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USA | Jun 30, 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes Red Stripe has honoured Jamaica’s legendary dancehall duo Chaka Demus and Pliers during a launch for its new Rum Punch and Rum Mojito canned cocktails in New York last weekend. The event,…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Jamaica’s dancehall rhythm gets a day this Saturday July 1 when International Reggae Day salutes the evolutionary spin-off music that influenced a global audience through the 1980s and 90s. On this day,…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Jamaica’s biggest summer music festival, Reggae Sumfest, has planned a week of fun filled activities, as the concert series returns to the second city of Montego Bay. The week of…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Innovative music collaboration app, Cyphr, has launched an exciting music contest called JAHFROBEATS. This contest is uniting Jamaican and African musicians, fostering cultural exchange, and creating a new sub-genre that…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Magaritaville in Ocho Rios came alive (June 9) for the very first semi-final for the 2023 staging of Guinness Sounds of Greatness (GSOG). Curated to fuel the next generation of…
Reading Time: 3 minutes When the 2023 edition of Reggae Sumfest takes centre stage at Catherine Hall in Montego Bay on July 21 and 22, it will mark the sixth year the festival is…
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Japan-based, internationally renowned Mighty Crown sound system presents the “Far East Reggae Cruise,” July 15-20, 2023. The eight-time world champion sound is inviting travellers and reggae enthusiasts from around…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Jamaican and South London reggae sound system icon, Jah Shaka, who died earlier in April at the age of 75, was posthumously honoured at the launch of the fourth annual Windrush…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Three-time Grammy Award winning artist, Wyclef Jean, will be honoured at the Chefs of Caribbean Celebrity Brunch to be held in Little Haiti, Miami. The event, which is slated to take…
Reading Time: 3 minutes This month PBS launched a 10-minute episode of American Masters: In the Making, a digital docu-series featuring Jamaican-American, Walshy Fire. The episode is titled, ‘Walshy Fire: Pull Up’. Walshy Fire,…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Partnership renewed after COVID-19 disrupted three-year venture Caribbean Airlines Limited, has announced its partnership as the presenting sponsor of Reggae Sumfest, the largest music festival in Montego Bay, Jamaica, and…
Reading Time: 3 minutes International reggae icon, Buju Banton has lit up a new single, ‘High Life’ featuring Snoop Dogg which is out now via Roc Nation Records/Gargamel Music/Def Jam Recordings. The smokers-anthem, which…