Reggae maven gives it over After Matisyahu, Roger Steffens is probably the world’s most famous white Bob Marley expert from Brooklyn. Gearing up for an extensive tour of Israel beginning Thursday, Steffens’ multimedia Bob Marley lectures are so comprehensive that Marley’s mother Cedella once thanked Steffens for teaching her so many new things about her [...]
Istanbul and Critical rhythms now at In the Streetz Radio jock-turned-producer Wayne “DJ Wayne” Morris takes his Purple Skunk label into the record shops this week, via his latest project the Istanbul rhythm. The sure fire shot from the rhythm appears to be the message-laced Dying for a Cure by Wayne Marshall featuring Alaine. Big [...]
Bedouin Soundclash UK Tour Bedouin Soundclash have announced that they will be joined on their upcoming UK tour by reggae legend Vern Buckley of the Maytones. The musician, performing as Vernon Maytone, will open all of the band’s previously announced shows.
Mikey Dangerous The year 2005 brought Montreal dancehall don Mikey Dangerous this much closer to his big crossover breakthrough. He played festivals, from Barbados Reggae Splash to the Montreal International Reggae Festival, and his recordings were featured on a number of compilations around the world, from Jamaica to England. “Barbados Reggae Splash was the opportunity [...]
Beenie ‘runs’ Trelawny Self-styled King of the Dancehall Beenie Man delivered a majestic performance in front of a jam-packed audience at the Hague Agricultural Show Ground, Trelawny, at the sixth annual staging of the reggae music festival dubbed the Trelawny Family Fun Day hosted by top flight chanter Anthony B New Year’s night.
Bhutooism: Our new ideology The new Jamaica that we were told about before and after Independence is dying. It is being gormandised by the shoots of ‘bhutooism’ that seek to destroy all that our ancestors toiled and sacrificed for. The new Jamaica was going to be an example to the world of how all classes [...]
Payola on the increase, say music industry sources No pay,no airplay It’s hard to prove and those who get involved are extremely tight-lipped, but music industry sources say payola, an old unethical pay-to-play or publish scheme involving the media, is on the rise. So pervasive is payola that many producers, artistes, and artistes’ managers believe [...]
First World Music at King’s House With acts like Third World, given their longevity (32 years) and the attendant depth of their catalogue, everybody more or less has “their” song; the one tune from the repertoire that they just have to hear.
Police chief takes rap to rock slum crime A police chief who led a commando-style anti-crime team that has left a trail of bodies is hitting the airwaves with a rap song that pledges to restore law and order in Jamaica. “People of Jamaica, listen to this: The law is here to serve and protect, [...]