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Jake Savona in Egrem Studio Photo by Lara Merrington
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Mista Savona

Angel Romero May 3, 2022 No Comments Cuban musicDubMista SavonaReggaeson cubanoworld fusionworld music

Producer and multi-instrumentalist Jake Dominic Savona was born in Melbourne, Australia. He fell in love with the music of Jamaica and released a series of…

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New Releases

Reggae Spotlight, March 2022

Angel Romero March 28, 2022 No Comments Clinton FearonDennis BovellEasy Star All-StarsJahRiffeJesse RoyalMista SavonaReggaeWomen Soldier

Groundation American reggae band Groundation has released the title track from its upcoming new studio album, One Rock. The song features fuzzed out electric guitar…

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cover of Summerheat by Bill King
New CDs and digital releases

Bill King’s Summerheat Reissue, Where Reggae Meets 1970s Strings

World Music Central News Room January 23, 2022 No Comments Bill KingReggae

The 1979 single Summerheat by Bill King is available again as a reissue on the 7 Arts label. The tune combines reggae beats, 1970s soul…

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Sly & Robbie Vs. Roots Radics: The Dub Battle
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A Year, an Album, Some Musings and a Song

Tom Orr January 6, 2022 1 Comment AbdelliDubMoira SmileyPiers FacciniReggaeSly & Robbieworld fusionworld music

I regretted not being able to furnish a proper Top Ten List with which to end 2021. And that’s as fine a point as there…

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cover of Mi Deyah Again by Beres Hammond
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Jamaican Stars Beres Hammond and Wickerman Release “Mi Deyah Again”

World Music Central News Room December 27, 2021 2 Comments Beres HammondJamaican musicReggaeWickerman

Two iconic Jamaican artists, Beres Hammond and Wickerman, have collaborated on an up-tempo, feel-good reggae track titled “Mi Deyah Again”. Acknowledging that the world has…

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Robbie Shakespeare at a concert with Sly Dunbar and Nils Petter Molvær at TFF Rudolstadt in Germany, 2015. Photo by Schorle - Own work
Obituaries

Influential Reggae Bassist Robbie Shakespeare of Sly & Robbie, Dies at 68

World Music Central News Room December 10, 2021 No Comments bassReggaeRobbie ShakespeareSly & Robbie

Award-winning Jamaican bassist and producer Robbie Shakespeare, co-founder of Sly & Robbie passed way in Florida, USA on December 8, 2021. Robbie Shakespeare was a…

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cover of Roots of Creation's album Dub Free or Die Vol. 1
New Releases

December 2021 Reggae Roundup

World Music Central News Room December 8, 2021 No Comments Artikal Sound SystemJonQuanNilotika Cultural EnsembleQueen IfricaReggaeRomain VirgoRoots of CreationRoyal BluStevie CultureTarrus RileyU-Roy

Stevie Culture Mista Savona Presents Havana Meets Kingston has released a single titled “Solutions (We Can Do It)” (Cumbancha) featuring Jamaican reggae star Stevie Culture.…

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Events

Reggae, Dancehall and Soca Stars at Best of The Best 2021

World Music Central News Room October 6, 2021 No Comments Caribbean musicdancehall reggaeReggaesoca

Best of The Best Music Fest will take place October 10th, 2021 at Miami’s Bayfront Park. The festival will feature some of the best acts…

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Music videos

Reggae Star Jah Cure Reveals Lyric Video for “Welcome To Jamaica”

World Music Central News Room September 30, 2021 No Comments Jah CureJamaican musicReggae

Acclaimed reggae musician Jah Cure has released the lyric video for “Welcome To Jamaica.” The video takes viewers on a journey from white sand beaches…

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New Releases

Water, New album from Jamaican Reggae-Fusion Singer Ammoye

World Music Central News Room September 29, 2021 No Comments AmmoyeJamaican musicReggaeworld fusion

Canada-based Jamaican reggae-fusion vocalist Ammoye has released a new album titled Water (Lulaworld Records). Produced by Danny Maestro, The album features a mix of reggae,…

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