Legendary guitarist Roger Lewis, who is also one of the founding member of the reggae band Inner Circle, has joined forces with The Lickshots on a new EP titled “Big Man Sound.” The six-track project was executive produced by Lewis and DubShot Records’ Chris ‘Mannix’ Schlarb.
The idea behind “Big Man Sound” is to recreate and present classic reggae and dancehall rhythms in a retro-futuristic dub style. Click here to listen and download the entire project from your preferred music platform.
Live Clean Riddim is the new reggae compilation from Rally Up Music. The project has nine tracks by various artists, with Capleton being the most prominent. His song, “Real As It Seems,” is somewhat comforting, especially for those who are finding it hard to adjust to the many changes taking place because of the pandemic.
The release of the album was accompanied by the visuals for “Real As It Seems.” Click here or on the image above to check it out and remember to like, comment and share.
Please see below a message from Jamaica’s prime minister, Andrew Holness, as it relates to the ongoing curfew across the island.
“For the next three weekends, the curfew will begin at 4 p.m. on Saturdays & at 2 p.m. on Sundays, ending at 5 a.m. the next morning. This will apply to:
• Saturday, April 17,
• Sunday, April 18,
• Saturday, April 24,
• Sunday, April 25,
• Saturday, May 1
• Sunday, May 2.
The curfew hours for weekdays (Monday to Friday) will remain at 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning ending at 5 a.m. on May 5, 2021.”
The team at Innovation Muzik are celebrating today after learning that their single, “Be Great” which is performed by Tarrus Riley, is now sitting in the number 5 spot on the iTunes Reggae Chart. On the day of this post, the chart of the best selling and most popular reggae songs on iTunes was last updated on Monday, April 12th, 2021.
The newly formed reggae-dancehall record label, Innovation Muzik – owned and operated by both Garfield Lewin aka Kool G and Selector Matches – released the song at the end of January. They also recently shared the official video, which has already racked up over a hundred and fifty thousand views on YouTube.
The men have chosen Tarrus Riley‘s “Be Great” as the ideal song to introduce both their new label, Innvovation Muzik, as well as the soon to be released rhythm-driven album, “21 Greatness Riddim,” because of the powerful messages in Riley‘s lyrics.
Although Women’s History Month (March) has passed, vocalist Gramps Morgan is celebrating all women with the release of his new song and video “A Woman Like You.” The visuals were shared on April 8th and song became available on all music platforms a day later, on the 9th.
Click here or on the image above to check out the video and remember to like, comment and share.
After hyping it up for several days Jamaican reggae singer Warrior King finally shared his new single, “African Love,” done with Ghanaian artist MzVee. The record, which seems to be partially inspired by Garnett Silk‘s “Hello Mama Africa,” was officially released on April 9th via the Crawba record label.
Click here to stream and download “African Love” from your preferred music platform.
In this moment when there is so much uncertainty everywhere it is truly refreshing to watch Lyrikal‘s new video. It’s for the song “Happy Place,” which is featured on the 2021 “Get Soca” compilation from Fox Fuse.
The visuals were uploaded on Friday and it shows a cheerful Lyrikal who seems to really be in his “Happy Place.” His jovial vibe in this video is contagious. Click here or on the image above to check it out and remember to like, comment and share.
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