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September 2011
- Denroy Morgan arrested for possession of ganja
Denroy Morgan, the father of the members of Morgan Heritage and author of the 1981 hit I'll Do Anything for You, was arrested by New York police in possession…
- Sizzla: tour postponed until spring
Injured in a serious motorbike accident last month (news of 25/08/2011), Sizzla will not be able to carry out his European tour planned for this autumn. "It…
- A reggae night on Direct Star
The digital terrestrial channel Direct Star will devote its Sunday 18 September evening to reggae, with two documentaries. At 8.35pm, Reggae Pride will look…
- Black Roots: the singles anthology
For many, discovering Black Roots coincided with Makasound's reissue of their first album, "On the Frontline", in 2004, followed by "In Session" in 2007. For…
- Irie Ites: Bucket Bottom riddim
The Le Mans-based label Irie Ites pays tribute to the Jamaican label Freedom Sounds and its founder, the producer Bertram Brown (who died in 2008). Its latest…
- Bob Marley, the impossible guest
Bob Marley was the "impossible guest" of Catherine Ceylac, host and producer of the Sunday programme Thé ou Café on France 2, on Sunday 11 September 2011. A…
- Jah Cure dropped from the 2011 MOBO Awards
Jah Cure will ultimately not compete in the Best Reggae Act category at the 16th MOBO Awards (Music of Black Origin Awards), to be held in Glasgow on 5…
- Bambas Dois: Brazil meets Jamaica
It is one of the most exciting projects of the new season: Bamba Dois, already glimpsed through this trailer before the summer, is on its way. The meeting of…
- After Yaad Swag Rum, Yaad Stout
Beenie Man and Corey Todd, Vybz Kartel's former business partner, are at it again. After Yaad Swag Rum (news of 28/06/2011), they are now taking on the beer…
- Chase Vampire Riddim on Belleville International
The label Belleville International's new series, the vintage-sounding Chase Vampire, is produced by Cisko (Guardian House Studio) and features Lone Ranger…
- Kanka: a new album and a tour
With his new album, "Dub Communication", due in the shops on 3 October (on the Hammerbass label), Kanka will be touring France from 30 September 2011…
- Mavado signs with We the Best
Mavado has joined We da Best Music, the label of DJ Khaled, the American producer and radio host. "Mavado is officially signed to We the Best Music Group," DJ…
- Sinsemilia, 20 years on!
1991-2011: Sinsemilia is celebrating two decades of career this year, marked by five albums (and a live one) and hundreds of concerts around the world. Sinsé…
- A Marcus Garvey Award for Tarrus Riley
Tarrus Riley has been presented with the Marcus Garvey Award, in recognition of his keeping the philosophy of the famous Jamaican alive in his songs. The…
- First solo album for Baron Black
A partner of King Kalabash in Big Famili, Baron Black is releasing his first solo album. A first opus born in pain, as Baron Black confesses that it was the…
August 2011
- Pierpoljak, a best-of and a tour
With his best-of just out on Barclay / Universal (after "Légendaire Sérénade" in 2010, his latest album to date), Pierpoljak will play a series of concerts in…
- La Dub Station invites itself to the Techno Parade
The price of success? La Dub Station, an unmissable date for dub fans, is landing at the Techno Parade. While its usual Paris home, the Trabendo, is under…
- New Maximum Sound compilation
The London-based label Maximum Sound is releasing a new compilation, available only in digital format. Titled Maximum Sound 2011, this compilation, rich in…
- Dub Vendor pulls down the shutter
It is a very sad way to celebrate a thirty-fifth anniversary: Dub Vendor is closing its doors. After the one in Lardbroke Grove in 2008, the flagship shop in…
- Sean Paul parts ways with his manager
Sean Paul and Jeremy Harding, his long-time manager, producer and boss of the 2Hard label, have just ended nearly 15 years of collaboration. It is said to be…
- Sizzla injured in motorcycle accident
Sizzla was admitted to St Ann's Bay hospital last night after a motorcycle accident. The singer, known for his penchant for powerful bikes and speed, collided…
- Etana joins Penthouse
Etana has just signed a management contract with Donovan Germain, boss of the Penthouse label. She thus joins a team of young artists such as Romain Virgo…
- VP's Joel Chin murdered
The family label VP Records is in mourning following the loss of Joel Chin, 35, shot dead on Tuesday evening in Jamaica. Joel was the grandson of Vincent and…
- Little Roy pays tribute to Nirvana
Jamaican singer and producer Little Roy is paying an unexpected tribute to the band Nirvana in an album due out on 5 September. Titled "Battle for Seattle"…
- Craigy T of TOK soon going solo?
