Editorial :-The Reggaelution Review

Set on the property of a renowned olde’ money leisure lounge, Rasta Rebels inaugural staging of Reggaelution, was for want of a better word, mild.An all inclusive event cuddled in an empty grassy lot on the...

Queen Ifrica Hits U.S East Coast With 3 Live Performances

Today, Queen Ifrica is arguably the top female culture artist.Nicknamed the "Fiyah Muma," Ifrica is performing for the first time in Hartford. (Also scheduled to perform on the bill is longtime reggae singer...

Buju Banton and Friends Live In Hartford Connecticut

On Oct. 18, the Connecticut Expo Center is hosting Reggae Fest 2008. The lineup features Buju Banton and Tony Rebel, two Rastafarian artists that helped shape the face of today's dancehall music, and an...

Buju Flowed, Lil Wayne A No Show At Bahamas Mega Concert

A highly publicized concert for which many showgoers had paid hundreds and even thousands of dollars for entry ended with a hail of drinks being thrown onstage after the main act - multi-million selling rap artist...

Pato Banton's Musical Legacy Continues

Depending on your point of view, Pato Banton's career either started or ended with a bullet. It was fired in 2000. Banton, a two-decade reggae institution around the world, was on tour at the time. He had spent...

Brooklyn, New York Brace For Straight Pride Parade Aug 1st.

Word out of the big apple is that a group of reggae artists, backed by their record label, namely TCOOO productions, will openly embrace their heterosexuality this upcoming Labor Day weekend in Brooklyn New...

Brooklyn, New York Brace For Straight Pride Parade Aug 1st.

Word out of the big apple is that a group of reggae artists, backed by their record label, namely TCOOO productions, will openly embrace their heterosexuality this upcoming Labor Day weekend in Brooklyn New...

Countdown To Reggae Sumfest 2008 Begins

The countdown has begun to Reggae Sumfest 2K8, which opens in Montego Bay, Jamaica with a bang on Sunday, July 13th.A number of top dancehall stars have been added to this year`s line-up, as organizers vow a return to the origins of the festival by focusing on both dancehall...

Pato Banton Announces Final World Tour

This might be the last chance for South Shore reggae fans to catch Pato Banton while he’s still in the music business.They shouldn’t fret, however: After the multifaceted British reggae star releases his next album — one he calls the culmination of his career —...

Power 105 NY Withdraws Carifest Sponsorship

Hip-hop radio station Power 105 withdrew its sponsorship of Saturday's Reggae Carifest because two artists on the bill have used anti-gay language in their songs.The two dancehall reggae artists, Buju Banton and Bounty Killer, have both drawn fire for their lyrics over the...

Jah Cure Captures Reggae Sundance Festival

It was one of the festival’s most anticipated moments. But for the over 20,000 that filled the venue in EindHoven, Holland, it was definitely historic.  As Dean Fraser charged up the backing band, the crowd whipped themselves into frenzy and when his voiced echoed...

Desmond Tutu "ashamed" of church gay ban

"Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in the first authorized biography of the Nobel peace laureate, said he was ashamed of his Anglican church's conservative position that rejected gay priests. In the book, "Rabble-Rouser f"Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in the first authorized biography of...

closeSign in to NowPublic

is reporting from