Reggae News

BACK IN THE LATE '90S, Portland became an unlikely node in the global circuit of dub music.

Toots And The Maytals frontman, Frederick 'Toots' Hibbert is suing a concert goer for A 13.5 million, claiming he sustained serious injury after the man threw a vodka bottle at his head.

Hey, Amanda! I got a call saying you'd be late, but you're not late at all. Well, I was at my kid's kindergarten thing, and it A few weeks ago I mentioned that The Conversation , Amanda de Cadenet 's interview series, had evolved from a Lifetime show into a weekly web series and online community.

Upon recognising a niche in the entertainment and resort market, Rockhouse Hotel & Spa and Pushcart Restaurant in Negril, Westmoreland, commenced its monthly outdoor acoustic concert series.

Marley, a four-time Grammy winner, picked up an Emmy for his song I Love You Too! from the Disney Channel's animation 3rd and Bird at the Daytime Emmy Creative Arts Awards held in Los Angeles "I didn't even know I was nominated," said the 44-year-old Marley.

The Toyota Summer Concert Series at the Pacific Amphitheatre at the 2013 OC Fair will feature 23 nights of concerts that are as diverse as they are entertaining, ensuring that there is something for everyone.

After five years of festival exile, the 29th annual Reggae On The River is returning to its original, beloved French's Camp venue in southern Humboldt County on the weekend of August 1-4.

A Fort Myers organization has announced a lofty fundraising goal to help fight human trafficking.

VETERAN reggae stars Toots and the Maytals are out of this year's WOMAD Charlton Park after frontman Toots Hibbert was hit by a glass bottle and suffered head injuries at another event.

VIBE is heading to Outlook Festival 2013 for a large dose of the best bass music, reggae, hip-hop, garage and beyond.

The entertainment climate in Ghana will be taken a notch higher when Rackus Productions in collaboration with Bull Haus Entertainment and Solid Multimedia deliver their much-talked about Bass Awards on July 6. According to the organizers, a galaxy of stars will be paraded in a two day activity to climax the awards which seek to reward dancehall and ... (more)

The electricity of the Reading Royals playoff run is over. High school graduations are finished.

Reggae artiste Contractor has released a new single entitled Love Of Jah, which features up-and-coming St Ann-based artiste Unexpected.

The annual New York City music festival Groovin In The Park is pleased to announce that the legendary soul diva Patti LaBelle and reggae crooner Sanchez have been added to the concert for Sunday June 30 at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens, New York.

Prominent producer Chester Walker is said to be very optimistic about the future success of his latest studio effort, which is the 'Earth, Fire and Wind' rhythm.

Gene Hackman in The Conversation in 1974, as a surveillance expert who would go into homes and place bugs on phones and walls manually: major advances in technology means agencies can now listen to far more people with far less effort.

They were singing in the rain at the start of the Dunstable Live! free open-air ska and reggae concert, but it was all brolly good fun.

Toots and the Maytals are to miss the WOMAD festival after Toots Hibbert, pictured, suffered a head injury at festival in America last month Toots and the Maytals are to miss the WOMAD festival after Toots Hibbert suffered a head injury at the River Rock Festival in Virginia last month.

Rap News 19. It started off as a slow news day, and a routine update on the state of the Free World Order with NSA Director General Baxter.

NPR's 'Science Friday' host visits the station that dropped his show, and KUOW's program director explains why public radio would rather offer a little something for everyone than treat subjects at length and depth.