Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff has announced – via his management team – that he will have to cancel all his shows scheduled for October, 2018. The announcement comes as the artist is currently in the hospital recovering from a broken hip.
For additional information, please visit Jimmy Cliff’s official website: www.jimmycliff.com
On Wednesday, October 3rd, Toots & The Maytals will play at the Sala Apolo – located at Carrer Nou de la Rambla, 113 – in Barcelona, Spain. This event is being hosted by Canibal Sound System.
All info, such as tickets, supporting acts, etc. is available HERE.
The legendary Queen of Reggae, Marcia Griffiths continues to maintain her place in the musical sphere. Consistently releasing music, Griffiths is revered for a catalogue of hits, which date back to the late 1960’s.
She started her career in 1964, performing on stage with Byron Lee and the Dragonaires at the behest of Phillip James of The Blues Busters, who had heard her rehearsing in her home. Her performance was sufficiently impressive that the following day Ronnie Nasralla and Clement Dodd both offered her recording contracts. She chose to record for Dodd’s Studio One label, where she recorded a series of duets with male singers such as Tony Gregory (“You’re Mine”), Bob Marley (“Oh My Darling”), Jeff Dixon (“Words”), and Bob Andy (“Always Together”).
In 1968 she had her first success as a solo artist, with “Feel Like Jumping,” which like her other early Studio One solo hits (including “Truly” and “Melody Life”), were written by Andy.
From 1970 to 1974 she worked together with Bob Andy as a duo (Bob and Marcia), on the Harry J label and scored hits on the British pop chart. She also recorded for Lloyd Charmers.
Between 1974 and 1981, she was a member of the I Threes, a trio of backing singers, which supported Bob Marley & the Wailers. She continued to record as a solo artist throughout the 1970’s, working with producers such as Sonia Pottinger and Joseph Hoo Kim.
In 1983, she released her re-recording of the Bunny Wailer song “Electric Boogie,” originally recorded and released by Wailer in 1976. Although the 1983 version became a minor hit for Griffiths, the song was remixed in 1989, and it was this version that made the Electric Slide, a line dance, an international dance craze. It reached number 51 on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it her most successful single. It is currently the highest-selling single by a female reggae singer of all time.
In the 1990’s, she had chart hits with Closer, Half Idiot featuring Cutty Ranks, Live On featuring Beres Hammond and I Shall Sing.
In 2014, Griffiths was the recipient of the Jamaican Order of Distinction (Commander class).
Earlier this year, Griffiths signed an exclusive booking deal with New York-based Donsome Booking Agency. She is now available for bookings for 2019.
To Book Marcia Griffiths
Donsome Booking Agency
Ph: 1 914-522-1529
Email: donsomebookingagency@gmail.com
Legendary recording engineer and producer, Scientist, makes his long-awaited return to the UK, and will perform alongside one of the country’s finest MCs, Horseman. The show details are below.
LIVERPOOL SHOW
Venue: District, 61 Jordan Street, Liverpool, L1 0BW
Date: Friday 23rd November 2018
Time: From 9pm
Tickets: £15 advance // £20 on the door (click here for ticket)
2018 marks the 25th anniversary of Rastafest Reggae Festival in Toronto, an annual music festival celebrating the national and international initiatives of the Rastafari movement in Canada and Jamaica!
This year’s festival takes place at Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie Avenue on Friday, November 2nd, 2018 in recognition of the 88th coronation of H.I.M Emperor Haile Selassie I. Normally staged as an outdoor summer festival Rastafest has rebranded as an indoor family fun, reggae event showcasing different aspects of the Rastafari history, culture and lifestyle.
From 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm there will be ancestral drumming from various Rastafari mansions followed by an international reggae concert featuring Admiral Tibet, Horace Martin, Iley Dread, and Orthodox Issachar. Also, on the concert are the winners from the Rastafest competition: Empress Divine, Jade Siress, Joyce N’sana, Tony Propfit, Planky, Dan Fiyah Beats and Ras Akkurate. The band competition winners are: Richie Flo, Freedubstar and BTH.
Donation: Children 12 and under are free; youth – $10:00; online – $15:00 and $20:00 at the door. Part proceeds from the festival will be donated to the Sickkids Foundation: Caribbean Initiatives.
Rastafest is sponsored by Ontario Music Fund, Masani Productions, Snapd, First Friday, Upfront Theatre Foundation, Eglinton TV and Roots Reggae Hub.
For more details visit: www.rastafest.com
Classic music is timeless, its appeal is never ending. Beres Hammond is an artist with multiple classics to his credit; for more than 30 years his unmistakable voice has given fans moments and memories for a lifetime. With his new album, Never Ending, Beres carries on the grand tradition of a romantic balladeer with sensitivity and swagger.
Never Ending features 14 songs about love and life, done in collaboration with longtime recording studio partners; Willie Lindo, Kirk Ben-nett, Handel Tucker, Errol ‘Flabba’ Carter, Leroy & David Heywood aka “Mafia & Fluxy,” Winston ‘Bopee’ Bowen, Dean Fraser and Robbie Lyn among others. Never Ending presents 21st century classics from the master of romance and reggae.
Never Ending will be released via VP Records on October 12th.
On Tuesday, Sept. 18th RAS D LIVE, which airs on Ketchdis Radio – with simultaneous streaming via Facebook – will be dedicated to independent female reggae and dancehall artists (promoting clean music only). The program will look at, and highlight some of the challenges women within the industry are facing, and hopefully provide some solutions.
All female artists that would like to be a part of this program should send their music, bio, pics and a brief summary of some their music struggles to Maria Jackson.
EMAIL YOUR INFO TO MARIA JACKSON VIA INFO@MJENT.NET
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