Reggae and dancehall artiste, Chino, will release his self-entitled United
Stephen 'Di Genius' McGregor of Big Ship, Mighty Crown and Gachapan Records will record Jamaican artistes on the Japan tribute riddim.
The Jamaican deejays are yet to be finalised. It follows a earlier move by the riddim's producer Pancho of Gachapan to record some 30 Japanese deejays in a 20-minute song entitled One For All.
"We and Big Ship (Di Genius) and Mighty Crown are team to make Jamaican artiste Japan tribute song," Pancho told the Observer via Twitter.
Japan-born Pancho lives in Jamaica and has produced I-Octane, Aidonia, G-Whizz, Konskens, Charly Blacks, Nesbeth, Laden, QQ, Ras Penco, Munga and more, under his label Gachapan Records. Di Genius has produced artistes including Mavado and Chino of Big Ship. Japan-based Mighty Crown is amongst the largest soundsystem in the world. But also contains a production house and its own Nike show deal.
This month's 9.0-earthquake and tsunami left more than 16,000 dead or missing. Japan called the disaster its worst crisis since World War II.
The single featuring Japanese artistes will be released in mid-April. The Japanese deejays include Masta Simon (Mighty Crown) Chehon, Ryo The Skywalker, Pushim, Jumbo Maatch, Takafin, Boxer Kid, Ng Head, Buggie Man.Vader, Armstrong, Peter Man, kenty Gross, Big Bear, Douraku, Rudeboy Face, Rueed, Micky Rich, Natural Wepon, Tak Z, Akane, Papa Ugee, Monkey Ken, G2,and Singj Roy.
What is wrong with the Reggae music producers? How come they are not aggressively marketing the music? Well we think that’s the case anyway as the latest figures show that Reggae albums released in 2010 undersold 2009 albums and experts want better marketing to resurrect the industry.
The sales were so bad that only three albums released in 2010 made the top 10 selling reggae albums list, according to Billboard data on the US market. The rest of the top 10 was led by albums released in 2009. Albums rarely chart beyond a year which meant that 2010 albums couldn't even outsell the residual sales from 2009 albums, which were hurt by the global recession.
The three 2010 albums that made the list included: Distant Relatives by Damian Marley and Nas, which ranked No 1 — selling some 57,000 copies in the US for its first week; Hold You by Gyptian at No 8 and The Green by The Green Band at No 9.
Outside of the US, singles Hold You by Gyptian and To The Top by German deejay Gentleman and singjay Christopher Martin were the few 'local' dancehall singles for 2010 that charted heavily in the top-10 on iTunes Reggae charts amongst 22 countries.
The self-proclaimed ‘Energy God’ Elephant Man says his upcoming album, Elephant Man:The Saviour of Dancehall, is one of the best albums he has ever done.
The artiste says the album will be laced with a variety of songs; ranging from dance, reality and gangster.
Ele, who has been working on the album for the past six months, says he flows on every beat and fans all over will enjoy it.
On the album, there are songs like “This Is How We Do It” and “Life of the Party” which are collaborations with Bounty Killer, The Reason and Stephen McGregor. Elephant Man is also pleased with the album cover.
Instead of doing a photo shoot, he said he hired an artist to draw the cover.
Ele says the artwork is one thing he definitely knows will make people pick up the album.
Ele has also lent his image to corporate Jamaica and will be featured in a KFC commercial along with Ovamarz and other dancers. The ad should be airing soon.
Bob Marley, who is easily one of reggae’s most successful and influential musicians, has left behind a legacy that still inspires artists today. With countless critically acclaimed albums and several prestigious awards, he continues to have an impact on our lives. Now we’ll be able to listen to the Jamaican's last recorded performance on an upcoming live album due out early next year.
This will be the sixth official live album by Bob Marley and The Wailers, and is entitled Live Forever. The album has two CD’s worth of material, and features some of Bob Marley’s greatest hits like “Jamming”, “Redemption Song”, and “No Woman, No Cry”.
The material was recorded 30 years ago at a show on September 23rd, 1980 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania just after writing the hit album Uprising, which would turn out to be the last studio album Bob Marley released during his life. The record is planned to be available for purchase on the first of February.
“Bob’s music has always conveyed a message of hope, unity and love,” says Rita Marley. “It has brought countless people together as it did that night 30 years ago in Pittsburgh. To hear that music today and to be able to share it with a new generation shows that Bob is as relevant today as he was 30 years ago.”
