The first annual ‘Tico Time Reggae Festival’ will be held on Thursday, May 13th, through Sunday, may16th, at the Tico Time River Resort in Aztec, New Mexico (20 miles from Durango, Colorado). It will feature three-days of both live reggae performances and dancehall sound-clashes.
Among the confirmed performers are: Perfect Giddimani, Dan Kelly of Fortunate Youth, Tomorrow’s Bad Seeds, Lion Heights, Jahdan Blakkamoore, Karim Israel of Arise Roots, Zeb from Tribal Seeds, Kash’d Out and many more.
In mid February, Reggae Vibes Music released a five-track reggae compilation featuring Turbulence, Singer J, Rufftop Rock I, Dreama and Shemeika. The project, titled ‘Reggae Love & Unity Riddim,’ has been well received and is currently enjoying respectable rotation on music platforms all over.
A few days ago – March 8th to be exact – they followed up by premiering the official video on the popular European channel, Reggaeville. The visuals, which were directed and shot by Phoenix Studioz JA, were then sent to the Reggae Vibes Media Team for editing.
Although all the artists are in different parts of the world, the crew were able capture each of them in their respective locations and put it all together to tell the story of ‘Reggae Love & Unity.’ Both Singer J and Turbulence‘s scenes were shot in Kingston, Jamaica, while Shemeika‘s was done in West Palm Beach, Florida; Dreama in Queens, New York and Rufftop Rock-I in Bloomfield, Connecticut.
Highlighted below are the gospel winners at this year’s Grammy Awards
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Run To The Water, Cody Carnes
All Of My Best Friends, Hillsong Young & Free
Holy Water, We The Kingdom
Citizen Of Heaven, Tauren Wells
Jesus Is King, Kanye West
Best Gospel Performance/Song
“Wonderful Is Your Name,” Melvin Crispell III
“Release (Live),” David Frazier (Ricky Dillard Featuring Tiff Joy)
“Come Together,” Rodney “Darkchild” Lashawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Lecrae Moore & Jazz Nixon (Jerkins Presents: The Good News)
“Won’t Let Go,” Travis Greene
“Movin’ On,” Darryl L. Howell, Jonathan Caleb McReynolds, Kortney Jamaal Pollard & Terrell Demetrius Wilson (Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music)
Best Gospel Album
2econd Wind: Ready, Anthony Brown & group therAPy
My Tribute, Myron Butler
Choirmaster, Ricky Dillard
Gospel According To PJ, PJ Morton
Kierra, Kierra Sheard
Best Roots Gospel Album
Beautiful Day, Mark Bishop
20/20, The Crabb Family
What Christmas Really Means, The Erwins
Celebrating Fisk! (The 150th Anniversary Album), Fisk Jubilee Singers
Something Beautiful, Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Learning that Toots Hibbert won the 2021 Grammy for Best Reggae Album is truly bitter sweet. I am sure all reggae lovers around the world, like myself, would have wanted him to be here to experience this moment. Sadly, he passed away last year.
Other reggae acts that were nominated are: Buju Banton, Skip Marley, Maxi Priest and The Wailers.
Legendary soul music singer, Anita Baker, is currently fighting to have all rights to her master recordings turned over to her. By law music authors and composers are entitled to have their copyrights reverted to them after thirty-five (35) years.
As such, she is asking all her fans and supporters to stop buying her music, temporarily, until she is able to take control of the masters. This would ensure that monies generated from sales, streams, downloads etc. would go to her as oppose to the music company she is going up against.
“Safe N Sound” is the latest release from international recording artist Chronixx. Both the audio and video were shared on Friday, March 12th courtesy of Soul Circle Music.
Click here to stream and download the mp3 from your preferred music platform; and here or on the image above to watch the visuals. Remember to like, comment and share.
Over the last few years both the lyrical content and images within Jamaica’s dancehall music industry has deteriorated to a truly awful state. More or less naked women can be seen in most of the trending music videos performing despicable acts, while the men overtly brag about killing each other.
The stench of what is going on in Jamaica’s dancehall has gotten so bad that even dancehall artists from other countries are talking about it. Hence the new release from Swedish producer Partillo and recording artist Million Stylez.
Both men are sharing a much needed song titled “Inna Di Dancehall.” On the record, Stylez says: “too much badness a gwan inna di dancehall – nuff slackness a gwan inna di dancehall.” He makes it clear from very early in the song that he intends to burn-out some of the things that he is seeing. And he did! He goes on to say: “some likkle gal a dance like a big go-go – yu serious, that is a big no no.”
For his part, Partillo, who is known and respected for the works he has done with artists such as Sean Paul, Yellowman and Chronixx, delivered a banging dancehall rhythm that is sure to resonate with listeners.
This song is already being labelled as controversial because some who have heard it believes that these issues should be tackled by a Jamaican artist as oppose to a foreigner. That being said, the reality is that whatever is happening on the Jamaican music scene usually spills into other communities around the world.
This is what Million Stylez has to say about “Inna Di Dancehall” and all the debate surrounding the song: “There is too much slackness and negativity in contemporary music in general, from hip-hop, dancehall to pop. Its all about acting stupid and doing extreme stuff like drinking til you drop, do drugs, have sex with whoever and whenever. That is what the youths are listening to today. I wanted to make a conscious song on a real dancehall riddim that you also can dance to, with an uplifting message without negativity, violence or degrading words about women.”
“Inna Di Dancehall,” which comes to us courtesy of Scandinavian reggae-dancehall label Rudeboy Records, was officially released on Friday, March 12th.
