In honor of Reggae Month, Jungle Fiah Restaurant & Lounge – located at Shop #5 in the AMC Plaza, Bayside, Portmore – will be having a special Live Band Thursday tonight!
Their regular Live Band Thursday, which normally has one or two acts, will have approximately nine performers on stage this evening. Confirmed are Professor Nuts, Capleton, Echo Minott, Khausion, Fantan Mojah, Nature Ellis, Bobby Crystal, Moonie, Chris Howell and Quench Aid.
The show will kick off at 8pm with host Beekie Bailey, and there is no cover charge.
On March 11th, Livety Promotions will celebrate Fada Zana’s birthday with a massive stage-show called Blue Hole River Splash. It will be held at Blue Hole Spring Paradise in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, Jamaica.
There will be performances by several veteran reggae and dancehall acts: Luciano, Mikey General, Admiral Tibet, Sizzla Kalonji, Pzed, Little Hero, Fyah George, Junior Cat, Terry Ganzie, Chezidek, Puddy Roots, and that is just to name a few. Confirmed selectors are Livety International, Killamanjaro, Ricky Trooper and Mr. T. General admission is $3,000 JMD.
Justus Arison (of JA Productions) has collaborated with the dancehall king, Beenie Man, on a new party song titled Sail Out. The audio, along with its official video, were released on all music platforms a few days ago – on February 3rd – serving as the lead track on the forthcoming compilation with the same name.
The Sail Out Riddim, which is due out at the end of the month, is being powered by JA Productions and DubShot Records. Title track aside, the album is already getting a lot of attention because it’s the first dancehall riddim that will be available on Dolby Atmos. For those not in the know, Dolby Atmos is a surround sound technology developed by Dolby Laboratories. It expands on existing surround sound systems and delivers an in-studio style listening experience.
The aforementioned is just another ground breaking move by Justus Arison, the man who has supported dancehall stars like Mavado, Gyptian, Charly Black, Popcaan, Shenseea, and Teejay early in their careers. Now working with Beenie Man – who is currently at the top of his game – Arison continues to make major moves. Sail Out – the single – is already featured on Run Tings and New Music Daily at Apple, New Music Friday playlists on Spotify (UK, Canada, NMF Christian, Ghana, Nigeria), Just Dropped playlist in the UK, and the Brand New Music UK playlist on Amazon.
Capleton, one of the most inspirational dancehall artists of our time, has just shared the official video for Over Come Obstacles. The track is featured on the Treasure Map Riddim, released last summer by Hon’y Combs Records.
All of King Shango‘s songs are, for the most part, positive, uplifting, and reality-based. This new record, Overcome Obstacles, is no different. If you have not yet seen the clip, click here or on the image above to check it out, and remember to like, comment and share.
Congratulations are in order for Kabaka Pyramid, who won his first Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album at the 65th Grammy Awards, held on February 5th at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.
He won with his sophomore album, The Kalling, released in September, 2022 via Bebble Rock Music and Ghetto Youths International.
Trending dancehall artist Chronic Law has just shared the official lyric video for his single – Things Inside – featured on the brand new dancehall juggling, Things & Time Riddim. On the record, the hardcore deejay laments on his internal conflicts, as he tries to balance the success he has achieved as a recording artist, and the problems he is having because of it. He sings: “and mi say things inside weh a destroy all a mi vibe – things inside mek me paranoid all a the time.”
The Things & Time Riddim is an eight-track compilation, produced by emerging music label Pandemic Records. In addition to Chronic Law, it also has new music by Ikaya, Takeova, Jah Lama, Little Hero, Frass Khalifa, Xip Boss, and Pandemic‘s co-founder Sheldon Edwards.
As the name implies, Pandemic Records was established during the epidemic caused by the covid-19 virus. It is owned and operated by brothers Sheldon and Leroy Edwards, both of whom are still celebrating the recently held #1 spot on Richie B’s Reggae Chart for Little Hero‘s World Right Now. That song is on the Logic Riddim, which was also produced by Pandemic Records.
Things & Time Riddim went live on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify and all other streaming platforms on January 20, 2023. Download your copy today!
The annual celebration of the life and legacy of the Honorable Robert Nesta Marley (OD) will once again take place on February 6th, the anniversary of his birth. This year, the Marley Family and its group of companies honor the Jamaican musical icon’s 78th birthday with a full schedule of events under the theme “Easy Skanking 78,” utilizing the title of the lead track from Marley’s tenth studio album Kaya, released in 1978.
The cornerstone event of the birthday proceedings is the “Easy Skanking 78” virtual concert, to be held at the famed Tuff Gong Studio in Kingston. Hosted by media personality Elise Kelly, and featuring an all-star lineup of Jamaica’s brightest talents including Beenie Man, Patra, Lady G, Mortimer, and Khalia, the “Easy Skanking 78” concert will be broadcast live in North America on Bob Marley’s Tuff Gong Radio (Channel 19) on SiriusXM and the SXM app at 5pm EST on Sunday, January 29th.
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