Fresh Fest takes place on Friday, August 31, inside the Olympia, 1004 St-Catherine East, Downtown Montreal, Quebec. This event features performances from Mavado, Jahmiel, Alkaline, Ziee and Kaisha Lee. Doors will open at 7 pm.
Tickets, which are on sale now, are available at several local outlets, such as: Caribbean Curry House, Mango Bay and Jah B.
Fresh Fest is being hosted by: Rickey D Events, Lyonz Agency Management, Revel, Gussy Entertainment, the Agency Groupe and Dwayne B. Entertainment.
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The legendary Black Scorpio Sound will be celebrating its 50th anniversary on Saturday, September 1st at the West Indian Social Club – located at 3340 Main Street – in Hartford, Connecticut.
The event will feature several reggae and dancehall legends, namely: Shine Head, Rory (from Stone Love) Little John, Lady G, Brigadier Jerry, General Trees, and that is just to name a few.
Pre-sold tickets are now available for $35. Visit: www.westindiansocialclub.org for additional info.
Tad’s Record has announced that they are now the new distributor for Chevelle Franklyn’s Set Time album. Known for her soulful and touching voice, it is no wonder that this album debuted on Billboard’s Reggae Album chart, despite it being her first studio album in years.
Set Time features world renowned Gospel artists Israel Houghton and Donnie McClurkin. See track list below.
Track Listing
1. First Love
2. Have You Heard
3. Good Shepherd feat. Israel Houghton
4. Who Can’t Hear
5. Sin Ting
6. Peace feat. Lionel Petersen
7. Fire feat. Frank Edwards
8. Been So Good
9. I Have A Father feat. Donnie McClurkin
10. Walk on Water
11. Africa
12. Fi Me
13. Worthy is The Lamb
14. Let All Nations
15. No Foreign God
16. Take All The Glory
17. We Wait
Producer: Chevelle Franklyn
Executive producers: Colin & Chevelle Watts
This album is available on all digital music platforms worldwide.
Recording artist and lyricist Souljii Wehttam, in collaboration with Sekimhaj Records, releases a powerful dancehall single entitled March For Peace. The song comes at a time when the island of Jamaica is dealing with a serious problem of crime and violence. On the record, Souljii Wehttam warns the politicians that if something is not done about the escalating crime rate, they will suffer serious consequences. He also encourages the youths to join him in marching for peace.
Produced by Michael Reynolds at SK Studio in East Kingston, March For Peace, is now out and can be streamed and downloaded HERE.
Denmark’s very own reggae/dancehall artists, Mwakenya and Lappa Luma, will both be on the 2018 Aarhus Reggae Festival. Mwakenya will perform on Day 1, Friday, August 24th, while Lappa Luma will work on Day 2, Saturday, August 25th.
Originally from Kenya, reggae/dancehall singer and selector, Mwakenya, fuses
Jamaican music with his African roots music to create a unique sound that is truly his own. In addition to having an active career as a solo artist, Mwakenya is also the lead singer for Strictly I ‘N’ I, a live reggae band from Kolding, Denmark.
Lappa Luma grew up in Brikama, Gambia, where he started his music career at 15 years old. He has performed on some of the biggest reggae events in both Europe and Gambia.
The Aarhus Reggae Festival will take place at Voxhall – Vester Allé 15, 8000 – in Aarhus, Denmark on August 24th and 25th. Advanced tickets are available HERE.
On Friday, August 31st, Trinidad & Tobago’s Island Fusion will be held at the Jean Pierre Complex (Wrightson Rd Ext, Port of Spain). This is a celebration of music, love and life, and it will feature a slew of artists from both Jamaica and Trinidad.
Confirmed acts include: Morgan Heritage, Marcia Griffiths, Ultimate Rejects, Jah Melody, Romain Virgo, Everton Blender, Preedy, Azaryah, Chris Martin and many more.
On Saturday August 18th, both the fire man Capleton (with his Prophecy Band) and the farmer Jah Mason, will be performing at the popular Club Zappa Antwerpen (located at August Leyweg 6, 2020) in Belgium.
The men will be supported by Black Prophet, Jah Thunder, David House Crew and Prezzy. Pre-sale tickets, which are going for €20, are now available via www.reggaeholland.com
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