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Jamaica’s First Reggae Carnival
A new focus on reggae By Dana Niland CJ Contributor This February, Montego Bay will host its first annual reggae carnival. The carnival will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 AM every day throughout the month at varying locations. […]
Zouk Superstars to Headline Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival
19th edition of festival begins Oct. 30 By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival, now in its 19th year, is still going strong. And this year’s lineup of music stars is no exception, headlined by a group […]
Pressure Busspipe, Barrington Levy to Headline USVI Music Festival
Above: US Virgin Islands native Pressure Busspipe By Dana Niland CJ Contributor St.Thomas will host musicians and entertainers for the America’s Paradise USVI Music Festival from July 16 to 19. This year’s slate will include Cedric The Entertainer, Barrington Levy, Destra, […]
In St Kitts, a World of Music
Above: Ciara By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor If the music lovers in your office are suddenly absent from their desks, they just might be on a flight to St. Kitts, where the annual St. Kitts Music Festival kicks off […]
Jennifer Hudson, Common to Headline Jamaica’s Reggae Sumfest
Above: Jennifer Hudson By Dana Niland This year’s Reggae Sumfest in Jamaica ill feature Grammy award-winning R&B singer Jennifer Hudson and American rappers Common and Rick Ross. The trio join a growing list of US-based singers who have headlined the […]
Eddie Murphy Releases Another New Reggae Track
Above: Eddie Murphy By the Caribbean Journal staff Eddie Murphy isn’t done with reggae. The multi-talented star has released another new reggae track, this time called “Oh Jah Jah.” The release comes after Murphy debuted “Red Light,” his first reggae […]
Shaggy, Ziggy Marley Highlight 2015 Reggae Grammy Nominations
Above; Ziggy Marley By the Caribbean Journal staff The nominations are in, and six reggae stars will duke it out for the 2015 Best Reggae Album Grammy award. Six artists are on the books for this year’s awards, from reggae legend […]
A Reggae Woodstock?
Above: Jamaican Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism Damion Crawford By the Caribbean Journal staff Woodstock in the Caribbean? That’s the idea being discussed by Jamaican Minister of State Damion Crawford, who said Jamaica could soon be hosting […]
Tarrus Riley Talks Reggae
Above: Tarrus Riley (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell ST KITTS — Global reggae star Tarrus Riley recently wowed the crowds at the St Kitts Music Festival, where CJ was able to catch up with him to talk about the state of […]
For One Night, St Kitts Becomes the Caribbean Reggae Capital
Above: Tarrus Riley at the St Kitts Music Festival (all photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell BASSETERRE — For one night, this was the Caribbean’s capital of reggae. After an evening of all kinds of music on Thursday night, St […]
St Kitts Music Festival Begins, With Calypso, Soca and Merengue
Above: Merengue star Elvis Crespo (all photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell ST KITTS — St Kitts is moving. It certainly was Thursday night, as the island began the 18th edition if its annual St Kitts Music Festival, which has […]
Machel Montano to Highlight Opening Night at St Kitts Music Festival
Above: Machel Montano By the Caribbean Journal staff Soca star Machel Montano will highlight the opening night of the St Kitts Music Festival, organizers announced Friday. Montano will open the night of soca and calypso music on Thursday, June 26; […]
Tarrus Riley Joins St Kitts Music Festival
Above: Tarrus Riley By the Caribbean Journal staff Reggae superstar Tarrus Riley has signed on to perform at the St Kitts Music Festival, organizers announced this week. Riley will be joined by a slate of new additions to the festival, […]
10 Music Stars You Can Watch in the Caribbean This Year
The Caribbean is one of the great music exporters in history. But it also manages to attract some great musical talent to come to its many festivals over the course of the year, and 2014 is no different, with high-profile […]
Ziggy Marley Wins Grammy Award For Best Reggae Album
Above: Ziggy Marley By the Caribbean Journal staff Ziggy Marley took home the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album on Sunday night for his latest album, “Ziggy Marley in Concert.” Marley won in a difficult category that featured Beres Hammond […]
Reggae Album of the Year 2013: Beres Hammond’s “One Love, One Life”
IN A REGION as musically prolific as the Caribbean, it’s always hard to pick an album of the year. Beres Hammond, the world-famous native of Saint Mary, Jamaica first released his latest album at the very end of 2012; “One […]
Making the Music of Martinique: An Interview with Esy Kennenga
Above: Esy Kennenga in Miami (CJ Photo) MIAMI — He’s one of the most popular singers today from the island of Martinique, and Esy Kennenga’s fame now reaches across the French Caribbean and mainland Europe. The 29-year-old Kennenga, who recently […]
Etana to Headline Brooklyn’s Reggae Culture Salute in November
Above: Etana By the Caribbean Journal staff Reggae star Etana will headline the Reggae Culture Salute in Brooklyn in November, according to the Coalition to Preserve Reggae Music, which organizes the annual event. Etana has recently been touring to promote […]
Jamaica Gets “Very Low” Economic Return on Reggae: Study
Above: Bob Marley By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica brought reggae to the world — but it may not have brought back much economic return, according to a new study at the Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. PhD […]
Rum Journal: A Rum and Reggae Cocktail From Negril, Jamaica
Above: the Beaches Negril Resort & Spa Few things go together quite as well as rum and reggae. That’s particularly true in Jamaica, the home of the world-famous Appleton Rum and the Beaches Negril Resort. It’s the latter that has […]
Eddie Murphy Releases Reggae Song With Snoop Lion
Above: Eddie Murphy By the Caribbean Journal staff Reggae may have begun in Jamaica, but it’s now in almost every country in the world, including Zamunda: star actor and comedian Eddie Murphy has gotten into reggae. The star of films […]
Snoop Dogg’s Reggae Awakening
By the Caribbean Journal satff Global rap superstar Snoop Dogg has a new moniker, “Snoop Lion,” and he is attributing the change to a recent trip to the hills of Jamaica. Snoop Lion, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, recently […]
In Brooklyn, a Look at Reggae in Film
Above: “Do the Reggae” (Photo: BAM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Marking the 50th year of Jamaica’s independence, the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York City is hosting “Do the Reggae,” a 14-part film series looking at Jamaica’s music […]
Born in Haiti’s Football Fields, JahNesta Makes Its Mark in Reggae
By Alexander Britell Before the music, there was football. Haiti’s premier reggae band was born on Haiti’s football fields, where Alain Moraille would play in what he calls the sport’s “school of life.” The same friends with whom Moraille competed […]
Reggae Star Elan Atias on His New Album and Memories of The Wailers
By Alexander Britell IN 1997, ELAN ATIAS began a musical journey as the frontman for legendary reggae group The Wailers. Since then, his career has brought him across the globe and the industry – spreading his talent across genres and […]
Willis and the Illest: Bahamian Reggae
Above: Willis and the Illest (Photo: Dante Carrer) Since 2008, Willis and the Illest have been turning Nassau’s music scene on its head with their own brand of reggae from the Bahamas. The group, which is led by vocalist and […]
How Jamaica’s Mario C Is Fusing Dancehall and House Music
Mario C is one of Jamaica’s top dancehall producers – winning the EME Award for Dancehall Producer of the Year and well known for his collaborations – from Beenie Man to Lady Saw. But now he has a new project […]
In Jamaica, Effecting Change by Returning to Reggae’s Roots
Above: Damion Crawford, State Minister for Tourism and Entertainment By the Caribbean Journal staff Reggae must once again play a role in effecting change in society, according to Damion Crawford, Jamaica State Minister for Tourism and Entertainment. “The music needs […]
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