Blakkout Tour 2015 – Jamaica Edition (@Blakkwuman22)

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Maria Jackson 27 Magazine

In an attempt to help address the issue of Jamaican based artists lack of work opportunity on the island, record company Blakkwuman22 Music will be hosting a nationwide tour in the month of April. The tour is scheduled to stop in several parishes and will be engaging over a hundred artists and music professionals.

As the project is currently in the planning stage, the promoter remains open to the possibility of aligning with others in the industry so as to ensure that Blakkout Tour 2015 – Jamaica Edition is a success. Anyone interested in getting involved in the tour, in any respect, should send an email to blakkwuman22@gmail.com

Anita Antoinette’s biography (@AnitAntoinette)

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Maria Jackson 27 Magazine

Singer-songwriter Anita Antoinette creates insightful, passionate melodies that combine the soulfulness of her Jamaican roots with a profound understanding of the world we inhabit. A riveting, inspirational performer, she shares passion and intensity with audiences large and small. Her stirring original compositions offer a unique take on the reggae tradition, incorporating elements of jazz, blues, funk and soul to create a musical hybrid that races the mind and lifts the spirit.

Daughter of reggae icon Clinton Fearon, Anita grew up dancing to the rhythm of her father’s songs in Kingston, Jamaica. She came to the United States in 1996, where she settled first in South Boston and then New Britain, Connecticut with her mother, brothers, and sister. A self-taught singer and guitarist, Anita began writing her own music as a teenager, inspired both by her father and by other legends such as Bob Marley, India.Arie and Erykah Badu. She graduated from the prestigious Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts in 2008, and was accepted to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, where she earned a Bachelors Degree in Professional Music: Concentration in Music Business and Songwriter.

Anita Antoinette has performed on stages large and small throughout New England, the Northeast and the Pacific Northwest, including a 2008 appearance at the Library of Congress in Washington DC. She has appeared on the 3rd season of NBC’s hit show, “The Voice” in 2012. An artist in every sense of the word, she paints, writes, draws and takes pictures while continuing to write music. She currently lives in Boston, where she is now working on her debut album.

A declaration of fear, sacrifice of praise & call to action “@Karamanti Gye Nyame”

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Maria Jackson 27 Magazine

The greatness of any nation lies in a collection of contributions from its people. Out of the reality speaker comes another highly inspiring tune, a song of motivation for the black nation calling for national action without denying divine intervention.

Of African decent, ‘Gye Nyame’ is an Akan phrase that means ‘only God’. It is a symbol of authority and an assertion of Black people’s believe in the Almighty. Having discovered her Kromantse lineage, the truth seeker has not strayed from her West African, Ghana heritage. To this end is this song Karamanti calls “Gye Nyame”.

More of a reality than a fantasy artiste, Karamanti has and continue to show dexterity in display of her creativity. In this song Karamanti displays courage in a declaration of her only fear, her sacrifice of praise and encourages the youth to bring forth their contributions in building a great African nation, irrespective of location.

Produced by, for Righteous Youths Records (Jamaica/UK), vocals written and performed by Karamanti, recorded at Mixing Lab Studio in Kingston Jamaica by engineer Snysh and herein attached »
hear “Gye Nyame”

STORY BY: Adokwei Addo

YASUS AFARI TO TOUR EUROPE IN 2015 (@YASUSAFARI @jam_yard)

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Maria Jackson 27 Magazine

Author, Poet and Artist Yasus Afari has secured a tour deal with Denmark based company, Jam Yard Promotions, which will see the Ambassador of Rastafari doing a unique Europe tour in 2015. The tour is unique because not only will Yasus Afari be performing his music and poetry in various venues across Europe, but he will also be speaking at several schools as he is expected to educate patrons on the Rastafari culture and lifestyle.

The tour is titled “Roots Reggae and Dub Tour” and it kicks off on March 25^th and runs through to April 29^th 2015. Yasus Afari will be showcasing his “Public Secret” album as well as his “Overstanding Rastafari – Jamaica’s Gift To The World” book.

Persons interested in working with Yasus Afari while he is touring Europe next year are asked to contact Henzel Clarke at info@jamyard.dk

Cali P’s “Healing Of The Nation” E.P (@therealcalip)

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Maria Jackson 27 Magazine

“Healing of the Nation” is the title of Reggae artist CALI P’s long awaited new release. As an artist who enjoys having the time to breathe and mature between musical projects, his fans will be delighted to know that he has just released an explosive 9 track reggae EP.

From the moment the Rastafarian artist CALI P introduced his first album “Lyrical Faya” 7 years ago, people were aware that the message and culture is essential to his music, so naturally he decided that is was time for more “Word Sound and Power”.

The idea, alongside his label HEMP HIGHER was to round up some of the best reggae producers / composers and to compile these tracks into one defined project which will definitely keep his fans more than satisfied until the release of his third full Studio Album “musiCALI sPeaking” on which he has been working in Jamaica over the past 3 Years alongside legendary producer BOBBY “DIGITAL B” DIXON, SHELDON “CALIBUD” STEWART and CRAIGY “GIARK” DIXON. Top reggae producers who collaborated on the EP are JR BLENDER (Mad decent / So Shifty), JUGGLERZ (Germany’s top sound system), RIGA & JAHNATON (Hemp Higher), PHAR PHAR & JAHDIL(Ice Drop Rec.) just to mention a few…

In contrast with his last release “Unstoppable” (2011) CALI P chose to keep this EP 100% reggae. Over the past few years CALI P has really immerged into Jamaican culture by living in Kingston, and he wishes to contribute to the movement and to remind people what the essence of reggae music is: ROOTS AND CULTURE.

