One On One With Drummer Extraordinaire Dorian Green
From the stalwarts in Reggae music to the new generation of entertainers, Dorian Green has been instrumental in making their sounds and performances brilliant.
Opinion, reviews, interviews, staff lists, rankings, and other long talking about Reggae and Dancehall music and culture.
From the stalwarts in Reggae music to the new generation of entertainers, Dorian Green has been instrumental in making their sounds and performances brilliant.

In a dynamic collage of potent harmonies and rhythms from the Golden Era of Dancehall and Reggae, VP Records has created a playlist to take us back in time while stirring fresh new feels.

By virtue of the caliber of the songs on Blvk H3ro and Wayne J’s recently-released reggae/dancehall seven-track EP, New Millennium, it is obvious that these youngsters can be relied upon to maintain the foundations set by their pioneering Dancehall elders.

For the past decade, Belizean singer Bz Bwai has been making his own mark on the music scene, having started his singing pursuit in church as a youngster back in his home country.

Popcaan’s performance on the Link Up EP with Canadian rapper and fellow OVO Sound artiste Preme, is a clear indication that the St.

His lyrical potency caught the ears and eyes of hundreds of thousands recently when a video shared on social media went viral.

The musical landscape is shifting back to a place where the producers, instrumentalists, DJs, beatmakers or executive producers are not only acknowledged but famous for their contribution to the music.

The late legendary music producer, Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee, rated one of the ‘great generals’ of Jamaican music and the inventor of the ‘flying cymbal’, was not only a producer, but a creator and conceptualizer who made an indelible mark in the heydays the genres of ska, rocksteady and early days of reggae music.

There’s a kind of recycled strategy employed by Dancehall artistes and their teams when it comes to promotion and publicity.

He has played for some of the biggest dancehall Artistes in the industry and has continued to build his brand by being true to himself and perfecting a gift he has received since birth.

While doctors around the world are on the quest for a vaccine to help our bodies combat the physical effects of COVID-19, Tarrus Riley’s latest album, Healing, is a welcome antidote for the psychological and social side-effects of the virus and subsequent lockdown.

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.

American singer Johnny Nash who died on Tuesday at age 80 in Houston, Texas — worked with a new band called the Fabulous Five Inc.

Jamaican producer and artiste Wavy Jones is confident his recently released debut EP Sine Energy will properly introduce his artistry to the masses.

Jamaica has a rich culture of crooners, from the late great Toots Hibbert, Dennis Brown, Beres Hammond and the list goes on.

Matthew Ashley, popularly known as Trouble Don is the Owner and CEO of Trouble Don Entertainment LLC.

In his ninth studio album, Dancehall veteran Spragga Benz has gifted his fans with yet another crowd-pleaser.

The global music ecosystem is split into silos based on location, in an effort to establish distinct, sustainable markets.

Best known for his contribution to 1990s Dancehall, his lyrical versatility in, and his famous film cameos in the last two decades, Spragga Benz is officially a household name in Dancehall worldwide.

In the last ten years, despite the fluctuation in Jamaica’s economy, some of the world’s most renowned international companies and brands have pinpointed Jamaica as their newest channel for expansion into the Caribbean and Latin America.