The African/Caribbean International Festival of Life (IFOL) is all set for July 1st to 4th at Washington Park – East 55th Street & South Cottage Grove Avenue – in Chicago, Illinois.
The reggae fireman Capleton, legendary R&B/funk band Heatwave, Haitian top dance party star Roody Roodboy, and several other reggae, afrobeat, and world music acts are on the lineup for this year. Vendor booths & early tickets are now on sale via IFOL website.
International recording artist Turbulence, who has been performing all over the world since the end of the covid-19 restrictions, is now on route to Kenya for their 2023 One Love Culture Festival.
The event, which was created to bring peace and social awareness to the community, will take place at the Mamboleo Show Ground on Mamboleo Road in Kisumu, Nyanza Province. Turbulence will be supported by several local acts, namely: Black Omolo, Apesi, Shamir, Nile Dawta, Binti Afrika, and Lavosti; with MC Jatugo at the helm.
The family friendly, problem free, West Friendship Jamaica Day Reggae Festival returns on Saturday, June 24th at the Howard County Fairgrounds (2210 Fairgrounds Road) from 1pm to 9pm.
It will feature a variety of Jamaican wines, rums, food, and of course music. This year’s headliners are Glen Washington, Abijah and Johnny Osbourne, with backing band Platinum One. There will be an entrance fee of $35 USD.
The 2023 staging of the annual Reggae Love Fest goes down on Friday, June 16th at the Barclay Center – 620 Atlantic Avenue – in Brooklyn, New York. This year’s impressive lineup includes some of the most sought after names in reggae-dancehall.
Confirmed performers are: Barrington Levy, Elephant Man, Capleton, Shabba Ranks, Yellowman, Mad Cobra, Patra, Mad Lion, and Little Vicious. That said, attendees should know that the lineup is subject to change. Tickets are available on ticketmaster.
While Jah Shaka was still alive Macka B had began working on a project with beat-maker Jazzwad. Among the songs they were creating was a track honoring Shaka and his tremendous contribution to reggae music and dub culture- sort of like a living tribute.
Alas, Jah Shaka died before the song was completed, putting the men in a challenging position. Eventually, they decided to complete and publish the record; hence the newly released single, Jah Shaka Trod On. Click here to stream and/or download it from your preferred music platform.
The team at Pandemic Records, headed by CEO Sheldon Edwards, has been in a celebratory mood of late. This is after learning that two of their recently released songs are sitting in the #1 position on a couple of significant charts in Jamaica. Things Inside, performed by Chronic Law is #1 on the Preedis Chart. And Little Hero‘s Badman Round Here has the top spot on The Jamaica Music Countdown Reggae Singles Chart.
Chronic Law‘s tune is featured on the Things & Time Riddim, an eight-track compilation shared in late January by Pandemic Records. Accompanied by a lyric video that was published on Law‘s YouTube channel, the song became an instant favorite among his attentive fanbase, guaranteeing it steady, ongoing rotation to date.
As for Hero‘s track, Badman Round Here; it was first released in the 4th quarter of 2022, and was, from the very beginning, touted as a follow up to his other #1 song: World Right Now. Based on the massive success of World Right Now (which was also produced by Pandemic) the expectation has always been that Badman Round Here would take the same path. Fortunately, it has, and now the hope is that its listenership will surpass that of World Right Now.
Both Little Hero‘s Badman Round Here and Chronic Law‘s Things Inside are available on iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal and all other streaming platforms.
Recording artist Sanchez, who is celebrated for both his lovers-rock and reggae-gospel tunes, will be performing in Ontario, Canada on Sunday, June 11th. He will be at the live music venue Rebel, which is located at 11 Polson Street in Toronto.
The concert is being presented by Musical Niceness Entertainment, and it’s scheduled to run from 5pm to 10pm (local time). Sanchez will be supported by his personal band.
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