Dancehall, reggae reach higher level The influence of dancehall and reggae music will probably soon surpass any other music. Bold statement, but Jamaican music is now turning up on just about any and everything to do with entertainment. In this instant, reggae and dancehall are now mainstays of video gamers.
The return of Roger Moore “People want Roger Moore back, I’m not turning back” proclaims long-lost reggae crooner Oriel Johnson, aka Roger Moore. After being away from the reggae scene for 10 years, Moore is planning a huge comeback. Despite his absence, Moore still remains in the minds of many, with reggae hits with producer [...]
Beenie Man is at it again In an interview published in the latest issue of Riddim Magazine, Beenie bashes Baby Cham, Elephant Man, Dave Kelly and of course Bounty Killer. He also addressed a number of controversial issues surrounding him, his music and relationship with other artistes.
Tanya Stephens – Dancehall evolution sparks ‘Rebelution’ In dancehall music where trends transcend quality, Tanya Stephens is an exception to the rule. Two years after rocking the dancehall with the acclaimed Gangsta Blues, the diminutive singer returns with Rebelution, another message-based album. Rebelution, Stephens’ sixth album, was released by VP Records in late August.
Sting Miami music fest delivers mediocrity The white screen hung by the side of the stage all Sunday night, a silent, empty reminder of the unrealized ambitions that brought the Sting Miami festival to Bicentennial Park. For instance, there was no image of Wyclef Jean to fill it, since the promised headliner was one of [...]
‘Informer’ sticks on Lady Ann If a day can be a year in politics, a decade is like an eternity in Jamaican music, where a new entertainer pops up every other week and many fade from memory faster than bell-bottomed jeans – and do not mount a comeback. The Sunday Gleaner will be bringing back [...]
Buju Banton aims for the feet as well as spirit Reggae music begat the dancehall style, but that doesn’t mean the relatives are especially close. Reggae, as Bob Marley, Burning Spear and the like conceived it, was music for the mind, concerned primarily with the messages of tolerance, resisting oppression, and devotion to God. Dancehall [...]
The story of Tami and Tessanne It’s almost eerie the way Tami and Tessanne Chin finish each other’s sentences. “We were in Little People together. we did everything together,” both girls said as they recounted some childhood memories. “We used to sing in the fan. that’s probably why we both have bad sinuses,” says older [...]
TOK wants nothing to do with Beenie Man International dancehall group TOK says they will no longer support anything that has to do with Beenie Man, as the doc has disrespected them on more than one occasion. The latest issue came about when Beenie Man failed to show up for ‘Bounce’, a stage show that [...]
Remembering Peter Tosh Fourteen years before the devastation in New York City, Jamaica, and indeed the world, suffered a loss, though clearly not of the same magnitude, when reggae revolutionary Peter Tosh was brutally murdered at his home in Barbican, Kingston by gunmen. Also killed on that fateful night, was Wilton ‘Doc’ Brown, a herbalist [...]