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July 2007
- Jah Cure is free
The release took place on the scheduled date, Saturday 28 July, but three hours early: it was at dawn that Jah Cure walked out of the walls of Kingston's…
- Reggae calendar 2007
For the third year running, the French association Kingston Kids is publishing its reggae calendar, adorned with prints of some of the most prominent Jamaican…
- Zareb makes his debut with Pow Pow
It is no easy feat: making your mark with a first album when you have just changed your name. That is what the former Mr Flash, who now goes by the name…
- Who is the champion of Paris?
The DVD of the Paris Reggae Champion clash, which pitted Guiding Star against Heartical on 12 May, is now available as a double DVD. It covers the whole…
- Two riddims and a logo for Maximum Sound
Frenchie and his label Maximum Sound announce the release of two new riddims, the Ashanti Warrior and the Black Board Riddim. The series devoted to the former…
- News from the East
Reggae-Est.fr aims to bring together everyone involved in reggae in the east of France: bands, sound systems, and local events too. Online for a few weeks…
- Haile Selassie in photos
Until 2 September 2007 Paris is hosting a photo exhibition, "Les Boyadjian, Photographes arméniens à la cour du Négus". The Boyadjians, Armenians living in…
- First album for Uman
After his mixtape "Umanizm", released in 2003, which had the effect of a veritable little bomb, the Belgian deejay Uman is now stepping up a level. His first…
- Ja Sound: the return
After a long tug of war and a much-publicised negotiation, Ja'Sound has finally won the attention of the local council, paving the way for a new edition of…
- Blood & Fire closes its doors
For several weeks the warning signs had been piling up: limited news, no announcement of upcoming projects, the website shutting down… Until the first murmurs…
- Hype TV available on the web
The most yardie of Jamaican TV channels is now available on the web. Anyone can now watch Hype TV, accessible by subscription on the channel's website. For $7…
- Kiddus I, a CD release at last
Kiddus I is at last getting a CD release, orchestrated by the Japanese label Dubstore. A real event for fans of the all-too-rare Kiddus I, made famous by his…
June 2007
- European Dancehall Queen Contest on DVD
While the Dancehall Queen Contests, these dance competitions reserved for women, have existed for ten years in Jamaica, the phenomenon is still brand new in…
- Vybz Kartel and Aidonia in Paris
While Busy Signal is announced on a European tour this summer, Paris will not be spared the wave of dancehall artists flooding Jamaica's charts. Vybz Kartel…
- Busy autumn for Admiral T
Admiral T will be back on stage as soon as the autumn. A tour currently made up of thirteen dates (with extra concerts to come) will run from October to…
- Stephen Marley: tour cancelled
Stephen Marley will not be at the Garance Reggae Festival at the end of the week. An unexplained cancellation by his management, which ended up costing the…
- The end of homophobic lyrics?
After three years of the Stop Murder Music campaign, it seems that gay rights groups have finally reached their goal: obtaining written agreements from…
- Tiken Jah Fakoly, new album
We left him on a memorable "Coup de gueule" in 2004. Since then, Tiken Jah Fakoly has mostly donned the producer's hat, creating his label Fakoly Productions…
- VP Records: the big clearance
Makasound led the way by offering its catalogue at the decisive price of €10 (except new releases), and VP follows suit this summer. From July to early…
- Mavado, Busy Signal and Wayne Marshall in Europe
Mavado, Busy Signal and Wayne Marshall: that is the bill for the huge dancehall show taking place in Amsterdam on Friday 22 June. Mavado and Busy Signal, both…
- Made in Jamaica in cinemas
In cinemas since this morning, Made in Jamaica, the film by Jérôme Laperrousaz, is showing at the following venues: MK2 Bibliothèque - Paris (75) Bretagne…
- Gentleman, another intensity
Gentleman, whom we left three years ago on "Confidence", returns with a new album, "Another Intensity". The German singer will tour France this summer for the…
- Jah Cure already has his festival
The announcement of Jah Cure's upcoming release in July is already having concrete effects. Besides an album already announced for this summer and an…
- Sizzla: one more date and guests
Sizzla in France is getting closer by the day. After three years away, tickets for his concerts are selling like hot cakes, with his two Paris dates already…
- Chaka Demus & Pliers, the return
The famous duo behind the 1992 hit Murder she wrote is back in the charts with a new single. Need your loving, on Explorer Records, has just entered at number…
- Batofar silenced for 15 days
The threat had been looming for a month, and since yesterday it is official: the Batofar is closing its doors by administrative order for 15 days. In its…
May 2007
- Jah Cure freed?
