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Reggae artiste Fantan Mojah is adamant that he will return to his place in reggae music as an educator and cultural ambassador for the youth.
He is gearing up to educate and entertain patrons, who will witness his upcoming performances at the Follow Di Arrow and Spring Break stage shows, and said he plans

to please the crowd with informative, educating and entertaining pieces which will remind and encourage the crowd to keep in tune with their cultural heritage.
"My music is all about upliftment and inspiring people to do right so we just ago bring it to the people on the shows," he told The Gleaner.
As an aside, the artiste, known for hits such as Hail Di King, Mama Hungry and Stronger, is among several artistes who have chimed in on the 'skin-bleaching' debate.
"Wi give thanks for the blackness on the earth, and wi give thanks for the persons dem who proud of them skin because yuh have a lot of persons in this current generation that changing them skin colour. Mi proud of my colour," said Fantan Mojah.
"All some man weh call themself shotta an dem a bleach out dem skin colour di most," he added.
He maintained, however, that he does not have a colour prejudice. He simply believes that if Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and other musical greats could accept themselves for the way they were, then he should too.

Alborosie feat. Wendy Rene - Tears (After Laughter Comes Tears) by Soundquake

Toronto, ON – Reggae singer Colin Levy is in Toronto to release his new single, Lover's Holiday on Sunday December 19th 2010 to media, fans, friends, and family at the Annex Wreck Room in the heart of the city.
Joining Colin for his Lover's Holiday, CD Single Launch and Showcase is a star-studded line-up including Nana McLean, Lenn Hammond, Chrisinti, and Geoffrey Star.
All seasoned performers, this barrage of talent is guaranteed to rock the Wreck Room for an unforgettable Sunday night jam. Doors open 6PM, Show time is 8PM Sharp.
Tickets are: $20 in advance ∙ $25 at the door ∙ VIP $35
Colin Levy is a JUNO nominated singer and multiple Canadian Reggae Music Award winner. A talented songwriter and producer, he is ready to share the first single, Lover's Holiday from his upcoming album, Unleashed (2011).
Prepared to demonstrate his growth as a vocalist and an artist, Colin Levy has summoned some of the finest musicians residing in Canada to accompany him and this all-star cast. Nana McLean’s roots in reggae music run deep and she has graced stages from Toronto to Abidjan.


A stellar performer, McLean's powerful vocals pierce the heart and soul. Like her comrades Levy and Hammond, she is a multiple award winner.
Lenn Hammond has been dubbed the "crown piper of raw soul". Currently promoting his 2nd album, RAW SOUL in Canada fans have a rare opportunity to get a taste of some raw, reggae soul and to hear tracks from the album, including the #1 hit 'How Can You Mend A Broken Heart'.
Part of the Kings of Kings family, Geoffrey Star and Chrisinti offer their melodic voices to seal up this musically rich line-up. No strangers to Toronto reggae aficionados, Chrisinti and Geoffrey Star return to present new material to win over new fans, and appease with familiar hits like My Sunshine, No More Rain, and Oh Shiela by Chrisinti; Sorry, Picture Me and You, and Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking, from Geoffrey Star.

2011 will be a good year for the popular energy drink Red Bull as construction on its modern $25 million recording studio and loft in Kingston should be complete.

The Haining Road-based studio should open in February and will be a very modern and environmentally friendly facility, according to Wisynco, local distributors for Red Bull, which will operate the studio on behalf of the label.

Wisynco is lamenting the fact that something like this has never been done in Jamaica especially providing such an opportunity for young artistes.

The studio will not rent studio time but offer it to artiste on an invitation basis for free.

Additionally, it will also set up collaborations with international artistes in some cases.

Red Bull already operates an international label and the studio in Jamaica follows sister studios in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The local studio will boost a modern design that utilises natural lighting and offers a full range recording capabilities with state of the art equipment.

Jamaican classical composer Peter Ashbourne reconstructed May's Tivoli Gardens, West Kingston incursion at a recent International Chamber Music soiree recently.

Mr. Asbourne used instruments to create music that replaced the sounds of violence using musicians from Jamaica, Japan, Colombia, Israel and many other countries.

Although the music and the performances by the soloist became more mournful with each interpretation, the audience was captivated by the story being told.

The compositions were written and dedicated to persons who died in May 2010 in Tivoli.

The concert was organised by Music Unites! — Jamaica Arts Endowment Fund and the International Proxy Parents.

The latest offering from deejay Vybz Kartel, Clarks: De Mixtape Raw is slated to hit iTunes and other digital outlets on Friday, December 10th. It will be released by Tads Records.


Starting off the year with the release of Pon Di Gaza 2.0, Vybz Kartel's successful double album that was released in February, Tads is looking to cap off 2010 with an EP of singles from Kartel's catalogue of radio favourites from 2010, including Clarks — the ode to the British shoe giant that has become a staple in Hip Hop and Dancehall fashion with styles such as Wallabees and Desert Boots.

Clarks remained among the top three Reggae singles garnering the most radio airplay overseas for nearly 35 weeks.
Other singles on Clarks: De Mixtape Raw include the popular street zinger Touch a Button, Turn and Whine, Cake Soap, Better Can Wuk, and the recently released Dancehall Hero. The EP also features Clarks Again and Wear Weh You Have (Clarks 3), his two follow up songs to Clarks - collectively known as the Clarks Trilogy.

Chino, has released a cluster of new singles ahead of his March 2011 US album.The artiste who has been busy in the studio, occupied doing interviews and engaged with local and international performances says, pulling a balancing act has been difficult but necessary.

Among his new singles are: Good Ole Days on ZJ Chrome's Dancehall Efx Riddim, Grapevine on Stephen 'Di Genius' McGregor's Championship Riddim, No Stylin' on the Smoking Riddim, Number one on the Street Swag Riddim, Tek Whe Gal on the Winnings Riddim and more.


"As an artiste I always try to remember that Jamaica isn't equivalent to the world, so I'm always recording and trying new things. Each market and country attracts a different vibe, so I try to make my catalogue as extensive as possible, but still very well put together," said Chino who was recently labelled as an artiste to watch by the Barbados Advocate's youth paper, HELLO! Magazine.


Chino's upcoming album will be distributed through the VP Records label.