Poet and artist Lady Donna is back in Jamaica. She arrived on the island a few days ago and has already began a massive street campaign, which involves the promotion of recent releases from her Osujah Records label. The company released the Bummin Ball Riddim last September and the Marley Riddim at the end of 2015. Both rhythms have been getting favorable radio rotation particularly in Jamaica.
Last Thursday she stopped by Chezidek’s Rub A Dub Camp (an open mic jam session for artists) which was held at Marcus Garvey Lawn in St. Ann. Lady Donna is hoping to get the songs played at night clubs, street dances and community events, hence the major road campaign. In addition to generating more rotations in the street, she also plans on shooting the medley video for the Bummin Ball Riddim and have it ready for T.V. before she leaves for Virginia in approximately three weeks.
Separate and apart from the promotion of the Bummin Ball and Marley Riddim, Lady Donna is also expected to complete and release EPs for several artists signed to her Osujah label: Buss Weh, Anaicon, Ras Pree Dem, Ikonji and I Nanny.
Reggae Link Up, a new monthly reggae event will kick off this Saturday, January 30th, at Casa Carola in Aarhus, Denmark. The event was created by Jam Link International and it was done with the hopes of keeping the reggae culture alive and vibrant in the city.
One of Jamaica’s most trusted studios for dubplates and jingles was recently attacked by scammers. Persons pretending to work for the popular studio hacked into their social media networking sites and attempted to scam several sounds and selectors out of their money.
Lise Ranks, a producer and artist based in Denmark, has just released her latest single and video entitled “Prisoner.” The song features two verses from Karamanti who met and agreed to work with Lise while touring Europe. “Prisoner” was produced by Lise Ranks in her studio in Aalborg, DK and mixed and mastered by Snysh at Mixing Lab in Kingston, Jamaica. The song is released on Lise’s label, Ranks Records and distributed by Zojak Worldwide.
Roots reggae singer Mark Dyer, better known by his stage name “Warrior King” has announced the release of his fifth studio album, his first in four years, entitled “The Rootz Warrior”. The album will be distributed digitally by Zojak World Wide and available on iTunes in February 2016.
Everton “E-Dee” Dennis and Unseen Lab Recordings has released the music video for his single hit single, ”Where I Belong,” featuring reggae legend Glen Washington. The music video was shot in Los Angeles, California and the lyrics highlight the challenges of living in a system that puts the youth and minorities at risk of losing their lives in the hands of law enforcement. 
The recently released Marley Riddim, from the St. Ann based record label, Osujah Records, is now available on iTunes and other digital platforms worldwide. Though all the songs were sent out to selectors at the end of 2015, the project was not placed in digital stores until January 18th 2016.
MARIA JACKSON 27 MAGAZINE 