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The King of Dancehall Beenie Man in an interview with WorldAReggae’s Jenny Fiyah in Rotterdam, De Nieuwe Oogst. December 1, 2011

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Providing the people with their own brand of “dub” music, a form of reggae which emerged in the late ’60s involving re-formatting music of various genres into typically instrumental, spaced-out, rhythm-centric adaptations; South Florida’s own Spred The Dub has been hard at work making a name for themselves playing stages all over the state…

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Collie Buddz – Playback EPK Video –

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Designing prodigy Ronnie Fieg, notches another impressive collabo amongst his elongated string of partners with this truly epic Matte Black Desert Boot from Clarks Originals.

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Another Best of the Best is in the bag, and this year’s was better than the last. This time around, there was no interruption of rain as in 2009, only beautiful weather … and solid live performances from stars all over the globe. check it out.

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Video: Bank Inna Pocket Riddim ft. Versatile, Bounty Killer, Chase Cross, Flexxx, Einstein, Kiprich, T-Nez, & Stacious

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Black music has many streams of expression, 2 of the most prominent being Hip-Hop and Reggae. And when you go back far enough, these traditions are seen to have their roots in the music of Africa.

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Dancehallusa gets up close and personal with the Remix Gods D&H ( Daddy & Hypa) check out this months the feature interview.

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Because Jamaican voices right now have nothing to hide or correct – in Jamaica autotune find voices that can match, outwit, outgun it, contrast with it – voices that make the beast with two backs even as they’re being compressed into the atomised spray of gamechair-pop.

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Neil Kulkarni delivers a swingeing blow to the whingers. Imagine a glitter and blood encrusted Doc Marten stamping on the face of Autotune for all eternity. Unless you’re in Jamaica of course…

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It has become a cliche of documentary film-making that a project which sets out to capture people’s differences will only end up emphasising how alike we all are.

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That’s either a Rihanna imitator or a crew of prepubescent boys on the chorus. Nas and Damian Marley’s new track from their upcoming album as a duo,Distant Relatives, (a Best of Both Worlds for our times?)

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What are the chances of a born and bred Midwestern female from a midwestern family becoming a reggae dancehall deejay? Pretty slim! But the story of Zerby is nothing short of sensational.

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Today is World AIDS Day, and to mark it we are showcasing Access to Life, a collaboration between Magnum Photos and the Global Fund—the organization that puts all of the money generated by (RED) to work on the ground in Africa and provides a quarter of all international financing for AIDS globally.

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Banton, 36, a major force on the Jamaican dancehall/reggae since the late 80s, has been criticized by gay rights advocates for a controversial song Boom Bye Bye a song he penned in 1988 but popularized in 1992. The song advocates violence against homosexuals.

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The ‘Temperature’ hitmaker has sold more than 12 million albums, won a Grammy and collaborated with the likes of Rihanna and Beyoncé. Last month, Sean relased Imperial Blaze, his first album since 2005’s Trinity. In this interview, he talks about the newfound maturity in his latest album, the single ‘So Fine’, and advises people to maintain a balance of everything in their life.

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Dancehall was developed as a novelty genre. While reggae artists Bob Marley and Pete Tosh wrote about ‘One Love’ or ‘Shitstem’ respectively and ska spawned an often militant punk offshoot, it was vocal about wine, women and money.

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Recognized by the people as one of the best Dancehall Artist in the world, Vybz Kartel has played a fascinating role in Dancehall culture, with an influence that has reached far beyond music.

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New York, NY – VP Records is set to release the long-awaited and latest installment of Reggae Gold on June 30th, 2009. The compilation is Reggae’s most highly-anticipated release of the year and will be part of the definitive collection from the genre this summer.

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Serani has co-produced the first two singles on Sean Paul’s new platinum album “Trinity,” including ‘We Be Burning,’ which was the first released single. The ‘We be Burning’ track helped Trinity smash a Jamaican record of 107,000 copies sold in the first week.

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What is considered a king of dancehall? So far there have been kings such as Bob Marley, Shaggy, The self proclaim king himself Beanie Man and Questionably Dutty cup own Sean Paul. Can Mavado live up to these expectations… we ask that question.

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Welcome to T.O.K.’s world where exquisite four part harmonies contrast rough edged deejaying, soaring falsetto hooks and gently crooned love songs are as plentiful as rapped verses and gritty gangster exploits

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