This Friday, November 10th, Unity Entertainment will present 90’z & Up Dancehall Bashment, with selectors Tony Matterhorn, Banky Hype, Supa Twitch, Navis Bomb, Rookie and DJ Aye. Dancehall artist Demarco will also be in the building.
The event will be held at Glitz of Atlanta – 7342 Stonecrest Concourse – in Lithonia, Georgia. Starting time is 10:00 PM, and there is a $30 entrance fee.
Tariq Trotter—better known as Black Thought—is the platinum-selling, Grammy-winning co-founder of The Roots, and one of the most exhilaratingly skillful and profound rappers the culture has ever produced.
In his book, The Upcycled Self, set for release on November 14th, Trotter doesn’t just narrate a riveting and moving portrait of the artist as a young man, but gives readers a courageous model of what it means to live an examined life. In vivid vignettes, he tells the dramatic stories of the four powerful relationships that shaped him—community, friends, art, and family—each a complex weave of love, discovery, trauma, and loss.
His book tour begins on Nov 11th in Philadelphia, and he will go on to make stops in Washington, DC; New York; LA and San Francisco. A virtual event is also on the schedule.
Pre-order the book now and get tickets for the book tour at tariqtrotterbook-dot-com/.
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Yesterday – November 8th – SiriusXM announced that Grammy Award-winning reggae artist Shaggy is launching an exclusive year-round SiriusXM channel, called Shaggy’s Boombastic Radio. Curated entirely by Shaggy, it will feature his favorite reggae, dancehall and afro-beat tunes.
As part of the exclusive channel programming, Shaggy’s Boombastic Radio will debut Shaggy and Sting’s recent live performance from their inaugural One Fine Day Festival. The performance, captured at the Mann Center in Philadelphia, will air on the channel over Thanksgiving weekend.
Shaggy’s Yaad, the reggae star’s current show which first debuted on SiriusXM’s FLY and is now in its third successful year, will now regularly air on Shaggy’s Boombastic Radio. The show, hosted by Shaggy, takes listeners on a cultural journey with a wide mix of rare and classic tracks spanning the hip-hop, dancehall and reggae genres. The channel is now available to subscribers in their cars on channel 332 and on the SiriusXM app.
Source: SiriusXM
Nneka Lucia Egbuna – the Nigerian singer, songwriter and actress, more popularly referred to as Nneka – released a new five-track EP at the end of October; on the 27th to be precise. The project is titled Back and Forth.
In an interview with France 24, Nneka said the EP is all about “finding love withing ourselves, or remembering who we really are.” Those who are familiar with Nneka‘s music should know that she vibrates on a higher level, and as such, her songs are usually centered in spirituality. Click here to stream and or download Back and Forth from your preferred music platform.
Established reggae vocalist Prezident Brown, who has toured the U.S. extensively, will be back at Moe’s Alley – 1535 Commercial Way – in Santa Cruz, California, on Saturday, December 2nd.
The Jamaican roots singer will be joined by Emmanuel Selassie, a newly formed roots reggae band based in Santa Cruz. DJ Spleece, a local favorite, is also on the show. This is a twenty-one and older event, that’s scheduled to start at 8:00 PM. Click here for early bird tickets.
The 8th annual Welcome To Jamrock Reggae Cruise – which is now sold out – will set sail on the Royal Caribbean International’s Independence of the Seas, cruising from Miami to Jamaica on December 4th through 9th.
Some of the confirmed artists are: Capleton, Beenie Man, Stephen Marley, Sean Paul, Spragga Benz, Wayne Wonder, Kabaka Pyramid, Busy Signal, Ky-Mani Marley, I Wayne, Pinchers, Nadine Sutherland, Leroy Sibbles and Errol Dunkley. For the full lineup, visit the event’s official website.
On Friday, December 8th, Jstar Bassie (of Gennaroots Band) will present the Unity Is Power concert, at Club Amazura – 91-12 144th Place – in Queens, New York. There will be performances by Duane Stephenson, Richie Spice, Yaadcore, Aba Kush, and Rasta Progrez, with support from the Genaroots Band.
Physical tickets are available at VP Records (in Jamaica, NY), Tha cafe (in Queens), and Footprints Cafe and Topaze Restaurant (in Brooklyn); while digital passes can be purchased online via Eventbrite.
