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In honor of Haiti’s bicentennial
the American Museum of Natural History
will be hosting a month long celebration.
Grammy Award-winning artist Wyclef
Jean will offer a special acoustic
tribute to Haiti with a song in Kreyol,
the native language of Haiti. Visit our
‘Upcoming
Events’ page for more information
and a full schedule of events.
Trinidadian 2003 Junior Soca King, Roger
George, is currently holding
down three spots on the Toronto Soca Top
Ten charts. The singles ‘West Indian’,
‘On and On’ and the collaboration
with Carl Jacobs, ‘Sugar Island’,
are filling the airwaves and chatrooms
as everyone prepares for Carnival.
John Shop Records is setting the viewing
world on fire! The new Blazing The Fire
DVD features footage shot in New York
of performances with artists; Anthony
B, Dawn Penn, Ras Shiloh, SIZZLA,
Yami Bolo and more. This DVD contains
a total of 90 minutes of pure Reggae,
exclusive behind the scenes footage, interviews
and a level of production seldom experienced
on concert DVDs. Massive B’s Bobby
Konders & Jabba are also on this DVD.
For more information on Blazing The Fire
or purchase it online at their site.
Wayne Wonder recently
been recognized by SPIN Magazine as “No
Letting Go” was declared the #13
single of the year in the top 20 best
singles of the year. Wayne also recently
spent time in Los Angeles recording a
new song for an upcoming movie soundtrack.
Wayne was specifically recruited for the
soundtrack for a movie starring Adam Sandler.
It’s a contender for release as
a single off the soundtrack.
Squeeze of Link Up radio is making more
moves with the launch of PLUSH TV. This
new venture is already taking aggressive
steps to cover Caribbean music and features
a push toward lifestyle coverage. It airs
on Saturdays from 8-9pm on Cablevision
and Time Warner Cable Networks in the
Tri-State area. Plush TV combines music
videos, entertainment news, exclusive
concert footage and more. Visit www.linkupmedia.com
for the various areas/channels the show
is carried on and to find the time it’s
in your area.
The dynamic duo, Shaggy
and Rik Rok, have returned to the charts
with their Big Yard release "Your
Eyes." The song is among a batch
released from the popular dancehall beat
called the 'salsa' rhythm. "Your
Eyes" is the new number one song
on the New York reggae chart. The song
is currently number two on the charts
in Jamaica.
The video for the Sean Paul and Sasha
collaboration ‘I'm Still in Love
With You’ has been added to MTV2's
regular rotation. The video, which was
directed by Little X, is the fourth release
off Sean Paul's double platinum selling
Dutty Rock disc. That disc has been nominated
in the Best Reggae Album category of the
2004 Grammy Awards.
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