Keida In 2009 Makeida Beckford, more popularly known as ‘Keida,’ emerged as a new talent on the Jamaican Reggae/Dancehall scene with her debut single, ‘Jamaican Boy’. The single became an instant radio hit receiving airplay locally and internationally. This paved the way for a great number of collaborations with well acclaimed musicians and producers alike. […]
Queen Makedah Queen Makedah’s healing music infuses sultry r&b, soul and jazz vocals into contemporary reggae and worldbeat rhythms. Born and raised in the midst of Kansas City’s historic 18th and Vine Street Jazz District – home of the legendary alto-sax player Charlie Parker – QUEEN MAKEDAH’S role models were singers like Billie Holiday, Sarah […]
Iset Sankofa Sounds Without Borders Iset Sankofa forges ahead of the turntable constellation with a stunningly refreshing kinda sound. This is the ‘all genres considered’ milieu… where dusty Malian Blues takes a night stroll with Dub, Naija Hip Hop flirts dangerously with gritty Kingston Dancehall and bubbly Brazilian Electronica steams a peace-pipe with Afro-Jazz Futurism. […]
Leah Rosier The past year Leah Rosier (Amsterdam, NL) and Rise & Shine band (Besançon, FR) have put their heart and soul in their album, Only Irie Vibes. After working on the songs from a distance for months, Leah joined the band in France for five weeks to record the final vocals. The album is […]
Shanique Marie Shanique Marie, formerly ‘Shanz’ emerged on the scene primarily as a Dancehall vocalist. Born in the Reggae Mecca, Jamaica, with a first love for Jazz, she decided she wanted to do something more. Facilitated by the innovative music production duo, Equiknoxx Music, team Shanique Marie carried the experiments far and wide. One notable […]
Alika Nueva Alianza “I sing for all people who want justice in the world.” ALIKA Alika was born in Uruguay in a working class family in the the 70´s. Her mother with very strong ‘Guaraní’ roots was born in Paraguay and her father was born in Uruguay, so they lived in Montevideo during Alika’s childhood. […]
Kayla Bliss Brooklyn born with Jamaican blood best describes the places from whence Kayla Bliss comes. She rides reggae riddims like Sanchez or Marcia Griffiths, still taking inspiration from legends like Anita Baker and Roberta Flack. She writes her songs, taking cues from Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder. Lastly, she gives it a modern bounce, […]
WORLDWIDE – March 3, 2016
WORLDWIDE – March 3, 2016
Akae Beka Live Midnite In Kingston On The Radar: Akae Beka’s performance in Kingston, Jamaica History will be made at the Hope Gardens Shell Bandstand in Kingston, Jamaica, on Saturday, March 26 at the Midnite In Kingston show headlined by Akae Beka, (Vaughn Benjamin), former lead vocalist of celebrated reggae band Midnite, alongside rising reggae […]
Akae Beka Live Midnite In Kingston On The Radar: Akae Beka’s performance in Kingston, Jamaica History will be made at the Hope Gardens Shell Bandstand in Kingston, Jamaica, on Saturday, March 26 at the Midnite In Kingston show headlined by Akae Beka, (Vaughn Benjamin), former lead vocalist of celebrated reggae band Midnite, alongside rising reggae […]
Rico Rodriguez MBE The Chronicles of Reggae Emmanuel ‘Rico’ Rodriguez MBE (October 17, 1934 – September 4, 2015), also known as simply Rico, Reco or El Reco, was a Cuban-born Jamaican ska and reggae trombonist. He recorded with many producers, including Karl Pitterson, Prince Buster, and Lloyd ‘Matador’ Daley. He was known as one of […]