The Top 200 Reggae Songs From 1962 – 2022
Jamaica gained independence in 1962 and about that time reggae music emerged. Reggae music has influenced the world and even started a few other genres of music. Over the years on my Saturday radio show, Reggae Voyage With Madman Donovan, on WESU 88.1FM, I compiled a list of songs from requests from listeners and past […]
2023 Recipients—Marleine Bastien, Marcia Griffiths, Winston ‘Wee Pow’ Powell—Lauded at Reggae Icon Awards in Miramar, Florida
Located in South Florida, the City of Miramar last month was a hotbed of activity where celebrating Black History Month was concerned. In that spirit, it was a festive and ceremonious occasion on February 22nd at the City’s Multicultural Center. As part of this year’s ‘Black History Meets Reggae’ event series, the 3rd Annual Icon […]
Jamaican Reggae Artist Protoje to Perform at the 2023 Hollywood ArtsPark Experience in South Florida
The Hollywood Arts Park Experience series continues March 11, 2023 – a series of free festival-style concerts at the magnificent ArtsPark in downtown Hollywood, Florida – produced by the Rhythm Foundation for the City of Hollywood. Concertgoers are invited to bring a lawn chair or a blanket to enjoy live music with friends and family. […]
Photo Highlights of Gospel Spectacular in South Florida for Reggae Month
Gospel Spectacular was recently held at the Miramar Civic Center. One of several Reggae Month events in South Florida the show featured a stellar lineup of some of the current gospel singers. Hosted by the City of Miramar in conjunction with Inner Circle and Jaria. The event featured Carlene Davis O.D, Prodigal Son, Omari, Glacia […]
Chance The Rapper To Bring Free Concert & Festival To Kingston, Jamaica In 2024
Kingston Jamaica will be the venue for the next Chance the Rapper free Black Line Star festival & concert. The rapper announced it on March 6th, 2023 on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon when he was asked when and where would the next concert series be held. Chance the Rapper mentioned it would be […]
Black & Proud Concert NYC 2023 featuring Anthony B had fans feeling Black and Proud
The event had been promoted for weeks beforehand and the buzz was gently building, the lineup contained the cream of roots cultural music, both veterans in the form of Anthony B and relatively newer artists like Perfect Giddimani. Staged at the cavernous Amazura in Queens on Saturday February 22, 2023, the show was a resounding […]
Jamaican Artist, Agent Sasco, Honored by Harvard University Caribbean Club
Jamaican music artist, Agent Sasco, a.k.a. Assassin, was honored on March 6, 2023 by the Harvard University Caribbean Club with its Entertainer of the Year Award. The recognition came during the Sixth Annual Jubilee Many Nations: One Family – Celebrating Our People, Progress, and Prosperity. “I am honored and grateful,” said Assassin in a social […]
Bob Marley Classic Included on List of Songs Scientifically Proven to Be One of the All-Time Happiest
The classic 1971 reggae tune “Sun Is Shining” from Bob Marley and The Wailers is one of the Top 10 Happiest Songs identified by Dr. Michael Bonshor, a music psychologist and professor at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Dr. Bonshor, whose expertise is in musical well-being and performance psychology, currently teaches the […]
A Toast to Miramar’s 2023 Afro-Carib Music Festival, Headlined by Koffee—the ‘Grammy Kid’
The 3rd Annual Afro-Carib festival was certainly a treat as part of this year’s City of Miramar Black History and Reggae Month event series. The festival took place at the Miramar Regional Park Amphitheater and was hosted by Commissioner Alexandra. And there were a number of notables in attendance, including Consul General Oliver Mair, Commissioner […]
Legendary Reggae Artists Shaggy and Marcia Griffiths Partner with Jeep Brand for Super Bowl Commercial
The Jamaican reggae icons Shaggy and Marcia Griffiths were featured in an ad for the automobile manufacturer Jeep that aired at the 2023 staging of the Super Bowl. The one-minute-long commercial uses a remix of Griffith’s 1983 hit “Electric Boogie,” which she originally recorded with Bunny Wailer who wrote and produced the original track. Jeep […]