Behind bars since 26 April 1999, where he is serving a 15-year sentence for rape, Jah Cure could soon regain his freedom. A true sea serpent since his…
- NZH on tour
Recently signed to Sony BMG (news of 10 April 2007), Natural Zion High have plenty of work on lately. After a video (the very radio-friendly single Princess)…
- Reggaefrance meets Realize Prod
After years of "homemade" videos (in other words, mostly shoestring affairs), Reggaefrance is stepping up a gear by forming a partnership with Realize…
- Civalizee wins at home against Guiding Star
Two weeks after its victory over Heartical, Guiding Star was expected in Belgium last Saturday to face the Antwerp-based sound Civilazee. The Parisian sound…
- Média Tropical goes off the air
Faced with recurring serious financial problems, the Caribbean radio station Média Tropical (117,000 daily listeners in the Ile-de-France) will cease…
- Sizzla holds auditions
Alongside his many current projects (web radio, Black Magazine, news of 10/05/2007), Sizzla has set out to find the new dancehall star. It's very serious and…
- A 10-track maxi for Tiwony
After a street album released last year ("Mon itinéraire"), Tiwony returns to the forefront with a 10-track maxi, "Fly", giving a new impetus to his solo…
- Bruno Blum: Cultures Cannabis
Already the author of several books on reggae and Bob Marley, journalist, writer and musician Bruno Blum signs "Cultures Cannabis". It's all in the title…
- All Story of Jamaican Music cancelled
The All Story of Jamaican Music night, scheduled for Wednesday 23 May 2007 at La Laiterie (Strasbourg), will not take place. The Jamaica All Stars, Hurricane…
- Made in Jamaica, the soundtrack
As the release of Made in Jamaica in French cinemas draws near (13 June), the film's soundtrack will be released on CD. Two well-filled volumes featuring the…
- Rototom 2007, the line-up
Usually the holder of interminable bills (the festival does stretch over 9 days), this year the Rototom will have its work cut out facing the staggering…
- Pow Pow's Overstand Riddim
A new series comes out of the ovens of Germany's Pow Pow: the Overstand Riddim, which brings together a fine bunch of Jamaicans such as Anthony B, Mark…
- Afrikabidon, while waiting for Ja'Sound...
Ja'Sound 2007 will not take place, but the festival has already found an event to support this year: Afrikabidon. In the heart of the Ardèche, in the little…
- Java and McAnuff on tour
While his 100% reggae tour is drawing to a close (only one date left, in two days' time, at Magny le Hongre, news of 7 March 2007), Winston McAnuff will stay…
- Guiding Star beats Heartical
A major event took place last night in Vernouillet (78) in the small world of French sound systems, as the sounds Guiding Star and Heartical had a date for a…
- Mavado: first album
Deejay Mavado, who currently dominates the charts (no fewer than three tracks in the top 11 of the Hype TV chart) is about to make his album debut. Signed to…
- Sizzla launches his web radio
May will be particularly busy and festive for Sizzla and his outfit Kalonji Inc. First with the organisation of Thank U Mama, a big event at Judgement Yard on…
- RMI Festival in Paris
The Reggae Music International Festival, a tribute to Bob Marley, will bring together on Wednesday 30 May a very handsome bill mixing no fewer than 25 artists…
- Trojan Records blows out 40 candles
Founded in 1967, the Trojan label celebrates its 40th birthday this year and is treating itself to a Parisian night to mark the occasion. From midnight to six…
- Beenie Man back in France
Big news! After three years away from French stages, Beenie Man is making his big comeback to France with a European tour, the Undisputed Tour, a mile long…
April 2007
- SOJA on tour
The American band Soldier of Jah Army will play in Europe and France for the first time this May. They will be presenting their third and latest album, "Get…
- Dancehall After Dark on BBC 1Xtra
BBC 1Xtra, the urban channel of the venerable BBC, has just wrapped up a week devoted to dancehall, entitled Dancehall After Dark. On the programme: five long…
- Jamaica All Stars: album and tour
With a new studio album on the way ("On the Footstep of Jah", due in the course of May), the Jamaican All Stars are back in France for a long tour of the…
- Beta Simon, first artist on Fakoly Production
The first signing to Tiken Jah Fakoly's label, Beta Simon is about to release his first album, "Kraity Payan Guez" ("May God bless you"). Still persona non…
- Summerjam, the sequel!
