The highly anticipated new album from Teflon, the Young King, is now out on all music platforms. It was released on September 16 via AC Muzyk LLC and Teflon‘s own Yard A Love Records.
The project – titled Tears Of Joy – has a total of twelve tracks and no collaborative features. And while the lyrics, which is steeped in spirituality, accentuates Teflon‘s Rastafarian believes and way of life, the actual music (rhythms/beats) are predominantly reggae.
Singer-songwriter Vashawn Mitchell will be doing a live recording concert at the end of October (on the 31st) at Sound Board, MotorCity Casino Hotel – 2901 Grand River Avenue – in Detroit, Michigan.
He will be supported by fellow artists JeKalyn Carr, Donnie McClurkin and Kelontae Gavin; all of whom will be performing live. Tickets, which start at $22.50 USD, are available via ticketmaster.
Richie Stephens has just shared another single from the new album Reverse the Curse, which was released at the end of August (26). The song is titled Born Blessed and it features super producer and vocalist Goodboy Elliot, who hails from The Gambia, and fast-rising U.S.A based Jamaican artist Mario Cheef, who is also a producer.
Together the three men, along with BoomRich Productions,Essential Musik and Pot of Gold Production – the imprints responsible for the creation of the song – are making waves across continents. The way in which people are gravitating to this new single is truly mind blowing; and with the official video now out, it is anticipated that it will expand to an even wider audience.
That said, Born Blessed – the inspirational afrobeat tune – is on track to join other successful songs from the album: Valley (the lead single released in January) and Reverse the Curse (the title track released in June). The video for Valley currently has approximately 1.2 million views on YouTube; while Reverse the Curse – the song – has over 2 million. This latest video, Born Blessed, which was uploaded only a few days ago is already sitting at over 200 thousand views.
The Hezekiah Walker Center for Gospel Music at Virginia Union University will present the Pre-Homecoming Pop-Up Gospel Concert on September 30, at Liberation Church – 5501 Midlothian Turnpike – in Richmond, Virginia.
The lineup includes John P. Kee, Lena Byrd-Miles, Kierra Sheard-Kelly, James Fortune and of course Hezekiah Walker. General admission is $40 USD; however, VUU students – with a valid VUU ID – will only pay $25. Get additional information and tickets here.
For one night only, Russell Peters‘ Old School Mixtape Live concert will bring together classic dance music legends with some of the most celebrated rappers in history. The event will be hosted at Toronto’s Just For Laugh Street Festival, which will run from September 23rd to the 25th at Front Street East and Berczy Park.
The Old School Mixtape Live goes down on Saturday, September 24th; with performances by Big Daddy Kane, EPMD, Crystal Waters, Nice & Smooth, Renee Neufvill (from Zhane) and Flavor Flav. This event is absolutely free to the public.
The 2022 staging of Sharkies Seafood Festival will take place on Monday, October 17th at Sharkies Beach – Salem Runaway Bay – in St. Ann, Jamaica. There will be live performances by Jah Vinci, Louie Culture, Bugle and a host of other trending dancehall artists.
The following selectors have also been confirmed: Bass Oddyssey, DJ Ashile, DJ Jigga and Bonez Matic. Get additional information and links to tickets on Sharkies Seafood’s website.
The latest release from the Big Feet Records camp is Nobody Care; a bouncy reggae tune performed by veteran roots artist Anthony B. Both the song and its lyric video went live on all music platforms earlier today: Friday, September 16; and as such, can now be streamed and downloaded worldwide.
On the record Anthony laments on the unfortunate state of the world; a world where everyone seems more concerned about what they can gain as oppose to what they can give. The Rastafarian sing-jay also issues a warning to his listeners, advising them to be careful of everyone, even friend and family.
Nobody Care was produced by Josh Harris exclusively for Big Feet Records. He played both bass and keyboards, while Santa Davis played the drums, with Jallanzo on lead guitar. It was harmonized by veteran vocalist Nikki Burt; mixed by Tommi Tikkanen and mastered by Earle Holder.
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