The National Youth Orchestra of Jamaica will be presenting a fund raising concert on Sunday, November 7, at 4 pm at Stella Maris Church Hall to raise funds for their programs. The concert will mainly feature the NYOJ Instructors and Friends chamber group performing a selection of classical and contemporary

Gregory Isaacs — a legend in his own time, one of the most popular and versatile reggae singers of the late-Seventies, and the smooth-voiced dancehall crooner behind the genre’s landmark 1982 LP Night Nurse — passed away yesterday at his London home following a year-long battle with lung cancer, the

Rootz Underground is still touring the West Coast! Catch them in concert! Search our archives for lots on our favourite Jamaican Reggae Band! Fore more on Rootz Underground

Jamaican singer/songwriter/producer Cezar has just released his latest recording “She Said”. This mid tempo ballad reveals a mature side to Cezar’s artistry, and different aspects of this are showcased by the four different mixes included. The reggae vibes mix was produced by Andrew ‘Preggs’ Thompson and Elton Brown for State

Jamaica’s own DJ Engineroom has just released his latest mix, entitled Talking House Vol 1. This time around Engineroom takes it deep, a little tech, and, as always, extra funky! Talking House Vol 1 explores the intersection of the spoken word and those deep beats of life… enjoy! You can

Here’s the latest mix from Jamaican House DJ Charles Lazarus. Enjoy! DOWNLOAD HERE

Photo used under Creative Commons antjeverena Here’s an interesting article from The New York Times on Japanese Reggae and how it’s becoming more Japanese… Recently I had a discussion with someone who was arguing that consumers don’t care where reggae comes from anymore, that is, people don’t care whether reggae is Jamaican,

Although I don’t normally write about dancehall happenings, I couldn’t resist posting this priceless video of popular dancehall entertainer Elephant Man introducing us to his crib. Hopefully, he’ll be able to finish it once the tax man catches up with him.  More on this story at the Jamaica Observer

DOWNLOAD HERE: Rootz Underground Download Courtesy of Rootz Underground: The immortal Stone Love and selector Rory, forged a reputation during the 80’s and 90’s in the inner city communities of Kingston Jamaica.  A living legend within the soundsystem movement, Stone Love rose to the top by promoting reggae dancehall culture, Jamaica,

Legendary Jamaican dancehall producer, manager, EMI-signed writer and musician Jeremy Harding has returned to the studio after a long hiatus, and the result is a quality release that will remind all of us of the potential of Jamaican music- no slackness, no almshouse, no guns or gangsterism, just party fun