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Music June edition of KeesingLIVE! to feature L.U.S.T
On Saturday, 21 June 2014, Alternative Music Limited presents the June edition of its KeesingLIVE! concert series. The show will be held at the usual 5 Keesing Avenue venue (off Hagley Park Road). The June edition will be headlined by L.U.S.T, whose four members will also perform as solo acts. Other artistes in the line-up are Sheldon Senior &Conscious Rebels and singer/songwriter, Shepherd.
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Music Exclusive Listen - Lutan Fyah's 'Get Rid A Di Wicked' album
Be one of the first to hear this soon to be chart topping album! Join the media, the reggae industry's who's who and Lutan Fyah fans all around the world to hear Get Rid A Di Wicked on 6/10/14
By Biko Kennedy
Music SkyGrass releases powerful video for 'I Am King'
“I am King of my destiny” -- strong words, but words we sometimes forget all the same, as we get caught up in the dramas, traumas, wrong turns and potholes that life sometimes offers. A reminder is always welcome, and the best reminders often come in musical form: SKYGRASS’s new single “IAMKING” presents an aggressive testament to fighting for what you believe in.
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Music Popcaan Illustrates a Paradigm Shift for Dancehall with Debut Album
Kingston and New York share a prosperous musical history. Reggae’s original deejay style which gave birth to Dancehall played an important role in the inception of what became rap music. Now the inspiration has come full circle, as Where We Come From borrows from the contemporary hip hop stage to reveal a fresh urban hybrid sound.
By Jordan Delahaye
Music Mario Evon tackles love lost in new single 'You Used 2 Love Me'
Reggae-Soul Singer/Songwriter, Mario Evon, released the second single, ‘You Used 2 Love Me’, from his debut album ‘Reggae-Soul Volume 1: M.E. On Love’.
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Music Women enjoy more than 50 years of success on Jamaica's musical stage
Marcia Griffiths may easily have been the artiste who benefit most from Bob Andy’s writing. He, not only wrote songs for her at the beginning of her career, but literally taught them to her line by line.
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Music Patra ready to take centre stage with self-titled album
She was one of the hottest female deejays in the music industry during the 1990s before she disappeared from the music scene. But today, an effervescent Patra is ready to make her comeback and wants the world to know that this time, she's here to stay.
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Music Kelissa is on the Move!
Refreshed and ready to get back in the studio, Kelissa returned to Jamaica in April and has since been working on producing new material. She recently released a single called ‘Step It Up’ on the Muddy Road Riddim by Natural High Productions. The project also features Jesse Royal, Mikey General, Lutan Fyah, Dax Lion and more.
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Music Tanya Stephens plays the roles of both wife and matey in “Pon Di Side’ video
Jamaican lyricist Tanya Stephens has released yet another gem from the Guilty album project, her latest commercial effort. The song is entitled Pon Di Side and is the fourth single to garner the required attention from the artiste and subsequently an accompanying video.
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Music Enter the Sean Paul VIP Xperience competition
Fans have the chance to be treated to the ultimate VIP experience at this year’s staging of Reggae Sumfest. Sean Paul who will be performing on International Night 2 on Saturday, July 19, welcomes fans to participate in the Sean Paul VIP Xperience competition.
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Music Randy Valentine Breaking the Chains on his Road to Success
For those who have a preference for reggae music in its original state, raw and pure like the pioneers presented it, Randy Valentine shares your inclination and his latest release will both impress and excite you.
By Jordan Delahaye
Music Agent Sasco set to release new album...soon
He has a plethora of hit singles, but only two albums. However, that number is about to increase as Assassin, also known as Agent Sasco, gets ready to release his latest studio album.
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Music Mavado dispels Alliance's claim of disloyalty
Sitting with Winford Williams' OnStage, Mavado recently attempted to clear the air of allegations of feuds, disloyalty and forgetting his roots and origins. While DJ Khaled cries for peace between the two entertainers and yearns to see a collaboration that is destined to draw Dancehall together. Check out the interview after the jump!
By Biko Kennedy
Music Jahmiel’s Mission to Greatness
As a musician in any genre it is imperative that some semblance of originality is introduced to your act. This is one of Jahmiel’s greatest triumphs in his career so far – his distinct sound. Up-and-comers like Jahmiel paint a positive future for Jamaican music that seems both interesting and propitious.
By Jordan Delahaye
Music Samantha J inks lucrative deal with Columbia Records
Roughly a year after the release of her breakout hit Tight Skirt, singer Samantha J has signed a record deal with major American label Columbia Records.
By Biko Kennedy
Music Zvuloon to bring diversity to Sumfest stage on International Night 2
Zvuloon Dub System, a renowned reggae band out of Israel, will bring an interesting mixture of Ethiopian beats, jazz and funk fused with, and encouraged by, traditional reggae to the Sumfest stage.
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Music Maya Angelou and her Caribbean musical touch
“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness,” the former U.S. Poet Laureate, who died Wednesday, May 28th, at age 86, Maya Angelou tersely noted once painting the image of her relationship with music; songwriting in particular..
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Music Will.i.am taps Dancehall for new single
Multi-Grammy Award-winning artiste and producer Will.i.am latest single It's My Birthday featuring Cody Wise, finds Aidonia raspy vocals reciting some of the lyrics from his hit record Fi Di Jockey with Bounty Killer chanting "Big Ship sailing"...a random sampling yes, but a great step in boosting both artistes' careers nonetheless.
By Biko Kennedy
Music Reggae Sumfest takes a step into the 'Future'
Already one mainstream rapper is on the bill for the 22nd staging of Reggae Sumfest, and now the Festival has enhanced the package with the addition of American Hip-Hop star Future.
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Music Tanya Stephens 'Guilty' of Lyrical Assault
Right off the bat listeners can hear that Tanya Stephens has something of substance to say on her latest album, Guilty. It shouldn’t come as a surprise as Stephens has long proved that she has lyric fever and she doesn’t need a cure.
By Jordan Delahaye
Music JussBuss Acoustic closes season with unaired performances from No-Maddz, Dre Island and Chronixx
Directed by Pierce Mclean and Andrew Jackson, JussBuss Acoustic TV series recently concluded season one and what better way to do so than airing unreleased performers from a few great acts. Having No-Maddz, Dre Island and Chronixx performing Electric, Whistle Away and Behind Curtain respectively, one can't help but wonder what season two will entail.
By Biko Kennedy
Music Shabba Ranks, Lady Saw, Tarrus Riley, Konshens and Assassin team up for the 'Greatest Creation' Riddim
"I haven't done any dancehall rhythms since [2009] because I was turned off by the vibes that came about from the [Silent River] rhythm. Since then, I have been focusing more on artiste management and the Reggae side of production," Greatest Creation producer, Shane Brown, explains.
By Biko Kennedy
Music Reggae Sumfest set to honour Freddie McGregor
International Night Two of the 22nd staging of Reggae Sumfest will see organisers paying homage to reggae icon Freddie McGregor for his contribution to Jamaican music.
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Music Rebelution Brings Diversity with Cali-Reggae on 'Count me In'
Reggae music is everywhere and still growing. It’s unlikely that a sound like reggae, so original in its nature and coming from such a small urban community in the time that it did, would go on to become as big as it has. Reggae’s unlikely history however, is part of the genre's charm and it continues to inspire a diverse cadre of musicians, even today.
By Jordan Delahaye