CALI P has been on his first leg of the “Healing of the Nation” tour since September until about December, passing through EUROPE, THE CARIBBEAN, CANADA and CENTRAL AMERICA.

Make sure you don’t miss out on this exciting new release which will have you rejoicing and feeling full of good vibes over the next few months and years to come!

Order Your Copy Now: http://bit.ly/HealingOfTheNation

“HEALING OF THE NATION” TRACKLIST

1. My Home (Produced by Evidence Music)
2. Wha Gwaan (Produced by Don Chandler / Seani B)
3. Bed Of Roses (Produced by Teka / Rootdown Music)
4. Solution (Produced by Jugglerz / Junior Blender)
5. I am Bless (Produced by Hemp Higher)
6. One Step (Produced by Kaprisson)
7. Carry The Load (Produced by Kheilstone)
8. United We Stand (Produced by Teka / Rootdown Music)
9. Healing of The Nation (Produced by Pharfar)

Richie Flo releases brand new track “CHOP DEM OFF” (@Richieflo)

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Maria Jackson 27 Magazine

Inspirational singer and songwriter Richie Flo, hails from the parish of St. Thomas, Jamaica. He started singing at an early age and joined the family band, quickly finding his niche as recording reggae/dancehall artist. Throughout is musical career in Jamaica
Richie Flo Worked with Wayne Lonesome of Runthings Productions, Earth Foundations and World Flavas producing original and relevant materials. Richie migrated to Canada and continued his passion in writing and recording music.

From the start of his career, Richie Flo was performing on community events in Jamaica and Canada, which include Jambana Festival 2014, Jamaica Day 2014 & Humber College Black History Month Celebration to name a few. These opportunities have contributed to the development of interacting with the audience and introducing his unique sound.
Humble, focused and dedicated to his craft is truly reflective in the music he produces and presents publicly.
Richie is currently signed to Adyktve Entertainment, and works closely with Break Through Records and he has recently released his dynamic EP titled “Richie Flo”.

Click the link to get your copy of “CHOP DEM OFF” https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/chop-dem-off/id930740181?i=930740207

Karamanti now taking bookings for 2015 (@Karamanti)

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Maria Jackson 27 Magazine

Though the Reggae/Dancehall industry is dominated by men, Karamanti stands as a strong black woman, (in her home town of Kingston, Jamaica) raining showers of conscious lyrics to a generation far from reality.

Karamanti have been creating music since she was eight years old. Falling in love first with rap (or hip-hop), then embracing Dancehall and now passionate about Reggae. Although she has been making music for most of her life, she only began to pursue it as a career in 2011. This commitment came through encouragement from others who heard her music and convinced her to take the necessary steps to ensure that others hear it as well.

Though she is regarded as a reality artist, Karamanti has no problems stepping outside her box from time to time and engaging listeners in what she refers to as pure entertaining rhetoric. This is what she did on her single “don’t it” which was produced by Red Boom from Hard at Work Music, a Jamaica based record label. The track exposed her to a different audience who overwhelmingly insisted on a video, which was produced and released to TV in May 2012. Karamanti spent the month of July/2012 engaged in a nationwide media tour which had her performing and/or being interviewed on all the major entertainment radio and TV programs in Jamaica. That media tour was followed up with a Canadian tour which saw her hitting the stage on major events such as the Montreal Reggae Festival and the Toronto Rasta Festival.

After returning to Jamaica, Karamanti learnt that another single she had recorded for Food Palace Music (owned by Pharfar in Denmark) months earlier, was now released and had gained traction. The song, which is called “read”, began to get heavy radio rotation and had even entered a few charts. One of which was the Top Ten Conscious Chart which airs on Jamaica’s Roots FM. “Read” was the number one song for the week of November 2^nd2012. The song also captured the attention of one of the biggest promoters in Sweden who eventually booked Karamanti for her first European tour which occurred from April to June 2013. Karamanti had shows in Gothenburg and Stockholm as well as Aarhus and Copenhagen in Denmark. Prior to leaving Jamaica, Karamanti worked ceaselessly on her first studio album which was digitally released on April 25^th, 2013.The album is called Dancehall Retaliates and it addresses some of the negative stereotypes about Dancehall music, culture and lifestyle. The project features production from two of Jamaica’s most sought after young producers; Ricardo “Red Boom” Reid and Shamarie “Digital Sham” Bogle. Dancehall Retaliates is available on all major online music stores and has been getting good reviews from both the public and the media.

At the beginning of 2014 Karamanti found out that she was nominated as best female solo artist for 2013 by the Dancehall Industry Awards. Additionally, one of her videos for the song “rise” (which is on the album Dancehall Retaliates) was nominated as best dancehall video for 2013. Also, Reggae France included Karamanti’s album Dancehall Retaliates in the WINS REGGAE © (formerly WEB REGGAE AWARDS ©) in the category for Dancehall Album of the year for 2013. In this category, Karamanti went up against two other Jamaican heavy weights, Vybz Kartel and Mr. Vegas. Even though she did not win an award, Karamanti was determined not to slow down as she began to collaborate with a lot of local and international artists and producers on various projects. She connected with Ghanaian producer Infectious (aka Riddim Boss), and did a song entitled “Letter 2 Ghana” which immediately created a buzz in that country. The success of “Letter 2 Ghana” attracted quite a few emerging and established African artists and producers to Karamanti. She has collaborated with Iwan, Sonniballi, Blasto and several other African acts. From Jamaica Karamanti has collaborated with 3 Starr (from Mavado’s Gully Squad), veteran Mikey General, Asante Amen and many others.