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Tag: Jamaican music

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VP Records to Release Strictly the Best Vol. 55

Angel Romero November 3, 2016 No Comments dancehall reggaeJamaicaJamaican music

The anthology Strictly the Best Vol. 55 (VP Records) includes this year’s most popular dancehall reggae songs played at clubs and on Caribbean radio. Artists…

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Reggae Specialists VP Records to Release Strictly the Best Vol. 54

Angel Romero October 27, 2016 No Comments Jamaican musiclover's rockReggae

The reggae compilation Strictly the Best Vol. 54 (VP Records) features some of the best-known roots and lover’s rock singers. The set, scheduled for release…

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Length & Time: Max Romeo

Adolf Alzuphar July 28, 2016 No Comments JamaicaJamaican musicMax RomeoRastafariReggae

I will be writing a column on Length & Time in music, in each presenting an album and its strategies that pertain to addressing Length & Time.  There…

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Jamaican Artist Randy Valentine to Perform at Africa Oyé 2016

Angel Romero June 7, 2016 No Comments Jamaican musicRandy ValentineReggae

Multifaceted Jamaican vocalist, songwriter and producer Randy Valentine is set to perform on June 19 at Africa Oyé 2016 music festival. Africa Oyé will take…

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Tour Announcements

Reggae Band Raging Fyah Announces American Summer Tour Dates

Angel Romero June 6, 2016 No Comments Jamaican musicRaging FyahReggae

Roots reggae band Raging Fyah will be touring the United States in July 2016. The group will be promoting its new album Everlasting. Raging Fyah’s…

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Roots Reggae Band Raging Fyah Releases ‘Everlasting’

Angel Romero May 29, 2016 No Comments Jamaican musicRaging FyahReggae

Jamaican roots reggae band Raging Fyah has a new studio album titled Everlasting (Dub Rockers). The five-piece Kingston collective recently toured the United States with…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Abdel Wright

Angel Romero April 17, 2016 No Comments Abdel WrightJamaican music

With an incredible true-life story that rivals Jimmy Cliff’s fictional tale of Kingston gangsters in the classic reggae film Harder They Come, Abdel Wright has…

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