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Review: The Biggest Ragga Dancehall Anthems 2009
Review: The Biggest Ragga Dancehall Anthems 2009 The best thing about the yearly Biggest Ragga Dancehall Anthems compilations– whose title provides you with all the backstory you need on this venerable series collecting 12 months of gems from ...
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Gateways to Geekery: Dub
Gateways to Geekery: Dub Though it isn’t precisely the first kind of music that involves what we now refer to as the remix, dub was arguably the first popular and influential art form to be predicated on creating entirely new music from already-e...
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Orlando Octave taking it higher
Orlando Octave taking it higher In 2008, he gave women of a darker hue a reason to smile. Darkie, an infectious reggae tune, sang the praises of women blessed with richer skin tones. It was a major hit and catapulted Orlando Octave, aka D Original R...
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KARMA: Taking chutney soca high
KARMA: Taking chutney soca high Affectionately called the prince of chutney, lead male vocalist of crossover band Karma, Ravi B is making waves for Carnival 2010 with his infectious song Drinka. Following hot on the heels of last year’s popular ch...
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Audrey Reid back to her roots
Audrey Reid back to her roots “One more dictionary! Unu see how me haffi buy one more dictionary fi me son? I don’t know why him caan stop lose tings!” This is the greeting from Audrey Reid, dictionary in hand, as she hurriedly alig...
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Shabba returns on VP CD set
Shabba returns on VP CD set Before he signed with a major American record company and became the ‘Grammy Kid’, Shabba Ranks was king of the Jamaican dancehall circuit and he earned that title by racking up a number of hit songs in the 19...
