Livin Good, the Manchester based company that specializes in entertainment services, will be having a Mother’s Day Concert on Sunday, May 14 at Cudy Cudz in Spalding, Manchester.
There will be a live performance by dancehall artist Agent Sasco, while selector Dwaine Swaby will provide the music. Early bird tickets are going for $3,000 JMD. It will be $5,000 at the gate.
Trensettahs – a collective of musicians, selectors, visual artists, thinkers, business professionals, and tech pioneers – are working assiduously on the Pilgrimage Festival. This unique event started as a Rasta alliance back in 2015, and has since matured into an organized repatriation movement targeting Africans in the diaspora. Its objective is to aid in the journey of Africans from the west back to the east.
Trensettahs have created a soundtrack – called Black Sounds of Freedom – to support the mission. One of the lead singles from the project is Glory Is Coming, a roots tune performed by Sizzla Kalonji and Yatta Ken. The audio, which went live on streaming platforms in September, 2022, was preceded by the official video.
The visuals were captured by Reggae Tropics, and is a celebration of authentic African culture and lifestyle. It perfectly illustrates the song’s lyrical content, which is an advance commemoration of the return to the mother land.
Next up in the Coveside Concert Series is Murder She Wrote, a reggae-dancehall concert starring the men who gave us that hit song: Chaka Demus & Pliers. It Will take place on Saturday, April 29 at Plantation Cove in Priory, St. Ann, Jamaica.
The duo will be joined by Richie Spice, Tanya Stephens, Leroy Sibbles, Dancehall Queen Carlene, and the Skool Band. Tickets, which are going for $12,000 JMD, can be purchased from Fontana Pharmacy, Plantation Smokehouse, Sharkies Seafood Restaurant, LFA Country Store, Shazz Gas Station, and Genus Pharmacy.
International R&B star Regina Belle will be live in Jamaica on Saturday, May 6th. She will join reggae legends Marcia Griffiths, Glen Washington and George Nooks at Hope Gardens – 224 Old Hold Road – in Kingston for a pre Mother’s Day show.
Presented by professional event coordinator Perry’s Production, the concert will start at 8pm, following cocktails which will be served between 6 and 7pm. Tickets are available via firstlineja-dot-com.
Just announced: legendary gospel singer and 15-time Grammy Award winner CeCe Winans will join the National Symphony Orchestra at The Kennedy Center in D.C. for one night only!
On June 20, she will deliver a performance of chart-topping favorites and uplifting new music from her most recent project, Believe For It. Tickets go on sale on April 26!
Kukudoo, Joan Flemmings, Oshane Mais and Sebastian Braham will headline the upcoming Mother’s Day (May 14) Grand Gospel Concert in St. Ann. This experience is being presented by Sebastian Braham Ministries at the Holiday Haven Resort in Runaway Bay.
More than just a musical stage-show, they will also have a comedy segment with popular comedian Kathy ‘Tandehdeh’ Grant, who is most known for her role on The Ity and Fancy Cat Show. The headlining acts will be supported by Brother Chippy, Sister Arlene, Dereq McFarlane and others; with Love 101 FM’s Nadine Blair as the master of ceremony.
Starting time is 5pm, and there is a $3,500 entrance fee at the gate. Kids under 12 will be asked to pay only $1,000.
At the end of April – on the 28th – U.S. based reggae label, Big Feet Records, will release Give Thanks For Life; a rhythmic, bright, ska tune, performed by British-born Jamaican reggae artist Macka B. As a practicing Rastaman, Macka B‘s music is usually centered around political and spiritual messages, so this upcoming single will be a pleasant surprise to his massive fan base.
The tone and tenor of the song is most pleasing to Big Feet‘s executive producer and CEO Josh Harris, who insists that all songs on his label exude positivity. He holds the belief that music should make listeners happy, hopeful and optimistic, as opposed to angry and aggrieved. This has been his approach with all the other songs on Big Feet Records‘ extensive catalogue, which includes tracks by Ken Boothe, Junior Kelly, Pam Hall, Chezidek, and many more established reggae acts.
Whether or not you are familiar with Macka B and his music, you are guaranteed to enjoy Give Thanks For Life, so save the date: April 28, 2023.
MARIA JACKSON 27 MAGAZINE 