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2010 Brooklyn reggae music festival

Posted on July 3, 2010 by dubman

[ July 4, 2010; 12:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] B.O.B., Shaggy, Barrington Levy, Tony Matterhorn, and other reggae music icons will join together on Sunday July 4th, 2010 at Aviator Complex – Floyd Bennett Field for the 3rd Annual Brooklyn Music Festival.

Jammins Entertainment is continuing their streak of some of the most notable Caribbean and urban music events (including VP Records’ 25th Anniversary [...]

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Caribbean Festival 2010 from Bob Marley Movements of Jah People

Posted on February 20, 2010 by dubman

[ February 27, 2010; 12:00 am to 11:30 pm. ] The 17th annual Bob Marley Movements of Jah People Caribbean Festival and Food Drive is scheduled to take place on February 27, 2010 at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami.

This day-long festival features a variety of international food and an arts and crafts marketplace. This years festival features: Stephen Marley, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Julian [...]

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Raggamuffin 2010 draws 30,000 reggae lovers, raises $14K for charity

Posted on January 29, 2010 by dubman

30,000 people rocked at the 2010 Raggamuffin Reggae Festival in Rotorua, New Zealand last Saturday. They were gathered to hear some of the world’s greatest reggae and dub artists and bands.
Julian Marley’s New Zealand debut was described by reviewers as “inspired.” He delivered with a ‘charismatic stage presence’ and Shaggy ‘shook the stadium’. Steel Pulse [...]

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

Posted on January 25, 2010 by dubman

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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The VP Records Story – video documentary

Posted on November 15, 2009 by dubman

The VP Records, perhaps the leading contemporary reggae label, recently released this video documentary of their history, including their work with dancehall and reggae hitmakers Shaggy, Sean Paul, and Elephant Man.
From: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSy6tqOM9WA.

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Just got a press release from KC Jockey – new release is Rub Your Body. According to the promoters he “combines the musical crossover success of Sean Paul, Shaggy and recent pop breakthrough Sean Kingston, while consistently delivering his own signature call and response that devout fans pine for.”
I guess it’s cool to name [...]

Posted on September 27, 2009 by dubman | 2 Comments

Rebelution’s Bright Side of Life reggae album tops iTunes downloads

Posted on August 14, 2009 by dubman

Rebelution is serving up fresh reggae music with Bright Side of Life, their 2nd reggae album. The Santa Barbara reggae band’s August 4 release has jumped to the #1 spot on the iTunes reggae album charts and is at the #3 iTunes spot for all US album downloads, a rare feat for any reggae release.
“After [...]

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