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REGGAE star Buju Banton was found guilty on three charges by a 12-member panel of jurors a short while ago. The artiste was found guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five or more kilogrammes of cocaine, attempted possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, and using the wires to facilitate a drug-trafficking offence. However he was found not guilty of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking offence. The artiste hugged his lawyer David Markus […]

3 Star is an artiste producing music with positive messages based on his life experiences in Jamaica, New York but also as a soldier in Iraq and Afghanistan. The song “No Badman” has a very important message especially to the youth. 3 Star is asking with his music “Why would you want to be bad and rob people and rape and go to jail? We want to say to the youths: Don’t get manipulated and brainwashed . Society plays a […]

Drummer and producer Cleveland 'Clevie' Browne says 'we' when talking about his latest project with late musical tag-team partner, Wycliffe 'Steely' Johnson. He is not being macabre or holding on to one who has passed, though. Clevie is simply acknowledging that the keyboard player - who died in New York in September 2009 - is key to their Memories album, due in May. "I promised Steely when he was in the hospital that he should not be worried about any […]

Great minds, the maxim goes, think alike. If that be the case then there may be some mental similitude between US rock/funk legend Prince and Jamaican artiste Bryan Art. It turns out that each artiste has a full-length CD by that title, and not only is the name similar, but the representation of the title, with its mix of numerical and verbal type, is pretty much identical. The matter of the similarity between the titles even made it onto Prince’s […]

Though it all started years ago with vocal legends like Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Jimmy Cliff, decades later Reggae has evolved and become the most influential genre / culture in the history of music. Its unique sound has transcended many borders globally and now a new generation of artist and producers have risen on international soil. One such rising producer is Swiss born UK native, Nicou who has bravely released his 1st riddim, “Ganjah Flava” which features a host […]

Lion has just launched his brand new website to promote himself as an artiste but also his affiliates and other business ventures in the industry. The website launch is an integral part of Lion’s career development and for 2011 Lion plans to take everything to the next level of success. With new songs and videos to hit the road Lion wants to leave a global impact with his music and make his presence felt. The new website http://lionheartent.com/ features the […]

I-Cient-Cy Mau and the Mau Mau Warriors are known to create, produce, perform and live roots reggae music. They pass the spirit of reggae music on to everyone willing to listen, may it be on the radio, online, on TV or when I-Cient-Cy’s live performance connects with the minds and hearts of his audience. Positive messages, Rastafari livity and a deep love for Jamaica and the struggle of the people inspires the music of I-Cient-Cy Mau and his band who […]