On Tuesday, February 13, The city of Miramar in Florida will celebrate Tony Rebel, Judith ‘Judy’ Mowatt, and Mutabaruka by presenting each with an award for their respective contribution to the reggae genre.
It all goes down at The 2024 Reggae Icon Awards, which will take place at the Miramar Cultural Center (Banquet Hall) – 2400 Civic Center Place – on the aforementioned date. It will be hosted by the city’s vice mayor Alexandra P. Davis.
California-based roots-reggae producer Josh Harris has scored another major collaboration. On Friday, February 2nd, his imprint, Big Feet Records, will release Come Dance The Night Away, a feel good reggae tune performed by Jamaica’s beloved roots man Richie Spice.
Spice who hails from Rock Hall, St. Andrew, is the brother of Pliers, Spanner Banner and Snatcha Lion; all musical stars in their own right. He gained popularity in the mid-1990s, and has given us megahits like Grooving My Girl, Earth A Run Red, Living Ain’t Easy, Land Of Jamaica, Time So Rough, and many more.
Everyone who’s heard it, in whole or in part, is of the belief that the upcoming single, Come Dance the Night Away, has all the right ingredients to be another breakout hit. The team at Big Feet Records are also optimistic about its prospects.
Dancehall-gospel artist Orville Sutherland is kicking off 2024 with a new song and video called Ten A Dem. Released on January 19 via The Gospel International imprint, the track tells the story of Sutherland going out for a walk when he was confronted by ten gang members, all of whom he was able to stand up to with the help of his bible.
The visuals, directed by Shemar Grant, effectively brings the story to light. If you have not yet seen it, click here or on the image above to check it out, and remember to like, comment and share.
Guyana’s Gospel Fest 2024 is all set for Friday, February 23rd at the
National Exhibition Centre (Sophia) in Georgetown. Running time is approximately five hours, starting at 7:00 PM.
Three top-tier Caribbean gospel acts will be performing: Marvia Providence – who although based in Canada, hails from Jamaica – and Samuel Medas and Saiku, who are both trending Guyanese gospel artists.
On February 9th, Reggae Vibes Music will be releasing a ten-track reggae compilation called Natural Vibes Riddim. It will feature new music performed by Busy Signal, Jah Cure, Turbulence, Pressure Busspipe, Powerman, Lutan Fyah, Kurtiouss, Jay Shephard, Rufftop Rock I, and Ginjah.
On January 24th – the birthday of international recording artist Busy Signal – Reggae Vibes‘ CEO and owner Marlon Folkes used the opportunity to publicly salute the sing-jay, while simultaneously letting his fans and supporters know about the aforementioned project.
Signal‘s tune on the EP is titled Can You Be My Baby, a lovers-rock piece that has him pursuing his love interest in his signature style. Although the record will not be available until next month, the team at Reggae Vibes have already begun teasing out snippets of some of the songs as they gear up for the official release.
After making his official entrance into the reggae industry last summer, Florida-based recording artist Teacha Barnes is back with a new single dubbed Heart Attack. Inspired by real-life events, the bouncy reggae tune is all about an obsession he had with one of his exes, and the way he felt whenever he saw her with another man after their relationship had ended.
One of the most intriguing things about Teacha Barnes is the fact that he is a white American, who writes and performs reggae music on a level equal to many top-tier Jamaican acts. This came to light last year when he and his team shared the introductory track Your Eyes. Interestingly, the newly released Heart Attack is by all accounts a much stronger song than Your Eyes.
Musicians that contributed to this piece are: Wayne Armond (guitar, bass, keyboards); Yiska (saxophone); and Jordan Armond (drum programming). Backing vocals were added by Shauna Dazzle.
When asked what he would like listeners to take away from this song, Teacha Barnes said the following: “they should always protect their heart by knowing themself and not giving another person ultimate power over them. By this I mean knowing the difference between love and obsession. But not all situations are completely controllable and sometimes we can get lost along the way. Learning from these situations we can become more caring for others feelings.”
Heart Attack can be streamed and/or downloaded from iTunes, Deezer, Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon and all other streaming platforms, and it comes to us courtesy of My MM Productions.
Every year the city of Henderson (in Nevada) invites local pastors, community leaders and inspirational vocal groups to gather for a major Gospel Festival that’s free to the public.
This year it will be held on Saturday, February 3rd, at the Water Street Plaza, which is located at 240 South Water Street. The two main headlining acts are Charles Jenkins and Chrystal Rucker; they will be joined by Christopher Williams, Pastor Antone Dotson-Parson, Corey Ellis, Ken Young, and others.
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