Legendary guitarist Roger Lewis, who is also one of the founding member of the reggae band Inner Circle, has joined forces with The Lickshots on a new EP titled “Big Man Sound.” The six-track project was executive produced by Lewis and DubShot Records’ Chris ‘Mannix’ Schlarb.
The idea behind “Big Man Sound” is to recreate and present classic reggae and dancehall rhythms in a retro-futuristic dub style. Click here to listen and download the entire project from your preferred music platform.
Live Clean Riddim is the new reggae compilation from Rally Up Music. The project has nine tracks by various artists, with Capleton being the most prominent. His song, “Real As It Seems,” is somewhat comforting, especially for those who are finding it hard to adjust to the many changes taking place because of the pandemic.
The release of the album was accompanied by the visuals for “Real As It Seems.” Click here or on the image above to check it out and remember to like, comment and share.
On Wednesday, April 14th, The Jamaica International Arbitration Centre will present a webinar focused on the financing and development of emerging economies. As they have done in the past, they will feature a musical treat after the conversation wraps up.
That being said, following the discussion there will be an acoustic performance from reggae artist Warrior King and his Rootz Warrior Band. It will air on Jamaica’s Hype TV starting at 4 PM (local time).
The team at Innovation Muzik are celebrating today after learning that their single, “Be Great” which is performed by Tarrus Riley, is now sitting in the number 5 spot on the iTunes Reggae Chart. On the day of this post, the chart of the best selling and most popular reggae songs on iTunes was last updated on Monday, April 12th, 2021.
The newly formed reggae-dancehall record label, Innovation Muzik – owned and operated by both Garfield Lewin aka Kool G and Selector Matches – released the song at the end of January. They also recently shared the official video, which has already racked up over a hundred and fifty thousand views on YouTube.
The men have chosen Tarrus Riley‘s “Be Great” as the ideal song to introduce both their new label, Innvovation Muzik, as well as the soon to be released rhythm-driven album, “21 Greatness Riddim,” because of the powerful messages in Riley‘s lyrics.
Although Women’s History Month (March) has passed, vocalist Gramps Morgan is celebrating all women with the release of his new song and video “A Woman Like You.” The visuals were shared on April 8th and song became available on all music platforms a day later, on the 9th.
Click here or on the image above to check out the video and remember to like, comment and share.
After hyping it up for several days Jamaican reggae singer Warrior King finally shared his new single, “African Love,” done with Ghanaian artist MzVee. The record, which seems to be partially inspired by Garnett Silk‘s “Hello Mama Africa,” was officially released on April 9th via the Crawba record label.
Click here to stream and download “African Love” from your preferred music platform.
Blenz, the four-hour presentation by media personality Disc-Jock Redeem will broadcast on Maria Jackson Radio this Saturday and every Saturday thereafter. It will beginning airing at 12-noon EST.
The show includes musical selections, interactions and information pertaining to the hip-hop, reggae-dancehall, soul and R&B genres. Additionally, the DJR Unleash Global Chart, which gives independent and aspiring artists an added avenue by which they may obtain exposure, will be presented on the program. Blenz is not just entertaining, it is also informative and at times humorous. It’s a nice way to spend 4 hours.
