Shaggy’s latest continues hit streak
On “Clothes Drop,” Shaggy’s sixth major label release, the man who claimed “It Wasn’t Me” while searching for his “Angel” is poised to give listeners some good reasons to boogie down.
In the mid-90s, the Jamaican-born, Brooklyn-based reggae singer (born Orville Burrell) quickly became a household name for his pop-friendly dancehall jams […]
Reggae Music on the Rise in Uganda
If you thought that the 1998 Lucky Dube show that sold out in Namboole Stadium was the best thing that ever happened on Uganda’s reggae scene, then you should visit one of the popular clubs in town. You will find crowds swaying to the buzz of the soft […]
Stars ‘big up’ patrons
Performers at the Caribbean Rising event on Sunday night at the James Bond Beach, St Mary, were in awe of the sheer determination of fans, as they stood in the mud and heavy rains from Tropical Storm Wilma to see them perform.
“Bway, dem brave … Is a brave set of people mi […]
Ice Breaker rhythm chills in the record shops
The Renaissance label’s most ambitious project to date is the Ice Breaker rhythm. Produced by Delano Thomas, the Ice Breaker rhythm which has been making noise on radio and in the dancehall for a few months now is the follow-up to the label’s Stepz rhythm which spawned hits […]
Hartford Advocate: A Dose of Dub
Brooklyn´s Jamaican doctor of dub prescribes a double dose: the re-release ofInna City Pressure and the new release Patterns of War
There’s little as dull in a music review as a description of the reviewer’s infatuation with a disc (”never leaves the player,” “think of it when I’m making coffee, when […]
