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,” [...]
How Plug ‘N’ Play assesses performers In recent years, live music has had a resurgence in popularity on the Jamaican music scene. This can be somewhat attributed to the start-up of various live music events, such as Smokin Jacket, Plug ‘N’ Play and Jamnesia. This rise has also managed to shine light on a few [...]
Sisterhood in the sun Judy Mowatt may have been one of Bob Marley’s back-up singers, but her voice has always placed her front and centre. Alongside Rita Marley and Marcia Griffiths, Mowatt was one of the I-Threes, but her work started before Marley and has continued to this day. The first woman to have been [...]
TV On The Radio, Parliament Members Join Lee “Scratch” Perry For New Record Dub reggae icon Lee “Scratch” Perry has enlisted an impressive array of guests for his upcoming album ‘Rise Again’. The record features eleven new songs featuring Tunde Adebimpe (TV On The Radio), Hawkman (Methods of Defiance, Tricky), Bernie Worrell (Parliament), Sly Dunbar [...]
There’s something about Beres There is definitely something about veteran reggae crooner Beres Hammond, which makes patrons feel like they are seeing him for the very first time, everytime he steps onto a stage.Another of those moments occured just two Saturdays ago when he was the headline act at a fundraiser organised by the Ardenne [...]
Of ‘Star Bwoy’ and birthday wishes Without a doubt, Kingston is the entertainment capital of the Caribbean and continues to assert its primacy from the days of Henry Morgan, the pirate, to present. It serves as a crossroads of cultures and the unofficial meeting spot between the old and new worlds. Kingston is one happening [...]
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 [...]