Entries tagged with "Gappy Ranks"

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GAPPY RANKS SALUTES THE “ELDERS” ON HIS LATEST SINGLE “GENERATION!”

March 30th, 2015 | Add a Comment

Gappy Ranks—- Deejay Gappy Ranks went back to the drawing board for Generation, his latest song. He says it is a salute to music he grew up listening to which made a difference in the lives of he and his peers. “Without previous generations I would not be able to deliver such stories in my music, hence Generation. I wanted to take the listener back to the times when music was full of education and lessons to learn,” he told the Jamaica Observer. Generation is produced by Kemar ‘Flava’ McGregor, known for his work with acts including Gyptian, Etana and Richie Spice. The song is the precursor to an EP of the same name, also produced by McGregor. It contains duets with Marcia Griffiths, Sugar Minott and Barrington Levy. Gappy Ranks, who is in his … Read entire article »

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CHRONIXX AND ETANA ARE CONFIRMED FOR NEW ZEALAND’S “RAGGAMUFFIN FESTIVAL” DECEMBER 13!

July 6th, 2014 | Add a Comment

Chronixx— ETANA and Chronixx are the Jamaican acts confirmed for the eighth staging of the Raggamuffin Festival, to be held December 13 in Auckland, New Zealand. British supergroup UB40, which has endured internal and legal conflict in the past decade, will headline the event along with gangsta rap pioneer Ice Cube. For the first time, ‘Raggamuffin’ will have two stages — one for reggae, the other for rap. UB40’s line-up is expected to include three of its original members: Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey Virtue. Lead singer Campbell left the band several years ago due to differences with former colleagues. “We asked our fans who they would like to have at Raggamuffin and we were overwhelmed by the requests for UB40. We’re very pleased to be able to bring this iconic reggae act back to the … Read entire article »

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ITALIAN/NIGERIAN REGGAE SINGER LION D, RELEASES THIRD ALBUM “BRING BACK THE VIBES!”

April 17th, 2013 | Add a Comment

Italian/Nigerian singer and singjay Lion D’s third and latest album ‘Bring Back the Vibes’ is a perfect example of how great contemporary European reggae can sound. It has the usual blend of one drop riddims, hip-hop, soul and dancehall, but this album also incorporates gospel and blues, mostly in the form of a sweet harmonica provided byLee Jaffe, who played with Bob Marley and The Wailers. The album aims to bring roots reggae and dancehall from the 80’s and … Read entire article »

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FREDDIE McGREGOR SETS TO RELEASE “THE CAPTAIN” DURING JAMAICA 50!

June 20th, 2012 | Add a Comment

By Kevin Jackson—– FREDDIE McGregor is scheduled to release his 36th studio album, Di Captain, in August. The 15-track set is his first album of original songs since Mr McGregor which was released in 2009 by VP Records McGREGOR… scheduled to release his 36th studio album In an interview with the Jamaica Observer, McGregor said singer Etana and British artiste Gappy Ranks are among the guests on the album. Guitarist Dalton Browne, a longtime member of McGregor’s band; the Firehouse … Read entire article »

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BRITISH DISC JOCKEY SLAMS JAMAICA’S PAYOLA SYSTEM!

March 18th, 2012 | Add a Comment

‘No Pay, No Play’ Gappy Ranks … Says Jamaican music industry suffers because of payola —— ‘GAPPY WHO?’, the headline blared on Page 23 of THE STAR, The Gleaner‘s tabloid sister publication, on Monday. It turned out that the author of the accompanying piece, a Gleanersports reporter on assignment in Istanbul, Turkey, “Decked out in my Jamaican colours”, was approached by a local who enquired, “I love Jamaican music, Gappy Ranks, do you know him?” After ‘disowning’ Gappy Ranks, the reporter later did some research … Read entire article »

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