The Top 10 Ziggy Marley Songs
David Nesta Marley, better known by his stage name “Ziggy Marley”, is a musician from Jamaica and the leader of his band “Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers”. He is the son of the legendary Jamaican musician “Bob Marley”. He has written the theme song for children’s cartoon series “Arthur”. Throughout his career, Marley has […]
Six New Things We Learned about Bob Marley in New Biography Book
The new biography of Bob Marley “So Much Things to Say: The Oral History of Bob Marley” by Roger Steffens, offers new views of the legendary reggae artiste. Among some of the most memorable things about Marley provided in the book are: 1. Bob Marley had no will when he died. As a Rastafarian, Marley […]
Billboard Does Feature on the International Reggae Success of Chronixx
In a feature article, Billboard Magazine notes how the career of Jamaican reggae singer Chronixx surged during 2017. During the year, he and his band, Zinc Fence Redemption, made a second appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in March, and Chronixx became the face of the Adidas Spezial Spring Summer ’17 collection, which […]
The Top 10 Freddie McGregor Songs
Freddie McGregor, also known as Little Freddie, is a musician, singer, and producer from Jamaica who began his music career at the tender age of seven. Being active from the year 1963, McGregor have worked in the Reggae, ska, lover’s rock, roots reggae, and rocksteady genres and along with being a record producer and singer, […]
Havana Meets Kingston – Expertly Blending The Sounds of Two Distinct Islands
On November 3rd, VP Records/17 North Parade will release “Havana Meets Kingston.” The innovative, culture-centric album pairs legendary and emerging Cuban and Jamaican musicians to reimagine classic songs and create new compositions, infused with Jamaican reggae and dancehall, traditional Cuban and Afro-Cuban rhythms. Produced by Australia’s leading reggae and dancehall producer Mista Savona (aka Jake […]
The Top 10 Damian Marley Songs
Damian Robert Nesta Marley, also known as “Jr. Gong”, is a reggae musician from Jamaica. He is the youngest son of the legendary Jamaican musician “Bob Marley” and was two years old when his father died. His moniker “Junior Gong” comes from his father’s nickname “Tuff Gong”. Damian started his career at the age of […]
Jamaican Dancehall Has Produced Two Hits for Justin Bieber
Justin Berber’s hits “Despacito” and “Sorry” are some of the most popular songs in history. The video for “Despacito” became the most-watched video in YouTube history, and it was the first video to get more than three billion views. It also received the highest number of likes with more than 17.5 million. In July 2017, […]
The Top 10 Mr. Vegas Songs
Clifford Smith, better known by his stage name Mr. Vegas, is a Jamaican dancehall musician who has produced phenomenal music in the dancehall, soca, and reggae genres. Born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1974, Smith got his moniker “Mr. Vegas” from his football mates at school who thought that Smith kicked the ball like a Las […]
Vogue Magazine Features Jamaica Sumfest Fashions
Vogue Magazine took note of Jamaica’s signature style by featuring fashions on display at the 2017 Reggae Sumfest event. Recognizing that, in Jamaica, “personal style has always gone hand in hand with music,” Vogue characterized the “dapper” looks at Sumfest as being no exceptions. The music festival, which is Jamaica’s largest and longest-running music event, […]
Choreographer Fails to Credit Dancehall for Moves in “Despercito” Video
The remix of the song the reggae dancehall inspired “Despercito” by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee that features Justin Bieber hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States and remained there for 12 weeks. The video of the song was the first on YouTube to get more than 3 billion […]