Category: Music for life

Powered by Reggae Icons, Inner Circle, 2012 marks the beginning of “The Reggae Wave” project at Circle Village . Jahfe, Fourth Dimension, Roots Shakedown, Spred The Dub, Skafyah, The Resolvers and Stampede Movement as well as Lance O of Kulcha Shok in association with The Abebe Lewis Marketing & Branding Group. The Reggae Wave will allow the bands to expand their fanbase and create a movement or “wave” outside of their respective “hotspots” by contributing to a compilation EP that will be available to fans for free via physical product…

LOS ANGELES / KINGSTON / BELIZE CITY: The Belizean Reggae star Eljai is set to release his new single / 4 song EP titled “24/7” just after the start of the new year on Janaury 10, 2012. “24/7” is a timely song that will connect with music fans and the EP will include the previously unreleased songs “Empress” and “For You.” Eljai will begin rehearsals for his tour to support the release of the new EP for the new year and shoot a video for “24/7” also. Visit Eljai’s YouTube…

Veteran producer and hit maker Phillip “Fattis” Burrell died on Saturday, December 3rd suffering complications of a stroke. He has worked with several of Jamaica’s most successful artists, and had many friends. He was 57 years old. The service to celebrate the life of legendary music producer Philip Burrell, more popularly known as Fattis, is scheduled for Saturday, December 17, 2011 at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kingston and will begin promptly at 10 .

ECLECTIC has been postponed to Saturday January 21, 2012.
The venue has also been changed to the Courtleigh Auditorium.

I-Octane is still soaring from his performance on Monday night before a packed house at DROM in New York City. Performing before a crowd of his peers, media outlets and industry insiders proved to be a nerve racking feat. But like a true champion, the singjay took the stage and performed with sheer confidence that he has become known for and came out on top. The long awaited release of I-Octane’s debut EP “Straight From the Heart,” which has already received a ‘thumbs up’ by John Carmanica who featured single…

New York City is in for a treat on Wednesday, December 13, 2011 when Actor/singer, LEON will remove his acting hat and replace it with that of “Artist.” Known for his roles in movies such as “Cool Runnings,” “Above the Rim,” “Waiting to Exhale,” “The Temptations,” “Little Richard,” “The Five Heartbeats,” along with television series “OZ” and “Resurrection Boulevard,” LEON will perform live, for a worthy cause, with his band “Leon & the Peoples” at Sullivan Hall. LEON became lead singer of his own band, Leon & the Peoples in…

LONDON, UK: Grammy Award nominated pop singer Maxi Priest released a new pop/reggae single, titled “Fly High.” The song, a romantic R&B-flavored love serenade, is currently featured within the iTunes Top 200 Reggae Singles Chart, stemming from brisk digital sales of the song from Kemar ‘Flava’ McGregor’s “Cool and Deadly Riddim” album, released November 1, 2011 on iTunes. Maxi Priest’s “Fly High” is the second single released from the “Cool and Deadly Riddim” album, which currently is ranked among the top 100 reggae albums downloaded from iTunes. Other top-selling artists…

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