Earlier today (Dec. 3rd), Busy Signal uploaded the official video for his song on the TDA Riddim, “Blessings.” The full project was released in early November and it also features new music from Chris Martin, Munga, Pressure and several others.
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On Friday, November 27th and Saturday, November 28th, one of Jamaica’s biggest music festival, Reggae Sunsplash, returned, albeit in a virtual format. The show featured a mixture of veteran artists (Capleton, Tanya Stephens and Richie Spice), as well as some of the current trending talents (Agent Sasco, Romain Virgo, Dexta Daps, Masicka and Jesse Royal).
On night one it was refreshing to see Tanya Stephens, one of the most lyrical female artist in the reggae-dancehall industry, performing on such a major platform here on the island because in recent years she has been more dominant in the European scene. It goes without saying that the fire man, King Shango aka Capleton, burned the place down! The rastaman Richie Spice gave us a solid performance as he sang his hits back to back and brought some spiritual vibes to the event.
As for night two, it was all about Romain Virgo, Dexta Daps and Jesse Royal. They all gave great performances but truth be told Dexta Daps took the show. Because Maria Jackson Magazine focuses on positive music only we haven’t highlighted Dexta Daps too much but he is truly an amazing performer. Agent Sasco did so much talking through his set that it was difficult to really enjoy his show, and Masicka cursed so much that we had to tune out for most of his performance.
Welcome back Reggae Sunsplash, looking forward to 2021.
Love him or hate him, no one can deny the fact that Nesbeth makes honest music that pulls us in and captures our attention. His new single, ‘Blood Letter,’ is a thought-provoking song produced by his recording imprint, Entertainment Soul Ltd.
Unlike his mega hit, ‘My Dream,’ which was all about himself and his aspirations, this new track, ‘Blood Letter,’ seems to be both to, and about the black race on a whole. Click here or on the image above to check out the stunning visuals and remember to like, comment and share.
Jahmiel started out his career doing a lot of positive uplifting dancehall music that inspired the youths and gave them an option to the over sexualized and violent lyrics they were constantly getting. Once his brand grew however, he got involved in the clash culture, which often led to overly aggressive, and in most cases very vicious and threatening songs.
With the release of “Guide My Steps,” Jahmiel‘s fans and supporters are now saying that he is back to his old self. The song is about something that is very real in the music industry; the use of dark forces to slow-down, stop and / or kill persons deem to be competition. On this one Jahmiel is making it clear that he is covered by God!
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The 63rd GRAMMY Awards are right around the corner. It will air on Sunday, January 31st, on the CBS network; however, the nominations are here now! Below is a list of the nominees in the category of ‘Best Reggae Album.’
UPSIDE DOWN 2020
Buju Banton
HIGHER PLACE
Skip Marley
IT ALL COMES BACK TO LOVE
Maxi Priest
GOT TO BE TOUGH
Toots & The Maytals
ONE WORLD
The Wailers
On November 20th, international dancehall star Agent Sasco released a five-track EP titled “Sasco Vs Assassin.” It features three new collaborations done with Sean Paul, Chronixx and Kranium; as well as the title track and the already trending single “Loco.”
“Sasco Vs Assassin,” which comes to us courtesy of Out Deh Productions, is now available on all music platforms.
I want to begin this article by first saying kudos to the organizers of this year’s ‘Reggae Sunsplash.’ With all that is going on, not just here in Jamaica but in reggae and dancehall communities around the world, it must have been a mountainous task to switch from an in-person paid festival to a scaled-down virtual concert that’s free to everyone.
That being said they’ve been able to do it! Here is what Maria Jackson Magazine believe to be the full and complete lineup for 2020: Ras-I, Tanya Stephens, Richie Spice, Capleton (night one); Agent Sasco, Romain Virgo, Dexta Daps, Masicka and Jesse Royal (night two).
Reggae and dancehall lovers from all around the globe are invited to watch the entire show live on Reggae Sunsplash‘s YouTube channel. It will begin streaming live at 5:30 PM (local time) on both November 27th and 28th.
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