Next weekend – August 12th and 13th – 406 Events Lawn will host Reggae Under The Rims. This is two days of live reggae music and Afro-Latino beats, starring Jamaican reggae singer Prezident Brown and American Afro-Latin band B-Side Players.
On Saturday (reggae day) Prezident Brown will be joined by Reggae Angels and Brady Shammar, two noteworthy emerging reggae acts. 406 Events Lawn is located at 323 North 14th Street in Billings, Montana.
Just in: Nigerian singer, songwriter and senior worship leader, Sinach, has just been added to the NSPPD America Prayer Conference, happening at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas on Saturday, September 2nd.
The Way Maker singer will join Pastor Jerry Eze for what they are promising will be a new season of prophetic prayers and declarations.
New York City Mayor, Eric Adams, has announced a set of concerts that will take place throughout the month of August, all in honor hip-hop’s 50th anniversary.
Dubbed the 5X5 Block Party Series, these shows will feature food vendors, interactive experiences, and educational-entertainment talks, as well as live performances by some of the most respected rappers and deejays. Below are the dates and locations for the 5X5 Block Party Series.
BROOKLYN
Saturday, August 5, 2023
3:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Fulton Street & Washington Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11238
QUEENS
Sunday, August 6, 2023
3:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Vernon Boulevard & 41st Avenue
Dutch Kills, NY 11101
THE BRONX
Saturday, August 12, 2023
1:00 PM – 9:30 PM
1520 Sedgwick Avenue
Bronx, NY 10453
Pop legend Gladys Knight will be taking the midnight train to the U.S. west coast in the month of August. The singer has just shared her updated itinerary, and all but two shows will be in the state of California. See dates and locations below.
Sat, AUG 5
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
Santa Rosa, CA
Sun, AUG 6
The Historic Bakersfield Fox Theater
Bakersfield, CA
Wed, AUG 16
Hollywood Bowl
Los Angeles, CA
Fri, AUG 18
The Smith Center
Las Vegas, NV
Sat, AUG 19
The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
San Diego, CA
Thu, AUG 24
The Mountain Winery
Saratoga, CA
Fri, AUG 25
Saroyan Theatre
Fresno, CA
Sat, AUG 26
Gladys Knight at Cache Creek Casino
Brooks, CA
One of the biggest rhythm-and-blues tours happening in the United States right now is RnB Rewind. It features a slew of R&B acts from the late 80s, the 90s and early 2000s.
This mega tour will be stopping at Madonna Meadows – 120 Madonna Road – in San Luis Obispo, California on August 26th. Confirmed performers for this particular show are Keith Sweat, Dru Hill, 112, Next, Jon B and celebrity guest deejay, DJ Livia. Tickets can be purchased from tickets.805concerts-dot-com.
Veteran reggae artist Mikey General is still on a stint in the United Kingdom. He’s been in the country for the past few weeks promoting his latest single, Up And At Them, which is on the Survive Riddim.
The Rastafarian singer has been doing live shows, interviews and making public appearances across England, and will continue to do so in the month of August. As a matter of fact, he has just been added to the upcoming Marcus Garvey Earthstrong Celebration, scheduled for Thursday, August 17 at Alchemy – 28-30 Saint George’s Walk – in Croydon.
International reggae recording artist AJ Brown – who is also the current lead singer for the world re-known Third World Band – will be having a launch party for his new album, Shots of Love, on Sunday, August 6th, at Blue Martini in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Brown will be supported by fellow Jamaican vocalist Tamara B, who is also is wife, and Antigua & Barbuda’s reggae ambassador Causion.
Incidentally, Causion is also promoting his recently released EP, The Mission Is in Progress, shared in late June on his earth-day. He and his team are currently focusing on the record’s lead single, Thank You, which he’s very passionate about. Causion is sentimentally attached to this track because it was penned prior to his illness, but took on a whole new meaning once he was on the road to recovery.
The Mission is in Progress is available on iTunes, Apple Music, Deezer, Spotify, Tidal and all other streaming platforms.
MARIA JACKSON 27 MAGAZINE 