Sean Paul with dancers (Tanisha Scott, Yxia Olivares, Autavia Bailey, Tamara Marrow) at the Lehman Center, the Bronx, November 8 Jason “jigzagula” Henriques performing at the Lehman Center Sean Paul dancers at the Lehman Center Photos contributed by Brittany Somerset.

Rootz Underground’s Movement is among the 36 submissions for the 2008 Best Reggae Album- Vocal or Instrumental being presented at the 2009 Grammy Awards. Rootz Underground has been making waves on the local and international scene for the last few years with their blend of roots rock reggae. For more

Check out VIDEO interview with Dominique Brown from Random Chaos http://www.yardedge.net/music/4-minutes-with-dominique-brown

Reggae stalwarts, the Mighty Diamonds will headline the fourth annual Reggae Culture Salute on Saturday, November 1st at Brooklyn’s Cultural Performing Arts Center, 1020 East 48th Street (corner of Farragut Road) in Brooklyn. For more than thirty years the Mighty Diamonds have been entertaining and educating the world with sweet

World Exclusive Sneak Preview of 77Klash’s Mad Again feat. Johnny Osbourne. Video directed by Jon Fine, beat by Matt Shadetek. Featuring Ground Zero Dancers, Dancerz Blvd., Skerrit Bwoy and many more. Available on iTunes on 77Klash’s ‘Code for the Streets’ EP.

Michael Franti and Cherine Anderson performing at Redbones Blues Cafe Michael Franti, internationally renown musician and social activist, performed for the first time ever at a club in Kingston last night at Redbones Blues Cafe. Along with Jamaican songstress, Cherine Anderson, Franti entertained the enthusiastic audience with tracks from his

Rootz Underground performing a long way from home at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco…

Live Music Nation launched “Wednesdays Rock” at Grosvenor Galleries last Wednesday. Billed as a “jam session” featuring a variety of Jamaica’s musicians and singers, “Wednesdays Rock” turned out to be just that and indeed presented a wide range of artists including some pleasant surprises. It was a relaxed vibe.  Patrons

YardEdge talks to Gas Money about being rockers in the land of dancehall…. YardEdge: How did the band get started? Vernon: Vernon and Daniel met back in 2005. Both being into rock music and being guitar players they toyed with the idea of starting a band. Vernon, meanwhile, worked at