Events

Lakefest "The Greatfest" took place this past Sunday August 14th 2011 in Colchester, CT. The event referred as a modern day 'Woodstock' But strictly Roots, Rock and Reggae lived up to its namesake music festival, from Live bands, food, friends, family and even rain. Neither rain, nor wind could put a damper on the thousands of Caribbean music lovers who stood side by side with umbrellas, raincoats and bathing suits to enjoy the sounds of Beres Hammond, Etana, Anthony B, Wayne Wonder, Blaq Capone, Alandon, Drezion, Prince Pankhi, Derrick Barnett & Statement Band, Skadee, I Anbassa and Don Minott & High Voltage Band. The event was the production of DNZ Production and Hapilos Entertainment a first time collaboration between the two...

Jamaican ska music legend Eric “Monty” Morris will return to the Southland on August 27th for what will be his fifth ever show in the City of Angeles. Monty will be honored in a very special Tribute To A Living Legend showcase inside the popular new reggae night spot, The Joint. Fresh from his debut European tour and in support of his first full-length album entitled The Living Legends Collection, Monty will be backed by an all-star cast of L.A. based musicians for this one night only. Also on the bill will be L.A.’s reggae rising stars Penny Reel (named after Monty’s hit song), popular San Diego ska outfit The Amalgamated, deejay Ras Sal and emcee Junor Francis (of KXLU radio). Monty’s fans can expect a high energy set that will...

Events: Redemption Reggae Festival WHEN: Sat Aug 20, 2011 WHERE:Sound Academy - Toronto Category:D'Bandit Events The King & the Prince of reggae music BERES HAMMOND & WAYNE WONDER are ready for Toronto for a major concert presented by REDEMPTION on SATURDAY AUGUST 20th. Redemption is known for the true reggae experience in Toronto with top class presentations five times a year. For this special reggae festival Beres Hammond & Wayne Wonder come to sound academy with their FULL BAND. This event will open its doors at 8pm sharp with full-length live performances on stage, so an early start is very necessary. Redemption is well known to old and young & this concert will definitely SELL OUT to all. TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE NOW...

Event: Reggae Rhythm & Blues Venue: Roy Wilkins Park - Queens, NY Date: September 4th 2011 Artiste Performing: Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Mavado, Tarrus Riley, Machel Montano www.reggaerhythmandblues.com

Solid Agency brings you the 15th staging of FULLY LOADED. Hosted by Jabba from Hot 97 and dancehall deejay Leftside! Bounty Killer, Beenie Man, Elephant Man, Aidonia, Ding Dong, Wayne Marshall, Khago and the Alliance Next Generation family will touch the stage at the Palisadoes Go Kart Track, Kingston, Jamaica. The clash fest will boasts sounds like Bass Odyssey, Pink Panther from Black Kat Sound, Sky Juice, Code Red, Foota Hype, Coppershot, Xclusive Sound, Bambino, Supa Hype from 007 Records, Flava Unit, Chromatic, Vertex, Barrier Free and Coalition. International disc jocks DJ Prostyle from B.E.T, DJ Green Lantern and DJ Baby Drew ( Chris Brown's official tour DJ) will also be featured. General admission for this years...

Legendary reggae DJ and radio personality David Rodigan continues to pave a global path for reggae music when he begins a new series of programming for BBC Radio 2, this week. Invited by the largest radio station in the United Kingdom, which boasts an international audience of 13 million listeners, Rodigan will host a 10-part special summer session, spinning reggae music on Thursday nights from 11pm to midnight on BBC Radio 2, beginning on July 14, 2011. I am very excited to be presenting this series of reggae shows on BBC Radio 2, which is the biggest radio station in the UK, reveals David Rodigan. In essence, the programs will reflect all that is great about Jamaican popular music, stretching back over the past 50 years, from ska...

The one and only Spragga Benz has been added to one of summer's biggest event dubbed Best Of Both World/Reggae meets Hip Hop I-Octane - JadaKiss and Friends After many speculations on the surprised guest artist for July 15th at Amazura, Spragga Benz name was finally revealed. He will be joining legendary Rap artist Jadakiss and Reggae star I-Octane who will entertain their fans along with Konshens, Munga Honorable, Richie Loops, Bascom X, Frisco Kid, Chi Ching Ching, Kranium, Supa hype, Baby Chris and a very special surprised guest. The performances will be backed up by world renowned Ruff Kut Band, while HOT 97 DJ Envy, Bobby Konders & Jabba, DJ Pow, Kevin Crown, Dev Kutta, DJ Roy and Stretch of Road International, Banky Hype and Tek9...

