This show was most enjoyable!  Sound System Fridays was blessed with two veteran foundation Sounds - Downbeat and Black Scorpio.  Both Sounds were in town to take part in 'Legends of Dancehall' - a half dance/half award show that was happening at the JCA later on that night.  Little did Downbeat and Black Scorpio know that they would be recognised and honoured for their contributions over the years with a Lifetime Achievement Award courtesy of King Turbo. Black Scorpio and [...]

Big Up Scottie and his Supa Loaded Sound.  Yeah,  the show got off to a bad start with the late arrival of this Sound (formerly Fully Loaded), but, by the time all was said and done, they put on a great show just under 80 minutes versus the scheduled 3 hours.  MC Scottie and his co-pilot Blaxz Dun Da Place (selector for Super Gold) tore it up!  Scottie has a big booming voice and he used it to his advantage [...]

This show was noice! - Fadda Morris played a selection of dubs and singles that silenced the chat room massive.  On this night, it wasn't about the talking of the mic for Extacy Sound, it was about the music.  I'm excited to hear what they'll have in store in the future!  Extacy Sound has the ability and potential to take it to the top - to become a Champion Sound, they just have to build their box.  In the end, [...]

The downtown Reggae vibe was brought uptown last Friday night for Sound System Fridays.  Host Sounds - Noble Works and Xixgon International featured live performances by veteran Foundation artiste, Otis Gayle and one of Dancehall’s most cultured - rising artiste, Jesse Royal. Things got underway just after 9 PM with Noble Works at the controls.  As a stranger to the downtown Reggae Scene, I had never heard of Noble Works previous to Deejay Shai's (Xixgon International) request.  Noble Works, to [...]

Sniper Sound represented on Sound System Fridays last Friday night with DJ Bigga Boss at the helm.   The remaining members of the crew were off promoting their "Fine Juggling" event for the following weekend.  Bigga arrived an hour late, but, played for two hours straight.  I liked the vibes he sent out.  This Sound got beat up 'musically' in their last two clashes, Bigga said, "no more"!  Perhaps that was the inspiration behind his playing that night - he dropped [...]

Big Up Tempo Sound - hosts of Sound System Fridays last Friday night on ReggaeMania.com.  The crew showed up on time (a first in a while) and were ready to represent.  In the house was Soujie (original owner of Tempo alongside Shabba Ranks), DJ Redout (MC/DJ), Ivan - (a visiting DJ/Promoter from the Slovakia Reggae Scene), special guest DJ passing through - Bigga Boss (Sniper Sound) and artiste - Jah Leon.  This crew was excited!  They were well prepared and [...]

The Winning Combination of Metromedia and Renaissance Reggae + Poker = Perfect Fridays   The Sound System Fridays’ line-up saw legendary Sounds – Metromedia, Renaissance, Heatwave, and Step-A-Choice tearing it up inside the ReggaeMania studio. Earlier that day, I received words from the promoter that Bass Odyssey wasn’t able to make it to Canada due to circumstances beyond his control. So now, it was up to Metromedia and Renaissance to carry the show alongside Heatwave and sidekick Step-A-Choice Sound. The [...]

Thunda Hawk Sound (reppin' Lawrence Heights aka Jungle) hosted Sound System Fridays this week.  I was introduced to them by my boy, Plucky (aka J-Nyce) who's been trying to get me to book them for Sound System Fridays for the last eighteen months or so.  I never took him seriously because I didn't think that he took the dubplate/Sound system business seriously - little did I know.  I spoke to Plucky the day of the broadcast, he explained to me [...]

Hallow Point Sound hosted Sound System Fridays this past Friday - fresh off their 'Rising Stars' Sound clash win at Hickory House.  Hallow Point believed deep down that they would take the trophy, boldly telling me so a week prior to the clash in a private conversation.  Big Up the crew - Dino, Hype Ras and Gary!  They showed up on time, ready to play - reppin' for the Hallow Point fam and did so for three hours plus. It [...]