Singer, musician Abdel Wright debuts solid reggae album – Edge As a politically-fueled reggae singer and musician, it’s not hard to imagine Abdel Wright’s idols. With obvious comparisons to influential reggae musicians, particularly Bob Marley, Wright has some great names being compared to him. The only question is whether he can live up to the [...]

Anthony B and the ghost of Club West Once upon a time there was a nightclub in Eureka. This nightclub was the only place around that even came close to being a proper nightclub. This place was great fun for the people of Humboldt; they would dress in their finest and make for Club West, [...]

Raffy, his ‘Inday’ and his new single Last week, when I recorded my eight-line freestyle at Rasa Entertainment, the recording studio of Mouth 3 in Oton, I met Raffy Buenavides. So, who is Raff Buenavides? He is the Ilonggo reggae artist who gave us the hit song “Inday”.

Rihanna: Music Of The Sun The most intriguing of artists in the industry enter the game with some sort of Cinderella story, and Barbados’ Rihanna has one of her own. Imagine sitting around the waiting room of Def Jam Records anticipating a meeting with President Carter, performing for him on the spot, and getting signed [...]

Toots & the Maytals to open for the Rolling Stones Toots Hibbert and his Maytals will be sharing the stage with the world renowned Rolling Stones on their tour for two sold out shows in California before returning to the studio to work on his follow up album to his Grammy winning True Love masterpiece [...]

Leftside & Esco Both members of this Jamaican duo are producers, musicians and now reggae stars. Leftside & Esco have scored a big Jamaican hit with “Tuck In Yuh Belly,” an absurdly catchy dancehall reggae song devoted to the rather onerous proposition that women should wear as little clothing as their bodies permit, but no [...]

Sadiki signs with Solar Entertainment Singer/songwriter/producer Henry Buckley, Jr aka Sadiki has signed a one year non-exclusive booking agreement with Solar Entertainment.

Orthodox Jew gives beliefs a reggae beat To most Americans, Jewish music means klezmer or Fiddler on the Roof, but two Arizona school chums and their Hasidic beatboxing protege are changing that. “There’s always been Jewish music. It’s just most of it hasn’t been very good,” says Matisyahu, the self-proclaimed “Hasidic Reggae Superstar,” who performs [...]

Dance All Rock 2005 Promoter Barrington Levy promises clean show with positive vibes Veteran Jamaican entertainer Barrington Levy, on Wednesday launched his 2005 ‘Dance All Rock’ stage show at Weekenz Bistro and Bar, with a promise that this year’s show will be a ‘clean show filled with positive vibes’.

Shaggy’s latest continues hit streak On “Clothes Drop,” Shaggy’s sixth major label release, the man who claimed “It Wasn’t Me” while searching for his “Angel” is poised to give listeners some good reasons to boogie down. In the mid-90s, the Jamaican-born, Brooklyn-based reggae singer (born Orville Burrell) quickly became a household name for his pop-friendly [...]