On Saturday, September 19th, singer and guitarist Clinton Fearon will do a live set for the Nectar Lounge Virtual Concert Series. Viewers will experience reggae at its best as he will be backed by the Boogie Brown Band.
The organizers are encouraging reggae lovers to support this event by purchasing a ticket for the show via eventbrite.
The highly anticipated album from roots singer Toots Hibbert (Toots and the Maytals), “Got To Be Tough,” is now available on all music platforms. The record, which is on the Trojan Jamaica label, went live a few hours ago (Aug. 28th).
“Got To Be Tough” has ten (10) tracks and it features a collaboration with another music icon, Ziggy Marley.
Tomorrow, Friday, August 28th, radio personality Angela Yee will be hosting her annual “Angela Yee Day” concert. It goes without saying that this year’s event will be done virtually; with a live stream via The Breakfast Club’s YouTube channel.
There will be live performances from a slew of top-tier artists, namely: Romain Virgo, Beenie Man, D Major, KES, Christopher Martin and many more. The performances are scheduled to begin at 12 noon (NYC time)
A few days ago dancehall lyricist Karamanti shared a new song titled “Genesis19.” The record, which is literally about the bible book and chapter after which it is named, is on Karamanti‘s own Blakkwuman22 Music label.
Similar to her previous releases, “Genesis19” is also very opinionated and, according to some critics, extremely thought-provoking. Known for her hardcore style, Karamanti reveals another side on this track as in addition to deejaying, she is also reading verses found in the aforementioned chapter.
The song was recorded at Anchor Studio in Kingston, Jamaica by Lampshade and mixed and mastered by Donald ‘Tixie’ Dixon (Anthony B‘s engineer).
Though the corona virus has taken center stage in 2020, the issue of racial injustice has also become more visible, as persons are now able to capture police brutality on their smart phones.
As more and more black lives are lost at the hands of police, three Jamaican artists – Bugle, Jesse Royal and Kabaka Pyramid – have come together to demand change. The men released a video, titled “Change The World,” in which they state their respective cases. Click here to check it out.
Though the video for “Listen To The Waves“ by Alborosie was shared on his born day, July 4th, the song was not officially released at that time. The artist and his team may have rushed to get the visuals out in time for his earth day.
That being said, the song is now up on all streaming platforms. It was published on August 21st via VP Music Group.
Legendary reggae group, The Wailers, is back with a brand new studio album. The record, titled “One World,” has fourteen songs and it features: Julian Marley, Skip Marley, Farruko, Shaggy and Cedella Marley.
It was published on August 21st via the Sony Music Entertainment label. Click here to stream and download “One World” from your preferred music platform.
