Tony Touch will be having his Annual Feel Good Birthday Boat Ride this Friday, July 1st, a day before his actual born-day. They will board at 7pm at Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises on West 42nd Street in New York.
This year the hip-hop break dancer, rapper, record producer and DJ has pull out all the stops. He has invited Greg Nice (from the East Coast duo Nice & Smooth) and Sadat X (from the legendary group Brand Nubian) as special guests. Get tickets and additional information on eventbrite.
Roots reggae recording artist Max Romeo has announced that his 2022 Euro tour kicked off on Saturday, July 2nd in the city of Cologne (Germany). The chart topping artist will be making approximately thirteen stops in various European countries before wrapping up the tour at the end of the Summer.
Max is accompanied by Xana and Azizzi Romeo, and they’re being supported by the Charmax Band. Follow Max Romeo on his social media platforms for additional information.
The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) will be hosting the legendary Roots Crew at North Adams on Friday, July 8th, starting at 8pm (local time). General admission is $60 USD, providing tickets are purchased in advance.
The venue is also announcing that as of June 27th, masks are optional in the galleries; however, they are still required for indoor performing arts events. Get tickets here.
RnB singer Ne-Yo and hip-hop artist Juvenile will be performing at METROpolitan Nightclub (Generations Hall) – 310 Andrew Higgins Boulevard – in New Orleans this Saturday, July 2nd. The Black & White Affair, dubbed The Art of Luxury, will be hosted by actress and model Lori Harvey. This is a part of the Festival Weekend Takeover.
T-Town Rocks Music Festival is so much more than just music. The event is used to raise funds for charities in and around Tacoma, as one of the organization’s mission is to serve local non-profits on a larger scale.
This year they have booked 80s/90s hip-hop stars Tone Loc and Young MC, as well as one of the hardest working disc-jockeys in the business: DJ Jazzy Jeff.
The T-Town Rocks Music Festival will take place at Waterfront Venue (Narrows Marina) – 9007 South 19th Street – in Tacoma, Washington State on July 29th. Get tickets and additional information here.
In May of this year, Ghetto Youths International – The Marley’s imprint – released Make Things Work, a relaxed reggae song performed by Kabaka Pyramid. They are now sharing the official video which was uploaded to Kabaka‘s YouTube channel a few days ago.
The clips were captured by Tizzy Tokyo and RaEye Vision while Kabaka Pyramid and his band mates were on tour trekking across the United States. If you have not yet seen it, check it out and remember to like, comment and share.
After years of working in the background as a professional guitar player, Aston Hewitt, known publicly as Jungle George – the cousin of legendary guitarist Ernie Ranglin and fallen soldier Garnett Silk – is ready to take center stage.
Under his own imprint, Jungle Lava Productions, he is releasing his very first full-length roots reggae compilation: Natty Dreadlocks Survival Riddim. The seven track project features History Man, Empress Radiance, Michelle Irie, Vineyard, Jungle George and Karamanti: who incidentally was the persuasive voice that encouraged George to do the EP.
Songs on the Natty Dreadlocks Survival Riddim vary in subject matter, but all are common in their rich melodious sound. And being the nephew of Corel and Lascells Hewitt – established guitarists who have played for Burning Spear, Mighty Diamonds and other reggae giants – the quality of the production was most important to Jungle George.
He played all the instruments himself, with a little help from his son Sean Hewitt on guitar. All songs were mixed and mastered by Brian ‘Zion’ Sinclair and Aston ‘Jungle George’ Hewitt at Jungle Lava Productions Studio in Kingston Jamaica; and it is being distributed by VPal Music – a subsidiary of VP Records.
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