International recording artist Ed Robinson celebrated the music of legendary crooner John Holt on his latest pop-reggae album, Tribute to John Holt. The album, produced by Kemar ‘Flava’ McGregor, premiered on Tuesday, November 11 on iTunes, Amazon and Spotify. Conceived during a pop-reggae recording session between Robinson and McGregor, Tribute to John Holt represents a…
The 12th Caribbean Hall of Fame Awards honored Sir John Holt at the Pegasus Hotel in Jamaica. Mr. Garnett Reid, Chairman of the organizing committee of the Caribbean Development for the Arts, Sports and Culture Foundation, said “this was a special case”. “We were planning to honor him. We regretted that he had been ignored…
In the coming months son of the late reggae legend Bob Marley will be marketing his brand of marijuana in America. Julian Marley partnered with Drop Leaf LLC (Deputy Chairman) to launch Marley JUJU Royal Premium Marijuana. They will be working with DNA Genetics, the industry’s leading developer if marijuana stains, to create high quality…
Every year, in honor of Bob Marley his legacy. The festival will headline his sons Stephen, Damian and Julian Marley. Jo Mersa Marley, Soja, Jesse Royal will also be included in the lineup.
Irie FM and its sister station Zip 103 FM signed a partnership agreement with Magnum Sting. The agreement is for 3 years making Grove Broadcasting the official radio partner for the greatest one night reggae and dancehall show on earth. Mr. Howard McIntosh of Supreme Promotions stated that this year Sting will focus on…
Reggae group UB40 will be performing in Carlisle, England next month as part of their biggest United Kingdom tour for over three years. The announcement of the tour follows the success of the band’s latest Top 30 album Getting Over The Storm, which was named BBC Radio Album Of The Week and received…
The funeral service for Sir John Holt slated to take place on Saturday, November 15 has been postponed because his family opted for a more economical sendoff. Reggae icon John Holt died on October 19 in the Wellington Hospital in London. His body was flown to Jamaica last week.
