The second leg of Jazmine Sullivan’s Reality Show Tour launched on April 2nd at the House of Blues in Houston, Texas and will make its way across the U.S.A. throughout the month of April. Jazmine is a strong, confident live performer who literally sings from her soul at each and every show. See her upcoming schedule on FB https://www.facebook.com/jazminesullivan/events and RSVP for the event you wish to attend
This summer dancehall artist Spragga Benz will be igniting stages around the world as he returns to Asia and Europe to present the “Shotta Culture Tour.” The promotional tour will include a series of performances spanning from clubs to festivals including the Reggae Jam Festival in Germany and Reggae Geel in Belgium.
The “Shotta Culture Tour” starts out in Japan covering several cities throughout the country before heading to Germany and then to Belgium. Below are key forthcoming international tour dates for Spragga Benz with more to be announced soon:
Yokohama Bay Hall in Yokohama, Japan on June 27th
Club Crown in Okayama, Japan on June 28th
Club Radix in Nagoya, Japan on July 3rd
Club Joule in Osaka, Japan on July 4th
Reggae Jam Festival in Bersenbrueck, Germany on July 25th
Reggae Geel in Malosewaver, Belgium on July 31st
Lt. Stitchie
New York City’s premier summer concert, Groovin In The Park, is famous for creating seismic jolts with the superlative quality of artists announced each year, and this year’s event is no exception. CEO and founder of Groovin, Chris Roberts has just announced two blistering additions to the 2015 reggae segment; spell-binding performer and lyrical crafts master Stitchie, and sing-along hit machine Coco Tea.
The announcement of these two exciting additions was made on Saturday morning on Groovin’ Radio 93.5 FM. Stitchie has enjoyed a dazzing career in both dancehall and gospel. He has churned out a barrage of #1 hits including ‘Wear Yu Size’, ‘Natty Dread’, ‘Big Broad Hips’, ‘Night & Day’, ‘Bun It Dung’, ‘Dress To Impress’ and many more, and his electrifying showmanship alongside his lyrical genius have brought him rave reviews all over the world- from the dancehalls and church halls of Jamaica to the mega-size concert stadiums of Europe and Japan. He was the first dancehall artist to be signed by Atlantic Records, and the only dancehall artist to have been conferred with an honorary doctorate degree.
He was recently named ”Best Performer’ by popular consensus at last year’s Rebel Salute concert in Jamaica. Stitchie’s hot new single ‘Dear Dad’ is burning up the airwaves both in Jamaica as well as across the airwaves in the United States, and radio listeners as well as dancehall fans can’t seem to get enough of this piercing, hard-hitting joint.
Coco Tea
Cocoa Tea, who hails from Rocky Point in Clarendon has enjoyed an equally dazzling career. He exploded on to the reggae scene in the 80s, and he has delivered an impressive collection of hits including ‘Rocking Dolly’, ‘Lost My Sonia’, ‘Rikers Island’, ‘She Loves Me Now’, ‘Good Life’, ‘Tune In’, and ‘Who She Love’, among many others. With his smooth, silky vocals and his riveting performance style, Cocoa Tea has captivated reggae audiences all over the world, including here in the United States, in Canada, across the Caribbean and in Japan.
“Both Stitchie and Cocoa Tea are icons in reggae music, and both are astonishing performers “, Chris Roberts, CEO of Groovin’ In The Park declared. “We are thrilled to welcome both to the stage of Groovin In The Park this year, and I am sure that both will deliver nothing less than a blistering performance”, Roberts continued.
Groovin In The Park is New York City’s premier reggae and R&B summer outdoor concert and this year’s event takes place on Sunday June 28 at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens.
For more, go to http://www.groovininthepark.com
Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee
As Jamaican dub and roots reggae makes a heavy re-surgence, Bunny “Striker” Lee pioneer of reggae, ska, dub, dancehall and producer is promoting his book and documentary. It explains the journey of Reggae from the beginning to where it is now. Already acquiring worldwide reviews, they have been dubbed as the Reggae Bible internationally going deep into the roots of reggae and telling the stories of many unsung heroes.
These two references for the Reggae industry through film and book serve as resource that is in high demand at universities, colleges, community libraries, and reggae festivals in Europe, Asia, the United States, and South America.
I AM THE GORGON Movie Trailer (2013) Bunny “Striker” Lee & The Roots Of Reggae
Lt. Stitchie will be the featured guest of TVJ’s morning program, Smile Jamaica, on Friday April 3rd 2015. He will be giving a live performance, with backing band and will also be interviewed. Stitchie is expected to perform a total of six songs on the show and will also be acting as a co-host.
Smile Jamaica airs weekday mornings on TVJ from 6am to 8:30am
Gimme Your Love was originally recorded by Don for the 1981 classic album Suffering (later released internationally as Prophecy). Now, 34 years later Don has updated the tune and it sounds sweet as ever. Fans know to always expect quality music from Don Carlos, and Gimme Your Love is no exception. The single will be available on iTunes and all other major e-tailers on April 21st.
Bunji Garlin & Richie Stephens at ‘Hall of Fame’ video shoot
Trinidad soca artist Bunji Garlin was in Jamaica for four days to shoot the video for his new project ‘Hall Of Fame’ with Jamaica’s Richie Stephens.
The two artists recorded their collaborative club track in late February and are hoping to have the official video for the song ready in early April. The video was shot at multiple locations in Kingston including a scene which was shot during a live performance the two did for the award winning On Stage TV show with Winford Williams. The video will feature several models and the Rifical Team Dancers (RTD) executing the ‘Hall Of Fame’ dance routine.
Bunji who won the Soul Train Award for Best International Performance last year garnered mainstream success with the Major Lazer ‘Differentology’ remix, which hit the Billboard chart. The song was featured on an episode of the prime time TV drama Greys Anatomy and landed him a deal with RCA Records.
