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September 2010
- Gyptian live in Paris
With his single Hold you, Gyptian is sending the meters wild, especially in the United States. Since his hit Serious Times, the young singer has come a long…
- Broussaï on tour
After a spring tour, French band Broussaï are hitting the road again for a long tour that will see them share the stage with Dub Inc, U-Roy, Yaniss Odua…
- Mistrial declared, Buju Banton to be retried
The twelve members of the jury were thus unable to agree on a verdict. Deliberating since last Thursday, the jurors notified Judge Jim Moody for the second…
- Gaza launches its talent contest
Corey Todd, boss of Unlimited Daggering, which markets and bottles the famous Street Vybz Rum (news of 27/02/2008) has had a new idea to develop his…
- Buju Banton: verdict today?
As the jury was unable to reach a verdict on Thursday and Friday, deliberations will continue today. All weekend, calls to prayer for Gargamel were put out…
- Vybz Kartel signs the Reggae Compassionate Act
It is a great victory for gay rights groups, foremost among them Tjenbé Red: just as he is expected in Paris on Sunday 26 September to perform on the stage of…
- Reggae Vibes #14 on newsstands
Now the only publication devoted to reggae on newsstands since Natty Dread ceased publication, Reggae Vibes is announcing a new format in its 14th issue…
- Clinton Fearon on tour
After joining the Inna De Yard stable, Clinton Fearon naturally released his latest album, "Mi Deh Yah", on Makasound. It is this album that the ex-Gladiator…
- New single from Million Stylez
The label and sound system Furybass is announcing the release of a Million Stylez single. One of Europe's most in-form artists delivers a ganja tune, Move…
- Marley family loses in court against Universal
It was a multi-million-dollar court decision. The Marley family was engaged in a lawsuit against Universal Music Group to recover the copyrights to five…
- Omar Perry on tour
Omar Perry, still accompanied by the Homegrown Band, will play several concerts in France from October: 02/10/10 : Des Lendemains Qui Chantent - Tulle (19)…
- Dancehall is dead
Did you know? Mavado, Serani, Vybz Kartel and company are not dancehall artists. To tell you the truth, dancehall is dead. That is what Dennis Howard, a…
- Buju Banton’s trial has begun
Arrested in December 2009 and held in Florida ever since, Buju Banton will be able to explain himself before the court. Postponed many times, his trial began…
- T.O.K reunite with Shams
It is a return to their roots: Jamaican dancehall quartet T.O.K are reuniting with the producer of their early days, Shams. Producer and manager of the group…
- Kanka on the road
After a few dates in the summer, Kanka and his powerful dub are hitting the road again in early October. He will be at the Dub Station in Marseille on 2…
- Chat live with Tiken Jah Fakoly on the TV5MONDE site
It is the event of the new season: Tiken Jah Fakoly's new album, "African Revolution", which holds a few surprises for his fans, comes out on Monday 27…
- Jaqee touring France
She has a lovely grain to her voice, and her album "Land of the Free" breathes soul and rocksteady: the delightful Jaqee is back on tour in France. 17/09/2010…
- New album from Dezarie
It is always a pleasure to hear from this artist with the spellbinding voice: Dezarie, the female ambassador of the Virgin Islands sound, is releasing a new…
- Israel Vibration: a tour and a new album
With a new album, "Reggae Knights", announced in the racks for the end of October, Israel Vibration will be back in France. The trio, which became a duo after…
- U-Roy on a marathon tour
A regular on French stages, veteran U-Roy has a real marathon tour ahead of him in October, as he will play no fewer than 24 concerts in 29 days! Hard to miss…
- MOBO Awards 2010, the reggae nominees
It will be very hard to guess the winner of the Reggae category at the MOBO Awards in advance. The ceremony, which rewards artists of Music of Black Origin…
- Sizzla cancelled: the official statement