Already considerably stacked, the Summerjam Festival line-up has added a few more names. The organisers of the German event, which is celebrating its 22nd…
- Bass Odyssey keeps its UK Cup title
The St Ann sound, winner of the 2006 edition, won the UK Cup Clash again on Saturday, beating Mighty Crown in the dub fi dub. The Japanese, winners of the…
- Elephant Man back in France
Elephant Man, eagerly awaited since the announcement of the imminent release of his new album "Let's get physical" on Bad Boy (Puff Daddy's label), is due to…
- Dub Meetings #14 cancelled
The fourteenth edition of the Paris dub gathering Dub Meetings will not take place. For the first time since the event began, bookings are too low for the…
- Lieutenant Foxy on tour
To mark the release of "Dub & Vocals - in my central station" last month, Lieutenant Foxy will be touring in the coming weeks. A fan of electronics-laden dub…
- "Abécédaire du mouvement rasta" reissued
"Jah Rastafari : Abécédaire du mouvement rasta", written by Boris Lutanie (journalist and writer, contributor to Ragga Magazine), is being reissued. After…
- Mr Vegas: forced rest
In great form at the moment, with three of his tracks still placed in the Hype TV charts (Tek way yourself, 6th, No Friend from dem, 7th, and Hot Wuk, number…
- Saïk: the first album
After many years spent roaming the Guadeloupean underground, Saïk is about to release his first album, "Face à la réalité", on Don's Music, naturally. Taken…
- Pow Pow on all fronts
The Cologne sound system collected every honour in 2006: in the poll run by Riddim magazine, Pow Pow was voted best German sound and label of the year (their…
- NZH: a major, an album, a tour
The French band Natural Zion High, formed in 1994, have stepped up a level by signing with Sony BMG on the Heben Music label. While they are putting the…
- Zicalizes 2007, a packed bill
The eleventh edition of the Zicalizes will run from 26 April to 9 June all over the Paris region, with for the first time this year a date in Paris itself…
- Supersonic, king of Europe
Supersonic came out on top in the clash dubbed "War Ina East", which pitted it against Soundquake in Holland this weekend. A fratricidal duel between two…
- Garance Reggae Festival: the full programme
After Bitty McLean & Sly & Robbie last week, two new names join the bill of the Garance Reggae Festival: Stephen Marley, who has just released his first album…
- Stanley Beckford bows out
A week after celebrating his 65th birthday, Stanley Beckford died on Friday 30 March, according to the Jamaican Star newspaper. He had been suffering from…
- Dour Festival: the line-up
Among its 200 bands, this year's Dour Festival will feature a handsome reggae bill, with the following already confirmed: Anthony B, Beenie Man, Improvisator…
- Livin Soul: an album on the way
We have just learned that the French band Livin Soul are putting the finishing touches to a new album. After "Sweet Lane" in 2003 and "As A Spring" in 2005…
March 2007
- Krys at the Zénith de Paris on 6 April
Initially scheduled for February and then postponed (news of 18/01/2007), Krys is finally arriving at the Zénith de Paris, having successively taken to the…
- Bitty McLean at the Garance Festival
The Garance Reggae Festival has a new name on its bill: Bitty McLean. The English singer will be backed by Sly & Robbie, with whom he is working on a new…
- Winston McAnuff, 100% reggae
After seeing him tour so often with Java or Camille Bazbaz, you could almost forget that Winston McAnuff has a fine career behind him, having cut some genuine…
- Télérama Dub Festival #5
The Télérama Dub Festival blows out five candles and shakes up its habits: now travelling to no fewer than six cities (Marseille, Annecy, Caen, Nancy…
