Boombox Rates Rihanna’s Best Reggae Songs
Singing star Rihanna, who has become a force in the beauty and fashion industries and starring in the film “Ocean’s 8,” is also a reggae music fan favorite. The style icon from Barbados said in an interview with Graham Norton that she was actually “in the studio” making a reggae album for the first time […]
Jamaican Film “Rockers” among 15 Best Music Films to Watch on Amazon Prime Video UK
Performing what it sees as a service to Amazon Prime UK video viewers, the platform has compiled a list of the 15 best music films to watch. Among these 15 is the Jamaican film “Rockers,” from Theodoros Bafaloukos, began as a documentary and presents an authentic picture of Jamaica’s culture in the late 1970s. The […]
Rihanna Collects Over 500 Songs for New Dancehall Album Project
For more than a year, the Barbadian singer/actress Rihanna and her record label Roc Nation have been working on a complete dancehall album that is meant to explore her Caribbean roots. The singer first discussed the possibility of recording a reggae-centric album in a June 2018 Vogue magazine interview. The article suggested that veteran […]
Jamaican Singer Alaine Laughton Announces She Is “Born Again”
Alaine Laughton, the singer, announced on social media that she is changing her life path after being baptized a born-again Christian on Saturday, July 21, 2018, in Kingston by Ryan Mark of Pure in Heart Ministries International Church. It is unclear whether the singer will start recording in the gospel genre or whether she will […]
Photo Highlights from Reggae Sumfest 2018
Sumfest 2018 was held in Montego Bay, Jamaica on July 16-22. It marked the 25th anniversary of the festival. The event lineup for 2018 included The Colorfest Beach Party on July 15 at Tropical Bliss Beach , The Free Street Dance and Party on July 16 on the Hip Strip, The All White Party at […]
South China Morning Post Ranks Bob Marley Museum Number 3 on Music Lovers’ Bucket List
Music fans frequently want to visit the homes and other sites linked to their favorite musical icons. In a nod to the travel desires of music lovers, the South China Morning Post magazine has provided a list of the seven top destinations that should be on the so-called “bucket list” of places music fans should […]
7 Reggae Songs dedicated to Nelson Mandela
Today (July 18), we remember the life and legacy of the late South African president, anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist Nelson Mandela. Born July 18, 1918, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela spent years in prison for opposing apartheid and upon being released was elected as South Africa’s first black president. In the western hemisphere, Jamaica was the […]
Iconic, Packaged and Labeled…Awesome! Groovin In The Park 2018
Iconic, sterling, epic, and groovy are just a few of the alluring adjectives that I could use to describe this year’s Groovin In The Park held on Sunday, June 24th. But what makes this giant production so widely accepted by so many that journey annually within the Tristate and across stateliness to this event? One […]
Singer Nadine Sutherland to Honor Buju Banton on his Birthday
Jamaican singer Nadine Sutherland plans to travel from Kingston to New York to pay homage to Buju Banton on July 15, 2018, his 45th birthday. Sutherland will perform a tribute to Banton at the Blue & Bougie-Forever Blue” event to be held at the Tennis Club in Hastings on the Hudson in New York. Kurt […]
Watch 800 Jews, Christians, Muslims Sing Marley’s “One Love” in Jerusalem as a Sign of Unity
On June 14, 2018, a group of 800 Jews, Christians, and Muslims gathered at the Tower of David Museum in Jerusalem, Israel, to sing “One Love,” a song by Jamaica’s Bob Marley, in three languages and three-part harmony in a demonstration of unity. The event was organized by Koolulam, a social musical project that gathers […]