Moja Love TV is bringing back The Moja Easter Gospel Festival on Saturday, March 30th. This is the second annual staging of what many are calling a gathering of some of South Africa’s most beloved gospel artists.
The show will be held at Big Top Arena, Carnival City, and will feature Benjamin Dube, Solly Mahlangu, Winnie Mashaba, Lebo Sekgobela, Dumi Mkokstad, Xolly Mncwango, Zaza Mokhethi, Ayanda Ntanzi, Teboho Moloi, and Rising Sun Choir.
Established dancehall artist Mr Lexx will perform at the upcoming White Out party set for Saturday, March 30th, at the Buena Vista Ballroom – 8844 Washington Blvd – in Jessup, Maryland. This is a reggae meets soca event that will also feature Lavaman, Denise Belfon, Sir Mikey & Patel, and Eclipse International Band. Tickets are available on Eventbrite.
In anticipation of the March 28th Broadway preview of her musical, Hell’s Kitchen, Alicia Keys is sharing the single Kaleidoscope, which is a collaboration done with Maleah Joi Moon. It was released earlier today (March 22nd), and as such, is now available on all streaming platforms.
The exhilarating, joyful, coming-of-age Hell’s Kitchen is all about chasing your dreams, honoring your roots, knowing your identity, and finding your voice. It was directed by Tony Award nominee Michael Greif, with choreography by Camille A. Brown, who is also a Tony Award nominee, and it’s filled with new original music performed by Alicia Keys.
After years of working with veteran performers like Beres Hammond, Maxi Priest, Morgan Heritage, Sizzla Kalonji, Marcia Griffiths, Dean Fraser and others, Dwight Dias, more popular known as Fudjie, has finally started his own imprint; an independent reggae-dancehall label called Knowledge Records. Shortly after its formation, Fudjie wasted no time in scouting quality talents. He soon found, and entered into an agreement with Kiyande.
Hailing from Sligoville, St. Catherine, Jamaica, Kiyande is an up-and-coming singer/songwriter who is known for her smooth voice and impressive vocal range, both of which she comfortably flaunts regardless of the genre. That scale can be heard on the newly released reggae single, Uptown Living, which went live on streaming platforms a few days ago (March 7th) courtesy of Knowledge Records.
As it relates to the content, Kiyande condensed it in the following statement: “It’s a song we can all relate to about what’s going on in the country. It’s an appeal for crime to stop or cut down drastically and for the whole country to get a fresh start.”
This year’s Reggae in the Desert Festival is set for Saturday, April 20, at the Clark County Amphitheatre – 500 South Grand Central Parkway – in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Birmingham’s roots band Steel Pulse will be on the show, along with Collie Buddz, Fortunate Youth, Arise Roots, The Holdup, The Majority, and special guests Bounce Cruz and DJ Matt Lucio. It will be hosted by DJ Ramma.
On May 17th, 2024, Rapsody and the team at Jamla Records will release her fourth studio album, Please Don’t Cry. It will have a total of twenty-two tracks and will feature an unlikely talent mix: Phylicia Rashad, Baby Tate, Lil Wayne, Niko Brim, Keznamdi, Bibi Bourelly, Alex Isley, Erykah Badu, Dixson, and Bee-B.
A few days ago, on March 14, she shared Stand Tall, track #7 on the LP. If you have not yet heard it, click here or on the image above to check it out.
In February, 2023, recording artist Zamunda released Jah Love Surround Me, a twelve-track studio album that features collaborations with Popcaan, Dre Island, Louie Culture, and Anthony B. Since then, he and his team have been actively promoting the project, while concomitantly introducing his fans to the various songs that are presented on it.
Most recently, they shared He Save Me (track #9), a non-secular tune done with the old Ganga Lee, Louie Culture. On the record, both men detail their admiration for the Almighty, with Zamunda elaborating on what initially led him to the Rastafarian way of life.
Almost a year to the day of the album’s release, on February 7, 2024, the official video for He Save Me was published on Zamunda‘s vevo channel. Much like the audio, the visuals are straightforward and somewhat informative. It shows Louie Culture and Zamunda performing the song, with sporadic clips of the former Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie.
Not long ago, Zamunda inked a management deal with Garfield Cowan, principal of Natures Way Entertainment, a South Florida company known for producing Jah Cure’s Wake Up, and Wayne Wonder‘s Let me Love You Tonight. With his career now in steady hands, Zamunda is promising big things. Stay tuned…
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