Reggae Global Entertainment, the imprint that is owned and operated by power couple Joanna Marie and Ed Robinson, has started the year by releasing good music and getting the appropriate acknowledgement for doing so. 

In January, Joanna published My Best Boy (Close To You), a remake of John Holt‘s classic: Be Close To You (My Best Girl). Her version is now enjoying steady radio rotation and feature on various reggae platforms worldwide. Its success is due in part to the fact that she is the first woman to provide a female’s take on this massive hit.

In addition to the aforementioned, My Best Boy (Close To You) has now entered New York’s Reggae Chart, which is curated by popular radio host Clinton Lindsay. We reached out to Joanna Marie for her feedback on the news and she said the following.

“Words can’t express how excited I am to enter The Foundation Radio Network New York Chart! I do believe this is my first time on this chart. South Florida chart is quite often but this is a great feeling entering this one for the first time! Nuff respect to all my supporters and all of the supporters of The Reggae Global Ent. Family! Special respect to Ed Robinson for producing this track!”.

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On valentine’s day – Monday, February 14 – Plantation Smokehouse & Restaurant will celebrate their second anniversary with a special performance from veteran reggae artist Singing Melody.

Plantation Smokehouse & Restaurant is located in Richmond, St. Ann, next to the venue where Rebel Salute is held. For additional information click here.

Tradition Man Wolo, the Ghanaian reggae artist who is now living in the United States, has just released his first full-length studio album, aptly titled Reggae Man.

The record has a total of nine tracks, two of which are remakes of popular songs: Book Of Rules, sang by The Heptones in the 70s; and The Lady In Red, done by British-Irish singer-songwriter Chris de Burgh in 1986.

Because The Heptones is one of Tradition Man‘s favorite bands he wanted to do a rendition of Book Of Rules as a sort of tribute to Barry Llewelyn (the lead vocalist on the tune) who passed away in 2011. As for The Lady In Red, that was done in honor of his lady.

In his own words, Wolo describes the album and explains what he would like listeners to get from it: “Reggae Man is a multi-themed album, covering roots and consciousness (Come Home, Back Again), intellectual (Book Of Rules), love (This Your Rebound Love, Lady In Red) and playfulness/party (This Feeling, Reggae Man Skank)… I want people to embrace the breadth of the album and the genre.”

All songs were produced and mixed by Bobby Roy at Roy’s Studio in Stockholm, Sweden; while the mastering was done by Mike Caplan at Lion and Fox Studios in Washington DC. Tradition Man Wolo recorded his vocals at Undercaste Studio in Shoreline (Seattle). He wrote all the songs, with the exception of Book Of Rules, which was penned by Harry Johnson and Barry Llewellyn; and The Lady In Red, authored by Christopher John Davison. Reggae Man is being independently distributed by Tradition Man Wolo and his team; and the album cover art was done by Maria Jackson Entertainment.

Tradition Man Wolo describes his music as “affectionate, honest and approachable even with difficult subjects.” He further states that “he makes music with love.”

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Alexandra P. Davis, Commissioner of the city of Miramar, will present the 2022 staging of the annual Reggae Icon Awards on Thursday, February 24th. It will be held at the Miramar Cultural Center located at 2400 Civic Center Place.

This year, international reggae band Inner Circle, and legendary radio host Clinton Lindsay will be honored. The event is free to the public and it is scheduled to run from 6:30pm to 10:30pm, local time.