Tune into Scotiabank JA’s YouTube channel and Instagram profile on Sunday, August 27th at 6pm for Scotia Unplugged. This is a live performance series that will feature sets by Mortimer, Jesse Royal and Sevana.
On Saturday, August 26th and Sunday, August 27th, Jamaicans in Ontario will celebrate the island’s music, culture, food and lifestyle at the 2023 Jamaica Day Food & Music Festival.
To ensure that all Jamaicans in attendance feel as close to home as possible, the organizers have invited beloved veteran singer Sanchez, and international reggae ensemble Third World to perform.
The Jamaica Day Food & Music Festival will be held at Brampton Sports Park, located at 7575 Kennedy Road (north of Derry Road and south of Steeles Avenue) in Brampton, Ontario.
The next Holo Holo Music Festival is Saturday, September 9th and Sunday, September 10th, and it will be held at the new location: the Toyota Amphitheatre (95692, 2677 Forty Mile Road) in Wheatland, California.
Among the performers is Steel Pulse, an international roots reggae band from the Handsworth area in Birmingham, England. They’re set is scheduled for Sunday.
Somerville, Massachusetts-based reggae artist Mighty Mystic will be performing at Moe’s Alley – 1535 Commercial Way – in Santa Cruz, California, on Wednesday, August 23rd.
As is the case with most events at Moe’s, this is a twenty-one and older show that’s scheduled to start at 8pm local time; with doors opening at 7. Mighty Mystic will be supported by other guests acts, as well as popular reggae selector DJ Spleece. Get tickets here.
Riddim All-Stars will present the Philadelphia edition of Icon’s Reggae In Action, on Labor Day weekend – Monday, September 4th – at Big Head Junk Yard (3511 South 61st Street).
Hosted by Dr. Love, this reggae-dancehall concert will have live performances by Capleton, Jigsy King, Macka Diamond, Anthony Malvo, Flourgon, and Mesha Steele. Additional music will be provided by Killa Force with Joe Dawg, Glamour Wayne, and DJ Papa Skully from Metro Media.
International recording artist Sizzla Kalonji has just dropped a new thirteen-track album called The I-Grade. The project comes to us courtesy of Izreal Records, Sonovic Music and Sizzla‘s own Kalonji Music Production.
The I-Grade can be streamed and/or downloaded from iTunes, Apple Music, Deezer, Amazon, Tidal, Spotify, Boomplay and all other digital music platforms.
On September 15th, VP Music Group will share Rebirth Of The Cool Ruler, a Gregory Isaacs collaborative album spearheaded by veteran producer King Jammy. The record is a new take on some of Gregory‘s biggest tunes done in combination with several well respected reggae-dancehall acts: Shaggy, Sean Paul, Bounty Killer, Junior Reid, Chaka Demus, Bunny General, etc. See the complete track listing below.
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