Tag Archives: Reggae and Caribbean

This is one of those seasons that makes the Caribbean and environs look a lot less attractive, with storms piling up on top of one another, taking the fun out of the sun and reminding us who the REAL superpower is: Mother Nature. With concern and best wishes centered on …

Killer dancehall and reggae photographic exhibition at Eyejammie Gallery in NYC: “Riddim Driven: A 25th Birthday Salute to VP Records and Dancehall Reggae” will open at the Eyejammie Fine Arts Gallery, 516 W.25th Street, on Friday, September 10, 2004 from 6 to 9pm. The group show will use photography to …

I don’t know how in the name of Red Stripe beer I missed the death of pioneering, crucial ska and reggae producer Clement “Sir Coxsone” Dodd back in May – he was 72. The new Tings a Gwann reggae magazine has a fine feature on Father Dodd, founder and owner …

The Caribbean and nearby islands in the Atlantic are a happening place for music tourism. We mentioned the Cayman Jazz Fest in June. Jam Cruise 3 sails for the Bahamas in January. Now we get word about a new festival – The Turks and Caicos Music and Poetry Festival – …

Bowing to the inevitable – I wonder how long this idea has been on the table – the Marley boys are taking to the road to celebrate dad’s legacy and do a few tunes of their own as well: Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, Damian and Ky-Mani Marley – five sons of …

Though the connection to “jazz” is tenuous – this is really about artists who get played on “smooth jazz” and “quiet storm” radio stations, which is something different from “jazz” jazz entirely – there are worse ways to spend a few summer days than at the very first Cayman Jazz …

This sounds like a great summertime thang: The annual Westchester Reggaefest 2004 concert will celebrate their seventh anniversary on June 13, 2004. Prroduced and hosted by linkup Media, (parent company of Linkup Radio 93.5FM and Plush TV NY), the event returns to the Westchester County Center, located at 198 Central …

New Yorkers get to have all the fun – you get the Sam Bisbee CD release party at the Mercury Lounge tonight, and then you get this: The International Reggae and World Music Awards produced annually by Martin’s Inter-Culture announced today the performance line up, which will include the legendary …

Beautiful dubby weirdness plumbing the subterranean depths and playing laser tag among the stars. ROIR Dub Sessions is a sampler of one song each from Laswell’s four dub CDs for the NYC indie punk and reggae label ROIR: “Dread Iternal” from Sacred System Chapter One: Book of Entrance, “Thunupa” from …

What in the name of bombastic pricks everywhere do people see in Donald Trump? Is humorless self-aggrandizement really that amusing? Are we to admire asshole businessmen for being asshole businessmen? Usually when non-performers host Saturday Night Live, they set aside their egos – Rudy Giulliani, John McCain and Al Sharpton …