Photo Highlights – Chronixx Skankin Sweet in Prospect Park Brooklyn
Any ting free eena N.Y.C, di people dem gravitate like white pan rice…..so it was no surprise to see the amount of people who tun up fi si Chronixx and his Zincfence Band headline di show. There were two other acts that performed before he took the stage. I never heard of Chop and Quench, […]
Top 10 Barrington Levy Songs
Barrington Ainsworth Levy, popularly known by his stage name Barrington Levy, is a dancehall and reggae artist of Jamaican descent. Levy started his career in 1976 and has covered dancehall, reggae, reggae fusion, and ragga jungle in his music genres. He has an associated act with Shyne and has worked with the label MCA Records. […]
R. Kelly 360-degree turn and Busy’s rude awakening at Groovin In The Park sparks controversy while Rock Steady Legends steal the show
Camera! Action! Roots, reggae, rocksteady, ska, r&b, gospel, and a tinge of dancehall flooded this year’s Groovin In The Park stage on Sunday, June 25th now in its ninth year at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens, New York. From all indications this annual musical extravaganza’s affluent price tag did not deter the fans. After all, […]
Photo Highlights: The Sun Came Shining Through For All The Revelers at Groovin In The Park 2017
On Sunday June 25th the weather was a bit overcast, but the sun came shining through for all the revelers who came to groove to the rhythms, and music of legendaries in their own rights. Nuff tings gwaan ah dis event, too much fi mi rite bout, but mi jus ah go touch di surface. […]
The Top 10 Shabba Ranks Songs
Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon, better known by his stage name Shabba Ranks, is a popular Jamaican dancehall music artist. Ranks started his career in 1985 and has worked in the reggae, reggae fusion, dancehall, and ragga genres. Throughout his career, he was among the most famous dancehall musicians of his generation and is also among […]
Skip Marley Featured in W Condé Nast Magazine
Bob Marley’s grandson Skip Marley, 21, is the subject of a feature article in W Conde Nast magazine in which he displays the cool Jamaican no-stress approach to life he inherited from his grandfather to interviewer Emilia Petrarca. He begins by saying that he got “a little bit stressed” when he was on stage at […]
Photo Highlights: An Evening with Air Supply featuring Tessanne Chin
Returning to Jamaica to perform once again, the group Air Supply did not disappoint their loyal fans who gathered on June 24th, 2017 at the Couples Sans Souci in Ocho Rios. Performing before them was upcoming sensation Djani and The Voice 2013 winner Tessanne Chin. The concert which was staged by the Issa Trust Foundation […]
Reggae Sound System Comes to Cleveland This Summer
Steel Yard Sound System, a new monthly event in Cleveland, Ohio, launched in June 2017, and is designed to provide a view into the sound system culture that originally came from Jamaica in the 1960s and 1970s. Jamaican sound systems are the forerunners of modern DJ and hip-hop culture and stem from the efforts of […]
Spice to female dancehall artists: “Get Out Of Bed And WORK!”
Best Of The Best, the spectacle that invades downtown Miami’s Bayfront Park annually. It was a hot summer day with clear skies upon which the 2017 showing took place and the only things hotter than the day were the performances! Big artists like Konshens, Dexta Daps, Aidonia, Christopher Martin and Mad Cobra among others thrilled […]
Protoje Live at the Highline Ballroom NYC
Protoje– Who Knew – Sending Love to his friends and foes! by Cathy Kleinhans Meeting Protoje – Oje Ken Ollivierre – for my first interview I could see in his demeanor and eyes a truly humble man who is not full of himself. Almost shy in answering questions which belie his presence on stage, Protoje […]