Scheduled for 24 September, Sizzla will not, after all, perform on the stage of the Elysée Montmartre in Paris. Below, the official statement from Garance…
- Reggae and rocksteady night at the Festi’Val de Marne
It has become a habit: the 24th edition of the Festi’Val de Marne, which runs from 1 to 17 October, offers a "Reggae, Early Reggae and Rocksteady" night. On…
- Bounty Killer and Cecile on MC Jean Gab’1’s album
Out for a few days, rapper MC Jean Gab’1’s second album has not changed the recipe: entitled "Seul… Je t’emmerde", in reference to his 2002 hit J’t’emmerde…
- A coach for the Riddim Clash
A 60-seat coach will leave Paris on Saturday 2 October to take clash fans to Riddim Clash 2010, which will be held in Düsseldorf (and not in Cologne as…
- Dub Inc out of control
Two years after the release of "Afrikya", Dub Incorporation are returning to the racks with "Hors-Contrôle". The band's fourth studio album will come out on 8…
- Télérama Dub Festival#8, the full line-up
After a 2009 edition concentrated on Paris, the Télérama Dub Festival is returning to its good habit of travelling around France. This eighth edition will…
- An unreleased 45 from Clinton Fearon
Prompted by Clinton Fearon's 2009 mini-tour of media libraries, which involved exchanges with the audience, the association 45 Tour has pressed copies of a…
- Second album for Duane Stephenson
After the album "August Town", released in 2007, Duane Stephenson is back with "Black gold", his second opus, which will come out at the end of the month on…
- Boulibaï Vibrations Luciano special
Malik Boulibaï's unshakeable show, "Boulibaï Vibrations" on France Inter, was devoted to Luciano this weekend. As the show is available for a week on the…
- Vybz Kartel in Paris
Vybz Kartel is expected to land in Europe this month, after several missed appointments. The deejay is announced in Paris, at the Elysée-Montmartre to be…
- Third World: new album and online shop
The band Third World have just released their 23rd album, entitled "Patriots", which is available only as a download from an online shop created for the…
- Danakil: and now, the Zénith
After filling the Olympia for a memorable date in October 2009, Danakil are taking on a higher summit: they will play the Zénith in Paris on 18 March 2011…
August 2010
- A biopic for Bob Marley?
Biographies by the dozen, comic books, a musical… but no film. Bob Marley has never yet been honoured by the cinema. Yet this is not the first time a film…
- Buju: trial postponed again
Initially scheduled for 13 September, his appearance before the court in Tampa, Florida, is now set for 20 September. This is the fifth time that the trial of…
- John John available as legal downloads
Part of the catalogue of producer John John, son of King Jammy, will be available in digital format and as legal downloads from next week. Specifically, it…
- Shotta culture, a new album from Spragga
Almost 10 years after his last album, Spragga Benz is announcing the imminent release of his fifth opus, entitled "Shotta culture", named after the single of…
- Bob's last concert on CD
On 23 September 1980, Bob Marley performed at the Stanley Theatre in Pittsburgh for what would be his last concert. 30 years later, to the day, a remastered…
- Warrior King and Jimmy Tucker honoured
On the occasion of the celebration of Marcus Garvey's 123rd birthday, two singers were honoured among a dozen award winners from Jamaican civil society. First…
- Reggae.com for sale
A big domain name auction will be held in New York next Wednesday. Around a hundred domains will go under the hammer, including reggae.com, owned since 1995…
- Gyptian joins Nas and Damian on tour
Singer Gyptian is to join Nas and Damian Marley's American tour, with a first appearance on 24 August in Charlotte (North Carolina). This is certainly a…
- Collector 45s from Trojan
The Trojan label is announcing the imminent release of collector 45s (7-inch format), devoted to rare or unreleased tracks from its catalogue. The English…
- Bounty and Beenie reconciled?
