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Vybz Kartel – 2010 – OFFICIAL VIDEO
By admin on January 4th, 2010 | No Comments
leading dancehall deejay Vybz Kartel has continued to release new chunes this month at the same frenetic pace as he did in (2K9). Below we’ve featured a new Kartel release for December 2009 official video of chune called 2010 keep it blazin. var flashvars = { width: "500", height: "450", autosta... -
Johnny NashBy admin on January 4th, 2010 | No Comments
Though by no means an artistic innovator on par with contemporaries such as Bob Marley or Jimmy Cliff, singer Johnny Nash nevertheless proved a pivotal force behind the mainstream acceptance of reggae with the international success of his 1972 chart-topper “I Can See Clearly Now.” Born i...
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A Conversation with the Honorable Usain BoltBy admin on November 30th, 2009 | No Comments
It’s a bird, a plane, no it’s Usain Bolt! This international son of Jamaica has not slowed down much after another historic August. It would have been easier to capture a lighting bolt in a bottle during a summer storm than our speedy hero with his whirlwind schedule. Well, with the cr...
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Holding On To JahBy admin on October 9th, 2009 | No Comments
A recently released documentary on roots-reggae music and the rastafarian movement in Jamaica. Holidng On To Jah was directed by Roger Landon Hall and produced by Harrison Stafford (Founding member and lead singer for San Fransisco based roots-reggae band, Groundation.) The film was submitted to the...
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DUBBy admin on September 13th, 2009 | No Comments
Dub is a form of music which evolved out of reggae in the 1960s. The dub sound consists predominantly of instrumental remixes of existing recordings and is achieved by significantly manipulating and reshaping the recordings, usually by removing the vocals from an existing music piece, emphasizing th...
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Courtney John Video Hits US CollegesBy admin on September 7th, 2009 | No Comments
Armed with an already critical acclaimed album which has been hailed as Reggae’s most refreshing album of 09, “Made in Jamaica” is breaking records and setting milestones. The indie album, released on Courtney John’s own FIWI Music imprint is already creating waves in West Af...
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ROOTS COMBO – A FESTABy admin on September 1st, 2009 | No Comments
Evento dedicado as raízes e vertentes da Black Music com destaque para música jamaicana e sua cultura. Ska. Rocksteady, Early Reggae, Roots, Dub, Rub a Dub, Dancehall, Dubstep, Hip Hop, Soul, Afrobeat, e variantes. Nesta edição contaremos com a seguintes atrações: JUNGLE REEF - COMANDO SELV...
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Matisyahu mixes it up on new albumBy admin on August 26th, 2009 | No Comments
The world’s first Hasidic reggae superstar is getting a little unorthodox. Matisyahu Miller, known to his fans by his first name and to his friends simply as Matis, emerges this month with his first full-length album in three years — and a sound more like Jersey than Jamaica.He’s added...
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