By Sheron Hamilton-Pearson It’s January 2017 and Rebel Salute the cultural music fest with its express intention of preserving reggae; with its added bonus of accessibility to all things herbal (ganja); has its own milestone – 24 years of celebrating Tony Rebel’s earthstrong. What started out as a one night event in St. Elizabeth at…
By Sheron Hamilton-Pearson I’d heard that Jamaica was ‘cold’ and immediately thought “what do Jamaicans know about cold?”. After arrival at Norman Manley International Airport and meeting up with Padmore Primary School’s Principal Keisha Hayle for a lovely Port Royal fish dinner – I knew exactly what was meant. Jamaicans were dressed for a…
It’s January 2017 and Rebel Salute the cultural music fest with its express intention of preserving reggae; with its added bonus of accessibility to all things herbal (ganja); has its own milestone – 24 years of celebrating Tony Rebel’s earthstrong. What started out as a one night event in St. Elizabeth at the Kaiser Bauxite…
Ever since his impressive single debut “Baby Girl” in the spring of 1996 for producer Jeremy Harding on the 2 Hard Records label, Sean Paul has captured the eyes and ears of the Dancehall community as “…the one to watch”. Born to a Portuguese-Jamaican father and a Chinese-Jamaican mother, Sean Paul Henriques grew up known…
Lovella Ellis, born in south London to Jamaican parents Sigma Ellis wife of legendary Studio One/Treasure Isle recording artist Alton Ellis OD, and niece of Hortense Ellis.. Alton Ellis was born on 1 September, 1938 in Kingston’s Trench Town district in Jamaica to a musical family. Initially he wanted to be a dancer but switched…
Anthony Malvo was born on January 4th in Kingston, Jamaica. He began his singing career in the early 1980’s on the Legendary “Black Star” Sound System in Kingston. Later moved on to perform and record with King Jammys. Malvo recorded his first number one hit single entitled “Come Back Two Me” on the Winston Riley…
Ophlin Russell-Myers (Sister Nancy, aka Muma Nancy) born 2 January 1962, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies is a female dancehall DJ and singer. Nancy is one of 15 siblings.Her brother, Robert, a/k/a Brigadier Jerry. She is also known to the world at large, as the first female dancehall DJ and was described as being a “dominating…
Chicago’s great Teklife footwork crew has shared a belated holiday present with Teklife VIP, a free compilation featuring DJ Paypal, Taso, DJ Taye, DJ Manny, and others. VIP’s 14 tracks feature easily recognizable flips of songs by Desiigner (Paypal’s “Pop a Perc,” which samples “Panda”), Kanye West (Durban’s “Theraflu”), Rich the Kid (Durban and Mel G’s “Plug”) and…
Happy Birthday Alpha Blondy born Seydou Koné; 1 January 1953 Albums: Jah Glory 1982 Cocody Rock 1984 Jerusalem 1986 Revolution 1987 The Prophets 1989 S.O.S Guerre Tribale 1991 Masada 1992 Dieu 1994 Grand Bassam Zion Rock 1996 Yitzhak Rabin 1998 Elohim 2000 Jah Victory 2007 Vision 2011 Mystic power 2013 Positive Energy 2015
JANUARY 02 Shaggy and Friends Show. 02 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Reggae Gold 2015 by Various Artists. 09 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Reggae Gold 2015 by Various Artists. 16 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Reggae Gold 2015 by Various Artists. 08 Results came in that…
Plenty of discussion has ensued about dancehall in 2016, as the genre has been drawn upon by everyone from Justin Bieber to Drake to Rihanna and every non-Jamaican in between. Over the years, more than a few catchy tunes have arisen from the moments when dancehall meets pop—from Beyoncé’s 2003 “Baby Boy” to Sia’s 2016 “Cheap Thrills,” which both called upon Dutty…
Every year, a representative from the Recording Academy walks onto the Grammys stage to plead for your money, advocating the basic but nonetheless accurate argument is that musicians deserve to be paid. The Recording Academy has decided to take their fight from the brief charity segment by addressing a letter to president-elect Donald Trump. On November…
There are many rivers to cross before the family feud dividing UB40 settles. And that settlement is likely to happen in court with neither side backing down, despite mounting costs. In March, original singer Ali Campbell lost his bid to block a high court injunction from brothers Robin and Duncan Campbell in UB40,…
