Serani inks two-album deal
One of dancehall’s hottest new artistes, Craig ‘Serani’ Marsh, has signed a two-album deal with Japan label JVC Entertainment.
Thousands Jam to Reggae
Thousands of people yesterday packed the Drill Hall Beach, St Michael, jamming to pulsating music at the third annual Reggae Beach Party.
Magnum final four taking no prisoners
It is now down to the wire, and the remaining four contestants in the Magnum King and Queen of Dancehall are taking no prisoners. Some have decided to take their campaign to the street in style.
Singer Jah was seen on Thursday driving around in a small truck in the downtown Kingston area with friends. With horns beeping and the truck laden with posters, Singer Jah was all smiles as he hailed his fans who easily identified him.
Celebrating 50 years of Randy’s
A three-disc set looking at the history of Randy’s Records will be released in October, a spokesperson for VP Records said last week.
Flourgon ‘Run Tings’ in late ’80s
Flourgon was one of the first dons of dancehall music. Born Michael May in Kingston, Flourgon began his career on the sound system circuit, performing with Stone Love, Small Axe, Rambo Mango and his own Sweet Love set. He often performed alongside his DJ sibling, Red Dragon, with whom he nurtured the careers of Buju Banton and Terry Ganzie.
A rebel and his lawyer
Patrick ‘Tony Rebel’ Barrett is regarded as a ‘Rebel with distinction’, who ignites audiences locally and internationally with his conscious reggae lyrics, such as Jah By My Side, Sweet Jamaica, Loyal Soldier and Fresh Vegetable.
Mikey Dread Remembered
Like most tales of triumph and tragedy, the life, career, and untimely passing of reggae pioneer Mikey Dread at age 53 will live on long beyond his time on earth. There aren’t many artists in the history of the genre who were able to gain acceptance for reggae the way Mikey did. But he didn’t do it as a singer or as a producer (which he would later become known for) but rather as an on-air personality at Jamaica Broadcast Company (JBC) in the mid-1970s.
Maxi gets close to UB40
Lovers Rock singer Maxi Priest will replace Ali Campbell as UB40’s frontman, a British newspaper has reported.
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