Downbeat & Black Scorpio

New York is abuzz over Irish and Chin’s latest entertainment installment, Vintage Rumble. Slated to be held in Amazura in Queens, New York on Friday, April 15, the explosive event neatly brings vintage Reggae and Dancehall center stage, allowing fans to relive a Golden era of music! And the leading promoters felt it was only befitting for masters of sound culture Downbeat, Black Scorpio, Bodyguard, Silver Hawk and Mighty Crown to drop these classic tunes during an unprecedented sound clash!

Some of sound culture’s biggest names, with telling legacies, will dig deep in their boxes to clash with music from an unforgettable time, as any song played must be at least 20 years or older. According to Downbeat, “pure big tune a play” from the door. Anyone who follows sound clash will know that those billed for the event are musically armed and dangerous to say the least!

The high profile event’s unique concept is pegged to attract a cross-section of patrons! Bonafide sound clash fans and diehard Reggae and Dancehall music lovers will have an opportunity to convene under one roof for what promises to be a defining night for the culture. While the energy and intensity of sound clash erupts through top shelf 45s and dub plates, an invigorating musical journey will unfold, channeling the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s.

Lt. Stitchie performing live at Voxhall in Aarhus 

Lt. Stitchie is back in Jamaica after completing an approximately six week tour in Europe. He made appearances in several cities, namely: Vienna, Salzburg, Paris, Aarhus, Odense, Hamburg, and Frankfurt. Regretfully, a few shows were cancelled due to breaches made by promoters. None the less, all persons involved in the planning and execution of the tour, believes it was very victorious. The tour was hosted by Jam Link Intl. a cultural association based in Denmark.

Now that he is back on the island, Stitchie is hoping to shoot two music videos, one for “undisputed,” a newly released single on the Life 101 Riddim by Blakkwuman22 Music and “nuh tek nuh talk,” a track produced by Hit Matic Records. Following the production of both videos he will head to the United States for several shows with Lady Saw.

Listen to “undisputed” www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIWnSbUaCMo

Listen to “nuh tek nuh talk” www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkgVYijVdoI

Punch Fest 2016 is a first time event on the Jamaican Easter calendar. It’s a reggae extravaganza which will feature an icon but will also be a live performance platform for a kaleidoscope of reggae’s rising stars. Punch Fest takes place on Saturday March 26 at the V Club in Independence City

This year’s featured icon is reggae’s hit machine Sizzla Kalonji who is currently holding down the number #3 slot on Billboard Magazine’s Top Reggae Albums chart with his critically acclaimed album 876. Sizzla brings to the table an impressive catalogue of hit singles and albums, and his output of nearly six dozen albums is considered prodigious by even the most seasoned industry insiders and producers. At Punch Fest, Sizzla will perform many of his classic hit songs alongside newer cuts from the 876 album.

Anthony B

On the weekend of August 4-7, the non-profit Mateel Community Center will present the 32nd edition of one of the world’s iconic festival experiences, Reggae On The River. Set on the banks of the majestic Eel River and delivering the best in reggae and world music to the hills of Humboldt County, CA since 1984, the 2016 event will offer the next chapter in the ROTR legacy with global luminaries…

Sizzla Kalonji & The Fire House Band – KRANIUM & Agent Sasco – Anthony B – Protoje & The Indiggnation Band – Soul Syndicate Reunion featuring Mad Professor with Big Youth, Randy Valentine, Marty Dread, Earl Zero – Mbongwana Star – King Yellowman – Million Stylez – Jesse Royal – Fatoumata Diawara – Gappy Ranks – Sister Carol – Ziggi Recado – House Of Shem – Jah9 & The Dub Treatment – No Maddz – Keznamdi – Locos Por Juana – New Kingston – Mr. Williamz – Addis Pablo – Democratoz – Newen Afrobeat – Jah Sun – Lion D – Dubtonic Kru – Meleku – The I-Deals – Bayonics – 7th Generation Rise – The Dubba Dubs – The Overtakers – with more TBA- including DJs, soundsystems, and guest artists, plus the acoustic sounds of Jamaica’s The Overtakers to nice things up in the campground!

The event will also showcase more than 60 vending/ non-profit booths, a lively KidLandia, and the camping, community, and irie vibes that made Reggae On The River famous.

Terro Melody, an emerging artist from St. Ann, Jamaica, has just released “Nothing Na Gwaan Fi Di Poor,” a song he hopes will capture the attention of Jamaica’s leaders.

After spending years performing at Clubs, Hotels, Dances and Festivals right across the island, Terro Melody struck a deal with P.K.W Entertainment Productions in 2015, and has been in the studio working ever since. In light of the recent elections, Terro and his team thought it prudent to share his latest recording, “Nothing Na Gwaan Fi Di Poor.”

The song was written and arranged by Terro Melody around October/November, 2015. The rhythm production was done at Anchor studio while the mixing took place at Cell Block. When asked what inspired the song, Terro said “whenever I ask someone, regardless if they are in Jamaica or overseas, how they are doing, the answer is almost always, nothing naa gwaan”