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09.01.10
Reggae SumFest is the world's premier annual event for reggae
music. The three-night festival, which took place in Jamaica's...


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08.25.10
On the title track and first single, “Put The Stereo On,” Gappy
paints a vivid picture of his childhood and the music...


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08.24.10
Gyptian took his pen and paper and started to 'vibe' a song of his
own. "The rhythm bad suh mi a write something for it now,"...


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08.24.10
When I get hold of Gappy Ranks on the telephone he has just finished
an interview on national radio. His debut album Put the Stereo...


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08.23.10
We say him tear down Reggae Sumfest and several other shows in
Jamaica and the US, the ladies simply cannot get enough...


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08.22.10
Gyptian has been added to the Damian “Jr Gong” Marley and NAS
Distant Relatives 2010 Tour beginning Aug. 22 in Pompano Beach...


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08.11.10
During the Caribana™ season, Toronto saw a record
turnout by fans to hear VP Recording artists!


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08.09.10
There are two official titles for this song - When you got
multiple "official titles" for a song, you're talking big...


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08.06.10
'All the While' is a wicked Ragga meets Drum N Bass break down
from the U.K.'s versatile Dancehall Maestro Gappy Ranks...


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08.05.10
For reggae singer Windel Edwards, more popularly known as Gyptian,
the past few months have been extremely hectic and currently...


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08.04.10
Busy has managed to create huge domestic hits while pursuing
hybrid rhythms and cool foreign collaborations...


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08.04.10
It’s clearly the most popular tune on radio period. Ten minutes can’t
go by without not hearing the sizzling summer anthem...


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08.03.10
Gyptian has usurped deejays Vybz Kartel, Shaggy and Sean Paul to
become the most popular dancehall artiste in North America...


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07.29.10
After a whirlwind week Gyptian’s new album Hold You
comes in at #2 on the Reggae Billboard charts...


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07.29.10
She’s a female artist who’s managed to sustain a healthy career in
reggae, the one genre even more testosterone-fuelled than rap...


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07.28.10
With a strong female fan base, the 20-year-old singer was bombarded
by females who wanted to get his number and speak to him...


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07.26.10
I’m in a famous recording studio at 23 Westminster Rd. interviewing
Busy Signal, a top dancehall artist, known for, among other things...


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07.20.10
The first piece you’ll hear on Gyptian’s new album ”Hold You”
from VP Records, ‘To Be Held’, is an intro/prelude of...


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07.14.10
Kingston deejay Busy Signal has been meticulously expanding his
catalog with refreshing and unexpected dancehall sounds...


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07.12.10
Lincoln 'Sugar' Minott passed away Saturday night at the
University Hospital of the West Indies in St Andrew.


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06.30.10
It's the feel-good reggae hit of the summer. But the refrain of
Gyptian's "Hold You (Hold Yuh)" isn't quite as innocent...


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06.30.10
Deejay Capleton will attempt to recapture his glory days with
I-Ternal Fire, his latest album which will be released next week...


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06.29.10
As part of PUMA City NY at the Seaport opening weekend,
PUMA, VP Records, Power 105 and...


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06.23.10
Alberto D'Ascola, or Alborosie, returned to San Diego touring behind
his album, Escape From Babylon: To the Kingdom of Zion...


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06.23.10
Reggae Gold 2010 is finally here! Featuring this summer's
hottest tracks bumping out of sound systems...


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06.15.10
They created a well-harmonized, smooth and soulful set. For Jah
Chariot, all hands were in the air showing full appreciation for the...


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06.14.10
Always looking for a quick surge of energy onstage and extremely
quick lyrically, dancehall and its artistes have always been...


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06.13.10
Busy Signal is just weeks away from dropping his latest album DOB.
The album will be his fourth and is set for release on July 13...


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06.10.10
Deejay Bounty Killer and one of his 'musical sons' Busy Signal
recently completed the video for their collaboration...


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06.10.10
D-Major, Busy Signal and Richie Loop have collaborated on a tune
that seems set to take Jamaica by storm this summer...


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06.09.10
Patricia Chin, owner of VP Records – the largest independent
reggae label in the world – has teamed up with the Greater Jamaica...


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06.08.10
Featuring the New Kingston band, Brown Rice Family,
Mighty Sparrow, Ernie Smith, Meta and The Cornerstones...


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06.08.10
Over the last couple of years or so, Romain Virgo's is a name
which has risen from ultimate obscurity and the unknown to...


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06.07.10
"Pan Jazz 2010: Folklore - Tales of the Caribbean," coming to Jazz
at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in Manhattan on June...


