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Veteran artist Sister Carol has joined efforts with her daughter Nakeeba Amaniyea to revamp the 1990s Movie Star riddim into the Millenium Movie Star riddim.
Recording artist Quan-Dajai, who also made his acting debut as young Bob Marley in the Reggae legend’s biopic, said he was able to easily assimilate the role because it matches his reality.
Jamaican music video director Banks Films, whose real name is Don McGregor, is concerned about the contemporary practices in video productions, which he claims threaten the integrity and legacy of high-quality visuals in an industry that he described as competitive and unregulated.
Alexx A-Game, the Jamaican artist who plays Peter Tosh in the Bob Marley: One Love movie, expressed optimism about the project’s potential to help preserve Marley, Tosh, and Bunny Wailer‘s legacy for future generations.
Reggae/Dancehall star Christopher Martin has offered a thoughtful perspective on Bob Marley‘s enduring influence and his own artistic journey.
For Reinaldo Marcus Green, director of the Bob Marley: One Love biopic, recreating the historic One Love Peace Concert stands out as the most memorable moment of the entire production.
Dancehall veteran Major Mackerel has apologized for his portrayal of the African Emperor Shaka Zulu in his 1987 Dancehall song, Pretty Looks Done.
Recording artist Aneesa Badshaw might have been born and raised in Canada, but she’s pretty in tune with Jamaican music.
Just before jetting off for his Australia/New Zealand tour, Dancehall superstar Sean Paul gave Plantation Cove in St.
Black-er reminisced on his career that has spanned two decades, declaring himself as the only Dancehall artist to get the ‘buss’ in the genre in 2 different eras, the 90s and the 2000s.
Dancehall deejays TeeJay and Valiant have exchanged fiery jabs in a pair of diss tracks on Black Chiney’s 2007 Drumline riddim, which, according to TeeJay, was no coincidence at all.
In January 2014, a group of friends and university students, Arianne “Ari” Hammond, Orane “Naro” Hart, and Javielle “Javi” Martin, launched “The Fix,” a radio show aimed at capturing a younger audience with engaging entertainment interviews.
Queen of Reggae Marcia Griffiths is gearing up for what she says will be a memorable 60th-anniversary tour that begins in March.
By no means a stranger to music, Giomar ‘Gio Mar’ Mitchell, the oldest child of dancehall artist Wayne Marshall, is booming with excitement after releasing his first independent single, Truth, earlier this month and has promised to release a song every four weeks as he grows as an artist.
Jamaican model turned-artist Sandra Rose is looking to find her footing in Dancehall with her debut single, Whiplash, and its accompanying music video.
It was Jamaican singer Eric Donaldson’s 1978 winning Festival Song, Land of My Birth, which inspired Nigerian Reggae-Afrobeats artist Prince Maxee to not only pursue music but to make Jamaica his second home.
Shaun ‘BuddahBabyWoo’ Shakespeare, son of the late legendary Reggae/Dancehall producer Robert ‘Robbie’ Shakespeare, is on his own quest to etch his mark in Jamaica’s musical landscape.
Devin Di Dakta‘s recently released EP titled SOPHOMORE is the second installment of his ongoing EP series leading up to his debut album.
Wyclef Jean, the Haitian rapper whose infectious rhymes helped propel Fugees into the mainstream, has weighed in on the debate about the nature of lyrics being spewed in modern Dancehall music.
Jamaican music, for all its troubles, had an impressive showing last year! Here, we’ve rounded up YouTube’s 40 most-streamed songs from Dancehall artists that kept us moving in 2023.