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FOR THE SECOND WEEK, KING BANTON SITS IN THE TOP SPOT OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA REGGAE CHART!

THE SOUTH FLORIDA TOP 25 REGGAE CHART 5/23/14 TW LW WOC TITLE ARTIST LABEL HPR 1 -1 -11 SWEET CAROLINE (2) KING BANTON   TRAINLINE #1 2 2 10 Who Cares Jah Ruby Heavy Beat Records #2 3 1 14 Give Up Yourself (2) Latty Guzang Massive International #1 4 4 13 Want Dem All Sean Paul/Konshens Atlantic/VP Records #2 5 5 14 Reggae Music (I Am) K-Vibes Jammy’s Records #5 6 8 7 Here I Am George Nooks Total Records #6 7 7 10 Temptation Lt. Stitchie Drum & Bass/Tiger #7 8 9 7 Love Song Baby Cham/Mavado Madhouse Records #8 9 11 15 Dem A Watch (3) Tarrus Riley Cannon/Juke Boxx #1 10 11 6 Fly Rasta Ziggy Marley/U Roy Tuff Gong International #10 11 12 5 The Power Of Love Twiggi Bon Fire Records #11 12 13 5 Spirulina Chronixx … Read entire article »

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“SUPPORT THE ARTISTS BY BUYING THEIR ALBUMS” BOUNTY KILLER URGES FANS AT ALBUM LAUNCH!

By Kevin Jackson– Bounty Killer speaking at Bugle’s album launch last week. (right) Man-of-the-moment Bugle performs at the launch of his album Anointed, last week.– BOUNTY Killer, who emerged during dancehall’s most fruitful period in the 1990s, is urging fans to support artists by purchasing their albums. The veteran deejay made the call during a speech at singjay Bugle’s album launch last Thursday at Hope Gardens in St Andrew. “We need to see the support in album sales. Exalt your support for the music in the record sales, that’s the real support. By purchasing the album it makes the artist feel worthy,” said Killer. Sales for dancehall/reggae has plummeted drastically in the last eight years, with hit songs and albums few and far between. In the 1990s, dancehall artists such as Shabba Ranks, Patra, Mad … Read entire article »

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IT’S WEEK NUMBER THREE FOR RAS KRONIK ON THE NEW YORK FOUNDATION RADIO NETWORK MUSIC CHART!

  THE NEW YORK/FOUNDATION RADIO NETWORK TOP 30 MUSIC CHART 5/16/14 TW      LW WOC TITLE ARTIST     LABEL HPR 1- 1- 14 THIS MORNING (BONA) (3) RAS KRONIK LOVE BIRD/DANCEBEAT #1 2 4 13 Want Dem All Sean Paul/Konshens Atlantic/VP Records #2 3 2 13 Temptation Lt. Stitchie Drum & Bass/Tiger #2 4 3 13 Gone Too Soon Cutty Corn Chilla’s Music #3 5 5 11 Give Up Yourself Latty Guzang Massive International #5 6 6 11 Cheers For Education (They Will Soar) Chyna Nicole Mightyful 13/Nico Star/VPAL #6 7 7 10 Way Too Long Jack Radics Sound Faculty #7 8 9 9 True True True Thriller U Chilla’s Music #8 9 11 8 Here I Am George Nooks Total Records #9 10 8 14 Dem A Watch (4) Tarrus Riley Cannon/Juke Boxx #1 11 12 7 Sweet Caroline King … Read entire article »

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I-OCTANE’S “MY JOURNEY” CLOCKS ITS SECOND WEEK ON TOP OF THE NEW YORK FOUNDATION RADIO NETWORK ALBUM CHART!

  THE NEW YORK FOUNDATION RADIO NETWORK TOP 20 ALBUMS/CD’S 5/2/14 Second week @ No.1 TW LW WOC TITLE ARTIST LABEL  1- 1 -12 MY JOURNEY (2) I-OCTANE   TAD’S RECORDS 2 2 12 Welcome To My World Terry Linen Joe Fraser Records/VPAL 3 3 6 Way Too Long Jack Radics Sound Faculty 4 6 6 On Covers Ed Robinson Push Broom Records 5 4 12 Love Situation (6) Tarrus Riley Cannon/Juke Boxx 6 7 7 Reggae Legends: Dennis Brown & Superstar Friends VP Records 7 9 3 I Am I Said Mikey Spice Joe Fraser Records/VPAL 8 10 5 Studio One Rock Steady Various Artists Soul Jazz Records 9 5 10 Fully Frequency (3) Sean Paul Atlantic/VP Records 10 12 3 Radical Sizzla VP Records 11 8 12 One Blood Papa San Beloved/Infinity Records 12 15 2 Fly Rasta Ziggy Marley Tuff Gong Int’l 13 … Read entire article »

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CALIFORNIA-BASED E-DEE TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM AND MOVIE SEQUEL!

