tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38074590538333866902025-07-31T12:19:26.678-04:00Providing the latest Reviews and News from the world of Reggae Music. Nuff Respect and Blessed Love!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger205125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807459053833386690.post-66708088963656736282023-02-17T12:05:00.002-05:002023-02-18T06:08:06.376-05:00

Rolling Stone recently released their list of the 200 greatest singers of all time. Not surprisingly, several reggae legends were included. Obviously, the list is subjective and those included are a matter of personal opinion. However, it speaks volumes about the talent found within the cauldron that is reggae music!We'll start from the bottom and work our way up. Entering in at Number 143 is

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I’ve been a big fan of Jah Cure since the “Run come love me” days.  He continues to evolve his sound and message. For this I’m grateful.  The album starts with an uplifting hymn of confidence and forwards into an incredible, positive tune, pleading with Jah to send us a “Brighter Day”, with emphasis on Kingston and Montego Bay as the two cities continue to battle the woes of a petty

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Honey-voiced “Everything I Own” singer makes it stateside for the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of reggae documentary Few voices in music are as soulful and honeyed as Ken Boothe, the reggae legend whose God-level fame in his home country is showcased in the new documentary Inna de Yard. The film, which premiered earlier this week at the Tribeca Film Festival, highlights both the past and

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Zak Starkey Zak Starkey has made his mark drumming for British rock mainstays Oasis, the Who and Johnny Marr, but in 2019, he's focused on reggae, rocksteady and the sounds of Jamaica. He and his partner Sharna "Sshh" Liguz have launched Trojan Jamaica, a new BMG-funded and -distributed record label focusing on Jamaican music. The son of avowed reggae fan Ringo Starr, Starkey grew up

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Poster of the first phase of The Reggae Trail NEW YORK, NY – VP Records, the world's largest reggae label, continues the yearlong celebration of its 40th anniversary announcing today the launch of the first phase of The Reggae Trail, an interactive map of locations in New York City that helped make the music genre an integral part of life in the city over the past five decades. “The first

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The Album features the singles "Life", "Come Back", "Can't Dweet Again" and More Following the release of his single “Life”, VP Records is proud to announce that Christopher Martin’s album And Then will be released May 3rd. In his sophomore offering, Christopher Martin presents a well-rounded mix of ballads and up-tempo jams, showcasing his musical versatility and growth with a celebration

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On Thursday, March 28th, Gloucester Avenue, Montego Bay’s famous Hip Strip, was renamed Jimmy Cliff Boulevard. The Hip Strip is internationally known for showcasing various talents in music and arts, and is a major tourist draw in the area. A very humbled Jimmy Cliff took to the stage last evening at the naming ceremony, and instead of giving a traditional speech, sang snippets of some of

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From Ken Boothe’s iconic super-hit ‘Everything I Own’ to Horace Andy meets Bill Withers’ masterful ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’, heavyweight Jamaican soul meets rising roots-reggae delivering a global message of peace and harmony The all-star cast includes: Ken Boothe, Cedric “The Congos” Myton, Kiddus I, Winston McAnuff, The Viceroys, Judy Mowatt (Bob Marley), Jah9, Var and Derajah and a backbone of

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Steel Pulse's new album MASS MANIPULATION drops May 17 on Rootfire Cooperative / Wiseman Doctrine. Pre-order now and receive an instant download of the new single "Cry Cry Blood"

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Evidence Music has just released Shaggy’s new video for the track Up Up Up, which is featured on the Up Riddim. The project is a collaboration between Spanish producer Heavy Roots and Evidence Music. The track Up Up Up sends a clear and positive message to all generations advising them to never give up regardless how tough it gets. Click here to watch the official video for Up Up Up.

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Giddimani Records and House of Riddim are proud to announce the release of Perfect Giddimani’s final album, "LIVE MY LIFE AGAIN". The album was expertly produced by Greg Rose and Sam Gilly over the course of three months in Austria, France, California and Miami.  Rose, better known by his stage name Perfect Giddimani, first gained worldwide recognition for Hand Cart Bwoy, which hit the

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On a cool, fall Wednesday evening the port city of Valparaiso, Chile welcomed SOJA at the Teatro Municipal, a circa 1950's theater situated in the heart of this eclectic city oozing with character. Reggae shows are well-known for starting and ending late, so it was a welcome, if not surprising, treat when SOJA took the stage at precisely 9:00pm! For the next 2 hours the roots reggae group from

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Out May 27th via VPAL With a Top 10 U.S. Billboard hit and combined single and album sales of over 35 million under their belt, American reggae band Big Mountain returns with Perfect Summer on May 27. After taking 10 years off from recording, Big Mountain teams up with VPAL, the distribution arm of the world's leading reggae label VP Records, to give the world great music once again. Their