Elephant Man is the latest dancehall artist to join the list of artiste to tour to Zimbabwe Africa after announcing a concert in Harare on June 24, 2011. Elephant Man will join a long list of international stars who have performed in Zimbabwe over the last year including Joe Thomas, Luciano, Akon, Sean Paul, Ciara, Fat Joe, Sizzla, Lil’ Kim and Sean Kingston.

I-Octane’s busy summer continues as the artiste once again prepares to leave the island to travel the world with his music. This time he journeys to England where he will have two shows, one in Birmingham on Friday, May 20th and then again on Sunday, May 22nd in London. The singer will then return to Jamaica for a few days before flying to Miami on May 29th for the much anticipated show “Best of the Best” of which he is one of the headliners. In the interim, I-Octane continues to work on his debut album which is set to be released near the end of the summer. The first single “Crying to the nations” was released two weeks ago and is currently garnering heavy rotation worldwide. It was recorded at Tuff Gong studios with live...

Keri Hilson will be bringing her Pretty Girl Rock to the second leg of Lil Wayne’s I Am Still Music tour. The R&B singer will hit the road in July joining Far East Movement, Rick Ross, and Lloyd on the highly anticipated summer tour. Pick up Keri’s latest CD, No Boys Allowed, featuring the hits Pretty Girl Rock and One Night Stand (ft. Chris Brown), in stores and on iTunes! DATE CITY VENUE 7/13/11 HARTFORD, CT. COMCAST THEATER 7/15/11 BRISTOW, VA. JIFFY LUBE LIVE AMP. 7/16/11 HOLMDEL, NJ PNC BANK ARTS CENTER 7/17/11 MANSFIELD, MA COMCAST CENTER 7/19/11 SCRANTON, PA TOYOTA PAVILION 7/20/11 SARATOGA, NY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 7/22/11 CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH BLOSSOM MUSIC CENTER 7/23/11 CAMDEN, NJ SUSQUEHANNA BANK CENTER...

Oliver Samuels plays the scheming son of Zelda, a rich old lady who lives in a mansion with 40 cats and her housekeeper. Campbell is the corrupt Corporal Tek Bribe. Teisha Duncan and Sharee McDonald-Russell, alternates as Zelda and Rita, Camille Davis as Della, the housekeeper, and Courtney Wilson who appears in the roles of Dr Cruel, Pizza Man and Detective Inspector Tracey, complete the cast for what Jambiz director Lenford Salmon calls a hilariously scary who-dun-it. Dates: May 20th Weaver Auditorium, Hartford CT 8PM May 21st Brooklyn College, NY 8PM May 22nd John Hancock Hall, Boston MA 6:30PM May 27th York College, Queens NY 8PM May 28th Cicely Tyson School, East Orange NJ 8PM May 29th Lehman College, Bronx NY 6PM

Alley Cat will be performing live in concert with Mr. Vegas this easter sunday in West Palm Beach, Florida. Riding high on the success of his latest album Dancehall Knowledge 2 Alley Cat aka Imperial has been non stop performing. He dazzled the crowd at the SOFLO Awards and then again at his own Album Release Party where the fans where left wanting more, his energy on stage is only surpassed by his music. And just in case you miss him or you just can't get enough, he will also be at Waggy T anniversary May 30th where he will be joining Wayne Wonder, DJ Khaled and Stephen McGregor to perform at Calder Casino 2100 n.w 27th ave, Miami gardens, FL 33056

Holland is set to host it's first Reggae Festival this Easter Sunday. It's called Rotterdam Reggae Festival. Confirmed acts includes Vybz Kartel, Elephant man, Jah Cure, Chaka Demus & Richie Spice, Tanya Stephens and Duane Stephenson, together with Dutch reggae acts and, British reggae artist Gappy Ranks.

