The St. Mary Jerk & Seafood Festival is this Sunday, October 16, at the Buccaneer’s Jerk Center in Port Maria. The event will feature several activities for the entire family: dancing competition, kiddies playground, face painting, foam pit etc.
They will also have a live concert with various reggae and dancehall performers. Notably, veteran roots singer Richie Spice has been confirmed as one of the main headliners.
The Frankie Beverly & Maze return tour continues… Their next stop is at the Boutwell Auditorium – 1930 8th Avenue North – in Birmingham, Alabama on Friday, October 28.
Beverly and his group will be joined by other legendary vocalists: Regina Belle, Freddie Jackson, Shirley Murdock and Lenny Williamz. Showtime is 8pm and tickets are available on etix-dot-com.
All the rumors have been confirmed, mega hip-hop and RnB stars Ja Rule and Ashanti will be performing at Sabina Park – 24 South Camp Road – in Kingston, Jamaica on November 26, 2022.
The concert is being presented by the organizers of the now popular YUSH event series; and is a fundraiser for the UWI Scholarship Fund. Get tickets here.
On Friday, November 18th, legendary hip-hop MCs Big Daddy Kane, KRS-One, Slick Rick, Brand Nubian, Chubb Rock and Mr. Cheeks were scheduled to pay tribute to the late Biz Markie at Ovens Auditorium – 2700 E Independence Blvd – in Charlotte, North Carolina.
However, we are now learning that this once-in-a-lifetime concert has been cancelled. Unfortunately, the event organizer did not give a reason; but a refund will be processed to the original method of payment used at time of purchase.
Reggae-dancehall singjay Marlon Binns, in collaboration with his long time friend and producer Paul Patmore, has just delivered a scorching new dancehall tune called Dem A Wicked. The song was officially released last week Friday – on October 7th – and has already gotten high marks from selectors who have heard it.
On the record, Binns – who has worked with Bounty Killer, Iyara and Teflon in the past – openly castigates some of his so-called friends for being fake and hypocritical. After hearing the passion with which he sung the song, Marlon was asked about its inspiration; and he basically said that he wrote it because of what he sees happening in everyday life. This is before adding that he has also experienced similar relationships.
The song’s overwhelming positive reviews, especially in such a short time, have led Marlon Binns‘ camp and the team at Paul Patmore Production to expedite the making of an official video. As such, its release is imminent.
In speaking about the meaning of this record, Marlon said: “what I want people to take away from this song is that you have to be careful of the people that you surround yourself with. You understand? You got to be careful of that; be very mindful that everybody have various interest, know what I mean. Because they will smile with you and want to hurt you at the same time. So you got to be vigilant and be very spiritual minded.”
Next Tuesday (October 18), rapper, author and fitness fanatic Stic – one half of the hip-hop duo Dead Prez – will be celebrating his new book, The 5 Principles: a revolutionary path to health, inner wealth and knowledge of self.
He will be at Gifted BK, located at 153 Grand Street in Brooklyn, New York for a book signing from 6 to 9 pm. This is the first stop on his upcoming book tour.
Atlanta rapper Cellus Hamilton has just shared the second single from his album – His Songbook For The Journey – released in May of this year. The track, titled Mt. Zion, is a collaboration done with New York lyricist Trubl3.
All the songs on the record were created with authentic ancient instruments and tell detailed stories from Hamilton’s life. Mt. Zion was created using a ram’s horn; it captures the melody of an African landscape set in Old Testament times.
Click here or on the image above to check out the stunning visuals, which were directed by Paul Ashch.
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