The track listing for the album will be as follows:
CD One:
01. Greetings
02. Natural Mystic
03. Positive Vibration
04. Burnin’ and Lootin’
05. Them Belly Full
06. The Heathen
07. Running Away
08. Crazy Baldhead
09. War/No More Trouble
10. Zimbabwe
11. Zion Train
12. No Woman, No Cry
CD Two:
01. Jamming
02. Exodus
03. Redemption Song
04. Coming in from the Cold
05. Could You Be Loved
06. Is This Love
07. Work
08. Get Up Stand Up
Gospel artiste Prodigal Son is on track to host the official release of his latest album, Half Way There, on Saturday, November 20 at the Emanuel Apostolic Church, 12 Slipe Road in Kingston.
Half Way There, as the name suggests, is an acknowledgement and a celebration of the Christian walk.
“This album is a testament to the fact that as Christians we are on a road that leads us to perfection. It doesn’t happen overnight and there will be stumbling blocks along the way. But as long as we recognize that we are half way there, that is enough assurance and encouragement for us to continue the rest of our journey,” Prodigal says of the album title.
Half Way There was released online on November 2 and individual songs are available on pre-order on Amazon.com, Itunes, Myspace Music, Emusic, Rhapsody and Napster.
A 20-track offering, the album features other gospel acts including Sherwin Gardner, Dwight Gordon, Shepherd, Jason Mighty, Teena Tamara, Murphy, Rayon and Professor. Half Way There is on Prodigal’s very own Radikal Yawd Music.
VP Records says they will be releasing a three-disc compilation of his hit singles from legendary reggae singer Dennis Brown.
The compilation of 47 of Dennis Brown's greatest work also includes a bonus DVD which features the reggae singer live in some concert and includes seven additional hits that are not included on the audio discs.
Dennis Brown prematurely passed away in 1997 at the age of 42.
His death left a huge void in reggae music similar to the void that Bob Marley’s passing left in 1980.
Brown earned himself the title of Crown Prince of Reggae.
International Reggae singer Buju Banton, whose real name is Mark Myrie, has managed to garner much publicity from his high profile cocaine trial ahead of the released of his latest album Before the Dawn.
The album hit stores last Tuesday and debuted at the number two spot on the United States iTunes Reggae Chart.
The album is second to Bob Marley's Legend album.
An expert in album sales says Buju's ninth album could reach the number one spot next week, as sales are projected to pick up when the album drops in the United Kingdom and Japan.
After his trial last week, Buju said that his album was written before he found himself in his current situation.
He said all his songs speak profoundly to what he is going through right now.
He ended his statement by saying "you might can lock the flesh but you can never lock the spirit of rasta".
The Ministry of Education has just announced that all schools will be closed today due to the inclement weather.
Recorded at Banton's own Gargamel Music studio in Kingston, Jamaica, Before The Dawn literally pierces the soul with traditional roots on the track Do Good, classic rock on the tune No Smoking At All, and heartfelt Reggae on the especially potent Battered & Bruised. The album's unofficial anthem, Innocent strikes a highly personal chord that will resonate deeply with longtime fans.
Despite his incarceration, Buju was heavily involved in putting together this latest offering - from choosing the final track listing and laboring over the phone with the producers and engineers to get the mixes just right, to conceptualizing the project's distinguished packaging.
Physical copies of the album contain a special note written from inside the Pinellas County Jail in Clearwater, Florida, where he has been housed since January.
Gargamel Music Inc. has announces that Reggae superstar Buju Banton's prophetic new album, Before The Dawn is in stores and online in North America. While the release date for the UK and France is set for next Monday, October 4, the album will be available in the rest of Europe this Friday, October 1.
The ninth studio album by the international music icon, Before The Dawn boasts 10 powerful tracks that comprise some of the most powerful songs written by Banton since his professional entry into the music business over 20 years ago.
In an exclusive interview featured in the new issue of Hip-Hop Weekly magazine, Buju says, "All the songs on this album were written before I and I found I self in this current situation, yet they all speak profoundly to what I and I am going through right now... You might can lock the flesh but you can never lock the spirit of Rasta."
The album has already catapulted to the #2 position on iTunes' Top Reggae Albums Chart.
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