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Elephant Man, Etana, and Reggae Love Songs 

Elephant Man, Etana, and Reggae Love songs sale at VP Records

VP Records has announced 3 sales on their albums, for Etana‘s Free Expressions, Elephant Man‘s Dance & Sweep, and Songs for Reggae Lovers 4, a compilation album created specially for Valentine’s Day.
Free Expressions from Etana
Etana‘s Free Expressions is a 14-track album that display the artist’s unique brand of pop reggae, soulful vocals, and personal lyrics. [...]

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2011 RaggaMuffin Festival - reggae music and more 

RaggaMuffins Festival 2011 at Long Beach, CA

[ February 19, 2011; February 20, 2011; ] The 30th Annual RaggaMuffins Festival has announced their lineup for the shows on Saturday, February 19th and Sunday, February 20th, at 3PM at the Long Beach Arena in California. Formerly known as the Bob Marley Day Festival, the 2011 RaggaMuffins Music Festival is being billed as a tribute to Bob Marley.

The 30th Annual RaggaMuffins [...]

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Shaggy, Sean Paul, Sean Kingston raise Haiti relief funds with Digicel

Reggae star Shaggy has teamed up with producer Christopher Birch to create a song, Rise Again to raise money for the Digicel Haiti Relief Fund. The project is sponsored by Digicel and aims to use Caribbean art and artists to assist the Haitian people.
Shaggy and Birch rounded up a who’s who of Caribbean artists to [...]

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Tarrus Riley’s Contagious reggae album

Tarrus Riley released Contagious, his 3rd crooning conscious reggae album today. The 18-track album was originally announced last Friday in Montego Bay (after Reggae Sumfest 2009) and was released today on VP Records to the anticipation of reggae music fans around the world.
Contagious is truly a modern album, bolstered by guest appearances of today’s hottest [...]

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Reggae Sumfest 2009

[ July 19, 2009; 2:00 pm to 11:59 pm. July 23, 2009; 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm. July 24, 2009 7:00 pm to July 25, 2009 11:59 pm. July 25, 2009; 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm. ] Reggae Sumfest 2009, widely regarded as one of the best reggae music festivals in the world, will be held from July 19-25 at Catherine Hall in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Mo’Bay’s sunny skies, picturesque mountains, white sand beaches, and turquoise waters – the perfect destination for an idyllic vacation – are the perfect backdrop to this [...]

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Win a free trip to Reggae Sumfest… if you’re Jamaican

Reggae Sumfest organizers announced the 2009 Royal Reggae Giveaway sweepstakes today, offering a free chance to win free travel, resort hotels, and VIP tickets to the 2009 Reggae Sumfest in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
The Reggae Sumfest Royal Reggae Giveaway grand prize includes:

2 Reggae Sumfest VIP passes for the winner and a guest
An all-inclusive weekend at Sandals [...]

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2009 IRAWMA winners announced, everyone goes home happy?

The 2009 International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) winners were announced on May 3 during an award ceremony at the York College Performing Arts Center. The IRAWMA awards ceremony featured live performances by nominees Etana and Queen Ifrica. The star-studded event was attended by reggae music luminaries including Beenie Man, Cocoa Tea, Alison Hinds, [...]

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2008 Reggae Academy Award nominees announced

The Reggae Academy has published the official list of 2008 Reggae Academy Awards nominees. Nominations are based on academy members’ votes for recordings released between December 1, 2006 and November 30, 2007.
Reggae Academy Award winners will be announced on February 24th, 2008 at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston, Jamaica.
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Reggae Academy Awards signs top artists

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 [...]

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