There is a Jamaican proverb that states – Learn to dance a yard (at home) before you dance abroad. Translated – this means make sure you know what you are doing locally (practice) before exposing it to others. For many years this was the way of the music industry in…
In 2004 VH1 Cable Television channel produce a television show called Bands Reunited – hosted by Aamer Haleem (Canadian radio and television personality). The show documented attempts of reunion of formerly popular musical ensemble for a special concert. On a typical show, the crew would go out and hunt down…
Inner Circle, the original bad boys of reggae music are back with an 8-track EP on their original Tenement Yard Riddim. It features several artists including – Chronixx, Jesse Royal, Bugle, Assassin, Tanya Stephens and Daniel (Bambaata) Marley. The instrumental mix of Tenement Yard is worth the price of the…
I am tempted to say they are back, but that wouldn’t be true. Morgan Heritage never really went anywhere. They just keep putting out great music. This latest album – Strictly Roots include collaborations with several artists including Cronixx (Child of Jah), Young Jo Mersa Marley (Light it Up), Shaggy…
Jamaica multi-talented keyboard player Leslie Butler’s new album will have its official I-Tunes release on June 9. The album titled: We’ve Only Just Begun features classic standards like Witchita Lineman, Love Story, Shaft and the title track. Butler is one of Jamaica’s least known musical giants. His classic dub album…
Keith Porter & the Itals have released their latest album titled Mind over Matter. The 20-track set was released on May 5 on Ital Music label. Former lead singer Ronnie Davis is truly missed on this one.
Still Pushing is the title of Randy Valentine’s new album. The 9-track set include potential hit singles like Wake the Town and Black Cinderella. Valentine left Jamaica for Great Britain several years ago and is rapidly taking his place among the conscious reggae crew in that country. The album was released in the US on April 10 on the Hemp Higher/Ariwa Label.