Luciano teams up with Jewish DJ sensation Roots singer Luciano will shortly collaborate with Hasidic DJ Matisyahu, one of the hottest acts currently on the international music scene. The track is slated to be included on Luciano’s upcoming disc for VP Records. The ‘Messenjah’ and ‘Matis’ first met in the summer of 2005 when the [...]
Montserrat’s Kulcha does reggae too Caribbean musician Kulcha Don is dispelling the myth that only Jamaican, Puerto Rican or Bajan-bred artists can create the ubiquitous dancehall and reggaeton sounds that blare these days from car and home sound systems. But Kulcha Don, born Reinford Gibbons on the small island of Montserrat, is breaking such stereotypes [...]
JASMINE’S JUICE I ended the week at Damian Marley’s historical show at Brixton Academy which was a real party, but not as heavy as the after party organised by Radio 1Xtra at Mayfair Club Isis where we danced with Damian and his crew, as well as Fat Joe (fresh from his new job as Pimp [...]
Independent Online Edition > From Jamaica to the world: The legacy of a legend As one of Bob Marley’s former bandmates sues his estate for £60m in royalties, Steve Barrow explains what happened to the other members of the reggae legend’s inner circle The Wailers The line-up of the group that signed to Island included [...]
Mikey Cambpell – Still at the Controls http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/lifestyle/images/20060318T160000-0500_100894_OBS_MIKEY_CAMBPELL___STILL_AT_THE_CONTROLS__1.jpg” alt=”” /> In the late 70s the refrain Dread at the Control Tower assumed cult status in what was arguably radio’s last golden pre-cable TV and Pre- Internet reverie. Michael Campbell, the man behind that refrain and one of Jamaica’s most innovative and original radio personalities, is [...]
First Born’s ‘Uplift Yourself’ tops reggae chart in Jamaica Guyanese reggae singing sensation group, First Born, has made it to the top of the MiPhone/Mega Jamz98FM Top 20 Reggae Chart in Jamaica with the song, “Uplift Yourself” featuring Fantan Mojah from its ‘Irits’ album, recorded by Vizion Sounds. The record company told The Scene that [...]
More German sounds in the dancehall Jamaicans have by now become more than accustomed to the presence of a German in the dancehalls, in the person of DJ Gentleman, who all would say has acquitted himself well over the past couple of years. Now another German artiste is seeking to make a name in the [...]
Just call her Claudette You may have heard her song All I Know and thought she was Destra Garcia. It’s an easy mistake to make, since Claudette Peters’ voice is similar to Garcia’s. It’s so similar, Peters once performed with and substituted for the popular singer on the road in 2004. “A lot of people [...]
Lifestyle trends in the Vail valley Whether you are ready for an adrenaline high of non-stop dancing or just prefer to be an introspective wallflower, the dub-roots reggae band, Grimy Styles, plan to create a vibe just for you. “You feel the music in your heart and your head or your hips and your legs,“ [...]
When the sun rose on reggae The original Reggae Sunsplash brought persons from all around the world to Jamaica to partake in the annual reggae festival to see the likes of Burning Spear, Jimmy Cliff, Peter Tosh, Ziggy Marley and many others. Don Green, one of the four founding members of Reggae Sunsplash, says it [...]