This week’s edition of Reggae Wednesdays – The Diamond Series will feature an all female lineup, with Nadine Sutherland and Judy Mowatt confirmed as the headliners.
The show, which is scheduled to begin at 7:30pm (Jamaica time), will stream live on JaRIA’s social media platforms, as well as on PBC Jamaica TV.
At the beginning of February, dancehall artist and fitness fanatic Bling Dawg shared a thirty-six minute documentary in support of his new album, Elev8. It gives viewers an intimate, behind the scenes look at the creation of the record, while simultaneously educating us about Bling Dawg‘s musical history.
Several well known veteran reggae and dancehall artists are also featured: Damian Marley, Bounty Killer, Busy Signal, Tarrus Riley, Walshy Fire, Romain Virgo, Tanya Stephens, Christopher Martin and more. All the aforementioned have worked with the deejay and continues to support him.
Click here or on the image above to check out this very informative film, and remember to like, comment and share.
On Friday, February 9th, Henzel Clarke – the chairman of Jam Link International – announced that the new date for the 2022 Bob Marley Celebration will be Friday, April 29. Although the event normally takes place in the month of February, the decision to move it to April became necessary because of covid-19 restrictions that were in place at the time of its planning.
Aarhus’s annual Bob Marley Celebration started out in a small venue and initially featured mainly local talents; however, it has since expanded to a bigger location and has seen several international reggae and dancehall stars gracing its stage.
The organizers are now in the process of finalizing the lineup for this year and will share that list in the coming weeks.
At the end of January Billyjoemedia Productions released The Tymeless Riddim, a seven-track reggae compilation that features Luciano, Junior X, Jalifa, Nature Ellis, Stranjah Miller, Ras Brando and Mikey Tenna.
They followed up a few days later with the official video for Luciano‘s song, Rise Up. 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.
King Jazzy‘s Choppa Life, released in early October of 2021, has now made its way to the top-ten on what is considered to be one of the most credible dancehall charts in the reggae-dancehall industry: Richie B’s.
In early December the song was added, and has since been slowly climbing; getting ahead of more prominent tracks like: Busy Signal‘s Wah Gwan Mad Head, Bounty Killer‘s Dat’s Gadzilla, Cham & Spice‘s Condensed Milk; to name a few.
Unfortunately the phrase Choppa Life carries a negative connotation. However, on his song, King Jazzy elaborates on the hard work he’s done over the years, while expressing gratitude for his current lot in life.
In addition to being a full-time recording artist and producer, King Jazzy is also a video director who runs his own production company: Electric Sticky. What’s more, outside of music he has created two cannabis dispensary brands in Michigan (U.S.A).
American Grammy Award-winning Gospel singer, musician, songwriter and businesswoman – Karen Clark Sheard – has entered into a deal with Motown Gospel. It’s a three-way partnership that also involves Karew Records, Clark Sheard’s own imprint.
Her fans and supporters should know that this means that her first album, since the 2015 Destined To Win, is coming later this year.
Lady Leshurr, one of the most respected female rappers in the UK, has returned! At the end of January she shared the official video for Likkle Darling, a dancehall track she did some time ago with Shams The Producer.
The clip has been trending on YouTube since it premiered on January 30th; and the audio has also been making an impact since going live on streaming platforms on February 7th.
Click here to check out the video and to download the song from your preferred music platform.
