DJ Sir Rockwells Picks for Top 5 Reggae/Dancehall Singles & Albums
What were the top 5 reggae singles and albums for 2014? Veteran radio personality and Best of Jamaica winner, Sir Rockwell of RockDaBox.net gives us his picks for 2014. Top 5 Reggae Albums for 2014 Love Situation – Tarrus Riley Amid the Noise – Soja I Rise – Etana Count on my love- Tessanne Chin […]
The Reggae World Has Lost A Legend and a Giant as King Sporty Passes Away
Best known for his song “Buffalo Soldiers”, which was written for Bob Marley, Noel Williams, aka King Sporty, made his transition today, with his wife R&B Legend, Betty Wright at his bedside. King Sporty was the Recipient of the International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) Lifetime honor in 2010 in New York and was […]
5 Facts: Jamaica’s DJ Kool Herc, the Father of Hip-Hop
Clive Campbell, now known as DJ Kool Herc, is credited with inventing hip-hop, the wildly popular musical genre that spread throughout the world. Born in Jamaica, his family moved to New York in 1967. He was just starting out as a DJ in 1973 when he and his sister Cindy decided to throw a party […]
Marley Heirs Wail “One Love” Tribute To Legend – Apollo Bob Marley Tribute Concert
See More Photos Here Benefactors to the legacy left by Robert Nesta Marley rocked the Apollo Theater in Harlem with a tribute concert commemorating the legend’s 35th anniversary appearance at the landmark showplace. They each performed signature songs and in the end united onstage singing his “One Love” anthem. Reggae Ambassadors Third World, Maxi Priest, […]
Bring Back Rocksteady Music
The beauty dancing through the melodic rhymes and magnificent music has robed this island for years. Who can forget one of its Pioneers Mr. Alton Ellis? This music is an amalgamation of ska, Jazz and rhythm and blues. Benevolence etched in each tone and the message of peace, love and romance is what this genre […]
Conversation with Reggae & Dancehall Artist, Teflon
This week we caught up with upcoming Reggae & Dancehall artist Teflon, who is performing at Sting 2014. Born Shaniel Andre Watson the fiery reggae artist is from St. Mary which has produced many of Jamaica’s popular dancehall performers including Ninja Man, Lady Saw and Capleton. Here is our conversation with Teflon. Q: Tell us […]
A Conversation with Austria based Jamaican-born dancehall artiste, Miss Str8
This week we have a conversation with Jamaican-born dancehall artiste Miss Str8, who is based out of Austria. Miss Str8, whose given name is Sanchia Lingard, migrated to Austria in 2004. We recently sat down with Miss Str8 as she prepared for her Sting 2014 debut Tell us about your background and how did you get […]
5 Things You Did Not Know About Tarrus Riley
This week we caught up with Tarrus Riley as he prepares to perform at Sting 2014 in Jamaica. Think you know everything about the singer of the new lovers reggae rock anthem song “She is Royal”? Do you know what Tarrus would be if he was not a singer? Find the answer to this question […]
5 Things You Did Not Know About Wayne Wonder
We recently caught up with Wayne Wonder, international reggae lovers rock singer. Born Von Wayne Charles in Buff Bay, Portland, Wayne began singing at Sunday school and started to write songs at the age of 13. His major career break came when he became one of the performing singers with the sound system Metro Media […]
Freedom Fighter Kristine Alicia goes LIVE! – Review
Florida-based artiste Kristine Alicia is no foreigner to music and Kingston’s Redbones Blues Café audience would discover just that on November 1, when the singer/songwriter presented Kristine Alicia LIVE, her first full feature performance in Jamaica to launch her new single, Freedom Fighter. Crediting the church, and her early upbringing for her exposure to music […]