Meta Dia: Making that link with Reggae and Africa There will be two firsts at Studio 38 on Sunday. It will mark the first time a foreign act will perform at the popular venue for which weekly live music is a staple. And it will be the first local appearance for Senegalese Meta Dia of [...]
‘A Better Tomorrow’ Jamaican dancehall superstar David Brooks aka “Mavado,” will headline the cast of local and other regional acts at the highly anticipated concert entitled “A Better Tomorrow,” which is scheduled for the Centre of Excellence, Macoya, next Tuesday – the night before the holiday. The show is aimed at encouraging misguided youths to [...]
Kingston Rock counters mixed CDs party feel Ai Irisawa does not define herself as a promoter, although she puts on Kingston Rock monthly. She started Kingston Rock as a weekly live performance and party on Sundays in October 2010 because, despite the deluge of music events, a particular – in more ways than one – [...]
Diplo Takes on Reggae, Chris Brown, KPop and Hard Miami at Grand Central Tonight Miami loves nothing more than a good ol’ Florida boy who can DJ big bass and has a tattoo of a manatee holding a machine gun on his chest. Mr. Wes Pentz was here only a couple of weeks ago with [...]
Is reggae being marred by hard drug culture?. FIRST AND foremost, yes, we are aware that drug taking isn’t unique to any one genre of music, and this is by no means an attack on reggae. After all, rock music has a greater association with drug-taking; the famous expression ‘sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll’ [...]
Cocktails With… Lady Saw and Eve They’ve earned our respect over the years through music, making their mark on the world as talented, no-nonsense divas, excelling in a world dominated by men. Shared values and attitudes brought them together as friends, inspiring musical collaborations and many treasured moments. The two share laughs and an obviously [...]
Soul sister changing the face of reggae Afro Omega is a local reggae band fronted by the supersexy Elisa James. The group has been together for more than an eight years. Its original lead singer was male, but within a year James had worked her way up to lead vocals. Besides having a female soul, [...]
A rough guide to the genre of music known as Lovers Rock – Clubbers’ Decktionary: A guide to the myriad genres of clubbing Lovers Rock adj. romantic style of reggae music cultivated on the London reggae scene, c. 1975-1985. While contemporary strands of reggae (dub, roots, rocksteady etc) were becoming increasingly politicised and serious, Lovers [...]
Smiley Culture stabbed himself, inquest hears. British reggae star Smiley Culture stabbed himself with a kitchen knife during a police raid on his home in Surrey, an inquest has been told. The singer, whose real name was David Emmanuel, died at the property in Hillbury Road, Warlingham, on Tuesday.
Taking reggae gospel to wintry Edmonton SINGING D sees himself as a crusader for reggae music in chilly Edmonton, the major city of the province of Alberta in Canada.And in a city where rock and roll, heavy metal, blue grass and country and western genres cater to the taste of a pre-dominantly Caucasian citizenry, the [...]