PICK 5: Album Of The Week
#2: Peter Tosh Mama Africa Mama Africa was Peter Tosh 6th studio album that was released in 1983. It was a bestseller album outside of Jamaica and the only album of his to peak into the UK Top 50 chart.
PICK 5: Album Of The Week
The Harder They Come by Jimmy Cliff This album was released in 1972 in the UK. In 1973 it was issued in North America where it peaked on the Billboard 200 at #140. This 12 track album is a soundtrack
The Return of the Gargamel
Word is Mark ‘Buju’ Myrie ‘is launching a new album soon and we can’t wait!! This singer, songwriter, musician, and deejay has now signed to Jay-Z’s ‘Roc Nation’, the second Jamaican artist behind Damian ‘Jr Gong‘ Marley to sign to this label. His first release
PICK 5: Album of the Week
Rastaman Vibration by Bob Marley and the Wailers Rastaman Vibration was released in 1973 by Bob Marley and the Wailers. In that time this album gained great success in the US because it was the first Bob Marley release to reach
McAnuff & Friends well received
Winston McAnuff show held on January 25 at Oceanview Avenue in east Kingston.McAnuff got support from many different Artistes. Winston Winston McAnuff’s entertainment career starts in the early 1970s in theatre and as a member of the Cari Folk Singers.
Spragga Benz tun over footloose
Popular retro party series feature a live performance by Spragga Benz. The Audience gets an electrifying performance with most of their favorite songs from Spragga Benz like Girls Hooray, Tings A Gwaan, Moving up the Line and MANY MORE.
Junior Gong Tours
Damion ‘Junior Gong’ Marley is still touring the US. He is said to appear at a stage show called ‘One Love Cali Reggae Festival’ at Long Beach California for 3 nights, February 7-9, 2020. Later that month he is scheduled
Mighty Diamonds 50th Anniversary
Mighty Diamonds are celebrating 50 years in the music industry this year. It is amazing for a group, or even a solo act artist to last at least a decade in music, but the Mighty Diamonds are celebrating five decades.
Grammy 2020: Koffee Creates History
This 19-year-old Reggae singjay has created history at the 62nd Grammy award show held at Staples Center in Los Angeles, January 26, 2020, with her album Rapture. Koffee (given name Mikayla Simpson) has proven to the world that she is definitely not a
Rebel Salute resonating through airwaves
Rebel Salute has come and gone, but still remains the #1 topic in the streets Patrick ‘Tony Rebel’ Barrett, promoter of Rebel Salute, celebrated his birthday, and also celebrated the 27th staging of Rebel Salute last weekend, January 17-18, 2020, and
KOFFEE NOMINATED FOR GRAMMY 2020
Will Koffee create history to be the first female to win Best Reggae Album? Mikayla Simpson, also known as Koffee, a 19-year-old from Spanish Town has been making her mark in the music industry with her amazing sound. Koffee was
Shaggy Dominating China
After almost dominating the Reggae Album chart last week with his album ‘Boombastic’ hitting the #2 spot, the ‘Mr. Lover Lover‘ deejay is now in China making his statement yet again, performing one of China’s favorite songs of all times ‘It Wasn’t
A Rainy Intrusion at Rebel Salute.
Was the weather a problem for patrons at Rebel Salute 2020? Definitely not. Despite the rainy intrusion, the crowd decided that the show had to go on because they needed to get their monies worth, which they received indeed. Rebel
Bob Marley hits #1 on Billboard.
Bob Marley ‘Legend’ hits the #1 spot on the Billboard Reggae Album Chart. ‘Legend’ an album which features the Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers, holds the #1 spot on Billboard Reggae Album chart this week. Over the years older
Koffee to perform at Super Bowl 2020
Reggae artiste Koffee will be performing at the Super Bowl weekend at the Marlins Park, Miami from January 30 to February 1, 2020.
Buju on the Bad Boys
Reggae legend Buju Banton confirmed through social media that he’ll be featuring on the soundtrack on Bad Boys For Life with the song titled MURDA SHE WROTE.
Rebel Salute annual two-day festive
Rebel Salute will be hosting an annual two-day festival on January 17-18 2020 at the Grizzly Plantation Cove, St. Ann.
More fire for Stick figure
Stick figure song WORLD ON FIRE leads on the billboard reggae albums chart this week. For 15 weeks it has been number 1 of its 18 weeks on the table.
Toast for silver
The 19-year oil Mikayla Simpson known a Koffee song TOAST has been certified silver in the United Kingdom for over 200,000 copies sales. She has topped the Billboard reggae albums chart last year March 2019 with her single RAPTURE. After
Iba Mahr was a hit Sound di Alarm on New Year’s Eve in Linstead, St.Catherine