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06.03.10
As well as being a multi-talented artiste, Busy is also known for
his fashion sense, going from T-shirts and jeans...


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05.31.10
Dancehall artiste Busy Signal displays another side of his
musical artistry with the release of the song, Let Peace Reign...


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05.28.10
The song, which was released two years ago and produced
by Ricky Blaze, has been running the Billboard charts red...


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05.26.10
Oneil Edwards of the popular dancehall duo Voicemail,
passed away today at Kingston Hospital in Jamaica...


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05.25.10
"I decided I was not going to go back to that accounting office," he
said. At Federal, he told Richard Khouri that he had a song...


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05.25.10
On Friday, Calabashment 2010 will feature Etana and Freddie
McGregor along with the SANE band at Jake's in Treasure Beach...


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05.24.10
On Monday, May 10, 2010, I had the unique opportunity to
talk to the Italian reggae star, Alberto D’Ascola...


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05.19.10
Bringing you the latest and biggest Dancehall riddims from
across the World, the Official Dancehall Chart will...


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05.18.10
Nah Let Go - the follow up to Gyptian's hit - Hold You. The
music video features footage of Gyptian on the road and...


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05.11.10
When reggae singer Gyptian voiced a love song for a New York-based
producer in 2009, he kept it moving: On to the next
rhythm. More than a year later, though, the tune came back...


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05.09.10
Queen Ifrica wins Best New Artist, Best New Singer
and more at the 29th Annual IRAWMA Awards...


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05.05.10
Dapper dancehall crooner Sanchez is sort of like a reverse Pat
Boone, a one-man karaoke machine uniquely capable of...


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04.30.10
Siouxsie Sioux and Shabba Ranks, besides individually upheaving the
musical landscapes of their time, can both be heard in copious new
music we love right now...


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04.30.10
Artists signed to Jamaica-based VPRecords have been nominated for
a stunning 27 awards at the Caribbean music equivalent to the
Grammys...performers like Sean Paul, Queen Ifrica...


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04.27.10
Music Video for the HOT new track from their
upcoming Distant Relatives album...


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04.26.10
"If they say that Bob Marley is the king of reggae
music, then Dennis Brown is the crown prince."


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04.14.10
NEW YORK, NY -- Nas and Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley
are proud to announce the release of their highly-anticipated
collaborative studio album, Distant Relatives...


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04.07.10
For the second week in a row, talented Reggae singer Gyptian’s
single “Hold You” has held the number ONE slot on Billboard’s
Digital Reggae Songs Chart...


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03.27.10
Kingston, Jamaica -- Following complaints and investigation, Busy
Signal has discovered that there are numerous websites that claim
to represent the deejay...


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03.23.10
BURBANK, California -- The magic of Disney meets the magical isle of
Jamaica, as Walt Disney Records readies an album of classic Disney
songs newly recorded by a cross-section of top reggae musicians.


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03.22.10
This Saturday, March 27th, the CAPITAL LETTERS will be
performing live at the Elms Public House - got to be there!!


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03.17.10
Available at iTunes! Alborosie's sonic journey from the City of Babylon
to The Kingdom of Zion! Get your copy and catch Alborosie as he...


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03.15.10
Hold Yuh is already in the top five on influential urban radio station Hot 97 FM's
playlist. According to Cristy Barber, vice president for Marketing and Promotions at
VP Records, the radio story for Hold Yuh has just begun...


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03.08.10
Featuring the hottest artists in Dancehall music; Ragga Ragga Ragga
series is a definitive compilation for fans of underground...


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03.05.10
Romain Virgo will be making major strides next week when his
‘This Love’ music video airs on US-based cable station VH1.


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03.01.10
The Official Music Video to Who Feels it Knows it, Available
now on the Introducing Romain Virgo Digital EP...


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02.24.10
15 years of conscious music from one of the UK's
Most Wanted Reggae Artists...


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02.15.10
Songs for Reggae lovers 3! the latest installment
to the Reggae Lovers series...


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02.10.10
The film is based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks. He has
penned numerous books that have been made into great films;
Message in a Bottle, A Walk to Remember and...


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02.05.10
The smash hit group T.O.K are currently embarking on a European
tour, so check out your nearest date and get your tickets now!!


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02.03.10
Greensleeves were sad to learn today that Roderick ‘The Dude’
Harvey original drummer of Capital Letters passed away this
morning, Wednesday 3rd February.


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01.25.10
All new the Official Music Video to Busy Signal's Nightshift/One More
Night Music video. From the upcoming album D.O.B in stores March
2010 from VP Records.


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01.20.10
Greensleeves Records is in full support of the movement
to help rebuild Haiti after the recent Earthquakes.


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