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"Reggae Sumfest 2008 is definitely on for July 13-19, and will once again set standards as the greatest reggae show on earth", announced Johnny Gourzong, executive director of the festival. 2008 will mark the 16th presentation of the festival and,  «Full Post»

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Kingston-based Penthouse Records has announced its amicable separation from artiste Mark "Gargamel" Myrie, more popularly known as Buju Banton. In a statement, CEO of Penthouse, Donovan Germain, noted that: "I have been guiding and managing the ca  «Full Post»

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We have been informed that international Reggae icon Buju Banton aka Gargamel will once again blaze up the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden on Saturday May 10th at 8:00pm. Billed as the Mother's Day Reggae Festival, this now annual extravagan  «Full Post»

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New York's Governor David Paterson and Mayor Michael Bloomberg have made a call for New Yorker's to come out and support the IRAWMA's, and to recognize, Sunday, May 4th, as A Day Of Reggae. The awards will celebrate its 27th anniversary this year.  «Full Post»

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Some artists in Jamaica are placing a ban on Red Stripe, which earlier this month announced they would no longer sponsor live music events facilitating "violent and antisocial lyrics". In justifying their actions, artistes say one good turn deserv  «Full Post»

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We understands that the Guyanese government has black listed Alliance leader, Rodney 'Bounty Killer' Price and his protege David 'Mavado' Brooks. The Jamaicans artistes are banned from the country as the government regards them as security risk to th  «Full Post»

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Dancehall deejay Assassin has collaborated with American R&B artist Usher for a remix of his hit song "Love In This Club." Assassin's manager and brother Gareth Campbell told the Jamaica Star how the collaboration happened. "The producer from Jive  «Full Post»

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Morgan Heritage, one of the most influential reggae bands around, have released their highly anticipated tenth album "Mission In Progress." Renown worldwide for their riveting live shows, the band is captured on the new album bottling the power of  «Full Post»

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Rodney Pryce aka Bounty Killer was attacked during a performance in Guyana on Sunday night. The night was marred by a faulty music system and sporadic gunfire, this according to reports. The performance, dubbed the "Ignition Concert" featured seve  «Full Post»

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The 27th Annual International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA), will return to Harlem at the world famous Apollo Theatre, in New York City on Sunday, May 4, 2008. The preliminary list of performers for the event include Beenie Man, Kymani M  «Full Post»

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Maxi Priest is the new lead singer of British reggae band, UB40. He has replaced Ali Campbell as the new front man of the band which has decided to carry on despite an acrimonious split with Campbell after a festering row with management. The c  «Full Post»

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Wyclef Jean has recorded a radio message asking people in the country of Haiti to give up crime. "If you love Wyclef that means you love Haiti," he said in Creole in a short ad run by local stations in the nation. "So you should not be raping wome  «Full Post»

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Brace yourself in your seats and prepare for another WDKX.com exclusive. We have learned that dancehall's bad boy, David 'Mavado' Brooks, despite all the negativity being thrown his way in the last few weeks is still focused on broadening his hori  «Full Post»

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We understand that dancehall artiste David 'Mavado' Brooks who is charged with two counts of shooting with intent and illegal possession of a firearm; was offered bail to the sum of $200,000JA when he appeared in the Gun Court on March 27th to answer  «Full Post»

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Jamaican artistes, 'Gangsta Ras' Munga Honorebel and Dancehall's latest gangster lyricist Demarco will journey into the belly of New York's gritty garrison on April 11th to make their Brooklyn debut at C-PAC. 'Gangstas Do Dem Own Thing' will feature  «Full Post»

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We understands that Deejay Mavado was arrested last night and charged with two counts of shooting with intent and one count of illegal possession of firearm in relation to a shooting incident in July last year. The deejay will appear in Gun Court  «Full Post»

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Assassin has been busy in the studio working on some new material to keep his hungry fans satisfied. With the production expertise of Daseca Productions, Ward 21 and Don Corleon, his new releases are guaranteed to make you "bump-your-head-to-this-tra  «Full Post»

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Last week Hype TV network premiered Mavado's latest scorching video, "Last Night." Hitting the streets 'racing', the Little X masterpiece gives viewers a pulsating stroll through what is seen as one of the roughest spots in Jamaica - his Cassava-Piec  «Full Post»

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Rising dancehall phenomenon Colin Edwards a.k.a. Demarco has received a nomination in the category for Best Newcomer at the first annual Caribbean Urban Music Awards. He is joined in this category with other entertainers such as Collie Budz, Munga a  «Full Post»

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Amidst all his woes lately, Jamaican dancehall artiste Moses 'Beenie Man' Davis is to appear in court yesterday to answer charges of tax evasion after tax authorities released that the artiste owes approximately J$47 million. Beenie Man appeared i  «Full Post»

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Award winning Reggae/Dancehall music artist Spragga Benz has been announced as official host of this years 1st annual Caribbean Urban Music Awards taking place in Jamaica on the 26th of April 2008 on the prestigious "Reggae Beach" in Ochos Rios, Jama  «Full Post»

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Audiomaxxx.com Ltd., a major alleged music counterfeiting operation in Winnipeg Ca., was shut down on Thursday following a year-long investigation by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA), and filed criminal charges against four individu  «Full Post»

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More tourists could be headed to Barbados and Grenada on Air Jamaica soon as the carrier prepares to increase its seat capacity to those islands. Effective April 1 this year, an additional 38 seats will be made available on the carrier's daily non  «Full Post»

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Music icon Buju Banton's Inna Heights 10th Anniversary Edition is even better the second time around! The follow up to Banton's classic 'Til Shiloh album, Inna Heights, originally released in 1997, furthered the artist's exploration of roots Reggae w  «Full Post»