43 Reggae Protest Songs for Your Black Lives Matter Playlist
Photo by Maria Oswalt on Unsplash
By Steve James, Jamaicans.com
Reggae music has always been at the forefront of protest music for social justice …
Nicki Minaj Honors Her Roots At Trinidad Carnival
(Essence) THE ANNUAL TRINIDAD CARNIVAL FETE IS KNOWN AS THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH.
Trini To Di Bone: Nicki Minaj Came To Play and Slay At Trinidad Carnival
You can take the girl out of …
Koffee Confirmed for Debut Performance at Coachella
(jamaicans.com)
Jamaican reggae star and Grammy Award winner Koffee is set to make her debut at the 2020 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, one …
Reading for Fall: Rihanna
By Janet Howard
While we patiently or impatiently count down the days until Rihanna releases her long-awaited ninth studio album, our girl just tightened her stranglehold on …
What Critiques of Normani Reveal about Racist Expectations of Black Women Artists
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 1,2018: Normani Kordei attends the 2018 WiLD 94.9’s FM’s iHeartRadio Jingle Ball at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San …
Usain Bolt Makes Dancehall Debut With “Olympe Rosé Riddim”
By Claudia Gardner (urbanisland)
Usain Bolt makes his dancehall debut as a producer behind the new “Olympe Rosé Riddim.”
The excitement over Usain Bolt’s Olympe Rose Riddim is …
Barbadian Singer Rihanna is World’s Richest Female Musician, With an Estimated Fortune of US$600 Million
Rihanna’s estimated net worth surpasses that of Madonna, Céline Dion and Beyoncé. (caribbean360.com)
Rihanna’s estimated net worth surpasses that of Madonna, Céline Dion and Beyoncé. (Photo: Rihanna’s Instagram)
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Fourteen years after breaking into the …
Aretha Franklin Celebrated by NYC Council Member Andy King & Gospel Greats
New York City Council Member Andy King presenting the Franklin family with the New York City Council 12th District Music and Humanitarian Award.…
The 35th Council District celebrates Spike Lee’s Oscar Win
New York City Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo
The 35th Council District celebrates its own Spike Lee on his first Oscar win! His film BlacKkKlansman won Best Adapted Screenplay, and the night …
Rasta, reggae and rebellion
Donisha Prendergast shares with Vogue India
Actor, film-maker, activist and the granddaughter of Bob and Rita Marley, Donisha Prendergast is currently in India where she conducted sessions at Goa Sunsplash …