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JAMAICAN ARTISTS SEE AFRICA, “THE MOTHERLAND” IN DIFFERENT LYRICAL WAYS!

By Mel Cooke— Peter Tosh— There is no shortage of songs about Africa in Jamaican popular music. There are different approaches, chief among them Africa as the motherland, with Peter Tosh singing in the title track of his 1983 album, “They took me away from you Mama/Long before I was born.” Then there is the African woman, which comes up obviously in the late Panhead’s African Princess, but is also is unexpected places like Terror Fabulous’ part of the Anything For You all-star remix, which also features Nadine Sutherland, Buju Banton, Beenie Man, Louie Culture, and Kulcha Knox. Terror Fabulous waxes warm about the woman’s charms and sums up her personality and physical characteristics: “Mi check fi yu such so mi nah go do yu dat Woman inna mi life a part a mi comfat Natural … Read entire article »

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NADINE SUTHERLAND IS BACK TO MAJOR PERFORMANCES IN JAMAICA!

Nadine Sutherland— On Saturday, January 2 at the Shaggy and Friends show, Nadine Sutherland returned to the stage after her hiatus from performing on any major shows in Jamaica, while pursuing a master’s degree in cultural studies at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona. She proved to all who saw her performance what Bob Marley detected in her during her childhood as he facilitated her early introduction to the music business in Jamaica. As Sutherland entered the stage, the beautiful singer, dancer and songwriter, dressed by Jamaican designers drennaLuna, was given a rapturous welcome by the audience. In her short, dynamic stint that included Terror Fabulous, Sutherland displayed her pristine vocals and commanding performance skills, the crowd rocking as she sexily sashayed across the stage. Last year, while her master’s dissertation … Read entire article »

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THE DANCEHALL CLASSIC “ANYTHING FOR YOU” CELEBRATING 20 YEARS!

THE DANCEHALL CLASSIC “ANYTHING FOR YOU” CELEBRATING 20 YEARS!

By Richard Johnson—  Top:(L) Beenie Man (R) Louie Culture Bottom: Terror Fabulous, Buju Banton REWIND to the early 1990’s. Jamaican dancehall artists were having the time of their lives and the music was making mainstream inroads, particularly in North America. During that time, a number of acts were being signed to major American record labels and dancehall music was winning Grammy Awards. Among the Jamaican artists being signed was Nadine Sutherland. She signed to Elektra Records affiliate EastWest Records. Fast-forward … Read entire article »

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NADINE SUTHERLAND GOES DUB WITH “INNA ME BLOOD!”

 Nadine Sutherland—- Singer Nadine Sutherland is preparing to leave for the United Kingdom in a few weeks to do promotional work on her latest single Inna Mi Blood. Released two weeks ago, Inna Mi Blood is a dub track produced by Guyana-born producer Mad Professor. She also said an album was in the works. “Recording with the Mad Professor, who is a kind of dub music king, opened my eyes to the possibilities in that area. He has a whole network in England and the wider European continent and so we are seeing the early stages of what we hope will be something truly great. He and I have decided that this is not going to be a three-month song. For us, it is a classic in the making, so we are doing … Read entire article »

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FORMER MAJOR LABEL EXECUTIVE KAREN MASON TALKS REGGAE!

 By Kevin Jackson—  MASON… a lot of reggae-influenced music going on right now Former music executive Karen Mason hopes the advice she gave to finalists in the Digicel Rising Stars competition last weekend, will help them develop careers. Mason, who helped propel reggae and dancehall music to international heights in the 1990s, was in Kingston as a guest judge for the popular talent series. “Any opportunity to come to Jamaica and to participate in particularly the art world and culture, moving things from point A to point B, I will be there. I was honored when I was contacted to be a part of the judging panel because a lot of the work that I do is about teaching and showing artists how to really understand and navigate this music industry,” Mason said. “In … Read entire article »

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WOMEN IN REGGAE: KAREN MASON AND THE STORY BEHIND ELEKTRA RECORDS!

WOMEN IN REGGAE: KAREN MASON AND THE STORY BEHIND ELEKTRA RECORDS!

By Howard Campbell—– This is the fourth in an eight-part feature on the impact of women on reggae as artists, administrators and managers. Today we feature record executive Karen Mason. Top: Terror Fabulous, Bottom: MASON… My world really came together when (Colombia executive) Carol Cooper signed Super Cat   When the annals of dancehall are documented, most musicologists will agree that the 1990s were the genre’s golden age. One of the persons responsible for that glittering period was Karen … Read entire article »

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“NADINE SUTHERLAND & FRIENDS LIVE” AT REDBONES CAFE’ IN KINGSTON!

“NADINE SUTHERLAND & FRIENDS LIVE” AT REDBONES CAFE’ IN KINGSTON!

  REGGAE artist Nadine Sutherland will be the featured guest at the Redbones Blues/Jazz Café on Argyle Road in St Andrew on Friday. The evening dubbed, Nadine and Friends Live, is centred around the artiste’s musical journey. Sutherland The friends who will be performing were selected by Sutherland. A 1979 Tastee Talent Competition winner, Sutherland’s early career was nurtured by reggae king Bob Marley. Sutherland’s voice is on Dave Kelly-produced track Action, a combination with Terror Fabulous in 1993. The song … Read entire article »

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