The Super Bowl of Caribbean concerts happens in Miami every Memorial Day Weekend. The 16th Annual Best of the Best Music Fest will feature some of the top reggae, dancehall and soca acts Sunday, May…
Review: Masicka’s 438 album is a masterpiece
Masicka shows that he is a lyrical wizard with his latest release, 16-track album, “438.” The dancehall artiste moves the genre forward with the masterpiece. It is a storytelling piece with melodic and metaphoric stanzas.…
Jahvillani delivers ‘Dirt to Bentley’
Recording artist and Wile Side Government originator Jahvillani has announced the release date of his album "Dirt to Bentley." The project will be released July 9. The 13-track debut is a triumphant expression of Jamaica’s…
Jada Kingdom maps long-term dancehall legacy
Jada Kingdom walked on stage in a Miami warehouse dressed like a cross between a Gothic princess and the badass Lara Cross from “Tomb Raider.” Adorned in a Rick Owens laced-up jacket, brown and army-green…
Mavado shows resilience at U.S. stage show
Dancehall artiste Mavado showed the audience he is a real McCoy at his first performance in the U.S. following personal tragedies. Mavado took the stage at a farm in Miami's Kendall neighborhood Thursday, just weeks…
Dancehall artiste Twani Price thinks globally
Dancehall looks different these days. Unlike that period after the early 2000s, where it was just dominated by a small handful of older artists, this decade has earthed flourishing young faces and new sounds. One…
How Bob Marley is still making history in…
It’s fast approaching Feb. 6, Bob Marley’s birthday, and the usual flood of stories about the Jamaican superstar are being prepared. Just days before 2020 closes, he is closing in on another milestone. This story…
The best music collaborations ever
When more than one artist is featured on a track, it creates musical magic. Back in the 1990s, when there were world premieres of videos on TV, we would abandon the original version of a…