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JAMMIN’ WITH NEW YORK-BASED PROMOTER GEORGE CROOKS!
By Cecelia Campbell-Livingston– Jammin’ with George Crooks—- This is the first of a 12-part series looking at Jamaicans who have excelled in the Tri-state (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut) area’s entertainment and leisure industry. FOR nearly 40 years, George Crooks has been one of the West Indian community’s leading show promoters in New York City. Through his Jammins Entertainment company, he has also donated to scholarship funds for the University of the West Indies as well as the New York All Stars Cultural Academy. Among the events Crooks has promoted are Sounds of Reggae, Brooklyn Music Festival, New York Music Festival, the Soul Legend Concert series, Singer In Action (Beres Hammond Tour) and the play, Loving Him Is Killing Me. Despite rising production costs, Crooks is committed to keeping West Indian culture alive in New … Read entire article »
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TODAY (MAY 11) MARKS THE 33rd ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASSING OF BOB MARLEY!
While millions are sending greetings, postcards and gifts to mothers today, Mother’s Day, many are observing the 33rd anniversary of the passing of legendary reggae king, Robert Nesta Marley. He made the transition on the morning of May 11, 1981 in a Miami hospital, surrounded by members of his family. He had barely passed his 36th birthday, the age at which it was reported that he prophesied his passing during a conversation with friends in Delaware, United States, 12 years before. Since then, Marley has … Read entire article »
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MAXI PRIEST PERFORMS IN JAMAICA FOR CARIBBEAN FASHION WEEK, JUNE 15!
British reggae crooner Maxi Priest will perform live at Caribbean FashionWeek (CFW) 2014, scheduled for June 11 to 16. Maxi Priest joins a long list of international celebrities and superstars who have appeared and performed at the event since its inception in 2001. Other CFW notables include Kelly Rowland, Eve, Nia Long, Brian McKnight, Morgan Heritage, Machel Montano, Joe, Sheila E. and Johnny Gill. The performance of Maxi Priest takes place on the closing night of the event, Sunday June 15. CFW returns for its 14 staging this year with a new format, a slew of innovations, chief of which is the new online shopping experience,shopcaribbean.com, and a renewed, even more enlarged focus on Caribbean style. The event is the largest, most strategically important and far-reaching fashion event in the region. Developed to a high international standard, CFW showcases the … Read entire article »
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THE 24th ANNUAL “REGGAE FEST” IS A CELEBRATION OF CARIBBEAN CULTURE IN TREMPEALEAU, WISCONSIN, SATURDAY 17!
Members of T.U.G.G., from left, Joe Gantzer, Jake McLees, Andy Hughes and Ben Rohde, will kickoff the 24th annual Reggae Fest Saturday at The Historic Trempealeau Hotel in Trempealeau. The band also will host Reggae on the River at 7:30 p.m. May 25 at Huck Finn’s on the Water, 129 Marina Drive. IF YOU GO What: Reggae Fest 2014. Where: The Historic Trempealeau Hotel, Trempealeau. When: 2 p.m. Saturday. Tickets: $17 in advance and $22 day of show. Tickets outlets are Dave’s Guitar Shop, 1227 Third St. S.; People’s Food Co-op, 315 Fifth Ave. S.; Deaf Ear Records, 112 S. Fourth St.; Blue Heron Bicycle Works, Onalaska; Historic Trempealeau Hotel, Trempealeau; and Hardt’s Music, Winona, Minn. TREMPEALEAU — Midwesterners won’t have to travel far this week to feel like they’re in Jamaica. Reggae Fest, which returns to The Historic Trempealeau Hotel … Read entire article »
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FOR THE SECOND WEEK, RAS KRONIK SITS IN THE NO.1 SLOT OF THE NEW YORK FOUNDATION RADIO NETWORK MUSIC CHART!
THE NEW YORK/FOUNDATION RADIO NETWORK TOP 30 MUSIC CHART 5/9/14 TW LW WOC TITLE ARTIST LABEL HPR 1 -1 -13 THIS MORNING (BONA) (2) RAS KRONIK LOVE BIRD/DANCEBEAT #1 2 2 12 Temptation Lt. Stitchie Drum & Bass/Tiger #2 3 3 12 Gone Too Soon Cutty Corn Chilla’s Music #3 4 4 12 Want Dem All Sean Paul/Konshens Atlantic/VP Records #4 5 6 10 Give Up Yourself Latty Guzang Massive International #5 6 7 10 Cheers For Education (They Will Soar) Chyna Nicole Mightyful 13/Nico Star/VPAL #6 7 8 9 Way Too Long Jack Radics Sound Faculty #7 8 5 13 Dem A Watch (4) Tarrus Riley Cannon/Juke Boxx #1 9 10 8 True True True Thriller U Chilla’s Music #9 10 11 10 Mash Up The Road Mr. Vegas/Cecile MV Music #10 11 13 7 Here I … Read entire article »
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ALI CAMPBELL “FLYING THE FLAG FOR REGGAE” WITH REFORMED UB40!
