Feira Preta – which literally translates to ‘black fair’ – is a Brazilian event started in 2002 to highlight Black creativity. it focuses on everything from Black entrepreneurship to Black lifestyle, and everything in between. This of course includes Black music.

With that said, what started as a small conference years ago is now a month long celebration of being Black. The music portion of the summit – the festival – goes down on December 3rd and 4th, and it features several Black performers, including reggae artist Bushman, who hails from Jamaica. Get additional information here.

Now that Thanksgiving is officially behind us, everyone is turning their attention to the last major holiday of the year: Christmas. For persons in the music industry this season is particularly interesting because it’s an opportunity to sell massive amounts of music and merchandise. Songs and branded items are usually purchased and shared as gifts to their fans and supporters all over the world.

With that in mind, Paul Patmore Production has just published two new Christmas singles: Merry Christmas, performed by new-comer Trinni, and Christmas Joy, sang by veteran vocalist Jodian Pantry. Although each song was released as a single – and not a part of a compilation or album – both are on the same groovy reggae rhythm, produced by Paul Patmore and his team.

The ladies – Pantry and Trinni – along with the composing arm at Paul Patmore Production, were able to capture the mood and feel of Christmas on both tracks. Furthermore, they’re now available on all streaming platforms.

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As his fans and supporters – new and old – continue to enjoy his recently shared single, Liberty; JahRiffe is promising a full length studio album in 2023. The Boston based roots-reggae artist did not give an exact date for the release, but he did say that “it will be very esoteric in its rhythms and lyrical content, and will have the same conscious awareness and spiritual growth that everyone is usually getting from me.”

Before he publishes the LP, JahRiffe will be sharing another single titled Trouble. This new track will also be on the upcoming album. Additionally, the official video for Liberty – which is currently being shot and edited – will be available to the public before the end of the year. 

Liberty was produced by David Goldfine, commonly referred to as Jah D. He is a member of the Zion High Kings Production team, and is also the bass player for Jah9. Jah D played all the instruments on Liberty, while Etana‘s backing vocalist Klyve Crieffe did the harmony. It was mastered by Waltz Studio in New York.

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Yishka, the Florida based multi-talented music man, has just released an impressive twelve-track reggae instrumental album called Windy Day. Done in collaboration with veteran producer and music executive Danny Breakenridge (of Upstairs Music), Windy Day is already being tagged as one of the best reggae instrumental LPs shared in 2022.

Of the twelve tracks on the album six are covers – 1) The Melodians‘ Little Nut Tree, 2) Eric Clapton and Babyface‘s Change The World, 3) Boris Gardiner‘s The Beauty Of The Night, 4) David Ruffin‘s Walk Away From Love, 5) Jackie Opel‘s Eternal Love and 6) Bob Thiele and George David Weiss‘ Wonderful World. The remaining six, although brand new, are catchy and easy to sing along with. 

Yishka, who is also a songwriter and an outstanding vocalist, has always said that his inspiration as a saxophonist comes from Dean Fraser, Gerald Albright, and Kirk Whalum: three sax legends in their respective genres. In a recent interview with the Jamaica Observer he explained his approach to Windy Day as follows: “To me, a good sax album has to do with the melodies. I try to make the melodies that I write interesting and different.”

Windy Day was officially published on November 11 via Upstairs Music. As such, it is now available on, and can be streamed and downloaded from all major music platforms.

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