On Sunday, August 8, Wade Ford will present an evening of soul at the Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre (5239 Floyd Rd SW) in Mableton, Georgia.
Patrons will be treated to performances from Musiq Soulchild, Avery Sunshine and Ken Ford. Tickets, which start at $45 USD, are available via Ticketmaster; and showtime is 7PM sharp.
On Friday, August 6th, the city of Miramar in Florida (U.S.A.) will join Jamaicans all over the world in celebrating the nation’s 59th Emancipation and Independence. They are doing so by hosting an event dubbed Jamaica Emancipendence Celebration at the Regional Park Amphitheater.
In addition to having a distinguished lineup of guest speakers, they will also feature some musical performances. International recording artist Etana is among those confirmed to perform.
In two separate posts made on her social media platforms last week, dancehall recording artist Karamanti told her followers that her upcoming ten-track album, which will be centered around her sacred inner thoughts and beliefs, will be titled Spiritual Warfare.
This decision was arrived at after consecutive years of inexplicable challenges that begun in France in 2018 when Karamanti‘s first Africa tour was cancelled. The name of the album demonstrates her state of mind, while each song can be viewed as a weapon that she is actively using to fight her ongoing battles.
Another major news relating to the album that was not made public, is the addition of producer. Earl Smith Jr., the son of legendary guitarist Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith. Earl Jr. became interested in working with Karamanti after hearing what she did on dub riddim for Delroy ‘Phatta’ Pottinger that will also be featured on the project.
Although writing and recording for Earl‘s new beat will more than likely mean another delay in the release of the album, Karamanti, who has a lot of respect for Earl Smith Jr. and his contribution to reggae, believes it’s definitely worth it.
On Friday, July 17th, eight-time Grammy winner Usher kicked off his residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. He performed all his hits in front of a sold-out audience of approximately 4,300 people.
Usher, who performed for an hour and a half, now has dates at the Colosseum through January 1, 2022.
On Sunday, July 25th, Chapel Of Christ Our Redeemer will be hosting their very first R.A.W Gospel Benefit Concert. The objective is to raise funds to assist children with back to school expenses.
The lineup for this highly anticipated event includes: Minister Godartiste, Ahejey Mattis, Trecian Bryan, Jevaughny Hammond, Rushaun Haughton and Kori-Ann Hermitt.
Though R.A.W will stream on ZOOM and social media, persons are still being encouraged to make donations via CashApp and / or PayPal.
This year is the 20th anniversary of the annual Jerk Festival held in Toronto, Ontario (Canada). Regretfully, because of the pandemic the organizers have decided to go virtual as oppose to having an in-person event.
That being said, the festival will be held on August 6th, 7th and 8th and it will stream live on their website: jerkfestival dot ca. Artists that have been confirmed are Tarrus Riley, Marcia Griffiths, Lukie D and Dean Fraser.
Last week one of Jamaica’s most prominent gospel recording artist, Jermaine Edwards, delivered two new songs. One was Everyday We Pray, a bouncy gospel tune, performed by newcomer Redeem; and the other is a powerful track done by him, Edwards, titled Your Presence.
Both songs were accompanied by some visuals. Seeing that we shared the link to Redeem‘s video last week, this week we are sharing Jermaine‘s. That being said, click here or on the image above to check it out and remember to like, comment and share.
