The Reggae Music Train May Be Leaving Jamaica At The Station
In 1985 the United States-based National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences introduced the Reggae category in its annual Gramophone Awards ceremony. The award was to be presented to that recording artiste or artistes for quality works in the Reggae music genre to “honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without […]
Did You Know Stephen Marley is One of the 10 Youngest Grammy Winners?
It’s Grammy Award season and those in the music industry are making their mark at an increasingly early age – many before they’d attained their 20th birthday. One of the most famous was Stephen Marley, son of the late reggae legend, Bob Marley. He received his first Grammy Award in 1989 at the age of […]
SOJA win the 2022 Grammy For Best Reggae Album
American reggae band SOJA (Soldiers of Jah Army) has won the 2022 Grammy for Best Reggae Album with “Beauty in the Silence”. The results were posted on the Recording Academy Twitter page and during the pre-telecast at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. This is the first Grammy award for the band which […]
Is It Change Or Die As AfroBeats Viability Displaces Reggae And Dancehall On Billboard’s Charts?
In 2008 I spent three months in London, partly due to an Art Show that I had there, and to give myself enough time to drink in the cultural offerings. During that period, I attended a dance at Kings Cross in London’s West-end. It was a massive session which featured more than half a dozen […]
Globally Recognized Orchestra Reimagines Some of Bob Marley’s Greatest Songs in New Album
Released by Island Records/UMe on May 27, Bob Marley & The Chineke! Orchestra reimagines some of Bob Marley’s greatest songs with contemporary classical orchestration from the globally esteemed Chineke! Orchestra. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios and produced by Nick Patrick (If I Can Dream, Elvis Presley and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, True Love Ways, Buddy […]
Mikey Bennett – Jamaican Songwriter And Music Producer
In the corridors of Jamaica’s music industry, Michael “Mikey” Bennett has one of the most solid of reputations both as a songwriter and as a producer, a reputation which had its genesis in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Brush with Greatness I met Mikey Bennett in 1976 as a fresh high school graduate at […]
Tributes Flowed: Third World Celebrated Posthumous Birthdays of Dennis Brown, Bob Marley, Bunny Rugs
Dubbed ‘A Night of Reggae Music Under the Stars’, last month’s free concert at the Hollywood’s Arts Park was headlined by Third World, one of the longest-lived and iconic reggae bands the world has ever seen. It was a Reggae and Black History Month 2022 event powered by the Rhythm Foundation and Hollywood Arts Park. […]
Jamaican Producer, J.L.L, Nominated for 2022 Grammy Award
Jean-Andre Lowell Lawrence, better known as J.L.L, is a Jamaican record producer who has received a Grammy nomination for a beat he created in his bedroom in 2014. Superstar Drake included the beat on his new album, “Certified Lover Boy,” and thanks to a rule change in how the Grammys are awarded, J.L.L. is up […]
Jamaican Music Development Requires Ministerial And National Collaboration
Jamaica is known around the world for the pristine white sand beaches that bolsters its tourism product, as well as its track and field athletes who have contributed to building the island’s reputation as a track and field powerhouse. These are just some of the pockets of excellence that reside in Jamaica. In addition to […]
Shenseea, Featured in Rolling Stone Magazine, Named MTV “Global Push Artist of the Month”
Shenseea, the Jamaican dancehall singer has captured the attention of the recording industry and fans alike with her collaborations with artists Megan Thee Stallion and Kanye West, and now she has released her debut album entitled “Alpha.” Shenseea refuses to be boxed in and identified with just one musical genre, however, and has described herself […]