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GoldenEye Hotel To Host Radio Nova Party At The Bizot Bar
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GoldenEye Hotel To Host Radio Nova Party At The Bizot Bar

Goldeneye hotel to host radio nova party at the bizot bar celebrating the link between jamaican music and the no 1 radio station in france.

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Rockhouse Hotel Presents Monthly Acoustic Concert Series
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Rockhouse Hotel Presents Monthly Acoustic Concert Series

Rockhouse Hotel & Spa and Pushcart Restaurant in Negril are pleased to announce the second installment of their monthly outdoor, acoustic, concert series. Each month, Rockhouse will honor Jamaica's rich musical tradition by presenting important artists spanning the decades and genres of ska, reggae, and dancehall.

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Sean Paul hops to the 'Other Side Of Love' for sixth album
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Sean Paul hops to the 'Other Side Of Love' for sixth album

After debuting his fifth album, 'Tomahawk Technique', last year, Sean Paul returns with an upbeat dance track dubbed 'Other Side of Love', spinning as the lead single for his upcoming sixth album.

By Biko Kennedy

Tanto Metro and Devonte to return after fans' demanding 'Request'
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Tanto Metro and Devonte to return after fans' demanding 'Request'

Who can forget the first time they heard Tanto Metro and Devonte's vocals tearing through the airwaves in the late 1990's with their single 'Everyone Falls in Love'; a single that "hit the mark in Jamaica in 1997 then hit the international scene in 1998 then went into 1999 as a major hit for VP Records to Sony," explains Devonte, the singer of the duo, to the Gleaner in a 2007 interview.

By Biko Kennedy

Bob Marley's 'Waiting in Vain'/ 'Buffalo Soldier' EDM Remix
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Bob Marley's 'Waiting in Vain'/ 'Buffalo Soldier' EDM Remix

Sure Reggae purists will be a bit upset with anyone touching classics; but you can't deny that you're not the least bit curious as to how it sounds.

By Biko Kennedy

VP Records partners with Vans for 'Dub Rockers'
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VP Records partners with Vans for 'Dub Rockers'

California based skate-shoe company Vans have entered into a partnership with Queens, New York-based Reggae imprint VP Records to create the Dub Rockers sneaker as part of the promotional campaign for VP's latest opus, Dub Rockers.

By Biko Kennedy

Nyanda can't help but follow the rhythm of her heart
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Nyanda can't help but follow the rhythm of her heart

With the success their debut album 'Love is Wicked' garnered in 2007, Brick and Lace emerged as the grandiose avenging angels of effective Jamaican R&B-futurist art pop unmatched by another. Now six years later, the duo has embarked on solo projects during their hiatus, nimbly maneuvering their way to a necessary alternative while going for the sonic jugular.

By Biko Kennedy

Gyptian's 'Hold Yuh' basks golden stance
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Gyptian's 'Hold Yuh' basks golden stance

Sure it might have taken three years, but Gyptian's smash single 'Hold Yuh' has been certified gold with sales of 500,000 downloads.

By Biko Kennedy

Taking a trip down memory lane with Reggae Sumfest
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Taking a trip down memory lane with Reggae Sumfest

With the countdown to the 21st anniversary of 'The Greatest Reggae Show on Earth' steadily ticking away with 45 days remaining until festivities begin, we take a visual rollercoaster ride throughout the years like no other.

By Biko Kennedy

Stephen Marley's Revelation Part II kicks into high-gear with 'Bongo Nyah'
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Stephen Marley's Revelation Part II kicks into high-gear with 'Bongo Nyah'

Having walked away with his third Grammy win with Revelation Part 1: Root of Life in 2012, Stephen's main intention with his upcoming opus is to pick up where part one left off while creating an eclectic sound that'll transcend the tests of time.

By Biko Kennedy

Musical Masquerade aiming to make music breathe again
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Musical Masquerade aiming to make music breathe again

In a technology laden era, where music's accessibly is held on the pulsating clicks of our fingers, very few mysteries are left to be solved by the 21st Century's plugged-in generation. Anonymity was once an abstract concept used to fuel audience's interest in philosophically interesting ways…and Musical Masquerade might just recapture that art.

