In February, 2023, recording artist Zamunda released Jah Love Surround Me, a twelve-track studio album that features collaborations with Popcaan, Dre Island, Louie Culture, and Anthony B. Since then, he and his team have been actively promoting the project, while concomitantly introducing his fans to the various songs that are presented on it.

Most recently, they shared He Save Me (track #9), a non-secular tune done with the old Ganga Lee, Louie Culture. On the record, both men detail their admiration for the Almighty, with Zamunda elaborating on what initially led him to the Rastafarian way of life. 

Almost a year to the day of the album’s release, on February 7, 2024, the official video for He Save Me was published on Zamunda‘s vevo channel. Much like the audio, the visuals are straightforward and somewhat informative. It shows Louie Culture and Zamunda performing the song, with sporadic clips of the former Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie.

Not long ago, Zamunda inked a management deal with Garfield Cowan, principal of Natures Way Entertainment, a South Florida company known for producing Jah Cure’s Wake Up, and Wayne Wonder‘s Let me Love You Tonight. With his career now in steady hands, Zamunda is promising big things. Stay tuned…

Trinidadians are invited to the One Love Experience at Queen’s Park Savannah in Port of Spain on Saturday, April 13. This is a live reggae music event that will see some of Jamaica’s most respected reggae artists performing.

There will be sets by veterans Warrior King, Bushman, Louie Culture, and Glen Washington, as well as King David, Jamelody, Isasha, and Mr King. Backing bands are Rootz Warriors from Jamaica and Kornerstone from Trinidad.

KashieF Lindo – the son of legendary multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer Willie Lindo, and an accomplished recording artist and composer in his own right – has just released a stunning new song and video titled Maybe. 

The record tackles the often ignored subject of fear of commitment, especially when engaged in an intimate relationship. KashieF uses his distinctive high-pitched singing style to tell the story of a man who questions why he is so scared to fall in love while simultaneously acknowledging that he is in love. 

Maybe was produced by Willie Lindo, who is credited for the acoustic and rhythm guitars on the track. KashieF, for his part, did the drum programming, and in addition to singing the lead, he also sang the background vocals. The bass, piano, and keyboards were added by Robbie Lyn, and it was mixed by Garfield McDonald. Maybe was written by both KashieF and Willie Lindo. 

Regarding the visuals, videographer Errol Lyons did an incredible job with the official music video, which superbly adds images and movements to KashieF‘s words. Maybe went live on streaming platforms on March 8th, and as such, can now be streamed and/or downloaded from all digital music stores. It is on the HeavyBeat Records label. 

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD “MAYBE”

On March 23rd at 8:30 p.m., Jamaica will join Asia, Europe, Africa, North and South America for Earth Hour. For sixty minutes homes across the world will switch off their lights in an attempt to highlight the dangerous decline in nature, climate change, and the need to work together to secure a brighter future for the planet.

Earth Hour JA, a Jamaica-based organization focused on monitoring climate change and providing information about about it, will be hosting a concert on the previously mentioned date to further accentuate the issue. The event will start at 4 p.m. at Hope Gardens in Kingston, and will feature performances by Etana, Alaine, Warrior King, Iotosh, and Alexx A-Game.

Free tickets are available on their website: earthhourja-dot-com. Anyone who shows up without a pass will have to pay $1,000 JMD to get in.

As a result of a near-death experience, Jay Shephard, one of the most celebrated reggae-dancehall artists from Nassau, Bahamas, is now singing a different tune (pun intended). On the recently released Natural Vibes Riddim, the sing-jay contributed Higher, an absolutely beautiful lovers-rock record that is arguably one of the strongest songs on the compilation. 

Because Higher stands in stark contrast to the previously released, sexually explicit, gunman tunes in Shephard‘s catalogue, he was asked about the change, and responded as follows:

“I’m a survivor of a gunshot to the face and as a result of it Yah/Jah I started to seek the Most High and in return he blessed me with the voice you are hearing now. Before the headshot I couldn’t sing and didn’t have that voice. I was visited by the Holy Spirit one night in my room and got blessed with the voice in one night and Jay Shephard was born.”

Regarding Higher, he said: “the song Higher was inspired by the woman I’m with now. She inspires me to take her Higher and to be the highest version of myself. She is definitely a blessing to me. My hope is that listeners hear a different side of Jay Shephard & that they themselves take the person they are with Higher. Emotionally, Spiritually & Mentally.”

The Natural Vibes Riddim, which also features Busy Signal, Jah Cure, Turbulence, Pressure Busspipe, Powerman, Lutan Fyah, Kurtiouss, Rufftop Rock I, and Ginjah, is now available on all streaming platforms. It comes to us courtesy of Reggae Vibes Music.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE “NATURAL VIBES RIDDIM”

At the end of March, famed bass player and record producer Taddy P will release a new song performed by veteran vocalist Richie Stephens. The track, titled She Loves Me, is a reggae remake of James Ingram‘s She Loves Me (The Best That I Can Be), which was first shared on his 1983 album, It’s Your Night. 

This single is Taddy P‘s follow up to Blessings, a tune he did with Red Fox that was made public at the beginning of December in 2023. Both songs are on Taddy P‘s Bass Inna Yuh Face Records label, an imprint he has owned and operated for years. 

Taddy P‘s versatility as a bass player, recording artist, and producer makes him highly sought after by both emerging and established acts. Over the years he has worked with Maxi Priest, Freddie McGregor, Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, Rita Marley, Tanya Stephens, Diana King, Shabba Ranks, Yellow Man, Sanchez, Monifah, and others. 

From a production standpoint, he has done four albums: Bass Inna Yu Face (2005), Gimmie Di Bass (2011), Singing Bass (2020), and Bass-a-Cally Vocals Volume 1 (2020). These are in addition to several EPs and singles, the next being the aforementioned She Loves Me with Richie Stephens, which should be live on streaming platforms on March 29th.