Queen Ifrica – It Hard {Sweet Wata Riddim} May 2011 [Juke Boxx Prod.]

Red Stripe star performer for Reggae Sumfest Dancehall icon Shabba Ranks arrived in Jamaica on Monday, a few days prior to his scheduled performance at Reggae Sumfest 2012, in Catherine Hall, St James. Shabba Ranks landed at the Norman Manley … Continue reading →

THERE has been a spike in sales for Reggae Music Again, the album by deejay Busy Signal who was extradited to the United States last week. Michelle Williams, a spokesperson for VP Records which distributes Reggae Music Again, said the … Continue reading →

THREE years ago while preparing to perform at a talent show in Queens, New York, singer Turban X suffered an experience every artiste dreads. He ‘lost’ his voice shortly after taking the stage. Things got even more serious when he … Continue reading →

Grammy award-winning Jamaican deejay, Shabba Ranks, has been confirmed for the 20th staging of Reggae Sumfest. The performer, having appeared at the second staging of the festival in 1994, is coming back to the Sumfest stage after an 18-year break. … Continue reading →

SINGJAY Lisa Hyper is best known as a member of deejay Vybz Kartel’s Empire crew, but she is eager to step out of her mentor’s shadow with her debut album, The Rebirth. The 15-track set is driven by Life Changes, … Continue reading →

THE annual Toronto arts and culture exposé Rastafest will salute Jamaica’s 50th anniversary of Independence with its first local staging on July 20 to 29 at Nature Village Farm in Anchovy, St James. Subsequent to the local staging, the festival … Continue reading →

In recent times, many players in the music industry argued that dancehall music was on its death bed. However, with the success of the One Day rhythm produced by Seanizzle records in 2010, the music industry began to recover from … Continue reading →

INFLUENTIAL British reggae historian and sound system selector David Rodigan believes contemporary Jamaican music suffers from a lack of original ideas and creativity. According to Rodigan, the music has lost its identity. “The reason young Jamaican artistes are not making … Continue reading →

Last weekend Lady Saw shot her video for Love Sick in her new hometown Ocho Rios, which will be released early February. There has been a buzz internationally about the song Love Sick on the Overproof rhythm produced by JA … Continue reading →

VERY soon there will be a new Jamaican flick lighting up the big screen featuring dancehall deejay Spragga Benz. Jamaican-born director Cleon James tells Splash that an official release date hasn’t been set yet for the movie as he is … Continue reading →

Dancehall giants Bounty Killer and Beenie Man are the latest artistes to be featured in popular social network Animation series, ‘Dutty Bwoy’. The animation, created by Mental Chung Creative Labs, is currently the fastest growing video on his YouTube channel, … Continue reading →

Dancehall artiste Gyptian climbed international and local charts with Hold Yuh last year, but this year he has secured a spot among the top 10 competing to become MTV Iggy’s Best New Band In The World. Gyptian, whose song was … Continue reading →

FANS of Tarrus Riley can expect to see the singer in ‘full hundred’ mode when he takes centre stage at the Roy Wilkins Park in Queens, NY at the inaugural staging of “Reggae, Rhythm and Blues” concert on Labour Day, … Continue reading →

With his US visa re-instated, deejay Mavado will make his first appearance on US soil at the inaugural Reggae Rhythm & Blues concert, which takes place at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens, New York on Labour Day — September 4. … Continue reading →