Diplomat was booked in advance and was suppose to be our guest Sound for Friday's broadcast of Sound System Fridays, but, with little notice, I received a call from DJ D.O.C. informing me that they would have to cancel due to a last minute booking (paid gig) at Luxy and that they would like to reschedule at a later date.  He then told me that he had arranged for Super Fresh (Prophet + Milo) and LP International (Polly) to replace [...]

Congratulations to Bassline Sound for delivering one of the most action packed shows that we’ve seen on ReggaeMania.com since Sound System Fridays started!  Big Up Big Dawg (DJ) and (MC) Lukie!  I’m not sure who should get the credit for putting this show together, but, along with Bassline, we have to big up their entourage of over twenty people - guests and friends along for the ride!  With a house full of artistes, soundmen, friends and VIPs, this made for [...]

Big Up Black Magic Sound for their appearance on Sound System Fridays last Friday night.  Originally out of Brooklyn, with a division in Texas, Black Magic has expanded their outfit to include Canada in their quest for Sound System domination.  Black Magic arrived late for some reason and started playing just before 10 PM.  I keep having to explain to the Sounds that show up late that this is a three hour show and showing up late and playing two-thirds [...]

Supa Bass didn't do too bad on Friday Night, but, it was clear from their performance that they could have done better.  Talk to Fadda Bass (the one and only MC and DJ for Supa Bass) and he'll be the first one to admit this.  Things didn't kick off at 9 PM as scheduled as Supa Bass was running late and didn't start playing until 10 PM.  Off to a rocky start, Fadda Bass - a former selector for USA's [...]