CALIFORNIA-BASED E-DEE TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM AND MOVIE SEQUEL!

By Kevin Jackson—- E-Dee SINGER/actor E-Dee and producer Q Million (he worked on American Jazz artist Robert Glasper’s 2012 Grammy-winning album Black Radio) are working on his second album, scheduled for release this summer. It will have collaborations with several dancehall acts including Future Fambo, Wayne Wonder and Irie Love. Last year E-Dee scored a minor hit with Ghetto Yutes Rise alongside I-Octane and performed on shows in the United States with acts like Beenie Man. The California-based artist had … Read entire article »

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DANCEHALL SUPERSTAR I-OCTANE BEGINS “MY JOURNEY!”

DANCEHALL SUPERSTAR I-OCTANE BEGINS  “MY JOURNEY!”

   By Rory Daley—- Dancehall artist I-Octane and Alaine perform Lighters Up at the former’s album launch at Triple Century Sports Bar in New Kingston, St Andrew, on Thursday night. (PHOTO: BRYAN CUMMINGS)– TRIPLE Century Sports Bar in New Kingston, St Andrew, was the venue for the launch of I-Octane’s sophomore album, My Journey. “The album represents a new dimension for me,” the entertainer told the Jamaica Observer. The 16-track set, a follow-up to 2012’s Crying to the Nation, is … Read entire article »

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INNER CIRCLE TEAMS UP WITH CHRONIXX FOR “TENEMENT YARD!”

INNER CIRCLE TEAMS UP WITH CHRONIXX FOR “TENEMENT YARD!”

By Howard Campbell– From left) Bernard ‘Touter’ Harvey, Roger Lewis, Ian Lewis, and Lancelot Hall (seated at front).– INNER Circle and singer Chronixx have teamed up for an update of Tenement Yard, the classic song the band recorded with singer Jacob Miller in 1976. It is the latest collaboration by the band and a new-wave reggae artist . Inner Circle, formed in 1968, recently did songs with deejay I-Octane and singjay Khago. Roger Lewis, Inner Circle’s co-founder and bass player, … Read entire article »

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NEW YORK’S LINKAGE AWARDS EXPECT BIG TURNOUT MAY 3!

NEW YORK’S LINKAGE AWARDS EXPECT BIG TURNOUT MAY 3!

I-Octane By Sadeke Brooks—- A musician by profession, Dexter Blake, owner of Linkage Radio in New York, says he has first-hand knowledge of the struggles artists face. So in 2010, he started the Linkage Awards to show artists they were appreciated. Speaking with The Sunday Gleaner recently, Blake, who also goes by the alias ‘Linkage, said he was a drummer for many years’, and during that time, “I’ve seen first hand a lot of what Jamaican artists go through without … Read entire article »

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WEEKS AFTER BREAKING OFF FROM HIS BROTHER, WADA BLOOD ASSEMBLES NEW TEAM AND SHOOTS NEW VIDEO!

WEEKS AFTER BREAKING OFF FROM HIS BROTHER, WADA BLOOD ASSEMBLES NEW TEAM AND SHOOTS NEW VIDEO!

KINGSTON, JAMAICA— Less than two weeks after the much publicized split with brother Andrew; Dancehall & Reggae singer Wada Blood has assembled a new team of professionals to oversee the handling of his career. His management team believes this is necessary if Wada as a solo act is going to transcend his career to that next level. In a statement to the media the entertainer explained, “I am now on a new path musically. So being a solo act I have … Read entire article »

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DIGICEL JOINS THE MARLEYS FOR BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS!

DIGICEL JOINS THE MARLEYS FOR BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS!

Bob Marley To mark what would be the 67th birthday of reggae icon, Bob Marley, Digicel and the Bob Marley Foundation have come together for a second year running to honor the legend with a series of celebratory activities throughout the month of February. Kicking off the month-long celebration will be a free family concert at Emancipation Park on Sunday. The concert will feature musical tributes to the reggae legend from artists such as Ky-Mani Marley, Freddie McGregor, Judy Mowatt, … Read entire article »

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