Reggae News

Reggae singer Etana is launching an exclusive music-video competition on reggae-based network RETV this week, which is centred on three of her newly filmed music videos - August Town , Free and Happy Heart .

Reggae singer Etana is launching an exclusive music-video competition on reggae-based network RETV this week, which is centred on three of her newly filmed music videos - August Town , Free and Happy Heart .

There is an update to the case of anti-gay "murder music" singer Buju Banton, who has been jailed in Miami on federal drug conspiracy charges.

I must admit never having heard of Matisyahu before today. In fact, I wasn't even aware there was such a thing as American Hasidic Jewish reggae singer.

Caption: Reggae singers Buju Banton & Beenie Man backstage at Reggae Bash 2009 in the James L. Knight Center Miami, Florida .... Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation leaders in America have urged musicians to sign a new petition protesting homophobic reggae star BUJU BANTON's Grammy Award nomination.

By Nomava Nobumba 16 November 2009 A former Springbok player says Ras Dumisania s tuneless version of South Africa's national anthem performed ahead of the match between the two countries in Toulouse had contributed to their defeat.

Reggae singer Max Romeo has launched an award in memory of broadcaster Neville Willoughby who died three years ago in an auto accident.

Jamaica is poised to take its place on the world stage next year when it hosts the first international film and music expo in the region called Stir It Up.

Jamaican dancehall singer Buju Banton, whose notorious song "Boom Bye Bye" advocates gay-bashing and murder, was originally supposed to play The Ritz Ybor and Jannus Landing this weekend.

Patrons enjoy the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival in 2007. While the festival aims at attracting visitors to the island, it has also enjoyed strong local support.

Reggae singer and rapper Sean Kingston is coming to Natick High School's auditorium Nov.

Reggae artist Major Mackerel, who lives on East 91st Street in Brooklyn, was slashed Sunday on the head, arm and hand by a neighbor wielding a two-foot-long sword, the musician and police said.

Garfield Dixon of 91st St in Brownsville , who performs reggae dancehall as Major Mackerel, was released from Kings County Hospital with wounds on his hands, arms and face, and missing the tip of a finger , after a neighbor attacked him with a samurai sword early Sunday morning.

CHARLESTON, S.C. a ' A performance venue and promotions company has canceled a scheduled concert by anti-gay Reggae singer Buju Banton.

A representative for a Reggae singer set to perform in Norfolk Friday night is responding to a protest planned for before the concert.

Reggae singer Iley Dread is enjoying success with Are You Sure, one of the singles off his just-released Unleashed album.

Reggae singer Buju Banton, whose anti-gay anthem "Boom Bye Bye," a popular song in Jamaica that describes shooting gays and burning their bodies, has seen still more concert dates evaporate as gays in the United States put pressure on concert promoters.

For many persons, age is just a concept. Nowhere is that proven more than the local music industry, where countless entertainers are on a musical mission that spans their entire lives.

When Patrick Murray was 8 years old he began performing at his stepfather's gigs as a DJ.

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