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Samora’s collaboration album is out | New Release

Samora’s collaboration album is out | New Release

NEW RELEASE After being released as individual singles, Switzerland-based Surinamese-Dutch singer Samora brings them together in her latest release, ELEVATION – The Collaboration Album – Part 1. Produced by Ludovic Hoarau and Res Staudenmann, this digital album features seven collaborative tracks with artists from across the globe, blending reggae, dancehall, Afrobeats, and conscious lyrics. The songs explore themes ranging from…

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Review | Mellow Mood – 7

Review | Mellow Mood – 7

This is of course the seventh album in twenty years from this aptly named Italian band, both in relation to Bob Marley’s music and the band’s overall style – and do take a listen to the very Marley-ish Small Room. They have received a lot of love and appreciation internationally over that time, and this set will certainly only increase…

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Popular 1960s duo remains active today | News

Popular 1960s duo remains active today | News

Fans show up at rock steady shows to see their favourite artistes sing classics from that era. But many of those acts, like Keith and Tex, record new songs which they perform on stage. The duo, whose popularity peaked during the late 1960s with songs like ‘Stop That Train’ and ‘Don’t Look Back’, released their latest album, ‘Gun Life’, in…

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Reggae Vibes Album Top 20 | June 15

Reggae Vibes Album Top 20 | June 15

This compilation, known as the Reggae Vibes album Top 20, curated by Teacher & Mr. T, consists of a selection of twenty reggae/dancehall albums that we deem significant and wish to showcase to the general audience via this chart. This list is not determined by sales figures, airplay frequency, or any other external factors, and it remains uninfluenced by commercial…

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Cover Culture : Cynthia Schloss / Margie Joseph – Words Are Impossible | Cover Culture

Cover Culture : Cynthia Schloss / Margie Joseph – Words Are Impossible | Cover Culture

CYNTHIA SCHLOSS Jamaican mezzo-soprano Cynthia Schloss found her breakthrough moment in 1971 at the first edition of Merritone Amateur Talent Exposure, where she triumphed in the finals with her rendition of Peggy Seeger’s First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. Following her win, she became a staple in live performances, gracing both show venues and the hotel circuit. Her journey…

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Shango Trex & StarFyah form the duo Stashang | News

Shango Trex & StarFyah form the duo Stashang | News

For most of their near 30-year relationship, Shango Trex and StarFyah have worked professionally in several music-related projects. But it was not until this year that the Jamaican duo recorded a song together as Stashang. ‘Give My Heart’ was the collaboration that got them off the mark in March, followed one month later by ‘Where I Lay’. Both are uptempo,…

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