As a Jamaican I am really proud of the way Buju Banton, Capleton, Barrington Levy and Bounty Killer represented on DJ Khaled‘s new album “Khaled Khaled.” In the song titled “Where You Come From” the men all went hard in their respective verses, while making it clear that “if you mess with we (Jamaicans) you ago make a million.”
The visuals for “Where You Come From” is equally as captivating as the song. Click here or on the image above to check it out and remember to like, comment and share.
Tradition Man Wolo is an avid student of reggae music and its legendary stars Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Jimmy Cliff and others. He also appreciates and admires the contributions made by lovers-rock giants like Gregory Isaacs and Beres Hammond. It is his admiration for the aforementioned artists that have led to his own career as a reggae singer and songwriter.
Tradition Man started writing songs and playing gigs while at Achimota High School in Accra, Ghana. After experimenting with music as a solo act, he eventually teamed up with friends to form the now defunct reggae band Club Tradition. At the time, the men were attending the University of Ghana – also in Accra – and became very active, performing on local college campuses.
Unfortunately, his pursuit for a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology took priority, which resulted in him taking a hiatus from music.
Approximately ten years ago, he relocated to the United States to further his education. This move saw him attending both the University of Toledo and Arizona State University, where he earned a MA and MBA respectively. Following those achievements, his work as a market researcher in the software industry later took him to Seattle, Washington, which is where he is currently based.
The Ghanaian reggae lover is now ready to re-enter the music industry, and will do so with a brand new single called “This Feeling” on May 12th, 2021.
Despite the pandemic in 2020, dancehall / soca lyricist E.G. had a fairly good year, this is as it relates to his career as a recording artist. Though his music is normally centered around partying, clubbing and more uncontroversial content, he felt compelled to do a record about the racial tension that was dominating the news at the time.
As such, last Summer, while there were ongoing protests against systematic racism in America, England and parts of Europe, E.G. recorded and released “Stand With The Protesters.” As the name implies, the very controversial record outlines why he sided with the thousands of people who were marching in the streets on a daily basis demanding change. The success of the song led to a remix featuring Mr. AMG, Ras Xtr3me and J Shadda, which was released in the Fall. The new version received a wider audience and helped to grow E.G.‘s fanbase.
Now, as the police killings continues in the United States – where E.G. is based – he has decided that going forward he will be doing a lot more songs addressing social issues; these will be done in addition to his usual club tracks. To that end, he has launched his own record label, Tripple S Music, and has begun construction on the Tripple S Recording Studio.
The implementation of the new label and studio is to ensure that his creativity is not stifled, putting him in a position to quickly release socially sensitive songs as the issues arise.
On May 7th American gospel singer Phil Thompson will be releasing his new single, “Jesus.” In an effort to promote the song he has uploaded an official live video to his channel. Click here or on the image above to check it out and remember to like, comment and share.
This year Arizona’s Afro Reggae Fest will be held at the Stratus Event Center – located at 4344 West Indian School Road – in Phoenix on Sunday, May 30th. This is a live in-person concert as Arizona is one of the States that is now fully open for business.
Some of the artists that have already been confirmed are: Anthony B and Serani from Jamaica, Shatta Wale from Ghana and Teni from Nigeria. The organizers have said that additional artists will be added to the lineup.
Towards the end of 2020 three British musical giants got together and created a gem for the world. Rock guitarist Robin Trower, reggae vocalist Maxi Priest and multi-genre musician, producer, mixing engineer and songwriter Livingstone Brown all collaborated and released a blues album titled “United State of Mind.”
The project is loaded with nothing but beautiful music and should be celebrated for its creativity. This is a well thought-out, properly produced, quality record. A few weeks ago the men shared the visuals for track number-two, “Are We Just People.” Click here or on the image above to check it out and remember to like, comment and share.
The American hip-hop trio Digable Planets have announced that they will be doing a virtual performance via Sessions Live on Saturday, May 15th.
The group, which is composed of rappers Ishmael “Butterfly” Butler, Mariana “Ladybug Mecca” Vieira and Craig “Doodlebug” Irving was formed in the late 80s but came to prominence in the early 90s with their jazz rap style, an alternative to traditional hip-hop.
