Articles published on Thursday, April 1, 2021
April 1 may be All Fools Day but you can’t dupe Dancehall’s Lady. The ever festive D’Angel, whose birthday falls on that date proved she didn’t come to play, ringing in the day with social media treats for her fans.
Dancehall stars Mavado and Masicka launched savage broadsides against Prime Minister Andrew Holness only a few days after the Head of Government used a sitting of the House of Representatives to criticize the “violent” content in some Dancehall music.
Dancehall superstar Sean Paul gets his musical taste from myriad sources, from Reggae royalty Bob Marley to grunge-era rock band Nirvana.
International Reggae icon Dr. Jimmy Cliff will be releasing his new album, Bridges through Universal Music Enterprises later this year – a project many people are calling a ‘legacy project”.
Sanchez has recorded a cover version of the timeless Reggae classic Better Must Come. The original version of the song, which tells a tale about a man who is determined to succeed despite life’s challenges, was recorded by the late pioneering Reggae singer Delroy Wilson in 1970.
Dub Poet Richie Innocent continues to reap rewards for his hard work. The Kingston-born poet was recently nominated in the Best Dub Poet /Spoken Word category of this year’s International Reggae And World Music Awards (IRAWMA) which will be held virtually on Sunday, May 2.
While Popcaan’s mom Miss Rhona has been frequently featured in the Dancehall star’s Instagram shares, many fans have never had the opportunity to see the woman he once said “grow me”, until yesterday when he shared never-before-seen photos of his grandmother online.
During the year without concerts and live performances, several new and emerging Dancehall artists have stirred attention and are poised for breakout careers in 2021.
The Queen of Dancehall Spice is making it clear that she does not want fans to crowd her while she’s doing her thing on stage.
Reggae legend Bunny Wailer, a devout Rastafarian, reportedly left a “significant” percentage of his estate to the Rastafari community, the first major Reggae artist to have made such a bold stipulation in his final will and testament.
Carl Livingston, elder brother of the late Reggae legend Bunny Wailer, said an initial funeral date was planned but had to be cancelled due to the Government’s COVID-19 restrictions.
After the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled his plans to make a debut appearance in the UK last year, Dancehall star Daddy1 immediately began to put things in place to connect with his fans even as the world went under lockdown.
Dancehall star Shenseea spoke candidly about how things have changed since her mother’s death, and sought to clear up some details about her father whom she has never met.