[ March 13, 2011; March 18, 2011; March 19, 2011; March 20, 2011; March 24, 2011; March 25, 2011; March 26, 2011; March 27, 2011; March 30, 2011; March 31, 2011; April 1, 2011; April 2, 2011; April 3, 2011; April 5, 2011; April 6, 2011; April 7, 2011; April 8, 2011; April 9, 2011; April 12, 2011; April 13, 2011; April 14, 2011; April 15, 2011; April 16, 2011; April 17, 2011; April 19, 2011; April 20, 2011; April 21, 2011; April 22, 2011; April 23, 2011; June 17, 2011; June 18, 2011; June 19, 2011; ] Collie Buddz is on a US tour this spring with New Kingston and Los Rakas. The tour supports his new Playback EP, which is also available as a >free Playback download.

Collie Buddz will be joined by EPMD, Los Rakas, Goapele, Taj Weekes and Adowa, Tidal Waves, Black Ghandi, and New Kingston at various stops [...]

Sierra Nevada World Music Festival has announced that they’ve added Vusi Mahlasela, Brigadier Jerry, The Cables, Duane Stephenson, Saritah, and Jah Love Sound System to this year’s lineup.
The Sierra Nevada World Music Festival is pleased to announce that Vusi Mahlasela, Brigadier Jerry, The Cables, Duane Stephenson, Saritah and Jah Love Sound System have been added [...]

Collie Buddz has returned to the music scene with a bang, making every track of his latest EP, Playback, available as a free download from his website. Originally released on January 18, 2011, Playback kicked off with Holiday, the first reggae single. The initial response to Playback was overwhelmingly positive, including strong support from NYC [...]

Check out PassTheJoint2010.com for links to download 4 free music tracks from smoker superstars Slightly Stoopid, Collie Buddz, and Cypress Hill. It’s a great publicity move in support of their 2010 Legalize It tour.
The 4 free music tracks include:

Runnin’ With a Gun, a live studio recording from Slightly Stoopid
Rise Like Smoke from Cypress Hill
A remix [...]

Rihanna sang Bob Marley‘s Redepmtion Song on The Oprah Winfrey Show late last week as part of a fund raiser for Haitian earthquake victims.
The Baja-born singer won the 2008 Grammy for her collaboration with Jay-Z on the single Umbrella and has been nominated for several rap and pop Grammys since then. Now she’s returning to [...]

Collie Buddz Come Around lyrics
A just the sweet sweet sensi,Yuh know,Yeh I, Yeh I,Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah, Now,
Finally the herbs come around,The high grade when me a look for,Me get it by the pound,yeah,Sweet sensi a come around,Me a take a little draw and pass it go round, so,Finally the herbs come around,The high grade [...]

The first Reggae Academy Awards, scheduled for February 24, 2008 in Kingston, Jamaica are shaping up to look like an international reggae extravaganza. Reggae Academy Chairman Lloyd Stanbury has announced that several top artists have signed contracts to appear as performers and presenters, including Shaggy, Sean Paul, Morgan Heritage, Elephant [...]

While it’s no surprise that the Marley family tops the Billboard reggae charts this week, there are some very interesting developments going on:

Collie Buddz holds strong with his self-titled album in the #2 spot. Some people compare him unfairly to Eminem, but I hope we see a similarly broad artistic outpouring from the [...]

[ September 22, 2007; ] In a clear demonstration of Collie Buddz’s growing popularity and reggae’s growing influence on other cultures, Buddz will perform live at the 2007 New York-Tokyo Music Festival . Described in the press release as a “special appearance,” some might say he is headlining the event.
Collie Buddz was born Colin Harper New Orleans and raised [...]

Collie Buddz, creator of the freshest young sound in contemporary reggae, has just entered the Billboard Reggae albums chart at #1 with his self-titled debut album.
Released stateside by Columbia Records on July 3, Collie Buddz enjoyed a host of additional R&B and Rap chart entries in addition to its #1 Reggae debut including a Top [...]