On Friday, February 24th, both Anthony Hamilton and K Michelle will be live in concert at The Lyric Lounge – 140 West Mt. Royal Avenue – in Baltimore, Maryland. Both performers will be supported by DJ Quick Silva and host Persia Nicole.
Starting time is 8pm, and tickets are available on the venue’s website.
One of the hardest working men in hip-hop – Talib Kweli – is at it again. He just released the lead single from Liberation 2, his upcoming LP with Madlib. The track, titled After These Messages, is a collaboration with emerging MC Amani, who is also Kweli‘s son.
Liberation 2, which will be released in March of this year is a follow up to Liberation, Talib and Madlib‘s first collaborative album. Click here or on the image above to check out the official video for After These Messages.
Emerging recording artist Mortimer will join Protoje, Lila Ike, and Jesse Royal at the Lost In Time Festival at Hope Gardens in Kingston, Jamaica, on Saturday, February 25.
Apart from the musical elements, this festival will be a cultural and creative mecca, showcasing local and international creative entrepreneurs offering a wide array of art, fashion, food and entertainment for all ages. Click here to buy tickets.
Trinidadian reggae singer Marlon Asher will be back at Moe’s Alley – 1535 Commercial Way – in Santa Cruz, California on Saturday, March 4th. Asher will be supported by the West Coast Rub-a-Dub reggae band Militia of Love.
This is a twenty-one and older event that’s scheduled to start at 8pm. Early bird tickets are available now for $20 USD. It will be $25 on the day of the show.
On June 20th in the year 1986, British-Irish singer-songwriter Chris de Burgh released the second single from his Into The Light album. It’s a captivating love song called The Lady In Red, which became a massive worldwide hit and is – to this day – de Burgh‘s best-selling single and signature song.
Over the years several artists from various genres have shared their rendition of the track, some removing ‘The’ from the title and opting instead to just call it Lady In Red. Ghanaian reggae act Tradition Man Wolo, is among the performers that’s released a remix. His version, which carries the original title – was featured on his 2022 debut album, Reggae Man.
Fast-forward to 2023 and Tradition Man is now sharing the song’s official video. It was shot and edited in Accra, Ghana by famed Director Tee, the man who is also responsible for Wolo‘s previous clip, Come Home.
The Lady In Red is the third single from Tradition Man Wolo‘s Reggae Man album. It follows the lead track, Back Again, and the recently shared Come Home. This project has, in a short period of time, catapulted Tradition Man Wolo from a virtual unknown – in the music industry – to a highly respected African reggae artist.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD “REGGAE MAN” ALBUM
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 Jodian Pantry 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.
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