by Howard Campbell KINGSTON, Jamaica – Effectively-spoken and low-key, Written doesn’t match the profile of artists hyped as the subsequent massive factor in dancehall/reggae. With a debut album pending, in addition to an look in a mega Hollywood film, the singer is one to look at in 2024. We Alright is the identify of his … [Read more…]
by Howard Campbell SOUTH FLORIDA – Three months earlier than the discharge of a film on his life, Bob Marley is using excessive. Legend, the 1984 compilation album of his hottest songs, is on a number of Billboard Journal charts. The publication, in its annual year-end charts, reveals Legend topping the Reggae Albums desk for … [Read more…]
NEW YORK – VP Information is about to share Reggae Christmas Classics, a star-studded covers album that blendsthe spirit of the season with the rhythms and heat of the islands. Will probably be out there on CD and digitally on November 24. Pre-save right here. A various solid of artists reimagined these 9 vacation classics, … [Read more…]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Samory I, one in every of Jamaica’s most promising reggae artists to look at, releases his eagerly-awaited solo debut album Energy together with a brand new video for its single “Exterior” feat. Lila Iké, out as we speak, Nov 17, 2023, by way of Overstand Leisure and Straightforward Star Data. The LP follows … [Read more…]
by Howard Campbell LOS ANGELES – Neville Garrick, who designed a few of Bob Marley’s excellent album artwork, died in Los Angeles on November 14 at age 73. In an announcement, his household gave most cancers as the reason for dying. Garrick designed a lot of the jackets for Marley’s Island Information albums, beginning with … [Read more…]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Protoje releases a brand new remix album In Search Of Zion through In.Digg.Nation Collective / RCA Data on all digital streaming platforms and particular version vinyl. The Jamaican artist and visionary tapped producer collective Zion I Kings to provide a contemporary, ambient and soulful twist to his critically acclaimed 2020 album In … [Read more…]
by Howard Campbell SOUTH FLORIDA – Three earlier winners will contest the Finest Reggae Album class on the 2024 Grammy Awards, scheduled for February 4 on the Crypto.com Enviornment in Los Angeles. Burning Spear (No Destroyer), Beenie Man (Simma) and Buju Banton (Born For Greatness) go for his or her third and second wins, respectively. Buju … [Read more…]
by Howard Campbell U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – A Objective, the brand new album by Jahman from St. Thomas in america Virgin Islands, set to be launched on October 6 by VPAL Music. The set is Jahman’s sixth album, and first in 5 years. His earlier album, Altitude, was produced by South Florida-based JonFX. The album … [Read more…]
by Howard Campbell SOUTH FLORIDA – Two Jamaicans have made Rolling Stone Journal’s 100 Greatest Album Covers of All Time. Bob Marley’s Rastaman Vibration and Island Life by Grace Jones are on the listing which was launched August 7. The Rolling Stone judges chosen a few of the most iconic jackets in pop music. They settled … [Read more…]
by Howard Campbell KINGSTON, Jamaica – Launched in an period thought-about by many the golden age of dancehall, Voice of Jamaica, Buju Banton’s second album, celebrated its thirtieth anniversary on August 3. The 15-song set was launched by Mercury/Polygram Data. It accommodates a number of hit songs corresponding to Deportees (Issues Change), Operation Ardent, Willy … [Read more…]