Miriam Simone’s Story

Miriam Simone is a recording artist and producer who resides in The Netherlands despite her Surinamese roots.

Although it is known by everyone close to her that she enjoys various musical genres: hip-hop, R&B, kaseko, gospel, reggae, soul etc., and that her favorite artists list includes several performers of differing styles: Etana, Aretha Franklin, Dezarie, Mary J Blige, Israël Vibration, Whitney Houston, Bob Marley, and the I Threes, many years ago Miriam decidedly chose to embark on a career as a roots-reggae vocalist.

As such, in 2009 she co-founded Dredda Records. She has since released a number of singles, one of which is her Jah Decko produced hit song, Almighty, which eventually ended up on her 2012 EP Follow my Dreams. That project also features collaborations with Fyah King and Jah Melody, as well as two productions by accomplished Jamaican creator Bobby Digital.

She followed up with her first full-length studio album in 2015. Published via her own imprint, the LP, titled Mount Zion, includes her other hits: Mount Zion, Rivers, and the big combination done with Lutan Fyah, His Kingdom Arise.

After a successful album launch in Jamaica, and having conducted studio sessions with Bobby Digital for her second LP, Miriam Simone shared Ämsterdam Revival a few years later, in February, 2020. On Amsterdam Revival she also worked with producers Sheldon ‘Calibud’ Stewart, Everton ‘Caveman’ Moore, DJ KAT, Mr Patze, and DJ Jacko. She was also able to score additional collaborations with Queen Omega, Sizzla and Capleton.

In 2021 she shared two singles: Higher Heights and It is time; both are collaborative efforts done with Jah Works and Zen Social Production. The track Keep Hailing King Rastafari came after, with an official video which was shot in Jamaica. While on the island she connected with Earl Chinna Smith and the Binghystra. Miriam Simone’s latest single – Stop the Shooting – released on the Sound System Club label in November 2023, came from a number of recording sessions done with London-based producer Paul Scott, a protégé of dub legend Osbourne ‘King Tubby’ Ruddock.

Most of Miriam Simone’s songs touch on social issues, black empowerment, upliftment and unity. Things that are considered to be the cornerstones of authentic roots-reggae music.

When she is not singing in the studio or on stage, Miriam Simone is usually hard at work on the radio. Since 2018, she has hosted a popular reggae radio program in Amsterdam called Sweet Meditation on Radio RAZO. It addresses various issues such as spiritual enlightenment, mental freedom, and black history, while also playing a lot of conscious reggae music centered on spirituality, healing and love.

Bushman To Headline ‘Saturday Night Lava’ In Ocho Rios On Jan. 27th

Next Saturday, January 27th, Rastafarian singer Bushman will perform at Mongoose Restaurant – 52 Main Street – in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. He will be backed by the Real Rock Band, and supported by emerging roots artist David Conscious.

This staging is a special edition of the eatery’s Saturday Night Lava series. Show time is 10:30 PM, and admission is free.

Perfect Giddimani Taps Pressure Busspipe & Eesah For “Rasta Corner”

Perfect Giddimani, one of the hardest-working artists and producers in the reggae-dancehall industry, has joined forces with Pressure Busspipe from the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Eesah, a rising star from Jamaica, for the single Rasta Corner.

On record, they draw a clear distinction between men with locked hair and authentic Rastafarians committed to a faith-based way of life. Click here or on the image above to stream and/or download Rasta Corner from your preferred music platform.

Winston Irie’s “Orthodoxy” Has Entered New York’s Reggae Chart

At the end of October, longtime Guyanese recording artist Winston Irie released a gripping reggae tune called Orthodoxy. Using a singing style indicative of Jamaican roots music from the seventies, Irie laments on his frustration with life in the west, or as he calls it, Rome. 

Confident of its potential, Winston Irie and his team have been pushing the record incessantly, and are now elated to learn that it has entered a significant music chart. Specifically, Orthodoxy was recently added to The Foundation Radio Network New York Charts, and is now sitting in the #28 spot.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD “ORTHODOXY”

New Reggae Collab Ft. Ser Rasta, Mikey General & Cedric Myton

Uruguayan reggae artist Ser Rasta – who is the founder of La Casa Del Reggae, located in Montevideo – has just dropped a new single, Un Amor (One Love), with Jamaican reggae veterans Mikey General and Cedric Myton.

Mixed by Johan Dub in Córdoba, Argentina, and mastered by Ales Fabiani from Mad91 – the imprint on which it is released – it also features the Spanish sound system Barbass.

Click here to stream and or download Un Amor from your preferred music platform.

Gramps Morgan Will Perform In Seychelles On Feb. 16

Three-time Grammy Award winner Gramps Morgan will perform at Seychelles’ Music Stadium in Victoria on Friday, February 16. This is live band concert that will also feature Auspitious, Elijah, DJ Big 1, Giovani, and Travis.

Dubbed Reggae Love Fest, this Valentines event is being sponsored by Savoy Seychelles, K Radio, Summer Rain Tours, Trence Bartending Service, Veuve Entertainment and Mega Events.

Yasus Afari’s 21st ‘Poetry In Motion’ Set For Feb. 25th

The 21st staging of Poetry In Motion – a music, dance, comedy, story telling, fashion, and poetry affair – will be held on Sunday, February 25th, 2024, at the Manchester Golf Club, which is located on Brumalia Road in Mandeville. Starting time is 6:00 PM.

This year, Yasus has invited Stephen Wise, Mik, Viv Morris Brown, Horace Andy, Dr. Ann-Marie Wilmot, Lemon, Dr. Charmaine Gooden Monteith, Steppa, Dr. Paul Gyles, Prof. Clinton Hutton, Elaine M. Campbell, Prim Lewis, Mrs. Georgia Allen, and Sammoya Banton to join him.