Capleton set to perform at this year's BVI Music Festival at Cane Garden Bay in Trinidad. The lineup also include two international soca artistes and one reggaeton. The two soca artistes are Iwer George and the legendary Black Stalin out of Trinidad and Tobago. The reggaeton artiste is Pablo Piddy out of Santo Domingo. On Friday May 27, there will be local acts which will include Showtime Band and then at 10:00 pm, Trey Songz will take the stage followed by Iwer George and Black Stalin. On Saturday May 28, local artiste Quito Rhymer will take the stage, followed by Keyshia Cole and the night will close with Capleton. On the last night of the show, Sunday May 29, there will be the local all female band Adikshun, Pablo Piddy...

Jimmy Cliff and the British singer-songwriter Paloma Faith are among 22 acts lined up for the third Abu Dhabi Womad music festival next week in the United Arab Emeriates. The festival, organised by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, will take place at the Abu Dhabi Corniche on April 7-9 2011 and at Al Jahili Fort on April 7-8 2011. Jimmy Cliff will perform on the second day of the festival at the Corniche along with Omar Bashir & Group, Aurelio Martinez, Terem Quartet, Toumani Diabate and Afro Celt Sound System

On Thursday, March 10, 2011 Don Corleon recording artiste, Protoje will be in South Florida for an in-store autograph signing at the VP Records Retail store located at 6022 SW 21st St. in Miramar, Florida. He will be signing autograph's from 4pm-6pm. When you purchase a copy of his latest album 7 Year Itch you will receive a free poster and other free prizes.

VP Records recording artists Gyptian and Etana are deeply disappointed at the cancellation of their tour across the Midwest and East Coast. It was cancelled due to unforseen circumstances beyond the artists' and label's control. Both Gyptian and Etana express disappointment in missing their fans for this tour and look forward to seeing them in the near future. CANCELLED U.S. Tour Dates for Gyptian and Etana 03/03/11 Indianapolis, Indiana - Caribbean Village 03/04/11 Charlotte, North Carolina - Twilight Bar & Grill 03/05/11 Syracuse University, New York - The Underground 03/06/11 Washington, D.C. - DC Star Nightclub 03/07/11 Bridgeport, Connecticut - Toad's Place 03/08/11 Louisville, Kentucky - Tailgators Bar & Grill 03/09/11...

The 7th Annual Dennis Ziadie Cup soccer match between the Jamaica College Old Boys Association of Florida and the St. George’s College Old Boys Association of Florida moves to the state-of-the-art for Ansin Sports Complex in Miramar, Florida. The game will take place at 12:00 pm on Saturday, March 26th, 2011. Last year’s match drew over 1000 spectators and supporters from the Caribbean community. "It is a beautiful facility that comfortably meets the needs of our prestigious and highlighted weekend event, 2011 Dennis Ziadie Cup”, said Adrienne "Addy" Chin-Ogilvie, Chairperson, Public Relations officer, the Convent of Mercy Academy (Alpha) Association, Inc , “It is centrally located to the Caribbean community which has the...

Grammy Award-Winning Recording Artist, Actor and Reality Television Star, Bobby Brown is set to launch his first solo album, The Masterpiece in 15 years, this spring. Brown will perform his new single, Get Out The Way for the first time on network television, Monday, March 7th as the Musical Guest for ABC-TV’s The View. Brown is ready to return to take his rightful place among today’s top R&B artists with his upcoming album, The Masterpiece, set to be released May 2011. Brown recently suffered the loss of his beloved mother, Carole Brown; an event in his life that he says is “life-changing.” Brown stated,

US based comedian Raymond 'Rayzor' Davis will co-host the 7th annual Excellence in Music and Entertainment (EME) Awards. The awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, March 12 at The East Lawn of the historical Devon House site, Hope Road, Kingston. Rappers Eve and Trina are confirmed to perform at the award show. 1) DJ OF THE YEAR (MALE) (For overall impact as a solo vocal performer in the eligibility year) Beenie man Aidonia Bounty killer Vybz kartel Busy signal Assassin 2) DJ OF THE YEAR (FEMALE) (For overall impact as a solo vocal performer in the eligibility year) Tifa Stacious Lady Saw Cecile D’ángel Timberlee Spice 3) VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (MALE) (For overall impact as a solo vocal performer in the...