Like eclipses, reconciliations between Bounty Killer and Beenie Man, the two best enemies in dancehall, are rare but cyclical. The latest one took place at…
- Fire at the Marley studio in Aburi
Masters, video recordings of concerts and personal effects belonging to Bob Marley, stored in the brand-new studio built on Rita Marley's initiative in Aburi…
- Imprisoned Buju Banton releases a new album
Buju Banton's ninth studio album is due on 28 September, while the singer is still in prison in Florida. Titled "Before the dawn", this 10-track opus was…
July 2010
- Eye I, a tour and a first album
A newcomer on the Jamaican music scene, the lovely I-Eye, trained in the church and gospel schools, is making a name for herself with the local public thanks…
- Two releases on Maximum Sound
Frenchie's label Maximum Sound announces two new releases for the coming months. First, an album by Luciano, titled "United States of Africa", distributed by…
- Guiding Star at the Riddim Clash
It's official. The sound system Guiding Star will represent France at the next Riddim Clash, due to be held on 2 October in the Cologne area. The…
- First album for Gappy Ranks
VP Records announces the release, on 23 August, of "Put the stereo on", the first album by Gappy Ranks, a rising star of British reggae. Born to a Jamaican…
- The return of Jeremy Harding
Absent from the studios for several years, the producer Jeremy Harding and his label 2 Hard are back in force with a new reggae riddim, christened City life…
- Chaka Demus and Pliers sue Universal
10 million dollars. That is the sum Chaka Demus and Pliers are claiming in royalties from their former record company, Universal Music Group. The two Jamaican…
- Vybz Kartel released
"Babylon say jail for me", Vybz Kartel declared in the song Bail for me. The rhyme had become reality: held by the authorities following a summons made public…
- World Sound goes around the world of reggae
In the shops since 12 July, the latest issue of World Sound (July / August), with Tiken Jah Fakoly on the cover, offers a 14-page feature on reggae around the…
- Sugar Minott leaves us too soon
A celebrated Studio One voice and an essential figure of the Jamaican music scene, Sugar Minott died on the evening of Saturday 10 July, aged 54. He had been…
- The Original Wailers and Danakil in concert
This Saturday 10 July, in Saint Jean de Luz, the Ducontenia park will be the setting for a big reggae concert where Jamaican legends meet the young French…
- French connection
We had already announced it: Konshens will tread the boards of the Cabaret Sauvage in Paris on 12 July alongside Mr Vegas and Nuttea for what is already…
- Puma Jamaica Party in Paris
To celebrate its champion Usain Bolt and his visit to Paris for the Areva meeting, Puma is organising the Jamaica Party on 15 July. On the programme of this…
June 2010
- Provence in Dub
Musical Riot, organiser of, among others, the celebrated travelling Dub Station nights, announces the first edition of the Peyrolles Splash, in…
- A new reggae delivery
The label Special Delivery Music presents Livraison Reggae. This nineteen-track compilation, entirely devoted to French artists, is already available from all…
- Dudus lands in the United States
Just a few days after his arrest (see news of 23/06/2010), Dudus has just landed in the United States under heavy escort, to be jailed in a New York federal…
- Bruno Blum reissued
Le reggae, the reference book written by Bruno Blum and first published in 2000, is back in bookshops, in a new expanded and illustrated edition. This…
- Dudus arrested
Christopher "Dudus" Coke, under an arrest warrant since 19 May (see news of 24/05/2010), was arrested yesterday, Tuesday. He was stopped at a checkpoint on…
- Patrice back in the shops
Patrice is joining the French label Because Music. A chance for the German singer to release a 7th album that rounds off ten years of career. The album…
- Irie FM orphaned
Irie FM and Zip FM, Jamaica's two flagship radio stations, are in mourning following the death last Thursday of Karl Young, their founder, owner and director…
- European Reggae Contest 2010
The Rototom Sunsplash festival, which will set up in Spain at the end of August, runs the European Reggae Contest every year. The principle is simple: 12…
- Busy Signal's newborn
Busy Signal announces the release of his third album, his second on VP. The album, in the shops on 12 July, is called "D.O.B" (for "date of birth") and…
- Yankees A Yard 3
You don't change a winning concept and a winning team. Buoyed by the success of the first two instalments, Bost & Bim are back with the third volume of the…
- McAnuff father and son in concert
Winston McAnuff will be touring France with his son Matthew McAnuff, whose first album, "Be Careful", is expected this summer. Until then, father and son can…
- Toots, a new album and a tour
He is one of the most active veterans of Jamaican music: Toots, still backed by the Maytals, is releasing a new album. "Flip and twist", as it is called…
- Free Beenie Man
On Friday 11 June, the 100 contests, an international festival of urban cultures, will open its seventh edition in Cergy in the Val d’Oise. On the programme…
