Carnival Love Festival Is Set For December 22nd & 23rd In St. Kitts

For two nights – Thursday, December 22nd and Friday, December 23rd – Cane Juice, an event promoter in St. Kitts and Nevis, will present the Carnival Love Festival at Candy Land. They are promising to deliver several trending dancehall and soca artists over the two day period.

Some of the names that they’ve already announced as being confirmed are: Kes, Problem Child, Asa Banton, Voice, Deejay Puffy, IQ, Byron Messa, IMark, Dejour, Hi Light, and many more. Visit canejuiceevents-dot-com for tickets and additional information.

Catch Don Carlos At The Longboard Margarita Bar On Jan. 20

Veteran reggae singer and composer Don Carlos will perform at The Longboard Margarita Bar – 180 Eureka Square – in Pacifica, California, on Friday, January 20, 2023. The show will also feature San Francisco Bay’s Reggae Angels; with DJ Irie Dole spinning tracks.

Doors will open at 8pm and showtime is at 9. Tickets are available on eventbrite.

Blakkwuman22 Music presents NuLinkz Riddim (@blakkwuman22)

NuLinkz Riddim is the latest dancehall compilation from Blakkwuman22 Music. The project, which is being tagged as trap-dancehall, has a total of five tracks, and features new music from Mikey Dangerous – the #1 dancehall artist in Quebec – Double Braine (more popularly known as Keron Williams), emerging Jamaican lyricist M.A.P, and label owner and producer Karamanti. Each artist met the moment as they delivered relatable lyrical content in their respective songs.

Mikey Dangerous – a committed Rastafarian – used the opportunity to salute all black “Freedom Fighters” dating back to the 50s and 60s; a time when Nelson Mandela was actively working to end apartheid in South Africa. As for M.A.P, he aggressively admonishes child molesters and pedophiles on his track “Beast Mode”; while Double Braine, who resides in Toronto, Canada, sang about the ever sliding “Currency.”

Karamanti has two songs on the NuLinkz Riddim. The first – “Kut Di Linkz” – was the inspiration for the entire EP. It was penned and voiced for another producer, but when that project fell through, she contracted beat-maker Miguel Martin to compose something that would fit the already recorded tune. Her second song is “Dawg Collah,” an unworldly track that highlights the fact that global societies have become blasphemous and unapologetically profane.

All songs on the NuLinkz Riddim were mixed and mastered by AudioTraxx Production (Old Harbor, Jamaica) with the exception of “Dawg Collah,” which was mixed by Tandra Jhagroo in Kingston. The NuLinkz Riddim is now available on iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp, and all other streaming platforms.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD “NULINKZ RIDDIM”

Lutan Fyah Booked For The Music Box In San Diego On Dec. 30

Roots artist Lutan Fyah will wrap up 2022 with a show at Music Box – 1337 India Street – in San Diego, California on Friday, December 30th. He will be joined by Dizzy Wright, T-Irie Dread, Tony Dee9, Rhymestyletroop and Layne Tadesse.

This is a twenty-one and older event that’s scheduled to start at 7:30pm. Early bird tickets are now going for $20, and can be purchased from Music Box’s website.

BET Will Air “Gospel Superfest” On Christmas Eve

Tune into Black Entertainment Television (BET) on Christmas Eve at 8p/7c for Gospel Superfest Holiday 2022.

There will be performances by several musical guests: Donnie McClurkin, Earnest Pugh, Doe, Shirley Caesar, Kelontae Gavin, Bryan Popin, Martha Munizzi and more. It will be hosted by popular radio and TV personality Rocsi Diaz.

Samuel Medas Will Be In Jamaica For “Genesis Praise Fest 2023”

It’s that time of year again! Jamaica Youth For Christ’s annual festival – Genesis Praise Fest – will go down at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Center – 36 Hope Road – in Kingston, on Sunday, January 1st, 2023.

Guyanese gospel star Samuel Medas will be in town; and will join Goddy Goddy, Kevin Downswell, Rian Davis, Orville Sutherland, DJ Nicholas, Petra Kaye, Johnmark Wiggan, Perpetual Sounds of Praise, Trevelle Clarke-Whyne, Gifted Youth Ministry and others live on stage.

Adults will be asked to pay $3,000 JMD at the gate, while children 12 and under pay only $1,000.

New Video From 1K Phew “Saved Me” (@1kphew)

The official video for Saved Me – track number 13 on 1K Phew‘s AS I Am album – is out now! 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.