Elegance Banquet Hall and Cuban One Umbrella present a first-time musical tribute to reggae legends Jacob Miller and Bob Marley. The event will be on Saturday, December 14, at Elegance Banquet Hall (2964 Main Street) in Hartford, Connecticut.

It will be headlined by Inner Circle, Jacob Miller‘s band, and The Wailers, Bob Marley‘s band. Jamaican-born guitarist and singer Julian Junior Marvin will perform with The Wailers. The lineup will also feature performances by Iyafonso and King Shanni, with additional music by selectors Ras Hammer, Patrick Power, and Black Hustler. Tickets can be purchased on Eventbrite.

Last summer, Rastafarian reggae artist Ras Kronik released his 3rd studio album, “The Energy.” Since it came out, he and the team at Pandemic Records & Entertainment LLC, the imprint on which it is published, have been sharing individual tracks as singles. The latest is “Agree to Disagree,” track number 2.

The timely record encourages listeners to come to an understanding with whomever they disagree with as opposed to getting into squabbles. Ras Kronik goes even deeper by emphasizing the importance of love and unity. He reminds us that despite our differences, we actually have more in common than that which divides us.

“Agree to Disagree” is a powerful reggae tune that was reshared as a single on September 20th, 2024. It is currently available on Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora, Tidal, iTunes, and other streaming platforms. 

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Ambelique, one of Jamaica’s musical gems, has joined forces with legendary reggae producer Willie Lindo for the absolutely enchanting new album titled “Blind Spot.” This is a 14-track record with no collaborative features that went live on streaming platforms on Friday, November 15.

“Blind Spot” starts with three minutes and thirty-one seconds of Ambelique expressing gratitude to the Most High. From there he goes into his signature style, lovers rock, and throughout the entire record he remains on that path, only deviating on tracks #4, “Wash Over Gold Watch,” and #7, “I Wouldn’t Change A Thing.” On the former, he lashes out against the commonly accepted 9-5 work routine, while on the latter, he recounts his life’s journey.

This album, though produced by Willie Lindo, has contributions by an all-star cast of musicians and vocalists. The late, great Robbie Shakespeare played bass guitar, while his other half, Sly Dunbar, joined KashieF Lindo on the drum programming. The actual drums were played by Paul Douglas; keyboards, organ, piano, synth, and additional bass lines were done by Robbie Lyn and KashieF Lindo; and Jamaica’s king of sax, DeanFraser, added the saxophone. It should be noted that Dave Richards also contributed on the piano and keyboard, while Willie Lindo and Hux Brown delivered on the guitar. Finally, backing vocals were added by Ambelique, Pam Hall, Nikesha Lindo, and Shavanique.

“Blind Spot” is now available on Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora, Tidal, iTunes, etc., and it’s on Willie Lindo‘s HeavyBeat Records label.

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The October 25th release of the album “Friends of Marcia Griffiths Celebrating 60 Years” was unfortunately overshadowed by her November 3rd concert at Hope Gardens, which had a similar theme. 

Sadly, a lot of people are not aware that veteran producer Donovan Germain, the man that recruited Marcia Griffiths for hit songs like “I Shall Sing,” “Land of Love,” and “Live On,” a collaboration done with Beres Hammond, had several artists remake some of Griffiths‘ songs in honor of her 60th year in music.

Released on Germain‘s Penthouse Records label, the LP features Nikki Burt, Nyanda, Heather Cummings, Sherieta Lewis, Pam Hall, AJ Brown, Shuga, Nadine Sutherland, Twiggi, Ikaya, Carlene Davis, Alaine, D-Major, Sashae Evans, Naomi Cowan, Jenny Jenny, and Adele Harley. If you have not done so as yet, click here or on the image above to stream/download “Friends of Marcia Griffiths Celebrating 60 Years” from your preferred music platform.

Reggae legend Clinton Fearon and his Boogie Brown Band will be back home in Seattle, Washington State, for the 27th edition of Seattle Reggae Nights. It will be held on Saturday, December 7th, at Nectar Lounge (412 N 36th St), starting at 8:00 p.m.

Fearon and the Boogie Brown Band will be joined by Dub Collective, a local reggae, dub, rocksteady, and ska ensemble, as well as DJ Cray. Tickets are currently being sold for US$18.00. On the day of the event, it will be US$23.00.

In the first quarter of 2024, Jamaican producer Dub Chemist, who is now based in America, released five individual singles on an instrumental called Royal Plus Riddim. On its own, the gentle, groovy reggae beat charms listeners with its authenticity. It comes across as a beautiful blank canvas on which each artist painted a different vision with their words and melodies.

The project features “Paradise” by Raquel Sellars, “Love Over All Things” by BlacSpade, “Trim Trim Trim” by Pashon Minott, “Nuh Waan See Yu” by I-Tru Jah,” and “Blend & Mend Again” by Magano. BlacSpade and Pashon Minott songs highlight and celebrate the Rastafarian way of life, while I-Tru Jah and Magano lament on the many challenges and changes we are all confronted with while on this journey. As for Raquel Sellars, she delivered a strong song that is all about honoring reggae music.

The previously mentioned tracks can be streamed and downloaded on Apple Music, iTunes, Deezer, Spotify, Tidal, and all other digital music platforms.