Craig Thompson, nicknamed Craigy T, a member of the group T.O.K, has recently hinted that he might leave the group to pursue a solo career. At the end of…
- Beenie Man gets his US visa back
After Mavado earlier this month (news of 05/07/2011), Beenie Man can now travel to the United States again... but not work there. A tourist visa was granted…
July 2011
- Special offer at Soulbeats Records
The French label Soulbeats Records is running a special summer offer. The concept is simple: buy one CD from the catalogue and get one free, buy two CDs and…
- Vybz Kartel launches his reality TV show
Imagine a sort of Bachelor in which the blond hunk is replaced by Vybz Kartel: that is the concept of Lime's new reality TV show. The programme's name…
- Billabong dresses women in Marley
Billabong has struck again. After releasing a men's Bob Marley collection at the end of last year (news of 15/12/2011), the Australian surfwear brand is…
- Dubmatix gives away his first album
This is the kind of move that stands out a little: Dubmatix has decided to offer his first album, "Champion Sound Clash", as a free download for a limited…
- Amsterdam Reggae Festival: the line-up
Summer or winter, there is reggae in Amsterdam. The latest edition of the Amsterdam Reggae Festival has the novelty of taking place outdoors, on Sunday 31…
- Elephant Man back in Paris
For want of a festival, Parisians and Ile-de-France locals will still have plenty to console them in the capital during the month of August. There will be no…
- Alpha Blondy and the dance of the summer
We still can't get over it: Alpha Blondy has been chosen by TF1 for its "dance of the summer". The track selected, Vuvuzela, despite its message urging people…
- Fundé on tour
After releasing the very fine album "Hymne à la vie" in April (read our review), Fundé is hitting the road for a gigantic tour. No fewer than thirty concerts…
- Burning Spear prepares his new album
After "Jah is Real", released in 2009 (and awarded a Grammy), Burning Spear is back with a new album, "No Destroyer". Everyone can get an idea of this…
- Shabba Ranks at Mighty Crown's 20th anniversary
20 years after his last concert in Japan, Shabba Ranks is back in the Land of the Rising Sun. The icon of 80s and 90s Jamaican dancehall is the guest of…
- Packed programme at La Plage du Glaz'Art
It will be a hot summer for Parisians who stay home in August. A fine line-up awaits them at Reggae Summer, organised at La Plage du Glazart. On Wednesday 3…
- Chezidek in concert on Friday at New Morning
This is last-minute news: Chezidek, whose latest single Secret Enemy has had heavy airplay on Jamaican radio in recent months, is back in Paris this week. A…
- First album for Konshens
After such a long wait, we are finally going to be rewarded for our patience: Konshens has announced the upcoming release of his first "international" album…
- Tarrus Riley and Clinton Fearon at Festijam
In the heart of the mountains, in the Val d'Azun (Hautes-Pyrénées), the fourth edition of Festijam will take place on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 July 2011 in…
- Ras Zacharri, ''New Horizon'' soon in the shops
Already available digitally since the end of June, Ras Zacharri's new album, "New Horizon", has found a French distributor: entrusted to Mosaic Music, it…
- Mavado gets his US visa back
Deprived of his American visa since April 2010, Mavado has recovered the precious document, the Star reports. At the time, the US embassy in Kingston had…
- Reggae Sun Ska: the off festival
Reggae Sun Ska will offer a substantial off festival this year, with no fewer than 20 days of reggae. The off festival kicks off on 14 July with a beach tour…
- Benefit night for Mondomix magazine
Mondomix magazine and its website have been working for 13 years to uncover and promote new artists. A free medium, Mondomix is taking the full brunt of the…
- Tiken Jah Fakoly in the spotlight at Nuits Atypiques
While he will be playing in concert on 30 July in Bordeaux as part of the Nuits Atypiques, Tiken Jah Fakoly will be in the spotlight from tonight, Friday 1…
June 2011
- Ninjaman stays in prison
Accused of murder, conspiracy, shooting and illegal possession of a firearm, Ninjaman has been in custody since March 2009. His trial, repeatedly postponed…
- Summer Reggae Fest fast approaching
The fourth edition of the Summer Reggae Fest is fast approaching. Still held at Fort St-Père in Saint-Malo, the Breton festival now runs over two days and…
- Beenie Man launches his own rum brand
