After Two Decades, Beenie Man Still Has Passion for Music When you’re talking with Beenie Man, his enthusiasm for his music shines through the conversation. “Music is my everyday life,” he tells andPOP. “If I’m thinking about the kids, I’m thinking about music. I get inspiration just from watching a movie. That’s what I do. [...]
All aboard the Zion train Following in one’s father’s footsteps is never easy – all the more so if your dad was one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Yet singers Julian and Sean Lennon and saxophonist Ravi Coltrane have had successful careers, as have artists like Natalie Cole, Hank Williams Jr. [...]
War of words lashes Stormfront Though the feud between dancehall stars Beenie Man and Bounty Killer is nothing new, the name-calling took a turn for the worse when each of the deejays decided to take a jab at the other’s mother. Bounty Killer, one of the bigger acts on the Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest Dancehall [...]
Cham dazzles…Beenie and Bounty intensify feud On a night which saw Baby Cham dazzling with an awesome performance, Bounty Killer and Beenie Man took their feud to an all-time low, washing their proverbial dirty linen before patrons at Thursday night’s ‘Storm Front’ segment of the 2006 Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest in Montego Bay.
Veterans set the pace at Top Ranking If Top Ranking night at Sumfest is anything to go by, the younger acts slated to perform over the next two nights have big shoes to fill. Staged last Wednesday night at Pier 1, along Howard Cooke Boulevard in Montego Bay, the show featured several veteran dancehall names [...]
Soundslam Interviews: Sean Paul Sean Paul exploded onto the music scene in 2002 right in stride with the dancehall and reggaeton movement here in the States. Some four years later, his status has grown into international iconic form, and his record sales help prove his worth to Atlantic. We at SoundSlam chopped it up with [...]
‘Celebrity Walkout’ storms into extra time :: July 17, 2006 Lady Saw’s ‘Celebrity Walk-out’ birthday party stormed into the early morning yesterday with the microphone being passed among Vybz Kartel, Sizzla, Bounty Killer and, briefly, Lady Saw at the Apart Sports Club in Nain, St. Elizabeth. It was in extra time granted by the police, [...]
Dread, beat and blood Late 1976, and rival political factions are warring on the streets of Kingston, Jamaica, with only Bob Marley calling for peace. In an exclusive extract from her major new book, Vivien Goldman remembers life with Marley at his home on Hope Road and reveals exactly what happened when gunmen came to [...]
Artistes take promotions to the streets Traditionally, artistes promoted their new singles by ensuring that every radio and television station, cable network and sound selector had a copy to play. However, nowadays, artistes are utilising a more down to earth and involved method. They are taking to the streets and interactacting with their fans.
Double trouble for Sumfest It will be ‘double trouble’ come Saturday, July 22, when two musical luminaries prepare to enthrall the audience at Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest. The soulful musical genius Beres Hammond and dancehall gargamel Buju Banton will create a stir in the Vibes City Montego Bay as two of the headline acts for [...]