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June 2008
- Ragga Magazine rises from its ashes
A reference of the specialist print press for years, Ragga magazine is about to enjoy a second youth. That, at least, is what Gilbert Pytel, the magazine's…
- Hits 2 Hits Yaniss Odua
This will probably be the most eagerly awaited French-language release of the summer: Yaniss Odua returns with an album, "Hits 2 Hits", compiling hits and…
- Keisha Patterson makes her solo debut
Discovered in the Kingston Ladies (with Pam Hall and Leba Hibbert) in 2004, Keisha Patterson is making her solo debut. A trained actress, dancer and singer…
- Obama fever continues
As Barack Obama prepares to enter the home straight of the American presidential election in November, which may see him become the first black President of…
- Back "Inna De Yard"
The French label Makasound has just unveiled new projects for its "Inna de yard" series. No fewer than three opuses are announced: the first devoted to Errol…
- MC Janik is back
After a good little while away, Martinican singer MC Janik returns with a brand new opus. Entitled "Digitall.5", this new 15-track project aims to let Janik…
- Vybz Kartel still goes out covered
A good businessman, Vybz Kartel is continuing his run in merchandise. After his now famous Vybz Rum (a victim of its own success, as it is out of stock almost…
- New album for Dubmatix
With "Atomic Subsonic", Dubmatix delivered one of the nice surprises of early 2007. Back at his machines, the Canadian producer, engineer and…
- Jammy's under construction
Based for more than 20 years at 38 St Lucia Road, in the very home of its boss, the legendary Jammy's studio has been a building site for some time. Even…
- No Reggae Carifest for Eek A Mouse
The next edition of the Reggae Carifest, to be held on 6 July in Queens, New York, will definitely not welcome Eek A Mouse. The decision follows the racist…
- Lenky returns to his first love
Better known by the nickname Lenky, young producer Stephen Marsden, who had come to the public's attention notably thanks to the success of his Diwali and…
- One Drop Music and its Jamaican warriors
Created at the start of the year by the members of the Alsatian group Spirit Revolution, the One Drop label has put out two riddims (Spirit revolution and…
- Richie Spice banned from Jamaican airwaves
Jamaica's main radio station, Irie FM, has just announced that it has removed all of Richie Spice's songs from its programming. This decision follows a…
- A new tribute to Dennis Brown
A new tribute project to the prince of reggae, Dennis Brown, is about to see the light of day. Simply entitled "Tribute To Dennis Brown", this box set should…
- Richie Spice leaves Fifth Element
The rumour had been going round for a while and it already seemed to be in the air at the time of our last interview with the singer (read the interview of 31…
- Rototom talent contest: and the winner is...
We are at last able to announce the winner of the Rototom talent contest, chosen by the public and by a jury of which Reggaefrance, Music Action and…
- Bob Sinclar, back in Jamaica
Buoyed by the success of his hit Sound of freedom, Bob Sinclar seems unwilling to give up Jamaican influences just yet, as he has just recorded four new…
- Bokodji Riddim: an album and a showcase
Black House Music's Bokodji Riddim will be released across France on 23 June. The day before, on 22 June, a showcase will bring together most of the artists…
- Changes to the Reggae Live Tour
Beres Hammond and Queen Ifrica will finally not be part of Reggae Live Tour 2, alongside Jah Cure, Luciano, Tarrus Riley and Dean Fraser, as we announced…
- Nothing stops Mavado
After GTA 4 and his contribution to G-Unit's second album, "Lock And Load", Mavado is about to get some extra exposure, as Yardflex tells us he is making his…
- Michael Rose on France Inter
Passing through Paris for the Télérama Dub Festival, Michael Rose dropped by the France Inter studio, invited by Malik Bouliba on his show, Bouliba Vibration…
- Launch party for Koss
Lord Kossity will celebrate the release of his fifth album, "Koss", on Friday 6 June at the Gibus. As we announced in our news of 22/04/2008, the opus is 100%…
- Odyssée Jamaïque celebrates its 100th performance
"Odyssée Jamaïque, une histoire de la musique jamaïcaine" ("Jamaican Odyssey, a history of Jamaican music"), an interactive, multidisciplinary show (video…
- The first Rasta, the film
Journalist and writer Hélène Lee has drawn from her book "Le Premier Rasta", published in 1999, a film of the same name, still in preparation. The first Rasta…
- Curfew for Fire Links
It was bound to happen: after the Noise Abatement Act of 1997, the new regulation in force in Jamaica, aimed at reducing night-time noise nuisance by banning…
- 9.72: "Lightning Bolt" has struck!
