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The 2010 Grammy Awards ceremony is two days away, to be held at the Staples Center, Los Angeles, California.
In the Best Reggae Album category,Buju Banton, Gregory Isaacs, Julian Marley, Stephen Marley, and Sean Paul.
Who will win?
Update:The winner in the Best Reggae Album category for the 2010 Grammy Awards is Stephen Marley for the album Mind Control on the Ghetto Youths/Tuff Gong Label.
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Tuff Gong label, founded by the late Bob Marley in 1965,is set to release a new series of dancehall reggae albums “designed to pay homage to the groundbreaking original artists that paved the way for dancehall artists today,” according to label reports.
According to the label’s website the the first release in the series titled Dance Originators Vol.1 will be available in stores February 2nd.
The album hosts a list of notable artists like Buju Banton, Chaka Demus, Tanto Metro, Pinchers, Josey Wales, Charlie Chaplin, Yellow Man, to name a few.
Ziggy Marley is executive producer of the project.
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Buju Banton’s attorney, David Oscar Marcus, filed a Motion To Disclose The Identity Of The Paid Confidential Source in court on Tuesday, 01/26/2010.
In court papers, the defense says the Confidential Source (CS) who helped authorities investigate Buju Banton pestered him for months to join him in a cocaine deal. According to Marcus, the “source” is a paid governtment informant.
Markus is seeking information about the source’s prior criminal record and how much money the source was paid for his help in this case and others. Read the full court document here…
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RnB singer Rihanna covers Bob Marley’s Redemption Song in support of Haiti’s Disaster.
The singer performed live on The Oprah Winfrey Show yesterday and said the song inspired her because, “I always listened to this song ’cause it was so liberating…I feel like the people of Haiti need to hear something inspiring.” Watch Live Performance…
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The legendary Blacker Dread on the state of Sound Systems and the selectors who run them. If you listen to any underground radio where a lot of these Sound Systems play or attend any venue then you might agree with what the dread is saying.
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The music that appeals to young people and the poor has always been the subject of displeasure among adults or the elite which almost always lead to the discussion of censorship.
In Jamaica, the displeasure with Dancehall music, with its sexually explicit lyrics and violence being blamed for the cause of societal ills, has manifested into a call by broadcasting watchdogs to censor the genre on the air-waves. Read more…
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In 2004 the Bravo Tv channel aired an original documentary titled ” Reggae: The Story of Jamaican Music.” It essentially, was about reggae music and its impact on important social, political, economic, and spiritual issues. Read more…
One Minute Spotlight:Busy Signal
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These artists are the new young faces of reggae/dancehall music and for reasons unknown they just do not get the push required to elevate their talent to that of other mainstream artists like those who have gone before them, Super Cat, Beenie Man, Shabba Ranks, Shaggy, Sean Paul and now Mavado.
It begs the question whether the Jamaican reggae/dancehall scene is organized enough to facilitate artists development. More below the fold…