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.
In February of this year, Bebble Rock Music – the record label behind international recording artist Kabaka Pyramid – released “Victory Rock.” The upbeat inspirational reggae track is performed by reggae-gospel singer Alaine, who delivered a stellar performance in the just released visuals.
Click here or on the image above to check out the official video for “Victory Rock“ and remember to like, comment and share.
Underground hip-hop lovers are in a frenzy after hearing Redman‘s new single, “80 Barz.” The veteran MC, who was raised in New Jersey, used approximately three-minutes to show these up and coming rappers how it’s done.
Click here or on the image above to check out the video, which was uploaded a few days after the song was published.
In the 4th quarter of 2020, hip-hop artist Common added his voice to the global conversation about racial injustice and systematic racism with his album “A Beautiful Revolution (Pt.1).” As he has done throughout his career, Common not only addresses the ugliness being done to Black communities around the world, but he also highlights the beauty of Black love.
That beauty is on full display in his new video, “What Do You Say,” a record that features Paris A. Jones (better known as just PJ). Click here or on the image above to check out the visuals and remember to like, comment and share.
At the end of 2020, Jr. Gong and his team at Ghetto Youths International released the “Set Up shop Vol. 4” compilation. The project features music from several top-tier reggae artists; this of course includes two solo tracks and three collaborations from Gong himself.
While all the other artists on the album were busy promoting their respective tunes, Damian Marley stayed quiet about his. That is until a few days ago when he uploaded the visuals for one his singles, “Life is a Circle.” Click here or on the image above to check out the video and remember to like, comment and share.
