Inner Circle Celebrates 50 Years in Music at Miami’s Reggae Jam 2019 – ‘The Meeting of Legends’
The 2nd annual Reggae Jam Festival in Miami on December 29th – ‘The Meeting of Legends’ – was nothing short of an epic day and night of festivities for all ages. Centered around Inner Circle’s 50th anniversary in reggae music, the iconic band was definitely in good company as they celebrated such a momentous occasion […]
Koffee on Barack Obama’s Favorite Songs of the Year Playlist
Koffee makes an appearance on the favorite “Songs of the Year” playlist of former US president Barack Obama. “Toast” by Koffee are among the songs that made the 35 track playlist. Earlier this year Koffee and Toots & the Maytals were on Barack & Michelle Obama’s Summer 2019 Playlist. Songs on the 44th USA president’s […]
Bob Marley’s Guitar Ranks 5th on List of 10 Most Expensive Guitars in the World
Bob Marley’s Washburn 22-Series Hawk guitar, which has been valued at $1.2 million. Has been ranked in fifth place on a list of the world’s most expensive guitars as compiled by wealthygorilla.com. This guitar was one of the two guitars – just two- that the Jamaican reggae superstar legend owned during his lifetime. Marley gifted […]
Koffee Song Included on List of Best Music Moments of the Year by The Atlantic Magazine
Jamaican grammy-nominated reggae singer Koffee has been included on the list of the 14 most memorable music moments of 2019 by The Atlantic magazine. With her selection, Koffee joins the likes of Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and other superstar performers. Koffee’s song “W”, which features Gunna, was cited by the magazine in naming the Jamaican in […]
Is Rock Steady the Best Era of Jamaica Music ?
If Rock Steady the Best Era of Jamaica Music, why is that so? Historians and music writers tend write about changes in music according to date and categories. This demarcation is for purposes of specificity. Jamaican music, like all other music forms, throughout evolution, does not necessarily conform to the critics’ timelines and categories. The […]
Reggae Singer Koffee One of Three Jamaicans Featured in “Grand Theft Auto” Video Game Playlist
Reggae singing sensation and Grammy-nominee Koffee is one of three Jamaican music artists featured on the playlists of the popular “Grand Theft Auto V” video game. The singer is featured along with dancehall deejays Alkaline and Kranium. The latest update of the game which is noted for its use of in-game radio stations that are […]
Miami’s 2019 Reggae Jam Press Party Featured Skip Marley, Grandson of the World-Renowned ‘Tuff Gong’
In the run-up to the 2nd Annual Reggae Jam Festival, to take place in Miami on Sunday December 29th, the Official Press Party was held this week at the trendy and artsy Citadel complex in the city’s Little River neighborhood. In tandem with Miami’s Power96 radio show segment known as, ‘Behind the Music’ at the […]
Singing Star Koffee Receives Youth Award
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness presented Koffee, 19, the singing star sensation, with the Youth Award for Excellence in the Arts and Culture category. The singer’s mother, Jo-Anne Williams, accepted the award on her daughter’s behalf as Koffee was not in Jamaica at the time of the awards ceremony., which was held at Jamaica House […]
The Art and Soul of Jamaican Music & Culture Dazzled at Art Basel Miami 2019
Art Basel Miami 2019 took place December 5th–8th in the Magic City. There, approximately 260 of the top art galleries in the United States, as well as art museums showcased their best stuff at the yearly contemporary art bonanza, which had its inaugural staging in 2002. And for the third consecutive year, Art Basel Miami […]
Canadian of Jamaican Descent Receives Nomination for Best R&B Performance Grammy
Canadian singer Daniel Caesar received another Grammy nomination in the Best R&B Performance category for his collaboration with Brandy on “Love Again.” Caesar, 24, who is of Barbadian and Jamaican descent, was born Ashton D. Simmonds to parents Hollace and Norwill Simmonds in Ottawa, Canada, in 1995. His father, Norwill, is a gospel singer whose […]