Six months after the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ) announced a ban on songs that promote and/or glorify illegal activities, British filmmakers Freddie Stewart and Gene Kavanagh are adding context to the prohibition through their documentary Strictly Prohibited.
Those who attended Protoje’s inaugural Lost in Time festival on Saturday night are still reeling from the star-studded and largely well-executed show, which also featured surprising guest performances from Chronixx, Ky-Mani Marley, Popcaan, and Aidonia.
New releases from Jamaican artists include a sizzling Valentine’s Day jam from Bounty Killer, Baby Cham, and Dexter Daps, and Ishawna’s New Child.
Countless artists spent the first two years of the decade waiting. They waited to return; they waited until their newly recorded music could greet live audiences.
The number of albums up for consideration in the Best Reggae Album category at the 2023 Grammy Awards took a drastic dip to a total of 67, down from 125 last year.
Today, prominent selector/DJ Yaadcore finally released Reggaeland — his debut album through his label 12 Yaad.
Reggae connoisseur Yaadcore has forged a unique brand from all his years in the business, first at the turntables and now, center stage.
Reggae songstress Jah9 has teamed up with her colleague Yaadcore and the Subatomic Sound System for a cover of John Holt’s 1982 classic Police in Helicopter, which the Avocado artist says has been “reimagined for a new generation”.
The music scene heated up this week with new releases from your favorite Dancehall and Reggae artistes, but we picked 15 songs we think you’ll want to add to your playlist.
Yaadcore has released a new single titled The Calling which appears on the Sumn Different: Cyah Seh You Nevah Know mixtape.