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In this Superstar Film Maxi Priest rocks the crowd at The Shrine Chicago with classic reggae jams like “Wild World” and “Your Body Can’t Lie to Me”. He also talks about his musical influences from different artist/genres (Dennis Brown, Marvin Gaye, Biggie & Nas to name a few) and being blessed to do what he [...]

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The much anticipated tribute concert honoring late Reggae legend, Dennis Brown will finally get underway on Sunday after weeks of postponements due to sponsorship and security issues.
On March 17, a big crowd is expected for the tribute concert, which will take place along the Kingston Waterfront/Ocean Blvd. In downtown Kingston. It is the fifth edition [...]

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The self-professed ‘Messenger of Reggae,’ Luciano has a big issue with the current state of Jamaican music, taking aim at younger artistes for what he calls the demise of positive lyrical content within Reggae/Dancehall music.
Speaking with Bermudan newspaper, The Royal Gazette earlier this week, the veteran singer chastised emerging acts for pushing messages of degradation [...]

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With more mature Jamaicans in the New York area having limited access to venues that are more inclusive than musical performances to recognize Jamaica’s 50th, the organizers of the Oliver Samuels Jamaica50 NY Festival have come up with what will be seen as a solution. The idea of this celebration explains Oliver is to put [...]

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The family of legendary Reggae singer, Bob Marley remains surprised by a stunning exclusion of their prominent patriarch from a recent list by an established British magazine. However, they won’t let it negatively affect the aura of his music.
Last week, British based music magazine, MOJO Magazine unveiled their Top 50 Reggae albums of all time [...]

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The recent passing of legendary pop songstress, Whitney Houston truly shocked all walks of music life as her angelic voice captivated millions of fans worldwide and inspired many of today’s premiere artistes, including within the Dancehall/Reggae fraternity.
Having died at a relatively young age (48), Houston’s death triggered memories of many other iconic artistes who passed [...]

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Prominent Reggae artiste, Damian Marley aka Junior Gong could soon work on a follow-up to the highly successful joint album, Distant Relatives, which featured American hip-hop superstar, Nas.
The two internationally-acclaimed acts released Distant Relatives in May 2010 via Universal Republic as well as Def Jam Records; fusing elements of hip-hop and Reggae while singing [...]

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International Reggae star Mr. Vegas is urging fellow musicians and music fans to sign the Save Foundation Reggae petition – an appeal to radio disc jockeys to include the music of classic or ‘foundation’ Reggae pioneers like Dennis Brown, Bob Marley, Culture, and Alton Ellis into their Island Hop-driven playlists. The online petition also makes [...]

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One of Jamaica’s most decorated Reggae singer, the late Dennis Brown, led the honors list of entertainers at the annual National Awards ceremony on Heroes Day.
Brown was awarded the Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander (CD) for his contribution to the Jamaican music industry at King’s House on Monday. The posthumous honor was [...]

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In honoring one of Jamaica’s most prolific reggae pioneers Dennis Emmanuel Brown “The Crown Prince Of Reggae”, Canadian based r&b / soul singer Divine Brown is presenting her latest single “Sitting & Watching” to the world. Divine who visited Jamaica last month for a live concert in Kingston also stopped by the Geejam recording studio in Portland where she recorded a number of tracks for her upcoming third album “Something Fresh” due this Spring.

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Mp3: Chino ft Dennis Brown-Handwritings

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DENNIS BROWN: THE CROWN PRINCE OF REGGAE: SINGLES 1972-1985

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The legend of Dennis Brown lives on as a three-disc compilation of his hit singles, aptly titled The Crown Prince of Reggae – Singles (1972-1985), will be reissued by 17 North Parade, a VP Records imprint, on November 16, 2010.

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