Opinion, reviews, interviews, staff lists, rankings, and other long talking about Reggae and Dancehall music and culture.
The fizzling out of the Montego Bay-based 6IX was a topic of debate recently, on the Let’s Be Honest Podcast, among the likely reasons being whether Alkaline had “written off” their careers; they lost the Gaza fans who had aligned themselves with them, or their novelty had worn off.
In another mission of musical discovery, we have some hot tracks for your Dancehall playlist right now.
Reggae starlet Lika Iké was certainly the highlight of Day 2 of the first-ever, virtual Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival last night, which also saw headliner performances from Jah9 and Mortimer.
Jamaican songbird Jaz Elise has debuted her new EP, The Golden Hour today through her label, In.Digg.Nation
Known as the “youngest veteran”, Damian Marley has made a name for himself locally and internationally in the music business although he is from Reggae royalty.
Dancehall artist Bugle believes in the power of positive thinking and this is something that evident in his music.
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.
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 has made countless hits with his group Major Lazer.
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 totally R&B and Hip Hop, according to two Dancehall pundits.
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 cross-over song Crocodile Teeth from making its mark, by constantly overshadowing it with new, not-as-good releases.
Jamaican balladeer Beres Hammond negotiated a memorable reentry into the stage show arena with the Love From A Distance virtual concert.
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.
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 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 of the documentation of the island’s musical history being undertaken by foreigners, many of whom refuse to share the content with the nation unless they are paid.
Dancehall artist Charly Black believes his latest material will help him to secure a coveted Grammy Award.
Reggae-Dancehall artist Tosh Alexander is a huge fan of Skillibeng, describing him as one of the most interesting musicians to have come into the musical space in recent times.
Spotify is now available in Jamaica and the Caribbean region. At their Stream On launch event, they announced services to over eighty new markets expanding to additional one billion customers.
The atmosphere of music in and from Jamaica has shifted dramatically over the last ten months.
Fans of Dancehall artist Jada Kingdom might have been a tad disappointed after Asian Doll released the official video for Nunnadet Sh*t, which effectively reduced the Jamaican to a mere prop.
Taking the time to sift through the latest Dancehall tracks and videos of the week, we’ve found a few noteworthy recordings to listen to right now.