Many Jamaicans I spoke to in Jamaica recently reminisced to me about the good ole days of conscious roots reggae music. They also complained about the new generation of dancehall. I think those Jamaicans would approve of Protoje and his band The Indiggnation. Protoje’s 2013 album The 8 Year Affair, turned out to be the best… Continue reading Protoje & The Indiggnation – Jamaica’s Contemporary Reggae Revival
Category: Jamaica
Jamaican Music Artists
Legend Remixed – Bob Marley & The Wailers Fusion Style
An interlude from fusion music, I thought. It’s Bob Marley & The Wailers. But the album is Legend Remixed – Bob Marley & The Wailers. It’s produced by Ziggy Marley, Stephen Marley and Jason Bentley. They, and other world class DJs and producers have tastefully messed with the original Bob Marley & The Wailer Legend songs, to create totally new… Continue reading Legend Remixed – Bob Marley & The Wailers Fusion Style
International Night 2 Closes The Reggae Sumfest 2013 Marathon in Style
Saturday was the last leg of the Reggae Sumfest 2013 music and dance marathon in Montego Bay, Jamaica…International Night 2. Another sunrise finishing affair, and another awesome one. I’ve said it before and I’ll just have to keep saying it…Jamaican parties are fun. The party at International Night 2 was no exception. Same festival as on… Continue reading International Night 2 Closes The Reggae Sumfest 2013 Marathon in Style
International Night 1 of Reggae Sumfest 2013 – Awesome Music & Friendly Roots Vibes
International Night 1 of Reggae Sumfest 2013… Day 2 of the 3-day live reggae and dancehall music marathon in Montego Bay, Jamaica. My favourite of the 3 concert nights at Reggae Sumfest. International Night 1 Vibes International Night 1 had a very different feel to the previous Dancehall Night. The vibes were friendlier, earthier and much more chilled. … Continue reading International Night 1 of Reggae Sumfest 2013 – Awesome Music & Friendly Roots Vibes
Dancehall Night @ Reggae Sumfest – A Hot, Fun Festival Party
Reggae Sumfest 2013 – a week long music/dance festival marathon in Montego Bay, Jamaica – done! The 3 concert nights kicked off on Thursday with Dancehall Night – basically a really fun, happening and hot all night party on festival grounds. “Just One Part of Our Culture “ Before Dancehall Night, a Jamaican named Macky (a roots reggae lover) told me… Continue reading Dancehall Night @ Reggae Sumfest – A Hot, Fun Festival Party
Jamaican Dance Crews Ruled MoBay Nite Out & Rule My Jamaican World
Jamaican parties are so much fun, even the tamer ones. Outdoor parties in open air environments are the best. And Jamaican dancers now rule my Jamaican world. By the end of Monday’s free ‘MoBay Nite Out’ Party at Old Hospital Park in Montego Bay, the dance crews had my jaw to the ground. Travelling half way… Continue reading Jamaican Dance Crews Ruled MoBay Nite Out & Rule My Jamaican World
What You’ll Find @ Tuff Gong International Kingston
Tuff Gong International – Kingston, Jamaica. Founded in 1965 by Mr Bob Marley himself. Tuff Gong’s Kingston headquarters is a place Jamaican and international music artists can and do use as a complete one-stop shop for the recording and distribution of their music – CD’s and Vinyl. The Tuff Gong compound has a recording studio, mastering room,… Continue reading What You’ll Find @ Tuff Gong International Kingston
Beenie Man – The King of Dancehall?
The taxi driver home from the Beenie Man gig at Tracks & Records in Kingston last night, thinks Beenie Man is THE King of Dancehall. Another Kingston taxi driver told me that the “Jamaican music industry” crowned Beenie Man as the King, and I have read that he crowned himself as such. So then, is Beenie Man… Continue reading Beenie Man – The King of Dancehall?