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WORLDWIDE – August 4, 2016
Tag Archives: Jamaica
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“I knew one day when I would reach the drums it was going to be hell” LEROY ‘HORSEMOUTH’ WALLACE Leroy ‘Horsemouth’ Wallace Ganja Vendor If you were to create a timeline of important moments in Jamaican music you might notice a tendency for one Leroy “Horsemouth” Wallace to be somehow involved. Drummer, actor, pioneering […]
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Freddie McGregor, O.D. True To My Roots Internationally acclaimed, Grammy-nominated singer, Freddie McGregor, O.D., has not only made significant contributions to Reggae music since inception, but, has also helped to shape it with his conscious lyrics and Philly-Soul style for over 50 years. Equally adept as a romantic crooner or as an emissary of strong […]
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Notis Raggy Road Interlocking to produce musical patterns you can physically feel through a sound system, the drum and bass are core elements of reggae music. As a drum ’n’ bass duo, this synergy greatly influences our creation of similar melodies that you can relate and groove to. NOTIS, in 2013, started a new phase […]
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Prablem The_Substance Righteous Path Helpful, jovial and down to earth are the adjectives that most perfectly fits the songwriter / performer / recording artiste, Prablem. Born Reinard Bryan on 14th October, 1988, Prablem grew up in both communities of Raymonds District and Cornpiece Settlement, Hayes Clarendon. He grew up without a Mother, of which had […]
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GiArk KingSun Books get converted into audio books quite often these days but what about an interpretation in music? This is precisely what the universe conspired for Gladstone Taylor’s KingSun: The Testaments of Sunlight and Water over the course of its first year. When the man called Giark (Digital B Records producer-turn-artist) acquired his own […]
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MarZdon Cell Block A St. Elizabeth, Jamaica native and rising reggae dancehall superstar, Raphael Marsdon (aka MarZdon) is aiming for musical greatness. Born July 3, 1988, this multifaceted musician is a talented songwriter, performer, producer and engineer. His journey began in 2006 when, under the moniker D’Flexx, he performed onstage for shows such as GT […]
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#WWMFJA2015 Just over six years ago, before the Reggae Revival movement began, a virtually unknown band of starry eyed, frustrated, reggae musicians conceptualised an event. The young hopefuls were hungry for a success that seemed elusive despite their talents and hard work, so they devised a plan to get their music out there. The idea […]
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Rootz Revealerz Photography By: William Richards (Kingston, JA) Rootz Revealerz is a contemporary roots, rock, and reggae band that represents the next generation of conscious reggae music by combining classic, vintage sound with crisp, clean, modern studio technology. The international reggae band from Kingston, Jamaica is the coalescence of the Manning brothers (sons of the […]
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Sheldon Senior Photography By: Jermaine Senior Sheldon Senior is a fresh and dynamic artist out of Mandeville Jamaica who is making his presence felt on the world music scene, assuring him a future in the global reggae industry. This extraordinary singer/songwriter has been creating deeply meaningful and thought provoking songs that capture the essence of […]
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Marlon James Man Booker Prize 2015 Marlon James became the first Jamaican to win the Man Booker fiction prize on Tuesday for ‘A Brief History of Seven Killings’, inspired by an attempt to kill reggae star Bob Marley, and said he hoped more Caribbean writers will follow. The 686-page novel, which uses Jamaican patois, Harlem […]
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International Reggae Day This Is My Reggae International Reggae Day (IRD) celebrated its 21 anniversary this year. All of Jamaica, New York, Miami and Fort Lauderdale in the United States; Honolulu in Hawaii; London in England; and Mumbai in India were the cities chosen to carry out the celebration of July 1. The event, which […]