Ali Campbell is thrilled to be reunited with original UB40 member Astro and ”flying the flag for reggae again”.The 55-year-old star is back recording with singer-and-rapper Astro who joined Ali and keyboard player Mickey Virtue in January 2014 to reform as UB40. Astro quit the other incarnation of UB40 – comprised of original musicians but with Ali’s brother Duncan Campbell on vocals – after becoming disillusioned with their musical direction following the release of their country album ‘Getting Over the Storm’ saying it wasn’t ”something he wanted to be a part of”. Ali is thrilled to be working with Astro again and has promised fans they will be performing pure reggae when they head out on tour to perform with the classic UB40 hits being sung by the legendary vocalists who recorded … Read entire article »
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I-OCTANE’S “MY JOURNEY” IS THE NEW NO.1 ON THE SOUTH FLORIDA REGGAE ALBUM CHART!
THE SOUTH FLORIDA TOP 15 ALBUMS/CD’s CHART 5/9/14 First week @ No.1 TW LW WOC TITLE ARTIST LABEL 1 -2 -9 MY JOURNEY (1) I-OCTANE TAD’S RECORDS 2 4 6 I Am I Said Mikey Spice Joe Fraser Records/VPAL 3 3 8 Reggae Legends: Dennis Brown & Superstar Friends VP Records 4 1 13 Welcome To My World (4) Terry Linen Joe Fraser Records/VPAL 5 5 12 Love Situation (6) Tarrus Riley Cannon/Juke Boxx 6 7 4 On Covers Ed Robinson Push Broom Records 7 9 4 Studio One Rock Steady Various Artists Soul Jazz Records 8 6 13 One Blood Papa San Belove/Infinity Records 9 12 2 Hi-Grade Ganja Anthems Vol.4 Various Artists Greensleeves/VP 10 8 11 Full Frequency Sean Paul Atlantic/VP Records 11 10 8 Tru Colors Wayne Marshall Ghetto Youths Int’l 12 11 … Read entire article »
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A 3OTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF BOB MARLEY’S “LEGEND” TO BE RELEASED JULY 1!
Bob Marley performs in Bourget, France, on July 3, 1980. – Contributed By Shereita Grizzle—- This year marks the 30th anniversary since the release of BobMarley’s Legend album. Legend was originally released on May 8, 1984, and this summer, Universal Music Enterprises (UME) will mark the historic occasion with the release of a special CD/Blu-ray edition of the album. On July 1, UME will release a CD/Blu-ray Pure Audio Disc combo set titled Legend 30th Anniversary Edition, produced by Island Records,Tuff Gong Music and UME. According … Read entire article »
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LATTY GUZANG FOR THE SECOND WEEK, SITS IN THE NO.1 POSITION OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA REGGAE CHART!
THE SOUTH FLORIDA TOP 25 REGGAE CHART 5/9/14 TW LW WOC TITLE ARTIST LABEL HPR 1 -1 -12 GIVE UP YOURSELF (2) LATTY GUZANG MASSIVE INT’L #1 2 2 11 Want Dem All Sean Paul/Konshens Atlantic/VP Records #2 3 4 9 Sweet Caroline King Banton Trainline Records #3 4 5 8 Who Cares Jah Ruby Heavy Beat Records #4 5 3 13 Dem A Watch (3) Tarrus Riley Cannon/Juke Boxx #1 6 6 10 In The Valley Of Decision Paul Elliott Jammy’s Records #6 7 9 12 Reggae Music (I Am) K-Vibes Jammy’s Records #7 8 8 8 Temptation Lt. Stitchie Drum & Bass/Tiger #8 9 10 5 Here I Am George Nooks Total Records #9 10 12 5 Love Song Baby Cham/Mavado Madhouse Records #10 11 7 15 As If I Didn’t Know Terry Linen Joe Fraser Records #2 12 13 … Read entire article »
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“IT’S A FAMILY TING” WHEN IT COMES TO MAXI PRIEST, JACOB MILLER AND HEAVY D!
By Howard Campbell— Maxi Priest—- Growing up in London, singer Maxi Priest looked up to his uncle Sydney Elliott, a vocalist who recorded in the 1960s. He did not know until his teens that one of Uncle Sydney’s sons was Jacob Miller, the charismatic roots singer and front-man for the Inner Circle band. Priest’s father Alfred was Sydney Elliott’s older brother. Jacob Miller used his mother’s surname. “I always loved up to my uncle. When we went to his home it was an experience. I even have one of his songs on my website,” said Priest. The Elliotts are from Ballard’s Valley in St Elizabeth. They migrated to the United Kingdom in the late 1950s; Alfred and his wife Hyacinth settled in Lewisham, south-east London, while Sydney lived in Kent. Maxi Priest, who is in his early … Read entire article »
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