Reggae luminary and cosmic traveller Lee Scratch Perry is embracing BitTorrent technology at 78 years of age.

Perry has worked with nearly every reggae legend as a producer, writer, and composer spanning a 50-plus year career — he was one of the first to produce Bob Marley in the early 1970s in Jamaica — and now he’s released his first song on BitTorrent, a new track called “Jesus is a Soul Man.” It marks a seismic shift for the singer.

via Reggae legend Lee Scratch Perry is cosmic. And now likes BitTorrent.

It has been nine years since Aidonia first made headlines in the dancehall with gun-toting songs like Bad People, Fraid A We and From Dem Dis.

But two years ago, the deejay changed his tune and, according to him, turned his attention to the ladies. That change of sound has resulted in well-received songs such as Six Thirty, Tan Tuddy, Fi Di Jockey and Bruki.

via AIDONIA: Doing it for the ladies.

Ali Campbell insists he is delighted to be reunited with Astro and recording and performing again under the UB40 name ”flying the flag for reggae again”.Ali Campbell is thrilled to be reunited with original UB40 member Astro and ”flying the flag for reggae again”.

via Ali Campbell ‘flying the flag for reggae’ with reformed UB40.

Entertainer Vybz Kartel who received a life sentence for the murder of Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams Thursday, April 3, is to again face the court on another charge relating to the case.

With the murder trial over, Kartel will also stand trial in mid August for attempting to pervert the course of justice.

It is alleged that Saddler, in order to give the impression that Williams was not dead, reported to the Constant Spring police that she was robbed by him after the date he was believed murdered.

via Kartel to face another charge.

Kartel, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, is to serve 35 years before he becomes eligible for parole. He and the three other men convicted for Lizard’s murder were each given life sentences a short while ago by Justice Lennox Campbell.

Adidja Palmer – LIFE IN PRISON 35 years before eligible for parole Shawn ‘Shawn Storm’ Campbell – LIFE IN PRISON 25 years before eligible for parole Kahira Jones – LIFE IN PRISON 25 years before eligible for parole Andre St John – LIFE IN PRISON 30 years before eligible for parole

via Vybz Kartel sentenced to life in prison, to serve 35 years before parole.

The look on the face of entertainer Vybz Kartel when his guilty verdict was handed down yesterday said it all.

The deejay, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, appeared drained and forlorn as he seemed to try to come to grips with the fact that he could be spending more than two decades behind bars for the murder of Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams.

via Vybz Kartel, 3 co-accused found guilty of murder.

"Give me a light," yells Lee Perry, producing a lighter from his ring-enclustered fingers and attempting to set fire to his microphone. Moments later, he raises the flame above his head and for a millisecond it seems as if York Fibbers might go the way of his Black Ark studio, which he famously burned to the ground.

The Jamaican’s reputation as an oddball precedes him, and yet cannot surpass his enormous contribution to music as the pioneer of dub and producer of everyone from Junior Murvin to Bob Marley. However, the glint in his eye suggests he knows people expect eccentricity as well as sound. Wearing what look like purple pyjamas and a cap covered in CDs, he invites the crowd to admire his silver boots and chuckles to himself while shaking outstretched hands.

via Lee Scratch Perry review – the Peter Pan of reggae.

BOB Marley died at the age of 36. I recall seeing him alive at the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, where his sons were altar servers. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church is the closest church, theologically, to the Roman Catholic Church in Jamaica, and there were times, as a young man, when I would pay a visit. I also recall seeing him in his coffin in the National Arena with his guitar in one hand and a Bible in the other.

Bob Marley put reggae and Jamaica on the map through music in the way that Herb McKenley and Arthur Wint had done through athletics. In a real way he helped to sell our sugar, bananas, bauxite, and whatever else because of reggae. I believe that it was because Jamaica became known for reggae that our national football team is called the Reggae Boyz. It helped the tourism product, which is today second only to remittances in bringing in our much-needed foreign exchange.

via Bob Marley’s 69th anniversary.

Despite Jamaica’s popular music forms coming under increasing international competition from overseas artistes who have honed their skills in reggae and dancehall especially, two of the more prominent younger artistes are not feeling threatened.

“I believe that the best form of reggae music and the best form of Jamaican music will always be in Jamaica,” said Chronixx, who performed at the 2014 Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, Trelawny Multi-Purpose Stadium, Trelawny.

via Home-grown reggae the best – Chris Martin, Chronixx keep faith in Jamaican beat.

Clarke, who would have turned 66 this Thursday, February 6, passed away last night in a hospital in Orlando, Florida.

He had been diagnosed with cancer and had been battling the disease in intensive care.

It is reported that because of health problems, he missed some of the shows in Third World’s 40th anniversary tour in 2013.

via Third World lead singer Bunny Rugs is dead.