Kingston, Jamaica — March 20, 2009 — Jamaica’s most well-liked and thrilling sound clash is returning to Pier One — Montego Bay, Jamaica on Easter Monday, April 13, 2009 with a bang. That’s right, sound clash connoisseurs Irish and Chin are delivering a highly anticipated 9th installment of their famed Death Before Dishonor – World Clash Jamaica sound clash. Always focused on entertainment of olympic-sized proportions, Irish and Chin has pegged dancehall icon Beenie Man and popular Jamaican radio personality Ragashanti to host the event. These hosts’ involvement has spawned a frenzy. Continue reading The Epic Death Before Dishonor Sound Clash Returns to Montego Bay on Easter Monday
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Singer Luciano, AKA “Jah Messenger,” whose given name is Jepther McClymont, was beaten with a lead pipe on Friday, February 20th, and required 6 stitches in his face, after he was allegedly attacked by his sound engineer, “Freckles” Trench at a service station, on Constant Spring Road and Dunrobin Ave, in Kingston. Freckles, who is a well known and respected writer, producer and sound engineer, for artists like Maxi Priest and Beenie Man, spoke exclusively to intrepid reporter, Brittany Somerset, about the alleged incident. According to Freckles, the beating was long overdue, in retaliation for Luciano dispatching his boys to cut chop up Freckles’ back and his thumb over a disagreement about money. Continue reading Luciano AKA “Jah Messenger” Beaten with Pipe
Washington, DC – The National Alliance Foundation, a non-profit network committed to promoting peace and harmony while raising funds and awareness for cancer, announced today plans for the First Annual Reggae Summer Fest For Cancer Research reggae show. The inaugural concert will bring top-flight reggae and entertainment to RFK Stadium, home of Major League Soccer’s D.C. United team.
The Festival, in celebration of Crown’s 17th anniversary, promises to be chock-full of excitement. Billed as Japan’s largest Reggae Festival, Yokohama Reggae SAI attracts revelLers from around the world. The highly anticipated event boasts an intense roster of Japanese Reggae/Dancehall artists and surprise guest artists from Jamaica. In recent years, the likes of Beenie Man, Tony Matterhorn, Voicemail and others have taken center stage. Mighty Crown is the key source of Reggae/Dancehall entertainment in Japan. Through many business outfits (sound system, record label, clothing line, magazine, etc.), Mighty Crown permeates Japan with Reggae/Dancehall music and culture. Partly because of Mighty Crown’s following and the Japanese Reggae movement, fans turn out to the Yokohama Reggae SAI in record breaking numbers. Last year, 40,000 patrons inundated the stadium, and the surprise Jamaican artists added a unique twist. Continue reading Mighty Crown Gears Up for Annual Yokohama Reggae Festival |
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Source/Photos: Brittany Somerset, Intrepid Reporter
(January 7, 2008 – Miami, Florida) Launching 2009 in true ‘bad gyal’ style, Jamaican reggae artist Ce’Cile – a member of the Danger Zone camp – is proud to bring forward the special expanded digital release, Worth It, featuring two new bonus tracks in cooperation with Zojak World Wide, the leading digital distributor of reggae and dancehall music. Worth It will be available on I-Tunes and other e-tailers worldwide January 27th. While Ce’Cile is sometimes known as the ‘bad gyal’ of reggae, Worth It will surprise fans with its musical breadth and artistic depth, crisscrossing dancehall credibility and human empathy in order to resonate with reggae and urban music fans of all types, men and women alike. 
Kingston, Jamaica, June 5, 2008 – World-renowned sound system Mighty Crown will be hosting their annual Reggae Festival – Yokohama Reggae SAI – on August 16, 2008 at the Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, Japan.