Beloved Jamaican-American singer, songwriter, producer, and actress Alaine has been confirmed for the I Love Souls series happening at Janga’s Soundbar – 22 Belmont Road – in Kingston, Jamaica.
Her performance will be on Sunday, November 26th, between the hours of 4:00 PM and 10:00 PM. Advanced tickets are now going for $2,500 JMD (purchase at the venue); while on the day of the show it will be $4,000 JMD. This staging is being sponsored by St. Rémy Signature and Yellow Tail.
Fiddlers – located on Willway Street in Bristol, England – will be hosting British reggae star Macka B and The Roots Ragga Band on Saturday, December 9th, 2023.
The show will also feature Dub Princess and Hotsteppas, as well as Da Fuchaman and his Fire Blaze Band. This event, which is scheduled to start at 8:00 PM local time, is being presented by Horizon Promotions. Click here for tickets.
On Thanksgiving Saturday, November 25th, recording artists Spragga Benz, Bugle, Jah Vinci and Iba Mahr will be live in concert at The People’s Ballroom – 3340 Main Street – in Hartford, Connecticut.
The above acts will be joined by Nordia Mothersille, Briggy Benz, Askel, Bittah Sosicka, and Top Lane. This is an eighteen and older event that will be hosted by Glenda Gee. Limited early bird tickets can be purchased from caribtix-dot.com.
Every year on December 12th the Republic of Kenya commemorate their independence with a slew of activities leading up to, and even after the actual date. This year is their 60th anniversary, so it goes without saying that Jamhuri Day celebrations (Jamhuri is the Swahili word for “republic”) will be in full swing.
One of the most anticipated affairs for 2023 is the Diaspora Homecoming Jamboree Festival which is set for December 16 at Mambo Leo Stadium in Kisumu County. The is an all day event that will feature international artists Lutan Fyah and The Itals, as well as several local acts.
Jamaica’s king of country-reggae music, Wesrok, who although fairly new on the scene, is already attracting the attention of established country music insiders. The Bog Walk, St. Catherine singer is currently in Nashville, Tennessee – a place most famous for its status as the long-time capital of country music.
His trip to Nashville was timed to coincide with the 2023 CMA (Country Music Association) Awards, which took place at the Bridgestone Arena on November 8th. Despite the fact that Wesrok was not booked for the show, he and his team used the event as an opportunity to network and introduce his style of country-reggae to others in the genre.
Additionally, he visited two of the leading country music studios, where he and their representatives discussed the possibility of future collaborations. He was also featured on Riseup TV’s The Legacy In Motion Tour, held at 3rd & Lindsley on November 7th.
This Nashville stint will be followed by another short media promo tour in the state of Florida. There Wesrok is expected to do interviews and make several public appearances.
For those not in the know, Wesrok is promoting his latest single Perfectly Imperfect, which is now available on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, Deezer, Amazon, and all other digital music platforms. It comes to us courtesy of his own imprint, 360 Global Entertainment.
Yesterday – November 8th – SiriusXM announced that Grammy Award-winning reggae artist Shaggy is launching an exclusive year-round SiriusXM channel, called Shaggy’s Boombastic Radio. Curated entirely by Shaggy, it will feature his favorite reggae, dancehall and afro-beat tunes.
As part of the exclusive channel programming, Shaggy’s Boombastic Radio will debut Shaggy and Sting’s recent live performance from their inaugural One Fine Day Festival. The performance, captured at the Mann Center in Philadelphia, will air on the channel over Thanksgiving weekend.
Shaggy’s Yaad, the reggae star’s current show which first debuted on SiriusXM’s FLY and is now in its third successful year, will now regularly air on Shaggy’s Boombastic Radio. The show, hosted by Shaggy, takes listeners on a cultural journey with a wide mix of rare and classic tracks spanning the hip-hop, dancehall and reggae genres. The channel is now available to subscribers in their cars on channel 332 and on the SiriusXM app.
Source: SiriusXM
Mother culture Sister Carol has just shared the lineup for her forthcoming compilation album, Millenium Movie Star Riddim. Via her social media platforms, the U.S. based reggae legend posted a short video clip announcing that Sister Nancy, Michael Palmer, Glen Washington, Lady G, Hempress Sativa, Scion Success, Sammy Dread, Marcia Aiken, Lady Ann, Empress Treajah, Ilawi, Willow Wilson, Tilly Beng, herself, and daughter Nakeeba Amaniyea, will all be featured on the project.
Its lead single, Be Alone, which is a collaboration by and between Sister Carol and Nakeeba Amaniyea, was released in early September. Both artists, along with the team at Tad’s Record Inc. – the company that is distributing Be Alone – have been actively promoting the track. The official video was uploaded to Tad‘s YouTube channel a few days after the song went live on music platforms.
Unfortunately, an official release date was not given for the Millenium Movie Star Riddim, however, the visuals did say that it’s coming soon. While we wait, let’s all stream and download Be Alone from our preferred music source: iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, Deezer, Tidal, etc.
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