Palm Beach and Orlando Jerk Festival, two of Florida’s premier food and music events, have completed an extensive rebranding effort that reflects a deep dedication to their patrons, both on and offline. At the core of this rebranding is a change of the structures for each festival, as well as the modification of the name to Florida Jerk Festival.

Coinciding with the merge of both brands and a new logo, Florida Jerk Festival will also launch a new website (www dot floridajerkfestival dot com) on May 15th, 2021. Once launched, visitors will be able to view both festivals on one website with the convenience of separating Palm Beach and Orlando’s information on a user-friendly platform.

Along with the rebrand, Florida Jerk Festival has announced that the Palm Beach edition will take place on Independence Day, Sunday, July 4th, 2021 at the South Florida Fairgrounds, located at 9067 Southern Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL. Fans of the festival can purchase early-bird tickets on Eventbrite.

At the end of April, Oneness Records, the roots-reggae label based in Munich, Germany, released a mini documentary about Jamaican recording artist Lutan Fyah.

The project, which is titled Touch Di Road, takes viewers inside the mind of the reggae singer / songwriter as he talks about how the pandemic has impacted him, where he grew up and much more.

Click here or on the image above to watch the film and remember to like, comment and share.

Vaughn Benjamin, the former lead singer of both the Midnite and Akae Beka bands, who died in November 2019, has had many posthumous singles and album releases. One of the most anticipated of these however, was the song “Black Carbon,” done with Chronixx.

The single, which was released in October 2020, is on the new album POLARITIES from I Grade Records, due out on May 21st. Click here or on the image above to watch the brand-new video, and remember to like, comment and share.

Quiet as it’s kept, KashieF Lindo is arguably one of the most relevant reggae artist of our generation. He has earned that title because of his wisdom and ability to only share time sensitive songs that accurately addresses the issues of the day.

“I Can’t See Your Face,” his latest single, speaks to the blatant manner in which some public figures in positions of authority are overtly supporting systematic racism in their respective territories. Additionally, the record also highlights the ongoing killing of Black people at the hands of the police – something that has recently gotten worldwide attention.

Though the tune was written by Willie Lindo – veteran reggae producer and KashieF‘s father – it does not in anyway diminish the aforementioned label given to the younger Lindo. Both father and son made significant contributions to this project. The song credits are as follows: KashieF is credited for drum programming, piano, keyboards and backing vocals; while Willie is credited for the guitars, writing and producing. The bass was played by Val Douglas, and it was recorded at HeavyBeat Recording Studio and mixed and mastered by their in-house crew.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD “I CAN’T SEE YOUR FACE”