Popular Jamaican comedian Oliver Samuels will be taking his new play, 56 East Avenue, to the Horizons Event Hall (4990 Jimmy Carter Blvd.) in Norcross, Georgia, on Sunday September 30th. This play features a star studded lineup which includes: Maffi aka Volier Johnson, Dennis Titus, Audrey Ried and Lekeisha Ellis.
Persons may purchase early bird tickets HERE.
On Saturday, August 4th, veteran reggae artist Mikey General will be performing at the Night & Day Cafe – located at 26 Oldham Street – in Manchester, UK. He will be supported by UK based reggae band, Dubheart, Sista Emma and the Countryman Sound System.
This event is a part of the Mikey General‘s Tewahedo Tour, which started a few days ago and will run until the end of the summer. Tickets are available via Night & Day Cafe’s website.
Click here to list and download Tewahedo and here to watch Mikey General‘s latest music video, “Zion Gate.”
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On September 8th, some of hip-hop’s most respected MCs and lyricists will be performing at The Breaks. This is an all ages event that will be held at the Toyota Park East Lot (7000 Harlem Ave, Bridgeview) in Chicago, Illinois.
The lineup includes: WU-TANG CLAN, YASIIN BEY, VIC MENSA, TALIB KWELI, CURREN$Y, FREDDIE GIBBS, TWISTA, KING LIL G, JELLY ROLL & STRUGGLE, TOKEN, ALEX WILEY, READY TO LIVE and TAKING HITS CONSTANTLY.
For additional information about this event, visit their official website: https://www.thebreakschicago.com
Sylvester Williams, professionally known as SikaTing, is a Jamaican based, dancehall recording artist.
Born at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital in Kingston, Sylvester grew up in the Greenwich Farm area, in and around Tower Hill and the Olympic Court Community. He had a pretty normal childhood, living with both Christian parents and his six siblings (three brothers and three sisters). He attended Seaward All Age, Saint Andrew Technical and Penwood High Schools. While a majority of his peers were steeped in their books and involved in extra curriculum activities, Sylvester spent most of his school years chasing the ladies, something he would later talk about extensively in his music.
Approximately one year after leaving high school, Sylvester began dabbling in song writing and performing. As he was a fan of dancehall stars Bounty Killer and Aidonia, he developed a musical style that was very hardcore and aggressive. The artist name he used in the beginning was Mr. Kool. That was later to change to SikaTing because his crew felt he was lyrically “sicker” (better) than a lot of the trending artists at the time. He added the ‘Ting’ so that he could have a three syllable intro. Hence, his slogan was; “SikaTing, lick a fling.”
With the full support of his close friends and all his siblings, SikaTing is steadily carving out a space for himself in the Jamaican music industry. He has recently released three new singles – Live In, Suh We Duh We Thing and Man In Charge – that he is currently promoting.
Persons wanting to work with SikaTing may do so by sending an email to sikating93@gmail.com or sylvester_williams@yahoo.com, or by calling 1.876.535.9513
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iHeartRadio and Verizon will be hosting hip-hop legend Nas at a secret location in New York City on July 26th. If you would like to win tickets to this event, head on over to iHeart’s website to enter: https://news.iheart.com/contests/iheartradio-live-and-443986/
Click here to stream and download Nas’ new album “Nasir.”
In June 2014, reggae recording artist Ruach Ru launched a T-Shirt line via her clothing brand, House of Ruach Designs. The first set of shirts were called CHAT BOUT, a popular, catchy Jamaican phrase that was strategically placed on the chest area of the shirt. Though she tried to maintain it over the years, the T-Shirt line had to take a back seat to her blossoming career as a singer / songwriter.
However, since the start of 2018, Ruach Ru’s fans and supporters have been showing renewed interest in her designs; as a result, she has decided to re-launch. The artist / designer is now working on some new shirts, which will be ready and available to the public by the end of the summer.
For additional information about House of Ruach Designs visit the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HOUSEOFRUACHDESIGNS/
On July 14th, reggae legend Ken Boothe kicked off his 2018 summer tour, making his first stop at the Dour Festival in Belgium. Below are the remaining dates and locations.
July 21 – Les Nuits De Fourvière (Lyon, France)
July 26 – Womad (Bristol, United Kingdom)
July 27 – Bagnols Reggae Festival (Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France)
July 28 – Reggae Sunfest (Bergamo, Italy)
August 04 – Le Bout Du Monde (Crozon, France)
August 05 – Reggae Sun Ska (Vertheuil, France)
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