International recording artist Anthony B kicked off the month of May with the release of his new album, “King In My Castle.”
The project, which is on the Born Fire Music label, has a total of nineteen (19) songs and five (5) collaborations. The five combinations are with the following artists: Chantal, Zamunda, Pressure, Japanese and Kerri.
“King In My Castle” is now available on all digital music stores. Click here to check it out via your preferred platform.
On Monday, May 4th, the Jamaica Reggae Industry (JaRia) will be having a digital town hall to discuss ‘the State of the Music / Entertainment Industry.’ It will begin streaming at 1 PM local time on the organization’s Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts.
Panelists include: Carlette Deleon (publicist), Joe Bogdanovich (producer / promoter), Ojay Bewley (managing director), Kabaka Pyramid (artist) and Ingrid Riley (editor). The host / moderator is Ewan Simpson (attorney at law and chairman).
Earlier today, Jamlink International, the organization behind the annual Aarhus Reggae Festival, informed us that this year’s staging is officially cancelled! This is as a result of the global uncertainty caused by the spread of the novel corona virus. Furthermore, the government of Denmark will not permit any massive gathering for the remainder of 2020.
The Aarhus Reggae Festival, which started in 2014, has become one of the city’s most anticipated reggae event. Past productions featured top-tier international reggae and dancehall acts, such as: Leroy Gibbon, Courtney Melody, Queen Omega, Macka B, Karamanti, Perfect Giddimani, Omar Perry, Natty King, Bunny General, King Kong, Super Black and so much more.
The event is produced each year under the leadership of Henzel Clarke (the chairman of Jamlink Intl.), with support from Voxhall, Maria Jackson and Aarhus Kommune. We are all looking forward to bringing this amazing event back in 2021.
A few days ago – April 19th – Kabaka Pyramid shared the visuals for his new track, “Dreams to Reality.” At the time the song was only available on pre-order as it was not yet officially out.
That being said, “Dreams to Reality,” which is on the One Time Music record label, is now live on all music platforms; it went live on Friday, April 24th. Click here to check out the video.
As dancehall music continues to sink into darker stages, with degrading women and promoting violence now the norm, shouldn’t we question the social responsibility of everyone involved in the music making process, or should we only focus (blame) the artists?
I’ve often wondered how an engineer sits behind a console and records things like: “dung inna har throat,” “mi kill baby pan breast,” and the likes. Furthermore, how does a producer get said lyrics and accept them as suitable for his rhythm driven project, record label and basically something he will permanently be associated with? What about the blogs, magazines and reporters that shed light on these type of music, giving them a platform to be seen and heard?
As Jamaicans who care about the overall moral state of the nation, we need to speak out against, and reject the direction popular dancehall music is heading in. None of us live in a bubble; this level of negativity, or dear I say evil, that we are allowing to dominate public spaces, will, sooner or later, affect us all. I fear that it has already started.
An observation by Maria Jackson
Earlier today we learned that the lava man, I Wayne, has a new song with Tarrus Riley called “Mad Scientist.” After making some links, team Maria Jackson got a copy of the track, and it’s just what we expected; fire!
As we’ve said in previous articles, I Wayne is hands down one of reggae’s most underrated lyricist. Everyone knows what an immaculate singer and performer he is, but not enough light is shed on his lyrical prowess.
Click here to check out “Mad Scientist“ and remember to like, comment and share.
On Sunday, April 26th, Wayne Marshall, Koffee and Naomi Cowan will be featured on ‘Digicel Unplugged.’ The event, which is powered by D’Music, will begin streaming live on all Digicel’s social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) at exactly 3 PM local time.
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