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, […]
Micah Shemaiah Micah Shemaiah, from the beginning of his musical journey, has promised to deliver the great sounds and spirit that we have all come to love about Reggae. Coming from the original home of the sound, Kingston City, and growing up in the Rastafarian house of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, this Singer/Songwriter has […]
Samory-I Samory-Tour Frazer, otherwise known as Samory I was born November 21, 1989, a Gaddite, to parents Owen and Muriel Frazer. Samory I has a passion for music and as a child, he sang every day. An ardent church goer, he performed at many church functions and brought the congregations to tears on many occasions […]
Through the Roots Kicking off 2016, Through the Roots is back in the studio and on the road again to start the new year. In addition to new music, TTR will be joining Hawaii based singer/songwriter Anuhea in March for ‘the Love Child Tour.’ From what was once a dream inspired by close friends, to […]
Exile Di Brave Poised, confident, lyrical and talented are just a few words that describe Exile di Brave. This Jamaican reggae artiste born Clayton Johnson, hails from the sunshine city of Portmore, and is on a mission in music to entertain and uplift. Organically bred and grown on reggae, dancehall and hip hop music, Exile […]
Iyata Safari Photography By: Rebellion City Productions By way of Africa, to parents with diverse background, Iyata Safari was born and raised in New Jersey. She grew up with musicians from both sides of her family. As a child, Safari always wrote songs and understood the concept of message in music. Her first song written […]