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Double-Disc Tribute Album Slated for Late Spring 2016 Series of Singles From Compilation To Be Released in February by Romain Virgo, Raging Fyah, Jah9, The Green and Marsha Ambrosius February 1st, marked the late reggae and lover's rock icon Dennis Brown's 59th birthday. Hailed by NPR Morning Edition as one of the 50 great voices of all time and by Bob Marley as one of the best reggae

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Jah Cure, the Jamaican singer who has long been recognized as one of reggae's greatest voices, receives his first Grammy nod for Best Reggae Album. Since its July release, his album The Cure (VP Records) has remained on the Top 10 U.S. Billboard Reggae Album Chart and held the #1 spot for 3 consecutive weeks after its debut. Other nominees in this Grammy category are Barrington Levy, Rocky

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New Album Drops Friday, November 13 Tour starts January 14, 2016 in Sacramento The inherently talented Stick Figure returns with an absolute scorcher of a record! Set In Stone is aptly titled as it permanently etches 'Stick Figure' on the figurative stone tablets listing only high-quality roots reggae. Stick Figure showcases the talents of multi-instrumentalist and producer Scott

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Billboard Announces Details on the Jamaican Band's Multi-Album Venture with VP Records' New Imprint "...most promising acts...their revolutionary spirit evoking the late Peter Tosh or Steel Pulse circa the late 1970s"  - Billboard Raging Fyah, one of Jamaica's leading roots rock bands of this generation, signs to Dub Rockers, the newest imprint from the world's largest reggae

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Video for EP's Single "Fade Away" feat. Assassin Drops This Week Full-Length Studio Album Love Sick Slated for 2016 The 25-year-old Jamaican singer-songwriter Romain Virgo returns with a brand new EP Lifted on Oct 30, 2015 on VP Records. Virgo unveils hope behind darkness on this concsious 8-song set filled with social commentary. He holds strong with "God Inna Mi Corner" and weeds out

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First Reggae Artist to Perform for the Network's Acoustic Concert Series NYC Album Release Event in NYC on Nov. 5 at Milk River Gentleman, the German multi-platinum and award-winning reggae artist, will release his MTV Unplugged album in the U.S. on November 6, 2015 on VP Records. The 28-song live acoustic set is a wonderfully balanced mix of milestones in Gentleman's 15-year plus recording

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On July 10, 2015, Jah Cure will release his new studio album The Cure (VP Records). Recently hailed by NPR as "a voice that sounds as if he's wringing out passion from every note" and once described by the Los Angeles Times as "a brilliant crooner of Bob Marley-esque love-and-peace reggae," the Jamaican-born singer has long been recognized as one of the island's greatest voices. With his

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Ghetto Youths International, the record label founded by Bob Marley's sons and musicians Damian, Stephen and Julian Marley, announces the U.S. Spring 2015 tour Ghetto Youths International Presents: Set Up Shop Volume 2, carrying the same name as their recently released compilation. The tours star studded reggae line up includes the GYI contingent - Wayne Marshall, Black-Am-I, Christopher Ellis

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E.N Young's second music video off his new album dropped Tuesday! Click Here To Watch. Listen to "Love Love Love" plus the acoustic and dub version when you buy 'Live Love Stay Up' on ITunes HERE: E.N Young’s sophomore album, ‘Live Love Stay Up’, consists of three separate versions, an original, acoustic and dub. Each stands on its own and highlights a different strength within E.N Young's

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ABOUT THIS TUFFNESS Born Kendra Scanlon, Tuff like Iron is a fashion designer, turned musician from New York. As an undeniable firebrand, she is inspired by her Trinidadian heritage and a kaleidoscopic life lived between Kingston and Brooklyn. At the top of 2014 she released her Jah Ova Evil produced debut ‘1986 - EP’ and has since arrested the attention of roots reggae masses with the singles

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Brooklyn, Jamaica - March 3rd, 2015 - The Royal Family of Reggae, Morgan Heritage, have announced a tour in support of the upcoming album, Strictly Roots. The album will be released digitally on April 20th, 2015 and physically April 21st, 2015 and available for digital purchase on March 10th, 2015.The band, which has established themselves as the premiere live group on the reggae circuit, will

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Superstar Eddie Murphy checked in on Robbo Ranx' Dancehall 360 radio show to talk about his current monster Reggae track ‘Oh Jah Jah’. He broke down how the record came about and also shared the names of some of his favourite Reggae artists and his early Jamaican music influence. “I listen to Bob Marley, Gregory Isaacs and Garnet Silk.. to Chronixx and Beenie Man” Remember Tyrone Green and his

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