Chance Meeting with Aaron Dugan After sitting next to Matisyahu’s guitarist, Aaron Dugan, entirely by chance on an airplane, we ended up sharing a cab ride back to Brooklyn. Then, a week later, still relishing in serendipity and life’s ability to imitate jazz, Dugan and I continued our conversation for PopMatters.
Bunny Wailer to tour with Marley sons Bunny Wailer, the reggae legend who was one of the original Wailers along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, will tour for the first time with a new generation of Marleys. Wailer will play alongside Marley’s sons, Stephen and Ziggy, on the Roots, Rock, Reggae Festival, a month-long [...]
Mavado making his mark in dancehall MAVADO, AKA REAL McKoy, stamped an indelible mark on the dancehall scene since his hit single, also called Real McKoy, took off. Recorded on Daseca’s hugely popular Anger Management riddim, Real McKoy hit it big last year and launched the career of dancehall’s Gangsta fi Life singer.
Real war now! Bounty and Beenie conflict gets personal ‘The Warlord’ Bounty Killer, has reached his wit’s end and he is now more cross, angry and miserable than ever before when it comes to tolerating his long- time rival Beenie Man. The deejay said the lyrical feud between himself and Beenie Man has now escalated [...]
Tami Chynn: The Princess of Eclectic Dancehall Even though technically, twenty-two-year-old Tami Chynn is a new artist, she’s managed to hone her skills with some of the best. Before recording her solo album, Out of Many… One, which drops on June 30, she’d already appeared on tracks with Sean Paul, Beenie Man, and Lady Saw. [...]
On the road with Shaggy Forget what you read in magazines and see on TV; the life of a male superstar is not all glamour, red carpets and hot mamacitas. It’s more of travel nightmare, constant jet lag and God help you if you have to perform in what Shaggy terms a “war-torn jungle”. Sounds [...]
From Jamaica with attitude Sean Paul leads emergence of dancehall from its underground island origins Of all the big names at this year’s Hot 97 Summer Jam, the hip-hop and R&B extravaganza at Giants Stadium on Sunday, among the biggest is dancehall heartthrob Sean Paul.
Maxi Priest looking forward to Reggae Sunsplash Reggae Crooner Maxi Priest says he eagerly awaits a return to the Reggae Sunsplash stage. According to the Grammy award-winning singer, the original reggae festival holds a special place in his heart.
Bajans top music awards Alison Hinds proved to be indeed the soca queen of the Caribbean, while krosfyah proved it was the top band last Saturday when they won top awards at the 13th annual Reggae Soca Music Awards in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. The former Square One lead vocalist who made an overwhelming [...]
Memorial Fest showcases reggae music’s rising son Damian Marley wore his weighty family name with relative ease on Sunday night in front of a large and very Marley-conscious crowd. One of reggae legend Bob Marley’s many musical children, Damian Marley joined a cavalcade of reggae and rap stars at Memorial Fest in downtown Miami’s Bicentennial [...]