Opinion, reviews, interviews, staff lists, rankings, and other long talking about Reggae and Dancehall music and culture.
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.
Jamaican artists such Jada Kingdom and Dexta Daps, are, to their own disadvantage, mislabeling themselves as Dancehall artists, when in reality the songs that they are putting out are all totally R&B and Hip Hop, according to two Dancehall pundits.
Even as Esyde artist Skillibeng continues on what many are describing as a prolific song-releasing streak, Dancehall pundits have expressed concern that he seems to be inadvertently impairing his potential cross-over song Crocodile Teeth from making its mark, by constantly overshadowing it with new, not-as-good releases.
Jamaican balladeer Beres Hammond negotiated a memorable reentry into the stage show arena with the Love From A Distance virtual concert.
He was more than a multi-instrumentalist and a musician. In life, he was a Pan-Africanist and a political activist, and in death, a legend.
In a mix of positive, uplifting, sexy, and even fiery new releases this week, we’ve found a few Dancehall and Reggae tracks to update your playlist right now.
A leading professor in culture at the University of the West Indies (UWI), is contending that longstanding prejudices against Dancehall, Reggae and Jamaica’s other music genres, has resulted in much of the documentation of the island’s musical history being undertaken by foreigners, many of whom refuse to share the content with the nation unless they are paid.
Dancehall artist Charly Black believes his latest material will help him to secure a coveted Grammy Award.
Reggae-Dancehall artist Tosh Alexander is a huge fan of Skillibeng, describing him as one of the most interesting musicians to have come into the musical space in recent times.
Spotify is now available in Jamaica and the Caribbean region. At their Stream On launch event, they announced services to over eighty new markets expanding to additional one billion customers.
The atmosphere of music in and from Jamaica has shifted dramatically over the last ten months.
Fans of Dancehall artist Jada Kingdom might have been a tad disappointed after Asian Doll released the official video for Nunnadet Sh*t, which effectively reduced the Jamaican to a mere prop.
Taking the time to sift through the latest Dancehall tracks and videos of the week, we’ve found a few noteworthy recordings to listen to right now.
An all-female Dancehall riddim is in the works, to be released by the newly minted Droptop Records label.
An exciting lineup awaits in the best new dancehall music releases this week. Reggae songbird Lila Iké remixes one of her tracks with Skillibeng to land a surprising yet certified scorcher.
Dancehall starlet Shenseea has been shining all year and she recently shared her story and plans with top entertainment outlet, E!
Our picks for best Dancehall releases this week have given us several captivating love tunes from the likes of Stalk Ashley, Kranium and Stefflon Don, while Teejay and Dexta Daps joined in on the slow jams, they took things a little deeper into pretty lecherous territories.
For a long time Jamaicans have validated, and in so doing spread, the idea that artists native to the country need to break out locally or risk not breaking internationally.
Dancehall nice again! This week there are some exciting new tracks and music videos that will surely reel you in.
Jamaican music is fast-paced primarily because of the audience’s insatiable demand for it, and yet there are those artists who manage a timely balance of their own design.