Opinion, reviews, interviews, staff lists, rankings, and other long talking about Reggae and Dancehall music and culture.
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.
Sunday mornings in a Jamaican household have been comically delineated through viral videos over the years.
Much of the musical wealth we possess today is a result of the writhing, and tinkering that goes into the process.
Walk Good is an arresting account of the Jamaican experience, through the lens of South African Director Adriaan Louw.
With the transformation of many industries from analog to digital models, the entertainment industry has had its fair share of shifting.
Massive B’s Bobby Konders teams up yet again with Dancehall icon Vybz Kartel, accompanied by GAZA affiliates Lisa Mercedez and Sikka Rymes for a brand new track entitled Badman.
Veteran Dancehall artiste Major Mackerel was a popular entertainer from the late 1980s and early ’90s, who was most famous for his screeching sounds and squeals.
In addition to the iconic Toots Hibbert and the legendary Bob Andy, the year 2020 has seen the passing of 11 other veterans in the Jamaican music fraternity, ranging from producers to songwriters and artistes, who were stalwarts and pioneers in Reggae and Dancehall.
Uncut Diamond is the latest riddim to be released by music producer Sajay. He believes that the riddim is versatile enough to accommodate any style presented by an artiste.
It is a galaxy of the hottest Dancehall stars, which forms the majority of the slew of 19 songs that feature on Montego Bay music producer Zum’s Liquid Sunshine juggling riddim.
From Skillibeng and Rytikal, to Vybz Kartel and Alkaline (+many more), the style theft assumptions have been a sore debate for many.