One Jamaican can hide another. Eight months after his compatriot Asafa Powell, who clocked a stunning 9.74 in Rieti (Italy), young (21) Usain Bolt has shaken…
- LUST shifts into second gear
Although the quartet made up of Lukie D., Thriller U, Singing Melody and Tony Curtis has often struggled to concentrate on its group work because of each…
- Sizzla and Greensleeves, a story that lasts
Fresh proof that Greensleeves is still very much active, the English label has just announced the upcoming release of a best-of devoted to Sizzla. Entitled…
May 2008
- Jamaica 1968: Year of Reggae
France is not the only place that likes to commemorate the year 1968. In Jamaica, too, it is the date that history has settled on for the birth of reggae…
- Toots & The Maytals on tour
Following the release of his latest album, "Light your light" last October, Toots and his musicians are back in France for a long French tour running until…
- Change of venue for the Reggae Live Tour
Let everyone rest assured: the Reggae Live Tour date planned in Toulouse will indeed go ahead. However, the organisers have just informed us that this concert…
- Keefaz, "A Contre-Temps"
Keefaz's second album, "A Contre-Temps", will be available from Samouraï Productions in mid-June at all specialist record shops, and in national distribution…
- Dub Vendor half closes its doors
After Blue Moon in Paris, another emblematic record shop has just shut up shop: Dub Vendor. Open since 1980, the famous London record shop has just lost its…
- Under pressure, Sizzla cancels his tour
Sizzla's French tour has ended up being cut short. Faced with the insistence of the LGBT associations, Sizzla has quite simply decided to cancel his European…
- Big dancehall exclusives for Rototom
As every year, Europe's various festivals are redoubling their efforts to put together the most tempting line-up possible and try to be the must-visit…
- Poison Dart in mourning
Poison Dart, from Tampa, Florida, a worthy representative of the American sound systems, which has taken part in numerous international competitions and was…
- Celebrate summer with Makasound
After yet another busy year, the French label Makasound has decided to celebrate the start of summer in proper style. A special night, entitled the Makasound…
- Reggaefrance, official reporter for Summerjam 2K8
Due to the success of the Summerjam 2007 video made by Reggaefrance.com, their team has been mandated by Contour Music to be the official reporter of the…
- More Jamaican guests for K-Salaam
We recently told you (news of 02/05/2008) about the album project from K-Salaam & Beatnick, the New York beatmakers, and its first single Street life…
- Change of line-up at the Télérama Dub Festival
Blood Shanti, his brother Aba Shanti-I and the Shanti Ites will not be able to perform their show planned for tomorrow, Saturday, at the Elysée-Montmartre. To…
- Reggae-Est launches its podcasts
Reggae-Est, a site devoted to fans in the east of France, is launching a podcast section with a video interview of Groundation and footage of their 20 April…
- Sizzla once again in the sights of the gay lobbies
Parisian audiences were very lucky to catch Sizzla's concert last week. Indeed, 16 associations circulated an open letter on Wednesday to mayors and concert…
- Demarco on the road to glory
Still little known to the general public, Demarco could well become dancehall's next must-know name. Aside from a few recent hits, such as Fallen soldiers and…
- Mr Vegas and Busy Signal in place of Buju Banton
Although he was due to appear at several big festivals across Europe this summer, Buju Banton has just cancelled all of his scheduled dates, because of his…
- Wayne Marshall tells his story
While we are still waiting for news of the Alliance Crew album, Wayne Marshall is putting the finishing touches to his compilation project, due out in June…
- Fantan Mojah in the wrong place at the wrong time
While passing through England this weekend, ahead of several dates in Europe, Fantan Mojah was arrested by London police during a raid on a shop in the…
- Jamaica, home to every talent
Jamaica has not finished attracting big names from the international scene. While American rappers seem increasingly interested in the work of the island's…
- Rototom contest: voting open
French internet users are called to the polls from 12 to 28 May to elect the French finalist band of the European Reggae Contest 2008, which will play on the…