Some break-ups are easier to get over than others. After a noisy split from Vybz Kartel, Corey Todd, his former business partner with whom he had released…
- Garance Reggae Festival: the off programme
Film screenings, meetings with artists, a photo exhibition: a veritable off festival will take place this year in Bagnols-sur-Cèze for the duration of the…
- Barrington Levy on tour
Currently touring Europe, Barrington Levy was in Italy this weekend, before heading to France, where he will play a one-off concert in Paris (Le Cabaret…
- First album for I-Octane
I-Octane will cap his great 2010 with the release of his first album, "Crying to the Nation", due this autumn. An album of 14 songs, including some of his…
- Mad Professor, Joe Ariwa and Redhead in concert
Dub will be in the spotlight at the new Rhythm & Soul night on 30 June at La Bellevilloise (Paris). After Afrika Bambaataa, Anthony Red Rose and Bitty McLean…
- Buju Banton sentenced to 10 years in prison
Found guilty of possessing more than 5kg of cocaine with intent to distribute, Buju Banton was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison. The judge thus went…
- Reggae Geel: the full line-up
While Jamaica celebrates 49 years of independence on 6 August 2011, the Reggae Geel Festival will celebrate its 33rd edition. The Belgian festival, to be held…
- ''Dub in HD'', Don Corleon's dub album
It is now very rare to come across dub albums produced and mixed in Jamaica. We have known since February that the producer Don Corleon was working on one…
- New album from Warrior King
Revealed in 2001 with his mega-hit Virtuous Woman, Warrior King is about to release his fourth album, "Tell Me How Me Sound", following "Love Is In The Air"…
- Alpha Blondy and Tiken Jah Fakoly reconciled?
It may be time for a thaw between Alpha Blondy and Tiken Jah Fakoly. After years of feuding through the media, the two artists could soon reconcile, or at…
- Festiville, the reggae festival guide
Created in Germany two years ago, the site reggaeville.com has released Festiville, its guide to the 2011 reggae festivals. A real digital magazine of 136…
- The Scriptures, Sizzla's new album
Sizzla is back with a new album, "The Scriptures" (his 65th opus, the press release says), produced by John John, one of King Jammy's sons. "It took us a…
- Montreal Reggae Festival: the line-up
On 20 and 21 August, the eighth edition of the Montreal International Reggae Festival will pull out all the stops. The festival, created in 2003 and which has…
- Vybz Kartel speaks his mind
While we wait for his book, excerpts from which have begun to circulate on the web, Vybz Kartel is opening up in a series of videos, which he posts on his…
- When Energy God steals electricity
Here is a story with plenty of spice: Elephant Man is accused of stealing electricity. A fine irony for the man nicknamed Energy God… RJR News reports that…
- Hollie Cook: five albums and vinyls to be won
It is the editorial team's favourite at the end of spring: Hollie Cook's first album is to be savoured like a tangy sweet. Produced by Prince Fatty, whose two…
- Alborosie on tour
To mark the release of his new album, "2 Times Revolution", Alborosie is back on the roads of France. After an appearance at the Colmar Reggae Festival last…
- Bitty McLean at Rhythm & Soul #3
He has one of the finest voices in England: Bitty McLean will be the guest of the next Rhythm & Soul night, this Thursday in Paris. After Afrika Bambaataa and…
- Buju Banton hopes for leniency
On 23 June, Buju Banton will learn his prison sentence after being found guilty of drug trafficking. The sentence will be handed down on that date by Judge…
- The left and ''black'' movements in Jamaica
A graduate of Sciences-Po with a Master 2 in History from the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Antony Ceyrat has published his second book…
- Reggae Sun Seine festival, the first edition
A newcomer to the French reggae festival scene, Reggae Sun Seine will hold its first edition on 25 and 26 June at La Chapelle Saint-Ouen, in Normandy. For…
- Another tribute to the Japanese victims
Three months after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan last March, the mobilisation of Jamaican artists is not flagging. After the many tributes (including…
- Tiwony presents ''Cité Soleil'' on stage
Two years after "Viv La Vi", Tiwony returned in April with a new album, "Cité Soleil". An eclectic new opus that the singer is currently presenting on stage…
