On Thursday, September 22nd, the current king of the dancehall – Beenie Man – will perform live at Eventim Apollo – 45 Queen Caroline Street – in London, England.
The event will feature other guest artists as well Sir DJ Corey, DJ Face – from Classique Sound – Andrew Fresh, DJ Sparks and Movie Star Johnny; all hosted by Robbo Ranx. Tickets are available on axs and ticketmasteruk.
One Caribbean Inc. will present the Jerk & Curry Music Festival on Saturday, September 24 at Francis Field – 25 West Castillo Drive – in St. Augustine, Florida.
The event – which will be hosted by one of best dancehall entertainers that ever lived: Professor Nuts – will have performances by Inner Circle, Talmagila, Round Head, Everton Blender, Pato Banton, Anthony B and many more.
In addition to the live entertainment, there will also be alot of family games and food. Early bird tickets are now going for $20 USD on Eventbrite. It will be $35 on the day of the event.
British reggae band Steel Pulse will kick off the month of September with a live performance at the Arcata Theatre Lounge, located at 1036 G Street in Arcata, California. They will be supported by Santa Cruz’s reggae ensemble Pacific Roots. The show will be on Thursday, September 1.
The event is scheduled to run from 7pm to midnight. Advance tickets are currently going for $39 USD; and it will be $44 on the day of the event. Get tickets here.
Touch, the new single performed by reggae artist Tony Curtis, is now available on all music platforms. It went live earlier today – August 19 – via Big Feet Records. The song was written by award-winning singer-songwriter John Coinman and veteran musician, producer and songwriter Josh Harris; with additional input from Tony Curtis.
This beautiful love song dates back to the early 90s, which is when it was first penned. According to Harris, the tune was done for the Whitney Houston movie – The Bodyguard – but was never featured on the soundtrack. And with his label, Big Feet Records, now recognized worldwide as a formidable reggae imprint, he decided to reach out to Curtis and have him redo it.
Production credits are as follows: Tony Curtis (lead and harmony ), Nikki Burt (backing vocals), Josh Harris (bass & keyboard), Santa Davis (drum), Jallanzo (lead guitar), Tommi Tikkenen (mixing engineer) and Earle Holder (mastering engineer).
For months now Josh Harris and his team at Big Feet Records have been consistently putting out stellar music. When pressed on what is inspiring this level of dedication, he simply said: “I just want to make beautiful music.”
CLICK HERE TO STREAM & DOWNLOAD “TOUCH”
On Friday, September 2nd, New York’s #1 hip-hop station – Hot 97 FM – will get On Da Reggae & Soca Tip with a live concert at the Coney Island Amphitheater in Brooklyn, New York.
The lineup includes: Kes, Patrice Roberts, Ding Dong, Tarrus Riley, Tashina, JB The Artist, Lord Abstract, Mally Stakz, IQ, Noah Powa and Romain Virgo. Tickets are available via Live Nation.
In July, Island Rock Publishing released the Don Corleon produced record, Baby Blue– performed by Tarrus Riley. The lovers-rock reggae tune marks the return of the famed producer whose credits include Rihanna, Bounty Killer, Sean Paul, Sizzla, Keyshia Cole, Shaggy, and many more notable local and international artists.
The official video for Baby Blue was uploaded to Riley‘s YouTube channel a few days ago. If you have not yet seen it, check it out and remember to like, comment and share.
Although they were released as individual singles, Luciano‘s What Never Happen In Years and Jodian Pantry‘s Pick Myself Up are on the same beat, and both were produced by Paul Patmore Production.
Pantry‘s Pick Myself Up was originally done by reggae legend Peter Tosh, and it is one of the songs that will be featured on her upcoming EP that’s due out this Summer. As for Luciano‘s tune – much like Jodian‘s – it’s enjoying heavy rotation on all reggae platforms worldwide; a credit to Paul Patmore‘s aggressive promo campaign.
Both songs are available on all DSPs, and as such, can be streamed and downloaded from your preferred digital music store now.
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