Veteran reggae artist Sister Carol has been booked as the headliner for the all female reggae festival in Ontario, Canada, Sistah Fest. Scheduled for Saturday, March 25th, the event will take place at the popular live music venue, El Mocambo – 464 Spadina Avenue, unit 462 – in Toronto.
Sister Carol, who also uses the stage name Black Cinderella, will be joined some top-tier female reggae performers: Nana McLean, Jade Faith and Fancy Lady; with DJ Chocolate and Selectress Sunshine on the ones and twos. Click here to buy tickets.
The marriage and family conference – dubbed You Deserve It (YDI) – will take place at the First Assembly Church of God, located at 5 Newleigh Road in Mandeville, Jamaica, on March 26th.
Petra K, Orville Sutherland and JodianPantry have all been invited to perform. They will be joined by The Omeragies, Basillia and Brian Cuff, and popular radio host Nadine Blair.
The entrance fee for couples (married or engaged) is $3,500 JMD, while for singles it’s $2,500.
On March 11th, Livety Promotions will celebrate Fada Zana’s birthday with a massive stage-show called Blue Hole River Splash. It will be held at Blue Hole Spring Paradise in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, Jamaica.
There will be performances by several veteran reggae and dancehall acts: Luciano, Mikey General, Admiral Tibet, Sizzla Kalonji, Pzed, Little Hero, Fyah George, Junior Cat, Terry Ganzie, Chezidek, Puddy Roots, and that is just to name a few. Confirmed selectors are Livety International, Killamanjaro, Ricky Trooper and Mr. T. General admission is $3,000 JMD.
On Saturday, March 25th, Remoakantse Holdings will present the highly anticipated All White Soul & Gospel Concert at the Sun Bet Arena – 209 Aramist Ave, Waterkloof Glen – in Pretoria, South Africa.
It will feature some of the country’s biggest soul and gospel performers: Ringo Madlingozi, Dr Tumi, Lebo Sekgobela, Bucy Radebe, Dumi Mkokstad, and Khaya Mthethwa. The organizers are promising the ultimate revival and replenishment concert experience. Get tickets here.
Yolanda Adams, the queen of contemporary gospel music and winner of four Grammy Awards and sixteen Stellar Awards, joins the Greensboro Symphony – in Greensboro, North Carolina – for an evening of healing, encouraging, and inspirational music!
Adams will showcase her powerful voice and singular sound, blending gospel, soul and jazz on Saturday, March 25th, starting at 8pm.
Justus Arison (of JA Productions) has collaborated with the dancehall king, Beenie Man, on a new party song titled Sail Out. The audio, along with its official video, were released on all music platforms a few days ago – on February 3rd – serving as the lead track on the forthcoming compilation with the same name.
The Sail Out Riddim, which is due out at the end of the month, is being powered by JA Productions and DubShot Records. Title track aside, the album is already getting a lot of attention because it’s the first dancehall riddim that will be available on Dolby Atmos. For those not in the know, Dolby Atmos is a surround sound technology developed by Dolby Laboratories. It expands on existing surround sound systems and delivers an in-studio style listening experience.
The aforementioned is just another ground breaking move by Justus Arison, the man who has supported dancehall stars like Mavado, Gyptian, Charly Black, Popcaan, Shenseea, and Teejay early in their careers. Now working with Beenie Man – who is currently at the top of his game – Arison continues to make major moves. Sail Out – the single – is already featured on Run Tings and New Music Daily at Apple, New Music Friday playlists on Spotify (UK, Canada, NMF Christian, Ghana, Nigeria), Just Dropped playlist in the UK, and the Brand New Music UK playlist on Amazon.
As Valentine’s Day draws near, reggae recording artist Rad Dixon is sharing the second single from his recently released album, Hard Times. The track is titled Right Portion, a love song done with Portmore singer Talee. On the record both performers go back and forth expressing their undying love and desire for the each other, while proclaiming their partner has the Right Portion.
Tasjay Production, the imprint on which the album and all its subsequent singles are being published, just uploaded the official lyric video to YouTube. However, prior to the visuals being shared, Right Portion was already getting consistent rotation on reggae platforms. With that in mind – and as we are in the season of love – one can only assume that its feature on reggae medias will now increase exponentially.
Powered Tasjay Productions, Hard Times is a flawless, solid, roots-reggae album, that touches on varying topics: social issues, relationships, spirituality and creativity. It went live on all streaming platforms on new year’s day, 2023.
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