King Lagazee, the award-winning radio personality and host of Yaad Settingz on Asaase 99.5 Accra, made reggae history when he won the 2024 Raggae Sound Clash competition in Jamaica. Lagazee stated that his goal for 2024 is to bridge the cultural gap between Ghana and Jamaica through reggae, dancehall, and sound systems. “First and foremost […]
Read MoreManyLights gets buzz with Rampa on Awesome Sauce riddim project
Emerging reggae artiste ManyLights is mourning the death of a close friend who died suddenly at the start of the year, inspiring him to do a single, Fly Away, to honour his fallen friend. “Buck was an incredible human being, full of electric charm. He was someone that I wanted to take with me on […]
Read MoreMedikk’s remains found on Valentine’s Day
Police suspect that they have found the skeletal remains of a body, suspected to be that of missing dancehall artiste ‘Medikk’. The remains were discovered in a cane field in an area known as Wallen in St Catherine on Wednesday, Valentine’s Day. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Fitz Bailey, made the announcement late Thursday evening. “The […]
Read MoreZiggy Marley explains why neither he nor his brother could have played Bob Marley
As the world premiere of the highly anticipated biopic, ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ approaches, there has been mounting criticism by Jamaicans of the work of Kingsley Ben-Adir, the actor chosen to portray him. Many Rastafarians argue that Bob would not want a “fake Rasta” wearing a wig or extensions representing him. Others have mused that […]
Read MoreShenseea covers No Woman No Cry as part of Bob Marley: One Love soundtrack
Dancehall songstress Shenseaa has joined the ranks of over 70 artistes who have covered Bob Marley’s iconic No Woman, No Cry which was first released in 1974. Shenseaa made the claim that she had covered the single as part of the Bob Marley: One Love movie soundtrack, last week. “It was a moment, I was telling […]
Read MoreManyLights drops new single, Rampa, on Awesome Sauce riddim project
Emerging reggae artiste ManyLights is mourning the death of a close friend who died suddenly at the start of the year, inspiring him to do a single, Fly Away, to honour his fallen friend. “Buck was an incredible human being, full of eclectic charm. He was someone that I wanted to take with me on […]
Read MoreCheflodeezy ramps up promotion of ‘Ecstasy’ featuring Teejay
Miami rapper Cheflodeezy is pleased with the advance buzz on verge of his collaboration, Ecstasy, featuring Teejay, has been added to multiple playlists all across the world. The Ecstasy single racked up over 320,000 streams on Spotify since its release, and it is the Miami rapper’s most streamed song to date. “It’s a great look, […]
Read MoreIntra gets buzz with ‘Whine It’
Dancehall artist “Intra” is banking on the success of his latest single, ‘Whine It’, song produced by Haitian American – based producer, Stryder Beats along with Jerry Wonda (Wonda Music). Intra signed a digital distribution deal with the US-based Booga Basement, which was started by brothers Renel and Jerry Duplessis along with their cousin multi-platinum […]
Read MoreMasicka, Konshens and Rvssian set for IMC between Feb 21 to 25th
Internationally acclaimed dancehall producer Rvssian, his compatriots Masicka, Konshens and Queen of Reggae Marcia Griffiths, are among an impressive lineup of influential figures, who are set to converge in Kingston for the second staging of the Island Music Conference, from February 21st to 25th. Slated for the event as well is dancehall star Teejay and […]
Read MoreWray & Nephew to sponsor Reggae Month
The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sport, has forged a partnership with Wray & Nephew White Overproof Rum to ignite the celebrations for the 16th staging of Reggae Month. The official announcement will be made tomorrow, Friday, January 26, 2024 at the Ministry of Culture, […]
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