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Opinion, reviews, interviews, staff lists, rankings, and other long talking about Reggae and Dancehall music and culture.
Get On With It! Culture Doctor Presses Gov’t To Create ‘Iconic’ Museum Of Jamaican Music
Director of the Institute of Caribbean Studies at the University of the West Indies, Dr. Sonjah Stanley Niaah, has called…
Dotta Coppa Drops ‘Work’ On Int’l Women’s Day, Talks Challenging Conventional Beauty Standards
Super long lashes, big bottoms, toned stomachs, pouting lips and wads of makeup, feature heavily in Dancehall music videos, reinforcing…
Montego Bay’s 6IX Urged To Wake For From Musical Slumber
The fizzling out of the Montego Bay-based 6IX was a topic of debate recently, on the Let’s Be Honest Podcast,…
Boy Boy’s ‘New Uprising’, Taddi’s ‘Thigh Gap’ And 8 New Dancehall Songs To Add Your Playlists
In another mission of musical discovery, we have some hot tracks for your Dancehall playlist right now.
Lila Iké Delivers Hit After Hit At Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival
Reggae starlet Lika Iké was certainly the highlight of Day 2 of the first-ever, virtual Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival…
Jaz Elise’s New EP ‘The Golden Hour’: Album Review
Jamaican songbird Jaz Elise has debuted her new EP, The Golden Hour today through her label, In.Digg.Nation Collective in partnership…
Damian Marley Says Reggae Industry Should Learn From South Korea’s K-Pop
Known as the “youngest veteran”, Damian Marley has made a name for himself locally and internationally in the music business…
Dancehall Star Bugle Sings Of Brighter Days Ahead
https://youtu.be/k8_pjvr-lf0 Dancehall artist Bugle believes in the power of positive thinking and this is something that evident in his music.…
A Grammy For The African Giant?
It's officially two weeks to the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, and one question is running through the minds of not only Nigerians but all Burna Boy fans around the world. …
21 Questions With Walshy Fire: Making Hits For The Time
Walshy Fire has played a major part in the development of Caribbean music. The Grammy Award-winning producer has been instrumental in the careers of Reggae superstars Chronixx and Koffee and…
Jada Kingdom, Dexta Daps Urged To Label Themselves As R&B Artists
Jamaican artists such Jada Kingdom and Dexta Daps, are, to their own disadvantage, mislabeling themselves as Dancehall artists, when in reality the songs that they are putting out are all…
Skillibeng Urged To Let ‘Crocodile Teeth’ Breathe
Even as Esyde artist Skillibeng continues on what many are describing as a prolific song-releasing streak, Dancehall pundits have expressed concern that he seems to be inadvertently impairing his potential…
Beres Hammond’s Virtual Concert With Buju, Marcia Griffiths & Popcaan: Here’s What Happened
Jamaican balladeer Beres Hammond negotiated a memorable reentry into the stage show arena with the Love From A Distance virtual concert.
Fela Kuti: The Musical Legacy
He was more than a multi-instrumentalist and a musician. In life, he was a Pan-Africanist and a political activist, and in death, a legend. Born in the city of Abeokuta,…
Yaksta’s ‘Ambition’ And 11 New Dancehall Songs To Listen Right Now
In a mix of positive, uplifting, sexy, and even fiery new releases this week, we’ve found a few Dancehall and Reggae tracks to update your playlist right now. A few…
‘Dancehall Professor’ Says Much Of Jamaica’s Music History Documentation Lies Exclusively In Hands Of Foreigners
A leading professor in culture at the University of the West Indies (UWI), is contending that longstanding prejudices against Dancehall, Reggae and Jamaica’s other music genres, has resulted in much…
