Now that Jamaica’s entertainment sector has reopened, albeit partially, local promoters are busy restarting their weekly events. Uptown Mondays have already begun, and now we are hearing that Stone Love Sound has kicked off a weekly Friday affair called Hang Out Fridayz.
This is an after work party that’s being held at their headquarters at 41 Burlington Avenue in Kingston, Jamaica. Patrons will be treated to a mix of reggae, dancehall, soca, afrobeat, hip-hop and R&B.
Bounce Musik Festival will be held on Saturday, July 31st at the Bounce HQ, located at 5305 Snapfinger Wood Drive in Decatur, Georgia.
The show will feature several trending reggae and dancehall artists, namely: Samini, Etana, Kiprich, Delly Ranx, Ravon, Sugar Bear, KQueens, Sita and many more. Patrons will also get a chance to check out top selectors like ZJ Rush, DJ Jaime Hype, New Level, Navis Bomb, and that is just to name a few.
The Bounce Musik Fest will be hosted by Wally British, MC Nuffy and Hollywood Hype. Tickets are available on the event’s website.
This year the organizers of the Uppsala Reggae Festival will celebrate their 20th anniversary with a live in-person show as well as a virtual presentation on July 31st.
The virtual show will broadcast live from Jamaica via the event’s website and it will showcase performances from Big Youth, Richie Spice, Josey Wales, Alaine, Hempress Sativa and others. While the in-person show at Fyrishov, Uppsala will feature Anthony B, Million Stylez, Papa Dee, Desmond Foster, Junior Natural and many more.
It is now official! Richard ‘Richie B’ Burgess, a radio veteran with almost 30 years of broadcasting experience will join Jamaica’s newest radio station, The Bridge 99FM. The Bridge will begin broadcasting on Monday, July 12 with Burgess tasked with the important 6-10am time slot that is designed to get listeners up and on the go for the work day.
An interesting addition to the station’s lineup is comedian Oliver Samuels who will make his debut with ‘Sam Sam Seh,’ a 90 second commentary on current events and topical issues. This feature will run throughout the day on various programs.
The team also includes popular selector / producer Rory Stone Love.
A few days ago, Marlon Folkes, the CEO and owner of Reggae Vibes Music, announced that their latest release – Jamaica Holiday, performed by Turbulence – has inspired a movie.
The two hour film, which will be released for all to see on YouTube, is being written and directed by Richard Brown and Glenroy Dodd; with production credits going to both Richard Brown Films and Jammiwood.
When asked to give a quick synopsis about the movie, Folkes said the following: “a character with life challenges who decide to travel the country to clear his head. The journey shows good and bad of Jamaica, mostly good and how the bad turns into good.” It goes without saying that Turbulence will be playing a role, although it is not clear exactly what that will be.
Jamaica Holiday, the movie, is expected to be released in August; in the meantime persons can click on the link below to download the song.
One of the songs that is currently trending in reggae / dancehall circles is My Life, performed by reggae recording artist Bugle. The smooth Caribbean-pop track is featured on the just released (July 2) Bitcoin Riddim from Sweet Music. The project also has new tunes from Christopher Martin, Jamiel, Gyptian and others.
A few days ago Bugle and his team shared the official video for My Life. Click here or on the image above to check it out and remember to like, comment and share.
Earlier this year Protoje released the deluxe edition of his In Search of Lost Time album. The thirteen-track record features collaborations with Koffee, Wiz Khalifa, Popcaan, Lila Ike, IzyBeats, Pa Salieu and Toddla T.
A couple days ago he shared the official video for Self Defense, track number eight on the record. Click here or on the image above to check it out and remember to like, comment and share.
