Internationally renowned music producer and radio disc jockey Kurt “Party Animal” Riley has declared his intention to become one of Jamaica’s most esteemed record producers, a distinction achieved by his late father, Winston Riley.
Six months after the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ) announced a ban on songs that promote and/or glorify illegal activities, British filmmakers Freddie Stewart and Gene Kavanagh are adding context to the prohibition through their documentary Strictly Prohibited.
King of the Dancehall Beenie Man was determined not to disappoint his fans at Imagine Weekend in Barbados on Friday night, despite suffering a fractured foot earlier week.
Party Animal producer Kurt Riley and veteran Dancehall deejay, Junie Ranks, have come out in support of Matthew Rodney, a St.
The vexed issue of Jamaicans not buying the digital music of their favorite Dancehall and Reggae artists was brought to the fore again for discussion, on Saturday by Full Hundred deejay Mr.
Billboard-charting producer and musicologist, Kurt Riley, has joined the call for the more seasoned Reggae/Dancehall music producers to help to nurture and mentor their younger counterparts in the industry.
Acclaimed musicologist Kurt Riley has surmised that there is a ‘strong possibility’ that Trap-infused Dancehall sounds could make strong juggling riddims, under one condition, and that is if the beats and songs are correctly produced and engineered and contain what he describes as the “Dancehall DNA”.
Dancehall producer Skatta Burrell, says he is unimpressed with the Jamaican Government’s $10,000 incentive aimed at citizens aged 60 and over who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the Ministry of Health and has demanded that the money be spent upgrading medical facilities.
Musicologist and producer Kurt Riley, who co-curated the tunes for the iconic VERZUZ face-off between Beenie Man and Bounty Killer, today magnified the Warlord, heaping praises on him for his unwavering defense of Jamaica’s oppressed through his music, over the decades.
There has been an outpouring of get-well wishes for internationally acclaimed music producer and radio disc jockey Kurt “Party Animal” Riley, after his daughters announced on Wednesday night that he had been hospitalized.