Following stellar performances from all three men at the Long Walk to Freedom concert, the organizers of Reggae Sumfest have added Buju Banton, Beres Hammond and Chronixx to their lineup for 2019.
The event is scheduled for July 14th through 20th in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
On Saturday night, Buju Banton, also known as Gargamel, hosted what is being called one of the best concerts to be held at the National Stadium in a while, The Long Walk To Freedom.
With a lineup that includes some of the best reggae and dancehall artists in the business (Cocoa Tea, Etana, Christopher Martin, Romain Virgo, Marcia Griffiths, Beres Hammond, Wayne Wonder and many more), plus the first performance from Buju Banton, since being released from prison, the people came out in numbers. Patrons flew in from Europe, North America as well as other Caribbean islands to share the experience with Jamaicans at home.
Everyone who attended the event have said how much they enjoyed the show and laments on the fact that Buju Banton is still at the top of his game. The artist performed for approximately an hour, belting out hits after hits, while squeezing in one and two freestyles. It’s now clear that the unfortunate dust up between him and his son did not affect the event in anyway, shape or form; If anything it had more people tuning in.
Branded as the ‘vibrant new voice of Jamaican reggae,’ Koffee, the 18 year old lyricist has just released her first EP, Rapture. The project features five songs, one of which is the global hit Toast.
Rapture was officially released on March 14th on the Promised Land Recordings Limited label. Click here to listen and download from your favorite music platform.
The 2019 staging of the Bagnols Reggae Festival will take place on July 25th, 26th and 27th at the Arthur Rimbaud Park in Bagnols-sur-Séze, France. The organizers have already confirmed the following artists for the show: Alborosia, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Meta and The Cornerstones, Black Roots, Don Carlos, EEk A Mouse ft Mafia & Fluxy.
Tickets for this event can now be purchased HERE.
Released on International Women’s Day, Jah9‘s video for her single “Heaven” is simply heavenly. The visuals shows the artist performing the powerful track with a couple of female dancers in the backdrop in some clips, and at times by herself. With several outfit and scene changes, the music video is perfectly presented and it keeps the viewer engaged.
Click here to watch the official video for “Heaven” and remember to like, comment and share.
Bababoomtime Crew will be hosting Mykal ‘Grammy’ Rose, the voice of Black Uhuru, on Friday, March 22nd at the C.S.A. Intifada, which is located Via Di Casal Bruciato in Rome, Italy. Rose will be supported by the Dancehall Masters: Yaga Yaga Sound System, Rudebeat and Anzo Bababoomtime.
On Friday, April 12th, veteran reggae artist Johnny Clarke will perform at CSOA Forte Prenestino (via Federico Delpino) in Rome, Italy.
He will be supported by Lady Flavia of the Villa ADA Posse, who will open the show. There will also be a performance from Sista Gaia from the Dub Waves Project. The Cool Runnings Sound, Rome’s number one rub a dub sound crew since 1997, will be backing all artists.
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