Top 10 Sly and Robbie Songs
Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare both established themselves as musicians in Jamaica before teaming up in the mid-1970s. Dunbar was born May 10, 1952 in Kingston, Jamaica, and Shakespeare was born Sept. 27, 1953 in Kingston. Dunbar was a drummer for Skin Flesh and Bones and Shakespeare was playing bass and guitar with the Aggrovators […]
Koffee Confirmed for Debut Performance at Coachella
Jamaican reggae star and Grammy Award winner Koffee is set to make her debut at the 2020 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, one of the world’s most popular music festivals. The 2020 staging of the festival will be held in the Coachella Valley in the Colorado Desert area in California at the Empire Polo […]
Top 10 Songs of Pam Hall
Songster Pam Hall was born in Jamaica and officially began her career in the mid-1970s as a solo artist. During that time she also provided backup vocals for such well-known artists as Jimmy Cliff, Peter Tosh, Judy Mowatt, Dennis Brown, and Beres Hammond. Hall comes from a very musical family. She provided backup vocals along […]
Jamaican Reggae Singer Koffee Signs Contract with RCA
Koffee, the 19-year-old Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter, made history with her win at the 2020 staging of the Grammy Awards ceremony in the Best Reggae Album Grammy for her “Rapture” album. With this award, Koffee became the first woman to win in this category since 1985 and the youngest person in history to win […]
Buju Banton featured on the “Bad Boys For Life” film soundtrack
Legendary Jamaican dancehall artist Buju Banton has a featured track on the “Bad Boys For Life” film soundtrack recording. Banton’s song “Murda She Wrote” provides part of the music for the third and final installment of the popular “Bad Boys” film franchise. The film, which premiered along with its soundtrack on January 17, 2020, stars […]
Vewtopia Music Fest in Miami on Eve of NFL’s 2020 Super Bowl Featured Top-Tier Jamaican Artists Including Koffee
In the run-up to the 2020 Championship game of the National Football League (“NFL”) between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs, popularly known as the Super Bowl, the City of Miami was certainly abuzz with fervent excitement and fan fare. And for good reason, as there was a slew of events and festivities […]
Top 10 Julian Marley Songs
Julian Ricardo Marley is an accomplished musician in his own right that’s following in his famous father’s footsteps. Born June 4, 1975 in London, England, the musician, producer, singer and songwriter spent his youth between England and Jamaica. The multi-faceted musician showed a talent for music at an early age and learned to play the […]
Second coming of Hopeton Lindo
In movie terms, Hopeton Lindo was a sleeper hit in 2019. The veteran singer/songwriter enjoyed his best period of recording since returning from a break in 2018. “It was a successful year, thanks to family, friends, fans and radio DJs. Much gratitude for the opportunity to continue working with the legends Sly and Robbie and […]
Jamaican Olympian Usain Bolt Featured on Soca Track by Ultimate Rejects
Jamaica’s Olympic sprint champion and legendary track and field athlete Usain Bolt is featured on the soca single “Energy to Burn” remix with the Trinidadian group Ultimate Rejects. Bolt has long identified himself as an individual who can reach any goal he sets for himself, whether within or outside of track and field athletics. In […]
Koffee Wins The 2020 Reggae Grammy
Jamaican singing sensation Koffee has won the 2020 Grammy award in the Best Reggae Album category for the EP Rapture. Her debut single recording “Toast” was released in 2018 and won single of the year (2018) at the Jamaica Music Industry Association awards. “Toast” also made an appearance on the 2019 summer playlist of former […]