soja

Why SOJA Won The Reggae Grammy Against Five Jamaicans

There has been a flurry of accusations aimed at the Recording Academy—including those of bias and race-based favoritism—after American band SOJA (Soldiers of Jah Army) upstaged Jamaican artists Spice, Jesse Royal, Sean Paul, Gramps Morgan, and Etana, to win the Best Reggae Album Grammy Award for their album Beauty In The Silence.

rytikal

Rytikal Talks Coffee Picking Before Fame, Sharing A Cell With Tommy Lee Sparta, Wanting To Work With Chronixx & More

Before Ryan McFarlane honed his craft at Bull Bay’s EastSyde Records, the fast-rising recording artist, known professionally as Rytikal, earned an income as a construction worker, who juggled raising goats, cannabis farming, selling jelly coconuts in Downtown Kingston, and picking coffee in the mountains for a living.

popcaan

Africa: A New Frontier For Dancehall Music?

Popcaan and his Dancehall compatriots’ recent sojourns to sections of the African continent to headline sold-out concerts have resulted in the resurfacing of suggestions that the Motherland is the “new frontier for the Dancehall genre” and this is where Jamaican artists’ should place their focus.

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Grange Urges Jamaican Artists To Steer Clear Of Gun Lyrics

Minister of Entertainment and Culture Olivia “Babsy” Grange has called on Jamaica’s artists and songwriters to steer clear of gun lyrics, and instead, use the island’s music to push the positivity for which Dancehall and Reggae have been long-known and embraced globally.