THE SOUTH FLORIDA TOP 15 ALBUMS/CD’s CHART                                   4/3/20 Seven weeks @ No.1 TW        LW      WOC  TITLE                                    ARTIST                                 LABEL 1 1          12        JUSTICE: A CONSCIOUS JOURNEY (7) KASHIEF LINDO HEAVY BEAT 2 2          4          Note To Self                            Jah9                                         VP Records 3 3          9          Satisfaction Feeling                Dennis Brown                         Tad’s Records 4 6          4          Fight The Fight                       Mortimer                                 Overstand Records 5 4          17        Above The Noise                    Honorebel                               Mandatory Entertainment 6 5          11        Smile                                       Lady G                                    Indie Root Records 7 10        3          I Know The King                    Michael … Read entire article »

THE SOUTH FLORIDA TOP 25 REGGAE CHART                                            4/3/20 Three weeks @ No.1 TW        LW      WOC  TITLE                                    ARTIST                                 LABEL                      HPR 1 1          16        ROCK MY BODY (3)           ETANA                                  FREEMIND MUSIC#1 2 2          13        Pumpkin Belly                        Ideology                                  Board House Jam        #2 3 3          11        To God Be The Glory             Richie Stephens                      Pot Of Gold Records   #3 4 4          9          Slow Down                             Skip Marley & H.E.R.                        Island/Tuff Gong Int’l #4 5 7          7          Guilty                                      Hopeton Lindo & Fiona          IriePen/Zojak Worldwide#5 6 8          7          Because I’m Black                  Chezidek                                 Tad’s Records              #6 7 5          14        Bobby Socks To … Read entire article »

THE FOUNDATION RADIO NETWORK TOP 20 ALBUMS/CD’S (NY)       4/3/20 Second week @ No.1 TW        LW      WOC  TITLE                                    ARTIST                                 LABEL 1 1          4          NOTE TO SELF (2)              JAH9                                      VP RECORDS 2 2          9          Satisfaction Feeling (4)           Dennis Brown                         Tad’s Records 3 3          12        Justice: A Conscious Journey Kashief Lindo                         Heavy Beat Records 4 5          7          My Love Is True                     Stephen Souza                    One Harmony Records 5 7          4          Fight The Fight                       Mortimer                                 Overstand Records 6 4          19        Dimensions                             Etana                                       Freemind Music 7 6          11        … Read entire article »

By Yasmine Peru — Bob Marley and the I-Three perform at the One Love Peace Concert at the National Stadium, on April 22, 1978. In a constantly evolving #MeToo era, the all-encompassing, potent messages of Bob Marley are given a distinctly feminist flavour in Women Rising, the second instalment of the yearlong docuseries Bob Marley– Legacy, in celebration of Bob Marley’s 75th birthday. Released on March 31, which is significant because it is “the last day of Women’s History … Read entire article »

BY RICHARD JOHNSON—Observer senior reporter— Koffee— The organizers of the popular stage show ‘Best of the Best’, which has been held in Miami, Florida, for the past 13 years, have decided to cancel this year’s staging due to the global crisis involving the coronavirus. They are maintaining the same all-female line-up of artistes for the 2021 edition of the event, to be held at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. “Taking into consideration the safety of our patrons, the uncertainty … Read entire article »

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange (File photo) KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, will launch a fund-raising initiative dubbed ‘Telethon Jamaica: Together We Stand’ towards providing additional resources to health services in the wake of COVID-19. The initiative will be launched during a live online performance by Jamaican singer, Christopher Martin, on Sunday, April 5 beginning at 7:00 pm. The initiative is a joint effort of the … Read entire article »