Busy Signal rocked with sex vibes The edgy, hardcore feel of dancehall music is the sort of stuff Jamaican artiste Busy Signal serves up when he is onstage and firing off lyrics. But he has a different appeal, a style that is dripping in raw, endless vulgarity. The thing about dancehall is that its staying [...]
Reggae artist Pato Banton answers 7 When Patrick Murray was 8 years old he began performing at his stepfather’s gigs as a DJ. Since then, his career as a progressive Reggae singer and songwriter has blossomed and he is loved throughout the world. His unconventional performance style has endeared him to his fans, and new [...]
‘Lioness on the rise’ – Queen Ifrica … Music, Message, Mission! Queen Ifrica has been in the spotlight a lot these days from promoting her debut VP Records release, Montego Bay, to voicing her forthright and unwavering stance against a lot of what is happening in the entertainment industry and popular culture in Jamaica and [...]
The reggae king’s rides When Bob Marley and the Wailers released Babylon By Bus in 1978 – a live album recorded in Paris – the reggae superstar was depicting how he and the group travelled while on tour. But in Jamaica, there were other vehicles that played an important role in the Reggae king’s sojourn.
Buju Banton, anti-gay reggae star, has U.S. tour canceled by promoters The Jamaican dancehall star Buju Banton has a long-standing reputation for inciting anti-gay sentiment (his 1992 single “Boom Bye Bye” proposes pouring acid on homosexuals and shooting them in the head with an Uzi, among other things; in 2004, he was tried and acquitted [...]
Legendary performance on Jamaican music comes to Miami In Kingston, Jamaica, the name Perry Henzell is synonymous with the film starring reggae icon Jimmy Cliff. The Harder They Come is the first film produced in Jamaica that gained worldwide attention. In his lifetime, Henzell completed two films, two novels, a musical about Marcus Garvey and [...]
Major Lazer’s Diplo on his top 10 most influential dancehall tracks Prince Buster – Hard Man De Dead People like to think that the old-school reggae dudes were all peace, love and rum punch, but the reality is they were grinding just as hard as today. Prince Buster was battling with guys like Duke Reid [...]
True to reggae’s spiritual roots At age 59, Marcia Griffiths says most people would call her brand of reggae “old school,” but she’s quick to add that “it’s the good school. Bob Marley’s work will never go in vain.” Torontonians will be treated to three of the genre’s best-loved performers at the inaugural Reggae Giants [...]
Jamaican classic: You can see it if you really want Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff was in a Kingston recording studio when Perry Henzell, a Jamaican director whose company made commercials, came into the session to meet him. “He said, `I’m making a movie. Do you think you can write the music for it?’ ” Cliff [...]
I like clothes that make me comfortable and sexy — Nyore Outgoing and fun is the way to describe Oghenenyore Ogodogun popularly known as Nyore. Although not so known, she’s been doing music professionally for over 8years. She has worked with great acts like Wande Cole, Nigga Raw, Kel, Illbliss etc. The environmental engineering student [...]