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Tag: Reggae

New CDs and digital releases Reggae

Jamaican Reggae Star Jah9 Releases Her 3rd Album Note To Self

World Music Central News Room March 29, 2020 No Comments Jah9Reggae

Jah9’s third album, Note To Self (VP Records) combines reggae, soul, Afrobeat and funk. The 15-track recording is co-produced completely by Jah9 and features Jamaica’s…

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The Charming Malawian Grooves of Masauko

Angel Romero February 26, 2020 No Comments AfropopMalawian musicMasaukoReggae

Masauko – Masauko (Come to Life Music, 2020) Masauko is Malawian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist born in Los Angeles at a time when his parents were…

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Guinean Bongo Sidibe to Present New Album Root Boy – Pon pon pon

World Music Central News Room January 27, 2020 No Comments Bongo SidibeGuinean musicReggae

Bongo Sidibe and The Tontons with Duniya Dance and Drum Company are set to perform on Friday, January 31, 2020 at Ashkenaz Music in Berkeley,…

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Rising star of Melodic Reggae

Angel Romero December 24, 2019 No Comments Jamaican musicMortimerReggae

Mortimer – Fight the Fight (Easy Star Records, 2019) Fight The Fight is an excellent modern reggae EP from rising reggae artist Mortimer. The young…

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Deep Impressions of Monk and Reggae

Angel Romero December 17, 2019 No Comments JazzMonty AlexanderReggaeworld jazz

Monty Alexander – Wareika Hill, Rastamonk Vibrations (MACD Records, 2019) Monty Alexander, one of Jamaica’s greatest jazz musicians, celebrates two of his major influences on…

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Strictly The Best 60 to Showcase Top Artists in Roots Reggae and Dancehall

World Music Central News Room October 23, 2019 No Comments dancehall reggaeJamaican musicReggae

VP Records has announced the release of Strictly the Best Vol. 60. The set includes current and breaking hits from some of the top artists…

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Down In Jamaica: 40 Years Of VP Records Boxed Set

World Music Central News Room October 7, 2019 No Comments dancehallJamaican musicReggaeVP Records

The boxed set Down In Jamaica: 40 Years Of VP Records is scheduled to be released October 25, 2019. The reggae and dancehall anthology includes…

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Artist Profiles: Gregory Isaacs

Angel Romero September 15, 2019 No Comments Gregory IsaacsJamaicaReggae

Gregory Isaacs ranked as one of the true superstars of reggae music, with a career that spanned three decades and legions of loyal fans worldwide.…

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California Reggae Band Pepper Releases ‘Local Motion’

World Music Central News Room July 27, 2019 No Comments PepperReggae

Reggae band Pepper has a new album titled ‘Local Motion’ out on the band’s imprint LAW Records. Local Motion pays tribute to the many days…

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Rising Reggae Act Mortimer Releases “Lightning” Single

World Music Central News Room July 27, 2019 No Comments MortimerReggae

Emerging reggae star Mortimer has a new single titled “Lightning,” released via a partnership between top producer Winta James’s Overstand Entertainment and reggae label Easy…

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