Harmony House, in collaboration with Jammins Events, presents the Rock Away Valentine’s Day Concert. This historic show is set for the day of love, Friday, February 14, at the world-class UBS Arena in Queens, New York.
For the first time ever, Grammy Award-winning, chart-topping artists Shaggy and Sean Paul will perform alongside the legendary king of lovers rock, Beres Hammond. Tickets for this highly-anticipated event will be available on both LiveNation.com and Ticketmaster.com.
A lot of people may not know that Jamaica’s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Mining, Floyd Green, who is also an attorney-at-law and member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth South Western, is a skilled selector.
Every year he combines his professional life as a politician with his love for music by hosting his birthday party and donating the proceeds to charity.
This year, his annual social gathering dubbed ‘We Still a Win’ will take place on Friday, January 10th, at the Barbary Hall Community Center. Reggae-dancehall singer and songwriter Christopher Martin will be performing live.
After collaborating with Roc Legion Productions on a previously released single, Sheldon Gava has once again joined forces with the Thailand-based creative. The new record, which went live on streaming platforms on January 1, 2025, is called Read.
Surprisingly, Sheldon, who is known to be a private person, uses this new track to publicly address a very personal issue. “Read is me poetically crying out to my son to judge me based upon the love I’ve always shown, not by the lies and assumptions programmed in him by ones [his mother and stepfather], with whom I have not had a civilized conversation in over 20 years,” says Gava.
Read is a combination of hip-hop—the genre in which Roc Legion specializes—and dub poetry—one of Sheldon Gava‘s preferred modes of expression. It’s fresh, bright, and upbeat, and although the story being told may be interpreted as unfortunate, the record still gives off a positive, feel-good vibe. According to Gava: “Read basically says that actions speak louder than words in any type of relationship. It’s not what you say; it’s what you do.”
Read can be streamed and downloaded on Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora, Deezer, Amazon Music, Tidal, etc.
The forthcoming 90’s Joyride dance and live show will be all about the best music and fashion trends from that era. As such, the January 25th staging, which will be held at Pier 1 in Montego Bay, is being subtitled the Mesh Marina Edition. That said, the promoters fittingly booked veteran dancehall artist Capleton to perform.
In the late 1980s, when Capleton arrived on the music scene, he had a slew of hit songs: “Bumbo Red,” “Number One on the Look Good Chart,” “No Lotion Man,” etc. Capleton‘s conversion to Rastafari in the early 1990s led to a change in his lyrics, which resulted in some of his biggest songs: “Alms House,” “Music is a Mission,” “Tour,” etc.
Hosts Stevie Face and Big A of Irie FM will preside over the Iland Vybz Food Court 5-A-Side Football Finals and Live Stage Show. It is set to take place at the Advanced Service Station in Albion, St. Thomas.
Scheduled for New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31, 2024, this complimentary family event will commence at 3:00 pm. Alongside the football finals and live performances, attendees can enjoy additional attractions such as a bounce house, water slide, ice cream, and treats. The festivities will culminate with a fireworks display at midnight.
As for the live stage show, it will showcase performances by veteran artists including Bushman, Sizzla, Louie Culture, Frisco Kid, and Thriller U.
When BaDart Muzic shared Teflon‘s “Crack the Code” at the end of October, the song immediately took off and began receiving favorable features from dancehall media. The positive reviews resulted in the release of the official video.
The clip was uploaded to Teflon‘s YouTube channel in early December—on the 9th. If you have not yet seen it, click here or on the image above to check it out, and remember to like, comment, and share.
After rolling out individual singles over a period of a year, Pandemic Records & Entertainment LLC is now sharing the complete “Passion Fruit Riddim” compilation. This is a banging dancehall juggling that features Ras Kronik, Capleton, Bounty Killer, Turbulence & friends, and Yahdeen Essence. Each song was shared as an independent track with a unique buy link.
Ras Kronik‘s “The Energy” was published in mid-May of 2023, and it served as the title track for his upcoming album at the time. Emerging artist Yahdeen Essence was next with an inspirational tune called “Teach Me,” followed by Capleton‘s “Watch Out Fi Dem,” a song that laments the rise of petty crimes. The final two additions to the “Passion Fruit Riddim” were by Turbulence & Friends, “Bun Fiyah,” and Bounty Killer‘s current trending tune, “Ball a Roll.”
After yet another successful year, the team at Pandemic Records & Entertainment LLC will wrap up 2024 with this project. They are also promising to deliver more quality music in 2025.
MARIA JACKSON 27 MAGAZINE 