Top 9 Scary Reggae Songs
It’s the scary season in the USA, when people celebrate Halloween. Even though we don’t celebrate Halloween in Jamaica, we have some of the scariest reggae songs about duppies (The Jamaicans name for Ghosts), spirits and zombies. Here are our top 9 Scary Reggae Songs. 1. “Duppy Gunman” – by Ernie Smith 2. “Duppy Conqueror” […]
The Top 10 Rita Marley Songs
Alpharita Constantia “Rita” Marley is a singer and the widow of the famous musician Bob Marley. She was a member of the backing vocalist trio “I Threes”, who supported the “Bob Marley and the Wailers” as backing singers. After meeting Rita in the mid-1960s, Bob Marley and Peter Tosh learned that she was also a […]
The Top 10 Yellowman Songs
Winston Foster, who is widely known by his stage name Yellowman or King Yellowman, is a Jamaican dancehall deejay and reggae artist. He spent the early days of his life in an Orphanage called Alpha Boys School in Kingston and was avoided by others due to having a congenital disorder known as Albinism. He first […]
Rohan Marley Fills Role as Family Brand Ambassador and Entrepreneur
Rohan Marley, the son of Jamaican icons Bob and Rita Marley, is committed to promoting and expanding the line of Marley-branded products. Marley, 45, played NFL football for the Ravens, was in the Canadian Football League for a time, and also played alongside athletes like Warren Sapp, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and Ray Lewis, before […]
Jamaicans Richie Stephens & Steven ‘Lenky’ Marsen honored at ASCAP Awards in London
Acclaimed Jamaican singer Richie Stephens, picked up two honours for ‘Song of the Year’ and ‘Top Digital Song’ at the ASCAP Music Awards on October 16, 2017 at One Marylebone in London, England. The awards were presented to Stephens for his 1998 ‘Sail Away’ (Riddim) which was sampled in Rihanna and Drake’s international hit, ‘Work.’ […]
Incarcerated Buju Banton Delivers Message to Fans via Sean Paul
Jamaican artiste Buju Banton, whose real name is Mark Myrie, was sentenced to two years in prison on drug-and-gun-related charges in 2011. Originally scheduled for release in February 2019, his sentence was reduced by two months in January 2016 after he agreed to waive all appeals of his conviction in the future. His release date […]
The Top 10 Gregory Isaacs Songs
Gregory Anthony Isaacs, better known as Gregory Isaacs, was a Jamaican reggae musician. In his younger days, he frequently participated in contests that were held in Jamaica regularly. He had a rocky start when his recording debut single “Another Heartache” sold poorly in the market. Therefore, he teamed up with two other artists to form […]
The Top 10 Toots and the Maytals Songs
The Jamaican musical group, Toots and the Maytals, are known for being one of the best rocksteady and ska vocal groups. The group was originally known as The Maytals, when Frederick “Toots” Hibbert met Nathaniel “Jerry” Mathias and Henry “Raleigh” Gordon in 1962. After adding their first instrumentalist members to the group, including Hux Brown, […]
Photo Highlights: 40th Greensleeves Anniversary Celebration
Greensleeves Records celebrated its 40th anniversary at BB Kings in New York City with performances by Addis Pablo, Alborosie, and Queen Ifrica. The night started with the sounds of Deadly Dragon spinning some vinyls on the turntables, and was proceeded by Addis Pablo. His performance on this night coincided with the birthday of his father, […]
Johnny Nash “Clearly” Has Ties to Jamaica and Bob Marley
Johnny Nash, 77, has been retired for some time, and while he may not be the most recognizable resident of Houston – he made it through Hurricane Harvey – he may yet be the writer and singer of the most enduing song to come from that city, “I Can See Clearly Now (The Rain Is […]