On Saturday, May 29th, author Pete Kennedy will launch his book, When a Man Loves, with a special event at the Miramar Regional Park in Miramar, Florida. It will be hosted by Commissioner Maxwell B. Chambers and will feature guest speaker international recording artist Agent Sasco.
When a Man Loves is a captivating story about a young Jamaican man navigating the world without much-needed guidance. For additional information about the book and for tickets to the launch click here.
Sing-jay Jahmiel kicked off the month of May by sharing the visuals for Company, a single released on the Emudio Records label in mid April. Because of the song’s content, Jahmiel‘s fans and supporters are getting a glimpse into his grown and sexy side.
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The official video for Capleton‘s hardcore dancehall track “Nuh Fear Dem,” which was released last year via the Topchef Records label, is out now. The visuals were uploaded to the deejay’s VEVO channel at the end of April.
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As a Jamaican I am really proud of the way Buju Banton, Capleton, Barrington Levy and Bounty Killer represented on DJ Khaled‘s new album “Khaled Khaled.” In the song titled “Where You Come From” the men all went hard in their respective verses, while making it clear that “if you mess with we (Jamaicans) you ago make a million.”
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Despite the pandemic in 2020, dancehall / soca lyricist E.G. had a fairly good year, this is as it relates to his career as a recording artist. Though his music is normally centered around partying, clubbing and more uncontroversial content, he felt compelled to do a record about the racial tension that was dominating the news at the time.
As such, last Summer, while there were ongoing protests against systematic racism in America, England and parts of Europe, E.G. recorded and released “Stand With The Protesters.” As the name implies, the very controversial record outlines why he sided with the thousands of people who were marching in the streets on a daily basis demanding change. The success of the song led to a remix featuring Mr. AMG, Ras Xtr3me and J Shadda, which was released in the Fall. The new version received a wider audience and helped to grow E.G.‘s fanbase.
Now, as the police killings continues in the United States – where E.G. is based – he has decided that going forward he will be doing a lot more songs addressing social issues; these will be done in addition to his usual club tracks. To that end, he has launched his own record label, Tripple S Music, and has begun construction on the Tripple S Recording Studio.
The implementation of the new label and studio is to ensure that his creativity is not stifled, putting him in a position to quickly release socially sensitive songs as the issues arise.
This year Arizona’s Afro Reggae Fest will be held at the Stratus Event Center – located at 4344 West Indian School Road – in Phoenix on Sunday, May 30th. This is a live in-person concert as Arizona is one of the States that is now fully open for business.
Some of the artists that have already been confirmed are: Anthony B and Serani from Jamaica, Shatta Wale from Ghana and Teni from Nigeria. The organizers have said that additional artists will be added to the lineup.
As she gets ready to share her new album, “Sunday Service,” Ghanaian-Swedish dancehall artist Aurelia Dey is very focused and driven. It is clear that this project is not just about creating music and getting all the credits and rewards that goes along with that. Aurelia is genuinely trying to convey a message to the masses and she is using as many channels and she can to do so.
Persons may be familiar with the three previously released songs that will be featured on the upcoming album: “Powerbank,” “Rising” and “All These Neighbours“; however, they may not know that Aurelia also has a web series dubbed “Sunday Service Talks.” She uses this platform to have heated in-depth conversations about topics such as: anti-racism, identity, heritage, feminism and mental health with persons from the African diaspora.
When asked what she would like viewers to take away from the talk show, Aurelia Dey said the following: “we are basically talking about our thoughts and opinions, based on our own experiences, without prestige. We’re creating a safe room that enables us to talk and think freely and discuss mental health.” The next episode of “Sunday Service Talks” will be aired on Sunday, May 2nd. It will be centered around what is happening in Africa, with guests Salem Yohannes, Segal Mohamed and Amanda Pombe.
As for the music, her fervent wish is that anyone who listens to the new album will get a deeper sense of self, which should also lead to more heartfelt relationships; as well as true inner peace. The official release date for “Sunday Service” has not yet been announced.
MARIA JACKSON 27 MAGAZINE 