This weekend, specifically on Saturday, October 9, Clinton Fearon and his Boogie Brown Band will host another show in the Settle Reggae Nights series. The 17th staging of the event will take place at Nectar Lounge (412 N 36th St) in Seattle, Washington.
Fearon and his band will be joined by Ian Ayers & The Soul Purpose from Tacoma. Click here for tickets and additional information.
One of the original king of Jamaican dancehall, Yellowman, is on the road now headlining the No More War Tour. He is being supported by K’Reema and The Sagittarius Band. The dancehall legend kicked off the tour on October 1st, and it is expected to run throughout the entire month.
Below are some confirmed dates and locations, and you can click here to purchase tickets.
OCT 5 TUE
Greenfield, MA, United States
OCT 6 WED
Wayne, PA, United States
OCT 7 THU
Marlboro, NY, United States
OCT 8 FRI
Portland, ME, United States
OCT 9 SAT
Burlington, VT, United States
OCT 11 MON
Columbus, OH, United States
OCT 12 TUE
Detroit, MI, United States
OCT 13 WED
Cleveland, OH, United States
OCT 14 THU
East Saint Louis, IL, United States
OCT 16 SAT
Dallas, TX, United States
OCT 17 SUN
Austin, TX, United States
OCT 19 TUE
Denver, CO, United States
OCT 20 WED
Salt Lake City, UT, United States
OCT 21 THU
Santa Cruz, CA, United States
OCT 22 FRI
Santa Barbara, CA, United States
OCT 23 SAT
San Francisco, CA, United States
OCT 23 SAT
Arcata, CA, United States
OCT 24 SUN
San Francisco, CA, United States
OCT 25 MON
Crazy Horse Saloon and Grill @ 9:00pm
Nevada City, CA, United States
OCT 27 WED
Los Angeles, CA, United States
OCT 28 THU
Huntington Beach, CA, United States
OCT 29 FRI
Phoenix, AZ, United States
OCT 30 SAT
San Diego, CA, United States
Two giants in the reggae industry, Max Romeo and Anthony B have joined forces on a new record titled Public Enemy. The upbeat reggae track is a re-imagined version of Eric Donaldson‘s Cherry Oh! Baby. However, unlike Donaldson‘s tune, this song is regarding a much more serious topic: righteousness.
Public Enemy is produced by Zion High Music, and is being distributed by Evidence Music. Click here to stream and download it from your preferred music platform.
In the just released lead single from his upcoming album Toxicity, recording artist Bugle shines a light on how poisonous and destructive the Jamaican political system has become, as well as how it continues to affect the society on a whole.
Both song and video were shared last week. Click here or on the image above to check it out and remember to like, comment and share.
Reggae-Gospel singer Derrick Scott has just released the official video for his latest single, Hello Jesus.
Much like the lyrics in the song, the visuals for Hello Jesus shows various images of persons going through extreme life challenges. Some of the issues highlighted are: dealing with the loss of a loved one, surviving isolation caused by the pandemic and coping with the turmoil and impact of war. Scott and his team are using this video to convey a message of hope in Christ Jesus.
Derrick’s performance scenes were shot in Florida, which is where he is based; while the editing was done by Maria Jackson in Kingston, Jamaica.
Dean Fraser‘s latest album, Flat Bridge, released on June 4th of this year via Tad’s Record, has not only blessed us musically; but it has also been instrumental – no pun intended – in highlighting one of Jamaica’s oldest bridges.
Flat Bridge is a stringer overpass across the Rio Cobre on the A1 road in Bog Walk, St. Catherine. For years it has served as a convenient route that connects the capital of Jamaica to the north coast tourist areas like Dunn’s River and Ocho Rios.
Although Flat Bridge is regarded by Jamaicans as one of the island’s landmarks, it has also been haunted by a dark-side: countless accidents and deaths over many decades. Because of the way the bridge is built it does not allow for speeding or overtaking, and sadly drivers tend to forget that. This lapse in memory usually results in tragedy.
Ironically, the reason Dean Fraser‘s album is titled Flat Bridge is because the engineer he was working with while recording the song apparently arrived at the studio late that day because he got stuck at the bridge. It is reported that when he got to the studio he said something to this effect: Bwoy nutten can’t pass Flat Bridge.’
When Fraser‘s album came out and it became known that it was named after one of Jamaica’s landmarks, it inspired many persons to learn more about this bridge and the surrounding areas.
Hawaii’s reggae band Inna Vision has just released a beautiful one-drop reggae tune with one of Jamaica’s musical ambassador, Richie Spice. The track, titled 24, is loaded with a lot of messages that are very relevant for the day and age in-which we find ourselves.
24 was officially released via the Reggae Lives record label on September 24th. Click here to stream and download it from your preferred music platform.
