Jabba Pledges Best of the Best 2014 Will Be 100% Caribbean, Says Reggae and Hip-Hop “Come In Like Oil and Water”
Promoter Promises to “Learn From His Mistakes” at BOTB 2014: Reggae & Soca—but NO Hip-Hop For the past eight years Best of the Best has been a fixture of Memorial Day Weekend in Miami, a big outdoor reggae and soca show that normally features top hip-hop acts as well. But this year, Reshma B caught up with Jabba who […]
WATCH THIS: Notis & Iba Mahr “Diamond Sox” Official Music Video PREMIERE
Jay Will Directs A Short Film Inspired By Notis & Iba Mahr’s Tribute To Classic Dancehall Fashion Notis is a drum-and-bass production team comprised of Unga on drums and Welsh on bass. They were the team behind Ding Dong’s “Holiday” and many more recent dancehall/reggae hits. Earlier this year they dropped the track “Diamond Sox” […]
WATCH THIS: Tessanne Chin “Everything Reminds Me Of You”
The Voice superstar performs her new single and announces North American tour When the Chinese-Jamaican Caribbean sweetheart won season 5 of NBC’s The Voice, we all knew bigger things were in store. Well here they come. Tessanne Chnn premiered her new single “Everything Reminds Me Of You” on The Voice Homecoming show. The song was produced by dancehall […]
HEAR THIS: Jo Mersa “Sunshine” PREMIERE
New Music From The Comfortable EP As Jo Mersa tours the USA with his father Stephen Marley and his Ghetto Youths bredren Wayne Marshall, he’s been performing cuts from his debut EP, Comfortable, which is set to drop on June 10. Some of the songs on there, like the title track and “Bad So” are […]
Mama’s Playlist: Top 12 Reggae Songs Saluting Mothers
We recognize the global struggle for women all over the world and hope that we will all work towards ending human trafficking, domestic violence, child hunger and poverty to make a better earth for humanity to thrive in. Mothers breastfeed the world with knowledge, hope and love; while music creates limitless opportunities for change. […]
HEAR THIS: SOJA ft. Michael Franti & Nahko “I Believe”
Soldiers of Jah Army Link With Supa Dups For New Album, Announce Summer Tour Dates D.C.-based roots rock reggae band SOJA just dropped the first single off their fifth full-length album, which is set for release this summer on ATO Records. “I Believe” was produced by Grammy-award-winning Jamaican producer Supa Dups of Black Chiney sound […]
“Forgive Them Lord” Did Led Zeppelin T’ief The Hook For Their Reggae Hit “D’Yer Mak’er”?
B.B. Seaton’s Tune Hit UK Dancehalls in 1971; Led Zep’s Tune Hit The Worldwide Charts In ’73 A friend of mine recently slapped me in the Facebook with an article about Led Zeppelin being the “Greatest Song Thieves In Rock History.” Ouch! It’s no secret that in addition to being a reggae lunatic, I’m a […]
Maxi Priest Meet and Greet Tomorrow in NYC
Win a Chance To Meet The Singer And Hear His New Album, Easy To Love NYC peeps, win a chance to meet Maxi Priest and attend a private listening session for his upcoming album Easy To Love, available June 24th on VP Records. The private affair will be held tomorrow (Wednesday May 7) from 6-9pm ET at […]
WATCH THIS: Protoje ft. Chronixx “Who Knows” Official Music Video
Diggy & Nix Send Love to Their Friends And Foes With A Fresh New Video Directed By Storm Friends since 2010, Protoje and Chronixx have emerged as leaders of the new school of roots rock reggae coming out of Jamrock. And now, after four years, they’ve finally made a record together. “From the first day we met,” […]
Natty Dread Rides Again: Ziggy Marley’s “Fly Rasta” Tour Rocks NYC
Before the Fly Rasta Tour touched down at SOB’s, Ziggy Marley explored Miss Lily’s Variety and reloaded with a veggie punch from Melvin’s Juicebox on Houston Street. The bursting-at-the-seams SOBs crowd, geared up for his arrival with blazing musical selections of DJ Lady Fyahramma Thomas. Pat McKay from Sirus XM Radio brought more feminine fierceness […]
WATCH THIS: Major Lazer’s “Bumaye (Watch Out For This)” Ft. Busy Signal on ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars”
Dancehall With The Stars Last night’s episode of ABC’s highly popular series Dancing With The Stars featured a welcomed addition in terms of song choices. Even though it was “Latin Night,” dancers Danica McKeller (who played Winnie Cooper on the TV show The Wonder Years) and professional dancer Val Chmerkovskiy decided to spice up their salsa routine with Major Lazer’s […]
WATCH THIS: Kabaka Pyramid “Never Gonna Be A Slave” Official Music Video
Video After The Jump… In comes the original rootsman chanter Kabaka Pyramid with some brand new musical sounds to make you jump & rave called “Never Gonna Be a Slave.” Kabaka spits hot fire pon the warm & easy Can River Riddim produced by the man called DJ Frass the bigga boss. Zeen? Video courtesy […]