Still rolling After a lengthy stint in renowned soca band Square One, Alison Hinds parted ways with her fellow bandmates back in 2004, to pursue a solo career‹ but not before she gave birth to her daughter. Now, the undisputed queen of soca is gearing up for a performance at this year’s Notting Hill Carnival, [...]
Reggae-rapper’s humor cuts both ways When it comes to Sean Kingston’s reggae-influenced, ’50s-inspired single “Beautiful Girls,” there are two kinds of people: The first group sings along to the hook; the second group contemplates choking the first group before they can get to the first verse. While the 17-year-old singer-rapper’s self-titled debut album would better [...]
‘Fun’ dubs cause offence – Female deejay Mack A Diamond is now on the defensive following a dub she did for Code Red dissing Fire Links. The dub was done for, and played at, the recently held Fully Loaded event.
Dancehall Hate In City Park? An August 25 reggae festival planned on city Parks Department property at Randall’s Island is raising hackles among activists who point out that at least two of the nine headliners have made themselves notorious with song lyrics calling for the murder of gay men. Among the music stars receiving top [...]
Artistes flock ‘Ochi’ Seafood Festival Not many promoters might have been willing to take the chance of having their show on the same night as Capleton’s ‘St. Mary Mi Come From’, but for the promoters of the Ocho Rios Seafood Festival, it worked in their favour, as artistes heading to Capleton’s show made an unexpected [...]
Jammin’ at the Black Box Reggae king Jah Tubby will play the Black Box, on Saturday 11 August. Jah Tubby ran his first dance in the UK in 1971 and, since then, the Jah Tubby’s Sound has grown into one of the biggest reggae sound systems and production outfits in the world. Tubby’s East London [...]
Curbing Homophobia in Reggae Reggae was once associated with politically conscious lyrics, Rastafarians and the palm fringed shores of its native Jamaica. But forget Bob Marley and Peter Tosh singing about peace and love; these days some of reggae’s biggest acts are just as likely to be advocating the killing of homosexuals in their music.
Mr Vegas ‘Tek Weh’ Crop Over Jamaican dancehall deejay Mr Vegas stole Sunday night’s staging of the 2007 Crop Over Festival at the Barbados National Stadium here with a high-energy performance that had his frenzied young fans mouthing with him the lyrics of his hits, while older people in the audience looked on in awe.
Levy the living legend of Jamaican reggae Although Barrington Levy is one of the living legends of reggae and dancehall, the Jamaican star has never performed during Toronto’s ode to the Caribbean, one of the city’s highlights of the year. Nevertheless, the 43-year-old is featured tomorrow night when he takes his famous scatting and wailing [...]
Anthony B set to drop a teasing hot album The original “Fire Pon Rome” chanter, Portmore’s own Anthony B, seems unstoppable this year as he is now poised to released his latest album. The indomitable cultural deejay, who has consistently been at the forefront of the music business for the past 15 years, with his [...]