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ROOTS SINGER JAH MALI IS READY FOR REBEL SALUTE 2016, JANUARY 15-16!

 Jahmali (left) and American actor Derek Luke at the Barbados Music Awards in Bridgetown, last Sunday.— WITH a new song out and an EP on the way, singer Jahmali is ready to kickstart his 2016 campaign with an appearance on opening night of the January 15-16 Rebel Salute. Best known for the 1998 hit song, El Shadei, Jahmali told Splash he is looking forward to performing on a major Jamaican show for the first time in years. “Wi want to get the name out there to the youths, ‘cause wi have positive things to tell dem. This year, wi looking for great things,” he said. In December, Jahmali released the song Done Deal, which is also the title of his pending EP. Country Road, Armagideon, Keep On Keeping On and Mother Nature are other songs … Read entire article »

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AFTER A LONG HIATUS, SONGWRITER ANTHONY ROCHESTER IS BACK TO HIS GAME!

   Anthony Rochester— DURING the 1990’s roots-reggae explosion, Anthony Rochester was a silent partner in a movement driven by artists such as Tony Rebel and Garnet Silk. Rochester wrote or co-wrote a number of hit songs for Silk (It’s Growing, The Rod, Fill Us Up With Your Mercy), Everton Blender (Coming Harder, Family Man) and Nadine Sutherland (I’m in Love). After a break, he is back in the fold, working with singer Jahmali on Done Deal, the singer’s EP which is scheduled for release next month. He wrote and produced two songs on the six-song project: Keep On Keeping On and Mother Nature. “I never really left the business…I’ve been writing as usual. I took some time to tend to my family who is and will always be my priority,” Rochester told the Sunday Observer from … Read entire article »

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SINGER JAHMALI PREPARES TO RELEASE NEW SONG/EP IN DECEMBER!

 Jahmali —- Roots artist Jahmali is preparing to get back in the mix during the next six weeks with a new song and EP. The song, Done Deal, is written by Jahmali and produced by Christopher ‘Acoustic Vibes’ Hurst. It is the precursor to an EP of the same name, expected to be released in December. Jahmali told Splash that Done Deal, the EP, is his most diverse work to date. “As wi travel the world wi experience new sounds an’ what people want to hear. The music still Rasta-centric but wi try work with some different sounds,” he said. Country Road, another song Jahmali wrote, is an ode to ska and features drummer Derrick Stewart, formerly of the Skatalites band. Armagideon is a rock-reggae number. Interestingly, two songs from the mini set (Keep On Keeping … Read entire article »

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REGGAE HER STORY: BRIDGETT ANDERSON THE LIONESS OF FIRSTBORN MANAGEMENT!

REGGAE HER STORY: BRIDGETT ANDERSON THE LIONESS OF FIRSTBORN MANAGEMENT!

By Howard Campbell— This is sixth in an eight-part feature on the impact of women on reggae as artists, administrators and managers. Today we feature artiste manager Bridgett Anderson. ANDERSON… What we have seen in the last 10 years is people coming into the (music) business with a lot of money and they can afford to get their artists in the forefront (Photo: Garfield Robinson)   AS reggae’s stocks rose in the 1980s, so did female managers who helped … Read entire article »

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THE BEST OF A MUSICAL TIME FOR ROOTS SINGER JAHMALI!

THE BEST OF A MUSICAL TIME FOR ROOTS SINGER JAHMALI!

Jahmali—–   By Mel Cooke—– Half-way up the stairs to the fourth floor at The Gleaner‘s North Street, Kingston, office, Jahmali responds to the standard query about his well-being with “great!” A few steps pass as he expands briefly that it is the best of musical times for him, a recent return from a performance in Bermuda part of the reason for the buoyancy (later he adds that there are also shows in Costa Rica and Trinidad this year and European festivals in … Read entire article »

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