By Biko Kennedy

Bongo Herman, speaking the pulse everyone hears
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Bongo Herman, speaking the pulse everyone hears

In the immortally hypnotic and pulsating beats of the drum, it has undoubtedly passed on its diverse vocabulary from generation to generation. With an effort to convey those reiterating messages of freedom, Bongo Herman life-story plays as a percussionist and singer whose success dates back to the early 1960's.

By Biko Kennedy

Cherine and Reach One Child Foundation Launches Scholarship Program
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Cherine and Reach One Child Foundation Launches Scholarship Program

CHERINE ANDERSON & REACH ONE CHILD FOUNDATION LAUNCHES SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

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Behind The Screen Series at UBTandR
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Behind The Screen Series at UBTandR

Usain Bolt Tracks and Records, host of entertainment serving up music series Behind The Screen Series in addition to Sports and Food offerings.

By Tanaka Tiki Roberts

Chaka Demus and Pliers' 'Tease Me' turns 20
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Chaka Demus and Pliers' 'Tease Me' turns 20

The dynamic duo of a fun-loving yet gravel-voiced Chaka Demus paired with the smoothly-gliding chords of singer Pliers might just be one of the most pioneering and fruitful acts from the 1990's, with their single 'Tease Me' catapulting them to the top of varying charts.

By Biko Kennedy

Jah Cure ready to break hiatus, hit studios hard
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Jah Cure ready to break hiatus, hit studios hard

International Reggae artiste Siccature 'Jah Cure' Alcock has been on a hiatus for some time now but he assures fans that his undeniable talent will be shining even more now packed with a new management team.

By Biko Kennedy

The Wailing Souls enduring the sands of time
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The Wailing Souls enduring the sands of time

The Wailing Souls stand as a part of the small surviving entertainers of Reggae and Roots originators still musically active today, wowing crowds at every venue they perform.

By Biko Kennedy

Mike Pinto shares 'Truthful Lies' on latest LP
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Mike Pinto shares 'Truthful Lies' on latest LP

'Truthful Lies' marks Mike's 5th studio release, packing a fusion of funk, soul, rock, and reggae with an unbelievable use of instrumentation from piano and saxophones to trumpets and varying drum patterns, you name it and it's on this album.

By Biko Kennedy

The 'Future'… a drink worth tasting
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The 'Future'… a drink worth tasting

Consisting of falsetto-riddled-singer, Mr. Courtney John, the young Wizard herself, producer Nastassja Hammond and Grammy award winning musician, Steven "Lenky" Marsden, The Courtney John Project dances on the borders of the 'Future' showing everyone music's evolution may be inevitable but certainly a drink worth tasting.

By Biko Kennedy

Wyre, From Kenya to Kingston
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Wyre, From Kenya to Kingston

African reggae artiste Wyre visits Jamaica for the very first time to shoot the video for "Nakupenda Pia " with Jamaican songbird Alaine

By Tanaka Tiki Roberts

Keznamdi, creating musical gems through limitlessness
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Keznamdi, creating musical gems through limitlessness

Fela Anikulapo Kuti once said "Music is the weapon of the future," and with the musical stratosphere currently prepared for a dramatic change, Keznamdi might just have the soundtrack that'll set free a lot of bottled emotions.

By Biko Kennedy

Sizzla's The Messiah album stream
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Sizzla's The Messiah album stream

Returning with his 70th album, Sizzla's The Messiah has been described as a "spiritually-conscious album", as he embarks on another chapter in his 22-year-long career.

By Biko Kennedy

Tenor Saw, a yodel we'll never forget
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Tenor Saw, a yodel we'll never forget

In a musical platform where everyone seems to borrow elements from each other, Tenor Saw was truly an original; a Dancehall legend with an attention-required yodel. The legacy of Clive Bright, one of dancehall's most influential and unique singers, will forever live on.

By Biko Kennedy

Tarrus Riley plans to take 'One Drop' to 'The Limit'
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Tarrus Riley plans to take 'One Drop' to 'The Limit'

Using his velvet-vocal-caress to captivate the world over, Tarrus Riley's mission is simply: "I want [to hold the attention of] all the ears in the world."

By Biko Kennedy