Due to the global pandemic, the organizers of this year’s Uprising Festival will be hosting a scaled-down version of the event; it’s being called the Wakelake Edition. The three day concert will be held on August 28th, 29th and 30th at Bratislava, Wakelake.
Because of the many complications surrounding travelling during covid-19, most of the performers will be local artists. The headlining act however, is Jamaican chanter Anthony B, who is already in Europe.
At the end of May, r&b singer Mýa shared a record that can only be described as positive, beautiful and very much needed as we deal with all the changes the world is going through right now. The track is titled “Space & Time” and it’s basically her explaining the importance of taking time out and getting away from all the madness.
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Towards the end of June Toots And The Maytals shared the lead single from the upcoming album, titled “Got To Be Tough.” Today we are learning that the full project will be officially released on Friday, August 28th via Trojan Jamaica.
Fans and supporters of Frederick “Toots” Hibbert can pre-order the record HERE.
As promised, Agent Sasco has delivered the remix to his summer hit “Loco.” The revised version features dancehall artist Bounty Killer and reggae lyricist Kabaka Pyramid.
Click here to stream and download “Loco Remix” from your preferred music platform.
Ernest G. Simmonds, better known as Talmigila, is the artist with the profoundly silky, sultry voice who has been captivating reggae listeners with his cultural music for the past four decades. He hails from the musical community of Islington in St. Mary, Jamaica; a large district located on the hills in the North East section of the Parish. Islington has the distinction of being the home to many artists with an international repertoire, namely: Nico Demus, Capleton, Pan Head, Mad Cobra and recently dancehall artist Munga Honorable.
Talmigila started his music career at the age of sixteen by performing in both his, and neighboring communities (Port Maria, Annoto-Bay, Ocho Rios and Oracabessa). After achieving success performing locally, he made the decision to relocate to the capital of the country, Kingston, where he was able to fully concentrate on working on his craft by aligning himself with others in the industry. Once in Kingston, Talmigila was able to forge great relationships with some of the nation’s biggest musicians. By the early 80’s through 90’s he was working on various projects with the Fire House Crew, Sly and Robbie, Don Marshall, Axe Man and many others.
Now residing in Florida, Talmigila is still very active in the music business. He regularly performs in the U.S. and Jamaica; and has shared the stage with Freddy McGregor, Ras Shiloh, Brigadier Jerry, Glen Washington, and that is just to name a few. He is currently promoting his latest project, a ten track album, titled “Stand Up.”
Jamaica’s Ministry of Health & Wellness have just announced that the Sandy Bay Community, which is located in the Parish of Clarendon, is now under a 14 day quarantine.
The decision to place the area under lockdown came after a few people in region tested positive for covid-19. Additionally, there were reports of large gatherings with persons not wearing masks.
Jamaicans all over the world are outraged at the high court’s ruling, which states that Kensington Primary School was legally right in banning a young girl because she has locks.
With Jamaica being the birth place of the Rastafarian movement – which has locked hair as one of its foremost symbols – most Jamaicans are rightfully upset and have been publicly voicing there displeasure.
