Jamaica’s Kings Of Comedy Tour

PSG Entertainment presents Jamaica’s first ever standup comedy tour. Dubbed The Standup – Kings of Comedy, it will star Dufton ‘Duffy’ Shepherd, Fancy Cat, Diego ‘the cross eyed villain’, and Curley Robert, with host Pretty Boy Floyd.

Jamaica’s Kings of Comedy Tour will stop in three parishes for a total of three shows: November 12th at Montego Bay Community College in St. James; November 19 at William Knibb Memorial High School in Trelawny; and November 26 at the Jockey Factory in Lucea.

Ticket outlets are as follows: Fontana Pharmacy (Montego Bay), St. James Pharmacy at Champion Plaza (Trelawny), and Rubis Gas Station (Lucea). Early bird tickets are now available for $2,500 JMD.

Celebrating The Life Of Michael “Ibo” Cooper

The Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) will be hosting a special ‘Reggae Wednesdays’ on October 25th, 2023. They, along with several members of the island’s reggae fraternity, will get together to celebrate Michael “Ibo” Cooper and his countless contributions to the reggae genre.

Everyone will gather at The Karl Hendrickson Auditorium at Jamaica College – 189 Old Hope Road – in Kingston; starting at 6:00PM. There will be tribute performances by Third World, Inner Circle, Big Youth, Warrior King, Tony Rebel, Nadine Sutherland, Kumar Fyah, Ras-I, Levy’s Heritage, Edna Manley College Band, and many more. 

The staging will be coordinated by Debbie Bissoon, Isis, Coleen Douglas, and Chuk Chukwurah. All attendees should be dressed in red, green and gold. 

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Romain Virgo’s Upcoming UK Tour

Romain Virgo, the Jamaican singer specializing in lovers-rock reggae, and arguably one of the most accomplished past competitors of the Rising Stars music competition, will be heading to the UK for a short Stint. He, along with guest artists Tori Lattore and Janeel Mills, will do five shows. See below all confirmed dates and locations.

October 23
Band on the Wall in Manchester

October 24
The Jam House in Birmingham

October 25
Lost Horizon in Bristol

October 26
Islington Assembly Hall in London

October 27
2Funky Music Cafe in Leicester

Bunji Garlin, Orlando Octave, Fayann Lyons & Others For “Road Block 2023”

Road Block, one of the best annual thanksgiving soca fetes in the U.S., is just around the corner! The date is Saturday, November 25th, and the venue is The Mansion – 1019 Elton Street – in Brooklyn, New York.

Performing live will be: Bunji Garlin, Fay-Ann Lyons, Orlando Octave and Tanto Metro & Devonte. Additional music will be provided by selectors: Noah, Jay B, Junior LP International, Riggo Suave, Marlo and Dr. Haze. For tickets, visit eventbrite.

Blakkwuman22 Music Presents The “Blood Sacrifice Riddim”

Jamaica-based record label, Blakkwuman22 Music, has just released the Blood Sacrifice Riddim, a five-track world music compilation that’s fused with modern dancehall. The EP was conceptualized and executed by label owner and lyricist Karamanti

Having successfully produced records with the likes of Lt. Stitchie, Stonebwoy, Mikey General, and many other accomplished artists in the past, Karamanti was deliberate in selecting the performers for this project.

That said, the first person she reached out to was St. Ann’s singer-songwriter Yahdeen Essence, someone she holds in high regards because of the spiritual messages always present in Yahdeen‘s music. Unsurprisingly, Yahdeen came through with a powerful song called Deliver Us. Emerging artist and long time friend Tenshon was next on the list. Based on their relationship, he immediately committed to the project, and even brought in Wiseman, another singer with whom he ended up doing a collaboration titled Did It Again.

Finally, Karamanti was fortunate to get veteran vocalist Turbulence to voice on the rhythm. The two  just happened to be at the same studio at the same time, and although they have worked together in the past, the proper protocols were followed, resulting in Turbulence and his crew Higher Trod doing a beautiful love song, dubbed I Found HerKaramanti, for her part, delivered two songs on the EP, the title track, and an interesting piece called I See Dead People

The Blood Sacrifice Riddim is now available on iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal etc. It went live on all streaming platforms on October 13, 2023, courtesy of Blakkwuman22 Music

CLICK HERE TO STREAM & DOWNLOAD “BLOOD SACRIFICE RIDDIM”

Bounty Killer & Bling Dawg Will Perform In Guyana On Nov. 4th

Creative Titans, a full-service entertainment company that offers management, publishing, artist development, and marketing, will be having their Guyana Launch on November 4th, 2023. To that end, they’ve invited Jamaican dancehall artists Bounty Killer and Bling Dawg to perform at the event. It will be held at Outside Lounge in Georgetown.

Beenie Man A “Simma”

Jamaica’s dancehall king Beenie Man has just released the official video for Simma, the title track from his latest album. The visuals – which shows him in the dancehall surrounded by choreographed dancers; out and about with a female companion; and sailing on a yacht – compliments the song’s lyrical content.

If you have not yet seen the visuals, click here or on the image above to check it out, and remember to like, comment, and share.