Jamaican beats, an international commodity On the evening of March 31 2006, producer Rohan ‘Snowcone’ Fuller says he got a telephone call from Miami, Florida. The person on the other end of the line was American superstar producer Salaam Remi, who informed him that Temperature, deejay Sean Paul’s song on Fuller’s Applause ‘riddim’, had reached [...]
Jamaican Stars Open Up Gateway To Europe Europe’s biggest port and second biggest city in Holland, Rotterdam, sees its first ever Reggae Festival this Easter Sunday, featuring a bumper crop of dancehall and reggae stars. Confirmed acts include man of the moment Vybz Kartel, Energy God himself Elephant man, spirit of Marley Jah Cure, veteran [...]
Levy to release final album Having had several albums to his name, Barrington Levy says that his latest project will be his last. The album, which is to be titled It’s About Time, will be available for purchase this Fall. Speaking with TheSTAR, Levy said, “It’s my final album that I’ll be putting out. I’ll [...]
Chino set to drop debut project
Reggae Reggae Stocks Levi Roots’ appearance on Dragons’ Den to promote his hot and spicy ‘Reggae Reggae’ jerk/barbeque sauce is now legendary. Dragons Peter Jones and Richard Farleigh bought into Levi’s dream of mass producing and mass marketing his sauce. Peter and Richard both offered £25,000 for 20% of the business, and a deal was [...]
A Wild Ride Winds Down: The Awesome Story Behind Wrigleyville’s The Wild Hare Everyone has a story, as we writers relish pointing out. But when I stopped by Wrigleyville’s longtime reggae club The Wild Hare last night to interview the owner, Zeleke Gessesse, about why he’s closing the place on May 15th after 25 years, [...]
Binghi Bob Fiya tops London chart The town of Linstead in St Catherine has seen a number of its locals make an impact on the local music scene. They include Jigsy King and Tony Curtis. Another of the town’s fledging acts is Binghi Bob Fiya and he is hoping to score similar success as the [...]
JW, Blaze look forward to World Music Awards in T&T Celebrated morning show hosts and soca superstars Jason “JW” Williams and Ancil “Blaze” Isaac Jr have been nominated in three categories at the prestigious 30th annual International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) which is scheduled take place in the pair’s vibrant homeland of T&T. [...]
Beenie Man drives into ‘Sim Simma’ Beenie Man’s infectious summer 1997 hit Sim Simma propelled him to a deal with Virgin Records, which in turn led to the Grammy-winning album Art and Life. In Jamaica, though, Sim Simma ignited a firestorm of outrage from Beenie Man’s many dancehall critics and outright foes, who took issue [...]
Brooklyn reggae shows on Internet radio catch on fast with music fans Two Flatbush reggae shows have exploded in popularity since debuting last year, prompting the hosts to respond with a huge expansion of programming on the Internet radio station. The shows that caught fire since they hit the air last April are “Reggae Calling,” [...]