As anticipation continues to build for Two Colors – the instrumental album by Dean Fraser and Ernie Ranglin – the lead single, De Ranglin, is rapidly becoming a constant on reggae networks worldwide.

The reggae tune, laced with dub undertones, was officially released on April 22nd by Tad’s International Record. It features Big Youth, whose presence on the track transports listeners back to an era when ‘dance did nice’; a time when toasting dominated dancehalls.

Confirmation of De Ranglin‘s early success came a few days ago when it entered Clinton Lindsay’s Foundation Radio New York Chart after having entered the South Florida Chart approximately three weeks prior. That said, for the week ending May 13, De Ranglin was #20 on the South Florida Chart and #26 on the New York Chart.

The relevance of this cannot be overstated, because in addition to being the longest running reggae chart in the United States, the placement of a song on Lindsay’s top 30 is usually an indication of that record’s ascendancy within the current music – specifically reggae – climate.

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West Friendship’s 13th annual Jamaica Day Reggae Festival is set for Saturday, June 25th, 2022. It will take place at Howard County Fair on Fairgrounds Road from 1 to 8pm local time.

This year’s festival will give patrons an opportunity to taste reggae wines, Jamaica white rum, ginger wine and rum punch. They will always experience top-tier live reggae music from several artists including headliners Johnny Osbourne and Glen Washington. Buy tickets here.

Las Vegas’ largest reggae festival will be back in full swing on June 11th at the Clark County Amphitheatre (500 S Grand Central Pkwy). Like most other in-person events, Reggae In The Desert went on a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.

The organizers are excited to welcome patrons back to see this year’s headliners: Ky-Mani Marley, Marcia Griffiths, Don Carlos, Mr. Vegas, The Wailing Souls, Vana Liya, E.N. Young and local breakout act The Steppadelics.

Tickets and additional information are available on the festival’s official website.

The brand new single from Trench Town recording artist Hugh English is official out today: Friday, May 13th. Produced by Big Feet Records and distributed by VPal Music, Evil Con Evil is a steady one-drop reggae tune that laments on the wrongful and immoral actions taken by some.

English wrote the song while the pandemic was at its peak in 2020. He said he felt led to pen the words after seeing so many wicked things happening in the world. Persons who are familiar with Hugh English will know that he likes to create songs that are based in reality; as is the case with Evil Con Evil.

For this one, producer Josh Harris (the CEO of Big Feet Records) reached out to Claude Richards for keys (keyboard), JoWayne Campbell for guitar, Santa Davis for drums and Torch – another roots reggae artist – for harmonies.

This is the second collaboration between Big Feet Records and Hugh English. The first was Youth Inna Street, published in July, 2021. Based on the success of that record, both Harris and English are anticipating great things from this new release. 

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