Sasha, Turbulence back Together?
The saying ‘ol’ fire stick easy fi ketch’ would seem to apply to singers Sasha and Turbulence in their latest music video for the single Don’t Wanna Be Alone.
The two ex-lovers reunited recently in their latest video and has been creating waves in the streets, causing tongues to wag about the nature of their relationship.
Jamaican-born reggae artist Ras Midas has found a home in Santa Cruz
Among the many Santa Cruzes in the world is a town in southwestern Jamaica, close to the ocean, adjacent to rich agricultural lands and at the foot of the rugged Santa Cruz Mountains.
When reggae singer Ras Midas came back to Jamaica after the first visit to the Santa Cruz he now calls home, he couldn’t quite believe the parallels.
The hard task of aiming to please
Drawing for the right song to hit the musical target at weekly, sometimes nightly, events is a hard task for any selector.
Keeping ahead of the crowd with a catalogue of new music, finding dubs to spread your name and driving a party to its height is but one of many tasks of a good selector.
Roy Shirley, the theatrical singer known as the High Priest of Reggae, has died. An entry on the Trojan Records website said Shirley passed away last week in Britain.
No cause, or date of death, was given.
Despite intermittent and at times heavy rainfall, patrons came out in their numbers for the second international night of Reggae Sumfest, a night which proved to be the most explosive of the three-day event.
None of the artistes scheduled to make appearances failed to deliver, but it was the King of Lovers Rock, Beres Hammond who stole the show. Delivering a stellar performance which had patrons of all ages, rocking, jiving and grooving, Beres could do no wrong.
No parables from Tarrus Riley – Singer clear on ambition, desire
To say that music is in Tarrus Riley’s blood is an understatement. Being the son of famed reggae vocalist Jimmy Riley (of Love and Devotion fame) may well have given him the music bug. But the rising reggae crooner admits that it wasn’t actually his famous father who gave him musical encouragement.
“My father never really told me to sing,” says Riley. “He didn’t actually know I could sing. It was my mother who was more encouraging on that score. But my father is supportive now.”
Beenie Man proved that he is really the king of the dancehall when he took the stage on Dancehall Night at Reggae Sumfest, held at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Complex in Montego Bay on Thursday.
Dapperly dressed in white, he came on stage amidst loud screams of appreciation from the estimated 250,000 patrons in the venue.
Reggae CDs Under German Scrutiny for Anti-Gay Lyrics
The homophobic lyrics of several Jamaican reggae musicians has moved the German government to consider blacklisting them and restrict their sales and distribution.
The CDs by Elephant Man and T.O.K. could be put on the “Index of Harmful Materials,” which, while it would not censor the materials in Germany, would severely limit their advertising and marketing.
Jamelody chooses reggae over soca
Trinidad is known mostly for soca music, but this is not the route along which Jamelody wanted to make his musical trod. Instead, it is reggae.
Jamelody, whose real name is Michael Williams, is from Port of Spain, Trinidad. He said he was hardly exposed to carnival and soca music.
What’s Ianspotting? Good Question
Somewhere out there is a guy named Ian who probably doesn’t know he inspired the naming of the latest of Kingston’s sterling bands.
Ianspotting is the brainchild of Shaun Weima, who also played in the popular local bands Reno’s Hitmen and Mystic Caravan.