The Thessalonia Worship Center in Bronx, New York, will be having their Pre-Choir Day Concert on Saturday, November 4th (from 6-10pm EDT) on the church grounds, which is located at 951 Rev James A Polite Avenue.
The event will also serve as the Bronx leg of John P. Kee‘s “The New Life Reunion Tour”, as he is the confirmed special guest. Attendees will also be treated to the Thessalonia very own Mass Choir, as well as music from Angela “Missy” Billups.
Good Over Evil Promotion, with Fada Venny and The Cotton Tree Enterprise Family, will facilitate The Return of Balaclava Food Festival & Gospel Concert. It all goes down this Sunday, October 15, at St. Gabriel’s in Balaclava, St. Elizabeth.
Kukudoo, George Banton, Rhoda Isabella, Rian Davis, Sister Pat, Sebastian Braham, and John Mark Wiggan are all confirmed to perform. MC’s are Markland Edwards and Ava-Gay Blair. The show will air live on Gospel JA Radio.
Jamaica’s music fraternity is in deep mourning after learning that one of their own, legendary musician Ibo Cooper, has died. Cooper transitioned this past Thursday after battling cancer for several years.
Ibo Cooper was a Jamaican reggae musician and musical educator. He was member of the pop-band Inner Circle, and founding member of the reggae band Third World.
In early August, established reggae producer Danny Breakenridge – the man behind Upstairs Music – collaborated with vocalist Hassanah on her sophomore studio album, The Real Thing. Upon the LP’s release, they shared its lead single, which also doubles as the title track, and immediately received excellent reviews from everyone who heard it.
The compliments were eventually extended to other tracks on the album, once the full project was listened to, and digested by a wide audience. Most notable are: Brighter Days, Bills Bills Bills, and Front Door.
Brighter Days is an inspirational bouncy reggae song that encourages us not to give up, regardless what we’re confronted with. It was written by both Hassanah and Danny Breakenridge. Bills Bills Bills on the other hand, laments on the unfortunate reality of inflation, something we’re all grappling with right now. And Front Door is Hassanah‘s flawless remake of the 1980 Gregory Isaacs‘ classic .
The full album – The Real Thing – is available on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, Deezer, and all other streaming platforms, courtesy of Upstairs Music.
Two highly respected Caribbean reggae acts will be featured on this year’s Reggae Super Fest, scheduled for Saturday, November 4th, at Thunder Studios – 20434 South Santa Fe Avenue – in Long Beach, California.
Marlon Asher – the veteran Trinidadian reggae singer who rose to prominence with his first hit, Ganja Farmer – and Glen Washington, the beloved Jamaican reggae legend, will both perform at the event. They will be joined by Big Mountain, Alika, Eli-Mac, and others.
Darius Rucker first achieved multi-platinum status in the music industry as lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the GRAMMY Award-winning band Hootie & the Blowfish, who have sold more than 25 million albums worldwide. This includes their diamond-certified debut Cracked Rear View, which remains among the top 10 best-selling studio albums of all time.
Since releasing his first country album in 2008, Rucker has earned a whole new legion of fans with four No. 1 albums on the Billboard Country chart, including RIAA platinum-certified Learn to Live and True Believers, plus 10 No. 1 singles at country radio and 11 gold, platinum or multi-platinum certified hits.
Rucker was inducted as a Grand Ole Opry member in 2012 and in 2014 he won his third career GRAMMY Award for Best Solo Country Performance with his 9x platinum version of Old Crow Medicine Show’s “Wagon Wheel,” one of the top five best-selling country songs of all time. He co-hosted the 54th annual CMA Awards in 2020 and topped the charts at country radio once again with “Beers And Sunshine” in 2021.
As a lifelong philanthropist, Rucker supports the MUSC Children’s Hospital in his hometown of Charleston, South Carolina and has also raised millions of dollars for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital through his annual Darius & Friends benefit concert and golf tournament. Rucker has also advocated for over 200 charitable causes supporting public education and junior golf programs in South Carolina through the Hootie & the Blowfish Foundation and serves as a National Chair for the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville.
Jamaica-raised, UK-born and based recording artist Star David has just released a new single titled Pouring Out. The afrobeat-fused track, which is a collaboration done with fellow Jamaican vocalist Yanujah, went live on streaming platforms on October 3rd via DAG Music Label.
This release is well timed. It is being shared approximately one month ahead of Star David‘s Ordination anniversary, an event that is commemorated annually on November 2nd.
Star David was issued a Certificate Of Ordination Recognition, restoring his spiritual identity under the title and name Lord Selah David Anthony Graham. It was presented and signed on November 2nd, 2021, by Bishop Albert Watson of the UK Wolverhampton Borough Bilston New Testament Church Of God.
On Pouring Out, Star David highlights the 93rd coronation anniversary of His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie and the Empress Menen Asfaw, as well as his own Ordination. Click here or on the image above to stream and or download Pouring Out from your preferred music platform.
