Opinion, reviews, interviews, staff lists, rankings, and other long talking about Reggae and Dancehall music and culture.
British reggae vocalist Maxi Priest has relocated to Jamaica for the last couple of months and he has used the hiatus to make a lot of new music, a new album called United State of Mind, to shoot music videos and an upcoming Netflix documentary.
We caught up with Yaksta at Vigilanti Entertainment Studios for the scoop on his meteoric rise to prominence.
If Skip Marley had his way, world leaders would wise up overnight and Toots and the Maytals will win this year’s Reggae Grammy.
Director of the Institute of Caribbean Studies at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Dr.
Michael Jackson’s Earth Song is the tune that inspired Jamaican reggae artist Augustus Rasta to write his single Cry Help.
In a slew of new music releases this week, we’ve sifted through to find the top picks to update your Dancehall playlist.
Jamaica began rolling out its COVID-19 vaccination program on Wednesday (March 10) and there has been an indisputable increase in the number of people who say they are ready to get the jab.
Downsound Records (DSR) recently dropped its Storm Trooper Riddim, the label’s first riddim project in five years.
Who should play Bob Marley? Forty years after his tragic passing, the adaptation of his life story is finally forging ahead.
Head of the Institute of Caribbean Studies at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Dr.
Director of the Institute of Caribbean Studies at the University of the West Indies, Dr. Sonjah Stanley Niaah, has called for the relevant authorities to move with alacrity to establish a proper Museum of Jamaican Music in Kingston, even if it means turning to crowd-funding to accomplish the milestone, to elevate the current museum from the small space it occupies at the Institute of Jamaica.
Super long lashes, big bottoms, toned stomachs, pouting lips and wads of makeup, feature heavily in Dancehall music videos, reinforcing the idea that women have to look a certain way to be attractive.
The fizzling out of the Montego Bay-based 6IX was a topic of debate recently, on the Let’s Be Honest Podcast, among the likely reasons being whether Alkaline had “written off” their careers; they lost the Gaza fans who had aligned themselves with them, or their novelty had worn off.
In another mission of musical discovery, we have some hot tracks for your Dancehall playlist right now.
Reggae starlet Lika Iké was certainly the highlight of Day 2 of the first-ever, virtual Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival last night, which also saw headliner performances from Jah9 and Mortimer.
Jamaican songbird Jaz Elise has debuted her new EP, The Golden Hour today through her label, In.Digg.Nation
Known as the “youngest veteran”, Damian Marley has made a name for himself locally and internationally in the music business although he is from Reggae royalty.
Dancehall artist Bugle believes in the power of positive thinking and this is something that evident in his music.
It’s officially two weeks to the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, and one question is running through the minds of not only Nigerians but all Burna Boy fans around the world.
Walshy Fire has played a major part in the development of Caribbean music. The Grammy Award-winning producer has been instrumental in the careers of Reggae superstars Chronixx and Koffee and has made countless hits with his group Major Lazer.