Reggae’s living legend Sister Carol, who turns 65 next month, will mark the occasion with a big Birthday Bash on Sunday, January 14 – a day before her actual birthday – at 4609 Church Avenue in Brooklyn, New York.
This is not a stage-show, instead the veteran deejay is promising a night filled with fun, laughter, and overall good vibes. Music will be provided by Tippatone Hi-Power with Jah Wise, and Kulture Kartel with Vaughn Allstar and Joseph Demension. Click here for tickets.
After featuring Rastafarian recording artist Jah Lama on several of their early rhythm-driven compilations, Pandemic Records & Entertainment LLC inked a deal with the sing-jay in February of this year. Ever since then, they’ve been working hard to make the Clarendonian a household name within Jamaica’s reggae-dancehall industry.
To that end, the team have just released Jah Lama‘s debut album, Fight the Fight. The eight-track project, which features one collaboration – Burn Dem Down, done with Turbulence – was highly anticipated by Lama‘s growing fan base, most of whom have been privy to the already published singles: Pouring Rain, Progress, Fight, and Burn Dem Down.
Smash Entertainment presents Dru Hill live in concert, on Saturday, December 16 at the Appell Center For The Performing Arts – 50 North George Street – in York, Pennsylvania. Tickets and additional information are available on the venue’s website: appellcenter-dot-org.
1970s reggae vocal group, The Itals, will be back at the popular live music venue, Moe’s Alley, on Friday, January 12th, 2024. They will be supported by the California based reggae band Rise Up, as well as longtime reggae selector DJ Spleece.
General admission is $25 USD, and tickets can be purchased now on ticketweb-dot-com. Moe’s Alley is located at 1535 Commercial Way in Santa Cruz, California.
The positive, Afrocentric hip-hop ensemble, Arrested Development, has just shared a new song and video called Hip-Hop Saves Lives. Done in collaboration with Chuck D and Grandmaster Caz, the record highlights the group’s constructive role in the rap culture, as well as the genre’s impact on the lives of its listeners.
The song is available now on all streaming platforms, and the official video can be viewed on YouTube and bandcamp.
The 14th annual All Stars of Hip-Hop is set for Sunday, January 14, 2024, at Jim Wehlan’s Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It is being presented by Platinum Productions in conjunction with NRJ Partners, and 215 Aphillyiated Inc.
There will be twenty-four MCs on one stage performing back-to-back, similar to a mixtape. DJ Jazzy Jeff, KRS-One, MC Lyte, Big Daddy Kane, Kid ‘N Play, 69 Boyz, Chubb Rock, DJ Kool, Busy Bee, Starski, Craig G, Fatman Scoop , Furious 5, Kool G Rap, and Masta Ace are just some of the confirmed acts. Click here for tickets.
American singer-songwriter, television personality, and author, Chanté Torrane Moore – known publicly as simply Chanté Moore – will do a U.S. nationwide tour starting on December 18.
The ‘Sway & Slay Tour’ will make stops in Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Detroit, and other major cities. The first three shows, which are all scheduled in Chicago, have already sold out.
Chanté Moore rose to prominence in the early 1990s with her debut rhythm-and-blues studio album, Precious, released in 1992.
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