We are all admittedly caught up in Koffee‘s rapture, so everyone was excited when she announced that she will be performing on Jimmy Kimmel. For those who were not able to watch the show live, it is now on YouTube. It was taped a couple weeks ago but only aired a few days ago.
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On June 25th, Karamanti released her 3rd studio album, “Hurt People.” This is a ten-track project – three poems and seven songs – with one concept; serving as an inspiration to those that have struggled with abuse and/or depression.
“Hurt People” is divided into three parts. Part one, which is labelled Survive, speaks to domestic abuse, child abuse (both at home & in the church), rape and finally, depression. Part two is all about Overcoming the hurt and healing. And the last section warns the listener not to get stuck, emphasizing the importance of finding inner-peace and happiness after the abuse / depression has ended. In other words, Thriving.
With Panamanian-born, American-based producer, Arioso Legato, composing all the rhythms, “Hurt People” is carving out its own unique genre, called ragga-soul. This is a hardcore yet soulful sound from the Caribbean. The album is on both Karamanti’s own Blakkwuman22 Music label as well as Arioso Legato Music. It is being distributed exclusively by Blakkwuman22 Music.
Though “Hurt People” is available on all the major music platforms, each song can be previewed, in full, prior to download from Karamanti’s personal music store: www.karamanti.bandcamp.com.
On July 27th Jamaica’s godfather of dancehall, Johnny Osbourne, will be performing at Outside Oostende (located at Koningin Astridlaan 9) in Ostend. This event, which is being dubbed ‘Kingston Beach,’ will also feature several sound systems, tropical drinks, Jamaican food and live dance acts.
On July 17th, Buju Banton released an absolutely jaw dropping tune call Steppa. If you have not done so as yet, be sure to check it out, as Gargamel is aggressively stepping on the rhythm with both his lyrics and flow.
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Bright Star Production in association with Time One Production and JetStar Music, present Chaka Demus Live (The Success Album Showcase) on Thursday, July 25th, at Nanook (the headquarters for Vinyl Thursdays) located at 20 Burlington Avenue, Kingston, Jamaica. This event will kick off at 9 PM and will feature performances from several artists (Half Pint, Richie Stephens, Spanner Banner, Anthony Red Rose and others) as well as Chaka Demus himself.
Chaka Demus‘ album Success was released on March 1st via the Jet Star Music label. It has 14 tracks and features collaborations with Pliers and Isha Bel.
On July 26th Jahmiel will be releasing his album, Great Man, on both the DJ Frass and Chimney Records labels. A few weeks ago he shared the official video for one of the songs from that project. The track is a collaboration done with Moyann, titled Don’t Wanna Lose You, and the visuals are simple yet addictive.
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With full support from the popular Sagittarius Band, the legendary dancehall artist, King Yellow Man, will be doing a full set at the Wild Hare (located at 2610 N Halsted St) in Chicago, Illinois on Friday, August 2nd.
Doors will open at 6 pm, and advance tickets, which are available here: www.wildharemusic.com, are going for $15 USD.
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