Argentine dub specialist Matías Saldivia), is a progressive reggae anthem, rooted in a heavy one-drop groove and full of moral clarity.
WE ALL STILL BREATHE THE SAME AIR
It asks a simple but powerful question:
“Who are the ones? The freedom fighters / Holding the world with balance and care / Standing in love with forgiveness for the backbiters / Knowing we all still breathe the same air.”
DMac Burns keeps the focus on love as a unifying force, and the production holds that spirit throughout. The brass glows rather than overwhelms. The groove stays grounded and generous.
By the final bar, the message is clear and open-handed: we can all be freedom fighters. We just have to choose love first.
Timely, warm, and quietly galvanising.
ABOUT DMAC BURNS
Singer-songwriter Danny McDonald, better known as DMac Burns, forged his sound on the streets of New York before reggae pulled him in a new direction. A transatlantic move to West Cork, Ireland, brought a creative partnership with Argentine dub specialist Matías Saldivia and a run of independent releases on their own Etéreo Sounds label.
Collaborators include legendary dub producer Victor Rice and UK brass powerhouse Sam And The Womp. Bronx grit meets Irish green, and the result is raw, rooted, and restless.
