Africa Tag
Drawing from African roots and vibrations, King Fragrance has slowly been reaping the rewards and success of his “Africa” single. But it was far from an overnight success for the hit song as modern technology slowed down the process over 4 years ago when the Singjay recorded the single for producer Kevin Whyte. “He gave it to me, saying he knew that I was the person with the energy for it, but his computer crashed with all the rhythm files and vocals,” King Fragrance recalled. Whyte re-recorded the beat inRead More
On Saturday, December 14, 11:00 to 1:00 PM a celebration of life ceremony will take place at Boys and Girls High School, 1700 Fulton Street, in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, New York City. Republic of South Africa Consul General George Monyemangene will address the audience. Immediately following the indoor celebration Public Advocate elect Letitia “Tish” James will lead a pedestrian/motorcar procession thru the community. This march will meet a South African community vigil at the school playground, near M.S. 113, DeKalb Avenue at Carlton, in the Fort GreeneRead More
KINGSTON, JAMAICA – Despite spending nominal time in Jamaica due to his hectic tour schedules, International Dancehall superstar Demarco continues to be one of the front-runners for the genre. The blonde-haired singer last week became the first Dancehall act to grace a major concert stage in Ethiopia. Unfolding in the capital of Addis Ababa his performance witnessed a wide cross-section of patrons many of whom were noticeable getting their first introduction to his brand of music, nonetheless the sizable gathering showed their appreciation with bountiful adulations. The True Gift EntertainmentRead More
Over the last few years the people of Kenya (located in east Africa) has been steadily embracing dancehall music and culture. The sound from Jamaica is being promoted in Kenya at such a rapid rate that the country is now being called the Dancehall capital of Africa. The growth of Dancehall in Kenya can be attributed to the numerous skilled Kenyan disc jocks that seem to all have a great respect for Jamaica’s music, its people and overall practices. Additionally, Kenya has one of the longest running Reggae/Dancehall music videoRead More
Africa Wins Juice Comedy Cup and Wesleigh Hype Says “There’s More!” Hosted by Wesleigh Hype and his production team, Michael Blackson, Trixx, and Eddy King beat their West Indian contenders to win The Juice Comedy Cup held at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last weekend! The hotly contested show, which was judged by audience votes via text messaging and twitter in addition to Cabbie of TSN (The Sports Network), MC Linx of G98.7FM and DJ Whitebwoy, featured the best and brightest comedic talent who competed for the Cup whichRead More