12th December 2017, this day in history: on this date in 1975, exalted Jamaican reggae band Burning Spear released the greatest and most acclaimed album of its existence, the essential Marcus Garvey. Named after the famed Rastafarian prophet and Jamaican hero, this, the band’s third album, is often regarded as one of the most important … Read More »

If there’s two things that go together hand in hand, it’s rum and reggae. The popular Caribbean beverage tastes even better when it’s drunk while music is blaring out of a hefty soundsystem, and that’s what inspired the Bristol Rum and Reggae Festival. Taking place in April next year, the one-day event will be held … Read More »

Veteran reggae artiste Pliers believes that the ‘Murder She Wrote’ single, which was produced by the legendary Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare of Taxi Gang, is one of the “greatest dancehall singles of all time”. But did you know that Pliers recorded the song no fewer than seven times before it became a hit? “The … Read More »

SHAGGY AND STING WORKING ON JOINT ALBUM The dancehall legend and the British music legend are joining forces for an upcoming project. Sting will be performing in Jamaica next month for the annual charity concert “Shaggy and Friends” at King’s House in St. Andrew. But that’s not all that the two are working on. The … Read More »

Chaka Demus and Pliers, Shaggy and Maxi Priest are all set to play the Genting Arena show titled I Love Reggae. Also performing will be One Love stage show star Mitchell Brunings. Chaka Demus and Pliers is a duo founded in Kingston, Jamaica, back in 1992. They are best known for songs such as Murder … Read More »