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See Pics, Video, Review of Royalty 5-Year Anniversary Party & Awards & Clash @ Timeout Restore Lounge 02.25.17

By |2017-09-17T10:22:00-04:00March 1st, 2017|2017 Pics, Entertainment News, Hot Pics, Lifestyle, News|

On Saturday February 25th inside Mississauga's Timeout Restore Lounge, a little under a hundred people witnessed the Royalty Sound 5-Year Anniversary, an All Day Party, Award Ceremony & "Ice Cold Killin'" Sound Clash featuring Love People vs. Little Thunder vs. King Klepto (hosted by Bigga Boss & Bumpy Rage). The event was not short of Sounds - providing music at the event were Royalty, Platinum (Montreal), LP International (Polly Famous), Warlock, Soul Survival, Black Magic, Twin Star Int., DJ Mischief, [...]

And the 2017 Juno Award Nominees for Best Reggae Recording are….

By |2017-09-17T10:22:00-04:00February 28th, 2017|Entertainment News, Lifestyle, Music, News, Top 20 Canadian|

  So who's got your vote to win this year's Reggae Recording of the Year at the 46th Annual JUNO Awards?  Yes, its that time again – are you ready for the dance?  Often referred to as the Canadian equivalent of the Grammys, Canada’s most prestigious music award is presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music.  Winners are chosen by either members of the Canadian Academy of [...]

Women Of Yowronto Free This Friday in Woodbridge

By |2017-09-17T10:22:00-04:00February 25th, 2017|Entertainment News, Lifestyle, News|

YOWronto Music Festival presents   The Women of YOWronto is a FREE evening of performances showcasing  Michie Mee and the talents of many other community women   This Friday, March 10th, from 7-10 pm there will be a free evening of reggae music and inspirational female speakers at Woodbridge's Belleeny's Restaurant, 4000 Steeles Ave. West. The event is to provide an opportunity for the community to meet and network with female leaders, in a friendly and fun environment.   'Women of [...]

See Hot Pics, Video, Review of CA Rumble Road To World Clash @ La Victoria 01.28.17

By |2017-09-17T10:22:00-04:00February 1st, 2017|2017 Pics, Entertainment News, Hot Pics, Lifestyle, News|

Click Here (or image above) to See the CA Rumble ReggaeMania Video Footage CA RUMBLE @ La Victoria Banquet Hall 01.28.17 If you missed CA Rumble – Road To World Clash (Saturday January 28th @ Victoria Banquet Hall), I can safely say that you missed a really exciting event.  This much anticipated clash featured six top Canadian Sounds – in order of appearance; Outcast, Soul Survival, King Attarney, Twin Starr, Steppa Choice, and finally, Mystic.  The winner of the 5-Round [...]

See Hot Pics, Video, Review of Alkaline @ Sound Academy 06.25.16

By |2017-09-17T10:22:03-04:00July 19th, 2016|2016 Pics, Entertainment News, Hot Pics, News, Video|

There’s no doubt about it – Earlan Bartley aka Alkaline, has a solid and rapidly growing fan base in Toronto.  Love him or hate him, this 23 year old Jamaican Dancehall superstar, trademarked by his tattooed eyes, sex-symbol status and distinctive sing-jay style, is the artiste currently running Dancehall in 2016.  Now, on a beautiful Saturday night inside Sound Academy (Toronto), about 1,800 of his loyal fans would pack up Sound Academy to witness a fast paced and actionable 35-minute [...]

See Video, Review and Hot Pics of Elephant Man & Cocoa-Tea at S.O.R Music Festival 06.05.16

By |2017-09-17T10:22:03-04:00July 15th, 2016|2016 Pics, Entertainment News, Hot Pics, Music, News|

My bad – previous obligations prevented me (and Lisa West) from arriving early enough to cover all of the S.O.R (Summer of Reggae) Daytime Music Festival event held outdoors at Toronto’s  Wild Water Kingdom.  A late arrival meant that we only saw the tail end of Junior Reid’s show, followed by Cocoa Tea then finally Elephant Man; we arrived too late to see performances by Demarco, Wayne Wonder, Mad Cobra, Kranium, as well as a Renaissance Disco, Stone Love Sound, [...]

See Hot Pics, Video, and Review of Luciano live @ Opera House 04.09.16

By |2017-09-17T10:22:04-04:00April 13th, 2016|2016 Pics, Entertainment News, Hot Pics, News|

The Opera House had a healthy turnout last Saturday April 9th, as the one and only Luciano backed by the Riddim Up Band (alongside Fujative – who I did not see due to my late arrival), were headliners for a fundraising concert purposed to support ‘programs for Dr. Roz’s Healing Place – a women’s and children’s shelter’.  The show was a Pucca.ca Promotion, also featuring DJ African Star, and was hosted by Julian King (CanadianReggaeWorld.com).  Here is the info the [...]

International Music Artist ALANDON Releases “1980” Exclusive Dancehall Music Video

By |2017-09-17T10:22:05-04:00February 11th, 2016|Entertainment News, Lifestyle, News, Video|

Watch "1980" Video by Alandon International music artist ALANDON has released his new music visual for the bubbling inspired dancehall anthem "1980" , premiered on The Fader and featured on DanceHallSoca.net, HipHopWeekly, ThisIs50, and AllHipHop.  Although born and raised in the Waterhouse neighborhood of Kingston Jamaica, the video was shot in Alandon's current home of Hartford Connecticut and features the likes of superstar dancer BLACKA DI DANCA who works regularly with Diplo's Major Lazer massive. In a recent conversation with FADER MAGAZINE Alandon stated quote:  "We [...]

See Video & Hot Pics, Listen to Clash Audio, Read Review & Interviews from #U.S. Rumble Sound Clash @ Club Amazura

By |2017-09-17T10:22:13-04:00October 18th, 2015|2015 Pics, Entertainment News, Hot Pics, Lifestyle, News|

Well people...what a weekend!!!!! ReggaeMania.com (represented by Problem Child) arrived in New York Friday night...and immediately went to Miss Sally's Restaurant (owned & managed by Soul Supreme) to get a piece of her World-famous pudding before heading over to Amazura Niteclub (the venue with the 25ft LionHead on the front facade of the building that you cannot miss at the corner of 144th pl and Archer Ave in Jamaica, Queens, NY) for sound check. Both Taranchyla (Poison Dart) and Ajax (Blunt Posse) were [...]

See our Hot Pics, Video, Review of Chronixx at Sound Academy 08.21.15

By |2017-09-17T10:22:15-04:00August 24th, 2015|2015 Pics, Chronixx, Entertainment News, Hot Pics, News, Recording Artists|

As a dancehall journalist I get to see many Reggae shows coming to the Toronto area.  I’ll admit that over the years, I have witnessed the Reggae stage show scene enter into a state of regression in terms of failing to showcase any new or rarely seen before artists, rather there is a high repeat-return factor for the same shows and artists coming to town.  Over the past ten years or so, many artists coming to town are artists that have been [...]

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