Dancehall recording artist Ding Dong is pumped up ahead of his debut performance on summer's ultimate party series, Dream Weekend, scheduled for Negril Friday, July 29, to Monday, August 1, 2022. "This my first one... my very first one on Dream Weekend," said Ding Dong, who was en route from Canada to the United States, on Monday afternoon. The dancer-turned-singjay is booked to perform on Daydreams on Saturday, July 30. […]
With Sting making a return on Boxing Day, December 26, after a seven-year halt, the dancehall community is eager for a showdown. After being mocked by dancehall recording artiste Jahshii earlier this month, Silk Boss took shots at the artist in a diss track titled Facts. At the recent staging of Reggae Sumfest, dancehall artist Intence took aim at the Born Fighter singer during his performance, following an incident backstage. […]
As a girl from Montego Bay, Moyann has long dreamt of performing on the Reggae Sumfest stage. On Festival Night One of this year’s edition, the up-and-coming artiste got to see that dream turn into reality. For the young No Limit singer, that moment on Friday night meant more than she could put into words. She told OBSERVER ONLINE that performing in front of her home crowd is a moment […]
Second Chance tells the story of an academically qualified Rastafarian who struggles to find a job in corporate America. Discouraged by his failures, he falls into a life of crime with old high school friends. Second Chance's cast also features American actress Merlisa Determined, sound system selector Tony Matterhorn, soca disc jock Barrie Hype, and Jodi Covington. It premiered in Florida in February. The independent film, directed by Jamaican Cleon […]
Rebranding is a necessary part of any business and the music business is no different. Now, ‘Stefan Amali’ formerly known as ‘Eva Hype’ discovered this in 2019 when he changed his artist alias. “The word Amali means hope in the Swahili language. “Hope over hype is a way more potent message”; he stated when asked why the name change. This week he launches his new EP; Boujee Dancehall collaborating with […]
Before dancehall deejay Spice graced the stage at the Pride Toronto Festival on Friday, her performance was labeled as a “political statement”. These words were uttered by Jamaican-born Andrew Campbell, who had the honour of introducing her at the concert which saw hundreds in attendance. “Spice being here is more than just entertainment. It’s a political statement. It is saying to dancehall and deejays and artists, who are homophobic, that […]
Emerging New York-based dancehall entertainer Alkee has released what he describes as a club banger to signal his intentions to fully capitalize off the current buzz around his previous single entitled Grateful. Additionally, the artiste is of the view that the entertainment sector will offer a plethora of opportunities at present and in the very near future following the relaxing of Covid-19 restrictions in many key music markets. The artiste […]
Portland-based recording artiste Rd Prominent has been steadily building his underground following in his native parish for some time now. However, he currently has his sights set on becoming a household name locally and internationally. The melodic artiste says however he does not want to be a typical upcoming artiste instead he wants to inject a new style of writing and delivery to dancehall which he describes as a melting […]
New York-based singjay Angel Dups has made a strong start to his musical career with the release of his buzzing single entitled touch melody which has musical pundits very excited about the potential of it becoming a mainstream hit. The savvy lyrical master says he has been knocking on the door to stardom for sometime now and he finally feels confident that he may have found that often elusive break-out single. […]
Making the transition from behind the consoles to the center of attention on the mainstage as the performing and recording artiste can be an elusive and daunting task. However, for popular Suncity Radio Deejay Weed Seed says for him it is a natural transition and one he says was bound to happen sooner rather than later considering the fact that he has always been helping other artistes with songwriting and […]
