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 […]
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, […]