Jamaican dancehall stars embrace "conscious" lyrics - YAHOO!
NEW YORK (Billboard) – With reputed drug kingpin Christopher "Dudus" Coke in custody and Jamaica's state of emergency officially over, many dancehall stars are turning their backs on the violent lyrics ...August 27, 2010
Reggae Fest Features Dancehall Reggae Greats, Barrington Levy, Shaggy, Alayna - Online PR News
102 JAMZ Along With Mr. CC Productions Presents A Labor Day Weekend Reggae Fest With Barrington Levy, Shaggy And Tropical Recording Artist, Alayna At The Hard Rock Live In Orlando! 102 JAMZ along with Mr. CC ...August 27, 2010
Pretty Lights to turn The Valarium into electronic dancehall next week - Daily Times
You might think, watching the artist known as Pretty Lights — Derek Vincent Smith — on the stage, that he's hard at work. Tuning, spinning, cueing, turning — his hands a blur as every nuanced twist of a knob ...August 19, 2010
New music: Give a listen to Eden Brent and The Jigsaw Seen - Charleston Gazette
Scheduled for release Sept. 7 Taking home the Memphis Blues Award's "Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year," Greenville, Miss. native Eden Brent carries on the tradition of blues/barrelhouse pianists like Perkins ...August 25, 2010
Reggae/dancehall dying in the US? - Jamaica Observer
It would seem that the Reggae/Dancehall music fraternity is being hit by one blow after another. Top deejays have lost their US visas and work permits, and Buju Banton, Ninjaman and Flippa Mafia are off the scene ...August 22, 2010
Dancehall reggae's chequebook compassionates - The Guardian
Was Beenie Man motivated to sign to the Reggae Compassionate Act by love or money? Organisers of the Stop Murder Music campaign must be delighted to have three of dancehall's biggest stars pledging support ...August 21, 2010
Creating that 'Third Dimension' - Music-loving group does well by creating niche - Jamaica Gleaner
Just over a year ago, Third Dimension came to life via a collective vision that involved raising the bar as far as the playing of music is concerned. Just over 15 months later, that vision has become a ...August 29, 2010
King a de Dancehall - Metronews.ca
When Bob Marley died, I was too young to really know who he was or what his music meant, but I knew one thing: This "Reggae" stuff was infectious and addictive. Then in the late '80s, when my musical journey had led ...August 19, 2010
Music Museum a place to really play - Jamaica Gleaner
Herbie Miller, director of the Jamaica Music Museum, is usually on hand to share his knowledge of the evolution of Jamaican music. - File photo The drum, brass and Rastafari, the unlikley confluence which ...August 29, 2010
Australian World Music Expo 2010 - ABC Online
The Australian World Music Expo will be on again in Melbourne this November 18-21. It's a four-day event bringing artists from all over the world to the Arts Centre, The HiFi, Toff In Town and Federation Square. The ...August 25, 2010
