Billboard Magazine Features Buju Banton’s Long-Awaited Return
With approximately eight months remaining before international reggae superstar Buju Banton returns home from McRae Correctional Facility, worldwide anticipation is building. Last Friday the leading U.S. music industry publication, Billboard Magazine, published a feature on the mounting excitement surrounding Buju Banton’s release, scheduled for December 8, 2018. Music lovers and fans from all over the […]
The Top 10 Tanya Stephens Songs
Vivienne Tanya Stephenson, simply known as Tanya Stephens, is a Jamaican reggae artist. She was born on July 2nd, 1973 in St. Mary, Jamaica. She started recording in the mid-1990s and became widely known in the late 90s. In 1996, she released a single called “Yuh Nuh Ready Fi Dis Yet” which became her path […]
Heineken International TV Commercial Features Song by Jamaican Group The Tennors
A new commercial for Heineken Light beer features the song “Another Scorcher” by Jamaican rock steady/ska group The Tennors. As the commercial has received more play on television, interest in The Tennors has grown and is reflected on a rising number of visits to their Facebook page. “We are honored that they choose our song […]
Guess what Beyoncé and Jay-Z were spotted doing in Jamaica?
Superstar couple Beyoncé and JayZ were spotted in Jamaica just days after announcing their “On the Run II” tour. They made appearances in Kingston, and locals and photographers saw them in Trenchtown, Bob Marley’s home ground, riding on the back of a motorcycle. The couple was on the island shooting content for their pending joint […]
Jamaican Dancehall Artist, Flourgon, Sues Miley Cyrus for $300 Million
Flourgon, a Jamaican dancehall artiste, has filed suit against American pop star Miley Cyrus, claiming that she used “the hook” of his 1988 song “We Run Things” without his permission. The suit is asking for $300 million, an amount said to exceed Cyrus’s entire net worth. Flourgon, whose real name is Michael May, says that […]
The Unconventional, yet Ubiquitous Queen of Toronto Dancehall
When I arrived in Toronto on an icy, wet January afternoon a few weeks ago to begin my research for this story, I had no idea that I would be front row to a rare dancehall culture that is so unique and vibrant, its, unlike anything you’ve ever witnessed. Where I grew up, in the […]
Maxi Priest Romantic and Love Songs
By Stan Evan Smith, Senior Music Editor Jamaicans.com Reggae vocalist, Maxi Priest is the most successful solo act in British reggae. He’s sold over 15 million albums worldwide. Priest has succeeded in transcending his genre without losing the essence of who he is. Priest is one of only two British reggae acts (along with UB40) […]
The Top 10 Gyptian Songs
The Jamaican reggae singer Windel Beneto Edwards, known by his stage name Gyptian, is a reggae singer. He was born in Kinston, Jamaica to a Rastafarian father and a Seventh-day Adventist mother. He formed an interest in singing when he began singing in a church during his younger days. He was introduced to a record […]
The Top 10 Skatalites Songs
The Skatalites are a Jamaican ska band which was first formed in 1963. They recorded many hit songs at that time including “Guns of Navarone”. There were ten founding members of Skatalites such as Tommy McCook, Rolando Alphonso, Lloyd Brevett, Don Drummond, Lester Sterling and a few others. However, the group disbanded into 2 separate […]
Beres Hammond Top 20 Romantic Sexy Love Songs
Lovers Rock is to Reggae what Soul love songs are to Rhythm and Blues. Both Lovers Rock and soul love songs narrate romantic love and sexual ecstasy. Beres Hammond is reggae music most popular lover’s rock troubadour. His love songs are provocative and sensual, raw (rude boy), yet tantalizingly amorous with passion. His themes and […]