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DANCEHALL RECORDING ARTIST KHAGO, REVEALS HE IS STUDYING THE MUSLIM FAITH!

June 16th, 2017 | Add a Comment

By Curtis Campbell— Contributed Khago, in a scene from ‘Sidung Inna Mi Place’.— Dancehall artist Khago, who recently cut his locks, is now sporting a beard and revealed to THE WEEKEND STAR yesterday that he has been studying the Muslim faith. He said that he used his time away from the mainstream to do some self-searching. “There is no need to be afraid of Muslims because at the end of the day, we are all worshipping the same God, … Read entire article »

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SOCIAL MEDIA ABUZZ WITH A “LIGHTER SKIN” DANCEHALL ARTIST KHAGO!

April 3rd, 2016 | Add a Comment

A picture posted by Dancehall artist, Khago left social media buzzing with speculations about the seemingly lightened skin of the singer. Khago, who burst onto the dancehall scene with his breakout hit, “Nah sell out” with long dreads has been recently sporting much shorter hair but his hair was not the reason his pictures garnered a lot of attention. “But wait, how the man get so brown, everybody a get brown inna Dancehall,” one Twitter user said. On Facebook, users compared the artist’s change in appearance to Alkaline’s bleaching. “So Alkaline bleach and get bigger inna Dancehall so other man a try do it and hope it get him luck,” said one user. Another user posted that the entertainers are now going to extreme lengths to get attention. “Man put things inna them eye, man a … Read entire article »

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SINGER SAINE RAPLEY TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM “NAKED” NOVEMBER 20!

November 3rd, 2015 | Add a Comment

Saine Rapley—- SAINE Rapley will release her debut album, 13-song Naked, on November 20. The songs are produced by Cellblock Music, Black Sheep Records, The Koncept, and Jazzy Neil. “This is all me, every track is real and inspired by an experience in my life. This album signals a new me in that persons were always telling me to do or sing about a particular topic because that is what people want to hear, but this project is just about my life,” she said. Naked’s tracks include From the Ashes, Good Ova Evil, Keep on Rising, and Fight For You. Rapley said while there are reggae songs on the album, she made space for different genres. “I am a realistic person, so I really don’t expect to sell millions and thousands of copies but I … Read entire article »

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JAMAICA’S SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST DOWNSOUND RECORDING STUDIO’S LOCATION IN RESIDENTIAL AREA!

July 19th, 2014 | Add a Comment

Joe Bagdanovich— KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Supreme Court has handed down a judgement giving the owners of the popular Downsound recording studio at 43 St Andrew Park, a property zoned for residential use, to return the premises to its original use by September 16. The decision ends a long battle between the music producers and residents of the east central St Andrew community, over whether the premises should continue as a music studio. The studio was originally owned by the very successful dancehall producing brothers, Dave and Tony Kelly (Mad House Records), before it was sold in 2002 to current owner, Josef Bogdanovich, an American dancehall music producer and entrepreneur. Over the past 12 years, Bogdanovich has built the label into one of Jamaica’s most successful dancehall imprints with hits coming from artists including Khago, … Read entire article »

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DO DANCEHALL FEUDS DRIVE OR KILL THE GENRE?

May 15th, 2014 | Add a Comment

Mavado— By Sadeke Brooks— While industry players can identify the pros and cons of dancehall feuds, the verdict is still out about whether or not they are good for the music business. In recent weeks, there has been much talk about Mavado and his mentor, Bounty Killer, being involved in a lyrical feud. But this is just one of many involving dancehall artists over the years. Although he has been part of his fair share of lyrical wars, dancehall artist Khago says he is staying clear of feuds because there is nothing to be gained. “It’s good for the business, but when people a go tek it serious, yuh haffi tek weh from it. It work fi some people and it nuh work fi some. If you can laugh bout it, it good. But if you tek it … 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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