Opinion, reviews, interviews, staff lists, rankings, and other long talking about Reggae and Dancehall music and culture.
Online performances have temporarily replaced in-person concerts, and stage shows because of the coronavirus pandemic. Early concerts were more geared towards raising funds for COVID-relief, like ‘Telethon Jamaica: Together We Stand‘ in April, which featured artistes like Capleton, Marcia Griffiths, and The Marley-clan, and Global Citizen’s ‘One World: Together at Home’ concert which featured Koffee.
Jamaican Afrobeats producer Jahboy is confident that his upcoming debut album will reap Billboard chart-topping success.
“You can meet me where the music meets the ocean.” Bob Marley On September 4, 2020, Ride Natty Ride, episode six of Bob Marley’s ‘Legacy’ 12-part documentary series was aired, featuring a stunning visual celebration of reggae legend Bob Marley and his uplifting music, how it’s influenced the surf and skateboarding community globally, and how notable Jamaicans got their start in the adventurous outdoor activities.
Roots-reggae singer Richie Spice celebrates his 49th year around the sun today. In commemorating his special day, the singer shared a gratitude post on Instagram, with a photo taken earlier in his career.
Like his alma mater Munroe College’s motto “In Are Sitam Quis Occultabit (A City Set On A Hill Cannot be Hid), Protoje’s raw musical talent cannot be hidden.
The music world has now officially gone into Grammy Awards season, as the eligibility period for the prestigious peer awards came to a close on August 31.
The lines that split the Dancehall landscape into two during the Gully vs Gaza feud years ago are still prominent today.
Producer Jerome Elvie is promising reigning hits on his upcoming Gold Leaf riddim project, to be released by his Natural Bond Entertainment label by September 11.
Jamaican artiste Reemus K is encouraging youth to optimise their potential and make better decisions in his latest release, Wise, which features Devin Di Dakta.
Grooming himself as an artiste since 2017, Kxng Izem started his career professionally when he recorded, mixed, and engineered his first project 24 Eden Gardens, Kgn 10 under the moniker Dmitri Izem.
Over the last few weeks, the Jamaican music vlogging space has been buzzing with the conversation of album sales with Popcaan’s FIXTAPE averaging 600 units in the first week, not to mention Vybz Kartel’s 1k and Buju’s 3k.
If you did not know about Skip Marley before you heard one of his tracks being played on the radio, you would probably think you were hearing a remixed Bob Marley classic on a more modern beat.
What do you get when you pair a classic rhythm sample with one of reggae’s smoothest vocalists?
As Jamaican music icon Toots Hibbert moves to secure unpaid royalties for Bam Bam, a plethora of famous solo artists and groups have been found on record to have sampled or covered in full, the song, which has the distinction of being Jamaica’s first National Festival Song winner back in 1966.
Protoje’s new ten-track album, titled In Search Of Lost Time, from all indications, appears poised to be a big reggae Grammy contender.
While everyone has been in quarantine, not even COVID-19 could keep the artiste away from the studio.
Dancehall artiste Atomik, whose real name is Michael Miller, sits down for a one on one with DancehallMag.
The girl with the butterfly tattoo, Lilie Gorchkov, who appeared as a lead dancer in Left Side and Sean Paul’s 'Dem Nuh Ready Yet' last week, is making waves for her signature looks, intriguing tattoo, and dance moves.
Once again misogyny and hegemony have reared their heads in the annals of International music. Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion released their latest song WAP that has debuted number one on the Billboard chart.
The recent influx of Dancehall dubs on the campaign trail by political hopefuls from both sides of the divide in Jamaica brings into focus the place and duty of Dancehall.