The Black Shadow family will present dancehall giant Agent Sasco at the Chandni Convention Centre – 5 Gateway Boulevard – in Brampton, Ontario, on Saturday, July 2nd.
The event will also feature Tiffanie Malvo, Sassy Diva and Planky. It will be hosted by Nikki Hype, Lady Hilly and Jermaine Squad. Sounds that will be juggling are Cash Money, Magnum Force, DJ Flare, Imperial (from New York), and of course Black Shadow. Buy tickets here.
Dancheall artist Munga Honorable will be celebrating his birthday on Saturday, June 11th at Pagee Beach in Port Maria, St. Mary. This is both a stage-show and party that will see several artists performing.
So far Munga has announced that Aidonia, Bounty Killer, Beenie Man and Charly Black will be attending. Admission cost is $1,000 JMD.
At the end of May the organizers of the Antigua & Barbuda Gospel Music Awards published the nominations for the 2022 staging. Surprisingly, dancehall artist Karamanti made the shortlist for Album of the Year, with her December 2021 ten-track LP Spiritual Warfare.
Prior to getting this nod, the independently produced record – which is on her own Blakkwuman22 Music label – had been described as thought-provoking, unworldly, hardcore-dancehall and diverse; never religious!
That said, with songs like: Start with a Prayer, God Answer Prayer, Rate You, Faith, Sabbath, 3 Weapon, Blood Sacrifice, People of the Lie and Survive, Karamanti – though shocked by the news – welcomes the acknowledgement from the gospel community.
Producers that worked on Spiritual Warfare are: Lamar Thompson (Jamaica), Delroy ‘Phatta’ Pottinger (Jamaica), Donald ‘Tixie’ Dixon (Jamaica), Teban Cee (South Africa), Major P (Czech Republic) and Arioso Legato (U.S.A.).
CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR KARAMANTI’S ALBUM
On Sunday, June 12, Digicel will be hosting veteran dancehall deejay Bounty Killer as he celebrates his 50th birthday. The artist will be joined by several of his friends for a party at Digicel headquarters – 14 Ocean Blvd. – in Kingston.
The Jamaica Rum Festival, now in its fourth year, will take place on Saturday, June 25th at The Aqueduct in Rose Hall, Montego Bay, from 11am to 11pm (local time). The event provides an atmosphere to explore rum tastings, delicious food options and exciting music and entertainment.
This year’s star-studded lineup includes Capleton, Romain Virgo, Sevana, Sanchez, Tessanne Chin, DBurnz, Runkus, Kalyra and Dvoyce alongside the DMG Band. Get tickets and additional information here.
Lutan Fyah, the Jamaican singer who is also a member of the Rastafari Bobo Shanti order, will be performing at Moe’s Alley on Friday, June 24th. He will be supported by Lujan, Militia of Love and DJ Moi.
This is a 21 and older event that requires valid identification to be shown upon entrance. Moe’s Alley is located at 1535 Commercial Way in Santa Cruz, California.
Excel MixMaster, former radio host on Boston’s 90.3 FM, has got everyone taking selfies with his latest track aptly titled #SelfieChallenge. The song, which features Rampage and Neil BeatBox, was released in March on the 12inch Digital Music label.
#SelfieChallenge is a party song, done on a dancehall rhythm, that basically encourages listeners to take and share photos and videos of themselves. Interestingly, people have been listening and doing just that. With over 2 million social media plays, Excel MixMaster would like you to take the #SelfieChallenge this Memorial Day weekend. See instructions below.
Take a picture or video of yourself and your friends and post it on your social media along with the song #SelfieChallenge and tag both @ExcelMixMaster and @TheReaLRampage
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