- Junior Gong getting ever tuffer
While several of his singles have made an impression again lately (One loaf of bread, The mission or Real friends, on a Shiah Coore riddim - news of…
- Buju addresses his fans
In a statement from his label Gargamel Music sent on Monday and relayed by most Jamaican sites, Buju Banton gives himself a long platform to comment on the…
- Mavado, unstoppable
Although he is still unable to travel to the United States, his visa having been confiscated, Mavado continues his dazzling rise without faltering, and…
- Irie FM toughens its broadcasting policy
At a time when Jamaican music, dancehall first and foremost, is drawing the wrath of leaders and censors all over the world, the island's number 1 radio…
- The Sunrise riddim available in full
While in Jamaica and just about everywhere else the trend is rather towards technoid dancehall and crunk hip-hop, the French label Soul Vybz seems keen to…
- Morgan Heritage's new album already crowned
As sales of “Mission In Progress” soar just about everywhere, the latest opus from Denroy Morgan's children has just reached first place on the Billboard…
- Digital release for the next Anthony B.
As we announced previously (news of 25/04/2008), Anthony B.'s new opus, “Live Over Death”, is already ready and is only waiting to find a distributor. To get…
- Mr Vegas will not be coming
Contrary to what we announced last Wednesday (news of 30/04/2008), Mr Vegas will not, after all, give a concert in Paris on 7 July. No further details on the…
- Mavado and Bounty Killer banned twice over
This is what is known as a tightening of the screw. Having banned Mavado and Bounty Killer from its territory last week (news of 29/04/2008), Guyana has now…
- Tiken Jah Fakoly with the undocumented workers
He had already come to Cachan, in August 2006, to support the poorly housed. Yesterday, Tiken Jah Fakoly visited workers on strike for their regularisation…
- The 2008 Ja'sound festival will not take place
Once again this year, Ja'Sound will not take place. The "hibernation" announced last year for the 2007 edition is therefore extended for another year, with no…
- K-Salaam & Beatnick, summit meeting
We first discovered them with a single, Victory, bringing together Sizzla and Mos Def. More recently, with Streetlife they delivered a daring cover of Roxanne…
- The 100 biggest reggae hits to download
Never short of a new book on reggae, Bruno Blum carries on in the same vein with "100 plus gros tubes reggae à télécharger" (the 100 biggest reggae hits to…
- The Refugee Sound will be seen on the net
Four dates in Spain, three in Germany, two in Holland, one in Italy… but not a single one in France. Although they came through France (notably Annecy) last…
- Dancehall against Red Stripe
Red Stripe has many supporters, including among artists. Since the famous Jamaican beer brand announced its withdrawal from sponsoring live events (including…
April 2008
- Beenie Man opens up
While the year 2008 has started very strongly for him, with already a number 1 in the charts for 4 weeks (Wine gal), but also impressive media coverage of his…
- Mr. Vegas returns
After years of absence from French stages, despite several unmissable hits and a few quality albums, the Mr Vegas phenomenon is back for an exceptional date…
- Boycott: Jamaica stands firm
As Jamaica faces the threat of a boycott, brandished by Eagle Canada, a human rights association, Prime Minister Bruce Golding (of the Jamaica Labour Party)…
- Bounty Killer and Mavado banned from Guyana
Rodney "Bounty Killer" Price and David Mavado Brooks are banned from Guyana. This is what Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee declared yesterday at a press…
- John Holt and Freddie McGregor have done it again
Every fan of Freddie McGregor and John Holt should already have watched their famous performance at the Apollo in London with the London Symphonic Orchestra…
- Status quo at the top of the charts
It is status quo at the top of the Hype TV charts this week: the top four have not moved. Beenie Man has had a lock on first place with Wine Gal for a month…
- Anthony B.: new album on the rails
Anthony B.'s management announces that the new album by the most popular of France's bobo dreads, titled "Life Over Death" and due this year, is ready and is…
