Reggae’s first Grammy winning band Black Uhuru returns to Moe’s Alley (1535 Commercial Way) in Santa Cruz, California on Thursday, March 14th. This stop is a part of their tour promoting the new album “As The World Turns,” which was also nominated for a Grammy this year.
Black Uhuru will be supported by special guests Onesty & King Schascha. Advance tickets are now available for $26 USD via Moe’s Alley’s website. On the day of the show it will be $30 USD.
On Sunday, March 31st, the St. Thomas Heritage Productions in collaboration with Ilife Vegan Foods and TPDCo present the St Thomas Heritage and Poetry Festival at Lyssons Beach (St. Thomas, Jamaica). This is a celebration of African lifestyle, Rastafari culture, fashion, food, and the literary arts.
The event will feature some of Jamaica’s best poets, namely: Richie Innocent, Wise Wurdz, Mutabaruka and others.
See below Buju Banton‘s ‘Long Walk To Freedom’ Caribbean tour dates; and for additional information visit: www.bujubanton.com
Sat. March 16th – Kingston, Jamaica (National Stadium)
Sat. March 30th – Nassau, Bahamas (Thomas A Robinson Stadium)
Sun. April 21st – Trinidad & Tobago (Queens Park Savannah)
Sat. April 27th – Barbados (Kensington Oval)
Sat. May 4th – Paramaribo, Suriname (Andre Kamperveen Stadion)
Sat. May 11th – St. George, Grenada (National Cricket Stadium)
Sat. June 15th – Tortola, BVI (Festival Village Grounds)
Sat. June 29th – St. Kitts (Kim Collins Athletic Club)
On Wednesday, February 11th, R&B / soul singer Alicia Keys shared a new single entitled “Raise a Man” via her social sites. Released on the RCA Records label – a division of Sony Music Entertainment – “Raise a Man” can be streamed and downloaded via iTunes.
The official video was uploaded to her YouTube channel on Thursday, February 21st, and has so far gotten over half a million views.
Click here or on the image above to watch the video for “Raise a Man” and remember to like, comment and share.
On Friday, March 15th, R&B star Erykah Badu will join hip-hop artist Nas at the State Farm Arena (1 State Farm Drive) in Atlanta, Georgia. Tickets for this event start at $59 USD and goes all the way up to $250 USD depending on location in the arena.
Recording artist E.G. and his team got together a few weeks ago to shoot the official video for his trending soca single “Head Gone.” Released on the Start Up Riddim by BKA Records at the end of 2018, E.G.‘s “Head Gone“ is undoubtedly one of the stand out song on the project.
The video, which was directed by Roti, was shot at a popular bar in Queens, New York and is now being edited by Maria Jackson. It will be released on Monday, March 4th.
In an effort to promote the video release, E.G. will be doing several club appearances, where he will be performing the song and premiering the video ahead of March 4th. Upcoming stops include Sapphire (in Valley Stream, New York) on March 1st and Guiding Light Lounge (in Jamaica, New York) on March 2nd.
Watch snippets from the upcoming video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=59fG7ZNUx6U
Bushman
On Saturday, April 20th, Top Shelf Caribbean and TSC Promotions will be hosting the 420 Music Fest with the sub-heading “Country Meets Reggae.” It will showcase various established reggae and country artists, namely: Freddie McGregor, Gyptian, Bushman, Thriller U, Moon Shine Crazy, Bobby Zoppi & The Corduroys, and that is just to name a few. The backing band will be Gumption.
The event will be held at the Gold County Fairgrounds & Event Center (209 Fairgate Road) in Aurburn, California. The gates are scheduled to open at 10 AM and showtime is 2 PM.
