He laughs at the very idea of being a ladies’ favourite and seems genuinely perplexed as to how this happened. But Tarrus Riley can’t deny his huge fan base, garnered thanks to romantic songs including Love’s Contagious, Stay With You and the female empowerment anthem, She’s Royal. And while he appreciates his loyal female following, [...]
FILM director LaToya Vereen hopes her debut French-made production — ‘?’ (question) — will have a positive impact on the local industry. Her work is one of several scheduled to be shown at the Jamaica International Reggae Film Festival at the Island Village in Ocho Rios, St Ann, which began on Thursday and continues until [...]
Roots reggae singer Jah9 has announced the official release of her latest single, Steamers a Bubble. It will receive the classic treatment and will be released exclusively on vinyl, with added dub versions.Steamers a Bubble is done on the Apartment riddim, originally recorded in 1982 by the Roots Radics band for producer Franklyn ‘Ben Up’ [...]
Havana in the 1950s was Las Vegas with beaches. Affluent North Americans escaped to Cuba to indulge in cigars, sex, rum, and affordable luxury. Leading hotels and casinos boasted of dance halls and large orchestras. Modeled after popular New York orchestral combos, these tourism-generated bands infused popular music from the United States with the instruments [...]
Dancehall music has had its fair share of highs and lows since the 1990s. The most notable of those ‘highs’ are perhaps Shabba’s double Grammy Award wins and Shaggy’s diamond-selling record, despite many other gains by several artistes. As far as low moments are concerned, there appears to be stiff competition between Shabba’s fall from [...]
The combined lyrical prowess of dancehall’s biggest divas will pique ideas of girl power in dancehall at Reggae Sumfest’s Dancehall Night, July 25. As the premier reggae festival readies for the staging of its 21st show, audiences are in for a female-powered line-up with the panache to please and tease its fans. Dancehall Night 2013 [...]
One of the most popular dancehall artists of his time — Shabba Ranks — is to make his return to the Bermuda stage and will be accompanied by the ‘Queen of Soca’ Alison Hinds. Two-time Grammy-Award winning Shabba is known for hits such as Mr Loverman, Respect and Ting A Ling. Formerly with the band [...]
Street dancing has long been an informal profession taken on by inner-city youth. Using the dancehall stage as their training and promotional ground as well as performance platform, several dancers have managed to cement themselves as international celebrities in their own right. However, videos from street dances which brought many dancers to fame, are back [...]
The song which features fire-brand Rastafarian deejay Turbulence is currently sitting in the number-one spot of the Black Music Reggae charts, which is compiled weekly by Argentinian radio DJ Jah Wisdom Outer National on MIX 90.3 FM in the South American nation’s capital, Buenos Aires. “The success of Unite & Be Strong is just awesome, [...]