Trinidad and Tobago’s shining star Olatunji Yearwood sees the international release of his highly-anticipated debut album Awakening, available worldwide from all major digital retailers on July 1, 2016, with pre-order available now, from Fox Fuse. Olatunji is famous for delivering pulsating performances and versatile vocals, and his slew of hits from the recent Trinidad Carnival seasons have catapulted him to fame locally and internationally, crossing him beyond Caribbean borders. He exploded globally in 2015 with his AfroSoca hybrid smash “Ola,” after winning the 2015 International Groovy Soca Monarch Competition -Trinidad and Tobago’s premier annual musical competition, with the blockbuster fusion tune. In fact, Olatunji is the very last International Groovy Soca Monarch champion, as the competition has since changed its format. He launched his prolific career in music back in 2002, and won Trinidad’s Junior Calypso Monarch title in 2003, at the age of 17.
Since gaining widespread popularity from Africa to America, Olatunji has become the face of the emerging and popular genre-bending sound known as AfroSoca, which as its name suggests, marries traditional African beats with contemporary soca rhythms. He delivered another AfroSoca earworm for the 2016 Trinidad Carnival season with “Oh Yay,” which is the most popular soca track of 2016 – on radio, at fetes and festivals. It is also the most-viewed soca video on YouTube for the 2016 season, racking up over three million views and counting (even as an audio-only video), since its release on the global platform.
Boasting 17 sizzlers that include long-time favorites and new hits, this collection of classics epitomizes the rebirth and awakening of Olatunji’s musical journey.
Spanning the soca prism, this definitive collection pulsates with rich fusions of groovy soca rhythms and African drum beats, spiced with melodic R&B, dancehall, dance and EDM influences – making for the ultimate Caribbean crossover album. Blending native African flair with Caribbean mastery is second nature for the acclaimed singer and prolific songwriter, who recently won big at the Copyright Music Organization of Trinidad and Tobago (COTT) Music Awards, garnering the Song of the Year and Groovy Soca of the Yearawards, in November 2015. His musical talent is in his genes, as he was born into an artistic family – with renowned Trinidadian composerEdward Yearwood as his father and famed Trinidian actressMairoon Ali as his mother. His name Olatunji is a Yoruba word of Nigerian heritage that means “awake again,” which birthed the title of his first major album, Awakening. Olatunji aptly teams with the world’s largest soca label FOX FUSE, for his premier global studio effort.
Awakening cements Olatunji as an international Caribbean music ambassador, and this arsenal of hits is bound to ignite playlists worldwide, guaranteeing Olatunji his rightful place in the global spotlight.
Like a bolt of lightning from the sky, Rasta messenger Warrior King has burst upon the scene, utilizing his gift of song to spread Jah truth throughout the world. Warrior King was born on the 27th of July, 1979, in Kingston’s Jubilee Hospital, soon moving to Clarendon and then settling in the growing city of Portmore at age eleven. “From birth I’ve always loved music, but it was not until I attended high school at the age of thirteen that I thought about it as something I could do myself,” Warrior King explains. “At that time I followed Bounty Killer’s style, but then my friends said “You have the potential. You have the talent.’ From there I started increasing my own thing, and with encouragement from my peers and divine inspiration, the music started to flow.”
Dancehall artist Karamanti shows just why some consider her the most lyrical female in Reggae and dancehall on her new track, “hawd & done.” Released only a few days ago, “hawd & done” is already getting major club and radio rotation and has quickly become a favorite in key dancehall territories outside of Jamaica.
It is being reported by credible sources that yesterday dancehall artist Delus took his own life at his home in Kingston, Jamaica. Delus is the older brother for another dancehall artist, Konshens.
GAMECHANGER is the latest release by Jamaican dancehall duo Voicemail. After Voicemail and DancehallRulerz worked together on a single and a one riddim sampler called “WayUp Riddim” in 2015, they decided to work together on an EP.
On Saturday, June 25th, 2016, Jammins Events will have the prestigious honor of co-producing, with Live Nation, “Ziggy Marley & Friends – Culture Fest” at the new outdoor Amphitheater located at the world famous Coney Island Boardwalk in Brooklyn, New York. Culture fest will feature live performances by renowned reggae international superstars Ziggy Marley, Steel Pulse, Maxi Priest and Ed Robinson. Come out and experience the best in live music, great vendors and a beach background.
