Skip Marley First in Family to Make the Top 10
Skip Marley, the son of Cedella Marley and grandson of Bob and Rita Marley, is the first member of the legendary family of musicians to be ranked in Rolling Stone’s Top 10 recordings. Marley’s collaboration with Katy Perry “Chained to the Rhythm” hit the Top 100 chart at Number Four. Skip Marley says he is […]
Dancehall-inspired “One Dance” by Drake Ranks Number 23 on Billboard’s All-Time Greatest R&B/HipHop Song List
Drake’s dancehall-inspired “One Dance” recording has been ranked at Number 23 on Billboard’s list of Greatest of All Time Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The song by the Toronto-based hip-hop artist was featured on Drake’s fourth studio album released in 2010. The track includes guest vocals from Wizkid, a Nigerian Afrobeat musician and the British singer Kyla. […]
Zuri Marley, Bob Marley’s Granddaughter, Follows Her Own Path
While mementos of and references to the legendary reggae music icon Bob Marley are easy to find, his granddaughter Zuri Marley, 21, has been able to attend the Clive Davis Institute at New York University where she is currently in her fourth year of music study without attracting undue attention. The daughter of reggae singer […]
John Mayer Calls New Music by Frank Ocean “Future Reggae”
John Clayton Mayer, American singer/songwriter and Frank Ocean’s sometime collaborator, is calling Ocean’s new music “future reggae” and “space reggae.” In response to a question posed to him during an Instagram livestream session, Mayor said his favorite Frank Ocean song was “Sweet Life” and then went on to give his insight into Ocean’s new songs. […]
Love of Dancehall Energizes Russian Choreographer
Russian choreographer Katerina Troitskaya started out studying ballroom dance as a child, but after losing her dance partner at age 11, she abandoned dance for other pursuits. Then, in 2008, she discovered hip-hop, and in 2012, everything changed when she discovered her real love at a dancehall workshop with Laure Courtellemont, a French choreographer. Troitskaya […]
11 Reasons Why You Should Love Jamaican Dancehall Music
The musical landscape in Jamaica has changed radically over the years. Coming from the days of Mento and Ska, through to Rocksteady, the music has evolved in terms of composition and sound. Reggae, which was developed in the 1960s, saw the music growing and changing again. Today, Dancehall has surpassed Roots Rock Reggae and the […]
Photo Highlights – Anthony B celebrates Black History Month At B.B. King Blues Club New York
In honor of Robert Nesta Marley’s earthstrong and Black History Month celebration held at B.B. King Blues Club, where there was definitely a natural mystic flowing through the air. Opening acts such as Cutty Corn, and Little Twitch, wowed the audience with their energetic performance, but the crowd waited patiently to hear the cultural rhythms […]
Lisa Hanna Wants Vybz Kartel Banned
Lisa Hanna, a Jamaican Member of Parliament for the parish of St. Ann and former Miss World 1990s title holder, believes that songs by Vybz Kartel, the popular reggae artiste currently in prison, should not be given any airtime while he remains incarcerated. Vybz “The Teacher” Kartel, whose real name is Adija Palmer, is currently […]
Reggae Historian Believes Ziggy Marley’s Grammy Awards Are “Undeserved”
According to Roger Steffens, a reggae historian and archivist, Ziggy Marley, who has won eight Grammys, should stop accepting the awards because they are “undeserved.” Instead, Steffens thinks that Marley should be saying that there are others who deserve the honors more than he does. “If he (Ziggy Marley) is truly gracious, when he accepts […]
Jamaican Music Talent Olaf Blackwood shines on the hot new EDM track “I Need You”
Lacovia, St. Elizabeth, is a quaint little town whose claim to fame is that it was the first capital of St. Elizabeth before Santa Cruz. Legend has it that the two famous tombstones that are landmarks in the village, are those of two men who fought at a bar, ended up dead, and were consequently […]