Footsteps is the second release from emerging recording artist Venessa McLean.

Venessa McLean is the daughter of legendary, award winning reggae musician Bertram ‘Ranchie’ McLean, and the niece of two time award winning Gospel artist Gray Patch. For those not familiar with Bertram ‘Ranchie’ McLean, he was a Jamaican musician (Guitar, Bass guitar, Keyboard) active between the 1970s and the 1990s, who recorded with many of Jamaica’s biggest stars. After a lot of internal struggles and debate, Venessa has decided to answer her musical calling and follow the trail left by her father.

Footsteps was produced by Queson Brown; it was mixed by established Gospel producer and engineer Don McDowell and mastered by Rohan Dwyer.

When asked what inspired the song, Venessa said the following:
“The song was inspired by my faith in God that always triumphs despite the plots of negative people around me at different stages in my life during my childhood adulthood and oh those professional plotters cannot be left out. Knowing that they can’t stop me because God has ordered my path basically the steps of this good woman was ordered by God.”

The official video for Footsteps was shot by Maria Jackson on Thursday, July 5^th. It is currently being edited and will be released in approximately two weeks.

DJs please email info@mjent.net for a promo copy of the mp3.

Danes in Aarhus will be treated to some real authentic roots reggae music this summer, as the organizers of the Aarhus Reggae Festival have added Queen Omega, the original Rasta daughter, to the lineup.

The festival will take place at Voxhall – Vester Allé 15, 8000 – in Aarhus, Denmark on August 24th and 25th. Advanced tickets are available HERE.

As the days get longer, Southern California gears up for its summer festival season. Over the last nine years, Reggae on the Mountain, founded and produced by Topanga locals Amit Gilad & Brooks Ellis, in coordination with the Topanga Community Club, has emerged as one of the musical highlights of summertime in Los Angeles. ROTM has also become a culturally unifying event, bringing attendees together from every corner of the city to enjoy music, art and world cuisine in the beautiful hills of Topanga Canyon. Through the years ROTM has hosted heavy hitting artists such as Steel Pulse and Julian Marley, but this year it has further elevated the level of booking by welcoming its most legendary headliner yet, Toots & The Maytals.

When it comes to Reggae Music, only a handful of artists are recognized as true godfathers of the genre. Among the most revered groups is Toots & The Maytals, who sit alongside the likes of Bob Marley & The Wailers, Jimmy Cliff and a small group of others who are credited with popularizing Reggae music in the 60’s and 70’s. These artists paved the way for the international success of the genre. Now on July 14, Toots and the Maytals will be coming for the first time to Topanga Canyon to perform at the 9th annual Reggae On The Mountain at the Topanga Community Center.

Internationally acclaimed, Grammy-nominated reggae legend, Freddie McGregor, has been confirmed to perform at the Canadian National Exhibition on August 22nd. This stop is a part of his Go Freddie Go / True To My Roots Summer 2018 Tour.

For more information about this event, persons should visit the CNE’s official website.