It’s commonplace for veteran artistes to mention unity as the key to elevating Jamaican popular music, but a real-life example by toaster Louie Culture takes the idea of unification to a whole other level.
There is nowhere else in the world where the term ‘badmind’ is an actual word, except in Jamaica.
Reggae superstar Sizzla Kalonji was on a roll on his Instagram live recently, where he warned Jamaicans against encouraging homosexual activities, rebuked the Vatican and the Church of England, and criticized world governments whom he said are pushing the COVID-19 agenda.
Undoubtedly, Dancehall and Reggae music soared to new heights and international fame this year through some of the most captivating and entertaining virtual performances in the history of Jamaican music and the internet, which fundamentally signified unity in the midst of distancing.
Sizzla Kalonji, whose real name is Miguel Collins, is a household name in Reggae music internationally and has become synonymous with the creation of conscious and inspiring anthems.
The COVID-19 lockdown in Jamaica appears to have had a romantic effect on reggae/dancehall superstar Sizzla Kalonji, triggering the making of his latest album, Million Times, a production the August Town native has described as a ‘great classic’.
One virtue all Jamaicans want to be is “blessed and sanctified.” As a country with Christianity as the most widely practiced religion, both devout Christians and the secular aim to live their lives in good favour.
Dancehall kingpin Sizzla Kalonji is set to drop some new music in short order when his album Million Times is released on October 2.
This week in Dancehall gave us several great music videos from Jahmiel, Quada and Romain Virgo.
Jamaican artiste Reemus K is encouraging youth to optimise their potential and make better decisions in his latest release, Wise, which features Devin Di Dakta.
Chronixx is always down for a gritty Dancehall clash. Part of his pre-performance ritual is to watch classic Sting clashes like that of Ninjaman versus Mad Cobra, or Beenie Man versus Bounty Killer.
It was the year 2000 (Y2K for short) that saw many Dancehall artistes at the height of their careers, others on the decline, while some were just getting their feet wet.
Not even the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic could stop the greatest Reggae Show on earth from happening this year.
Tropical Cruises to Jamaica – the Reggae Collector’s Edition launched on June 5, has set an ambitious goal of being the number one streamed album on Billboard top 10.
The very popular music producer Rvssian played a little trivia question and answer with his Twitter followers yesterday to later reveal who was his “biggest Jamaican influence to start music.”
It has almost become a rite of passage for Jamaican artistes to release at least one song dedicated to the one they call mom.
Jamaican entertainers have found an ingenious way to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic sweeping the globe while spreading awareness on its lethality.
Some have wondered what Youtube's new harassment policies mean for dancehall music.