This Wednesday, February 9th, Lutan Fyah, Chezidek, Althea Hewitt, Benjy Myaz, Jahlil and Tahirah Elizabeth will all be performing on Diamonds on the Rock. This is a special roots-rock-reggae edition of Reggae Wednesdays, scheduled to start at 7:30pm.
The concert will stream live on JaRIA’s social media platforms, as well as on PBC Jamaica’s YouTube channel.
See below Maria Jackson‘s Top Ten reggae-dancehall songs for January 2022, based on feedback from active DJs in our Record Pool.
#1 Munga Honorable – One Custy – Hilltop Records
#2 Sizzla Kalonji – Jah Alone – Blackspyda Records & Alive Enterprise
#3 Fiyaneer – We Bawl – Reggae Vibes Music
#4 Richie Spice – Gotta Have A Plan – 324 New Empire Records
#5 Karamanti – Start With A Prayer – Blakkwuman22 Music
#6 Jah Mason – Break These Chains – Ziah Records
#7 Dave Revels Ft. Junior Rex – A Good Jamaican Woman – iFly Records
#8 Elephant Man – Badmind Go… – Energy God Production
#9 Little Hero – Keep On Shining – Paul Patmore Production
#10 Prezident Brown – Word – Treasure Chest Productions
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.”
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.
Dancehall artist Teflon, who is affectionately referred to as the Young King, will be celebrating his birthday at Lallo’s – located at 1400 N State Road 7 – in Lauderhill, Florida, on Saturday, February 12.
The event, which is being presented by Lionheart Entertainment, will see Teflon along with several of his musical friends, namely: Richie Mental, Fire Reds, Waggy T and others.
On Sunday, February 13, Hezron will take his mission to Hopewell, the seaside town in western Jamaica, for an up-close and personal acoustic performance at Sky Beach Bar & Restaurant.
The assignment is the promotion of his upcoming album: M.O.A.M (Man On A Mission), which he produced exclusively for Tad’s Record. Although the exact release date has not yet been given, it was announced that the project is scheduled to be published in March; and that it is a joint collaboration between Tad’s Record and Hard Shield Records.
In anticipation of the album’s release, Hezron and his team have been engaged in both a digital and traditional promotional campaign. It includes interviews, public appearances and live performances; one of which is the aforementioned Valentine’s Day show set for next weekend.
Along with good live music, Hezron is also promising chocolate and roses to the female patrons. Starting time is 4:30pm.
On the heels of his Just Winning album listening party, and as we commence Reggae Month 2022, G Whizz is now announcing the official release date for the aforementioned LP.
Just Winning – which is his debut album – is slated to be published on February 18, under Fams House Studio, with a total of 16 tracks produced by Supa Hype, Blaqk Sheep Music, Digital One Productions, Deligets Music and LoneDon Entertainment, among others. The record has four noteworthy collaborations: Grammy award-winning Beenie Man, twice Grammy-nominated Julian Marley, once Grammy-nominated Jesse Royal and multi-award nominee songbird Ikaya.
On December 28th he shared the lead single, She Violate, along with its visuals. Click here or on the image above to check it out and remember to like, comment and share.
