best Tag

Terry Seales is back. The original ‘winer boi’ of soca rotates into the spotlight with a hit making chuntey soca collaboration with Soca Elvis entitled “Island Girl”. The former New Creation crooner is at his vocal best on the mid-tempo Maha Production-track that’s already a red hot favourite among fans of the genre. “Really and truly I haven’t gone anywhere I’ve always been in and around music if not actively creating. But it feels good to be able to put out music again and to see the overwhelming response it’sRead More

STRICTLY THE BEST SERIES VOLUMES 50 & 51 TO BE RELEASED NOVEMBER 25, 2014 This Year’s Special Edition Celebrates VP Records 35th Anniversary Illustrations By Renowned Artist Michael Thompson Each 2CD Volume Features One Disc of Promising Hits for 2015 Plus a Bonus Disc of The Series’ Top Throwback Hits The longest running reggae series Strictly The Best unleashes Volume 50 & Volume 51 on November 25, 2014. This special edition of Strictly The Best celebrates VP Records 35th Anniversary. To commemorate this milestone, VP Records commissioned renowned artist MichaelRead More

Kingston, Jamaica – International Dancehall Star Mr. Vegas is set to add yet another milestone to his expanding career. The artiste, who is currently on a multi-city tour of the United States, has been officially added to the lineup for Miami Urban Radio 103.5 The Beat’s 2014 Beat Down Concert at BB&T Centre in Miami on Thursday, June 12, 2014. Branded as one of the hottest urban music shows in Florida, the 2014 Beat Down Concert will feature the biggest names in Hip Hop and R & B and nowRead More

“Strive” was produced by Silly Walks Discotheque and features guest vocals from fellow Reggae revivalist Kabaka Pyramid. The song is performed with encouraging lyrics, telling listeners to keep their faith as they go through difficult times in their lives. This years Juno nomination (the Canadian equivalent to a Grammy) marks Exco’s 3rd nomination since 2011. The 43rd annual awards ceremony will be held from Monday March 24th to Sunday March 30th, 2014 in Winnipeg and celebrates the best musicians in Canada. When notified about his nomination, Exco said “I amRead More

Established in 1993, Strictly The Best is the first annual reggae compilation in the business. This year’s installment Vol. 48 & Vol. 49, which features an explosive collection of trendsetting hits on two separate discs, is available this week (Dec. 17) and marks the series’ 20th anniversary. Year after year, the Strictly The Best series unveils a comprehensive collection of the genre’s most popular tunes and breaking hits. The go-to compilation features reggae’s biggest stars and is also a platform for new talent to gain notoriety in the industry. ThisRead More

The 2014 Grammy nominees were revealed on Friday, December 6th, 2013. Two titles released on VP Records, Beres Hammond’s One Love, One Life and Sizzla’s The Messiah, are in the running for the Best Reggae Album category. Known to many as the “Otis Redding of Reggae,” Beres Hammond has been producing and pouring out his smoky-sweet vocals over every kind of riddim track for almost 40 years. VP Records released his latest Grammy-nominated, double-disc studio album One Love, One Life in November 2012. The release peaked at #1 on Billboard’sRead More

Established in 1993, Strictly The Best is the first annual reggae compilation in the business. This year’s installment, which features an explosive collection of trendsetting hits on two separate discs, will mark the series’ 20th anniversary on December 17, 2013. Year after year, the Strictly The Best series unveils a comprehensive collection of the genre’s most popular tunes and breaking hits. The go-to compilation features the genre’s biggest stars and is also a platform for new talent to gain notoriety in the industry. This year’s Strictly The Best Vol. 48Read More

A variety of dance crews came out in the second round of auditions for the Jèté National dance competition, which took place on Saturday, at the Vieux Fort Technical College. Dance groups came from Pierrot, Laborie, Vieux Fort and from as far up north as Castries for a chance to make it into the Jèté dance quarterfinals. Each group brought out different styles and danced to various genres of music. Impressive renditions, innovations, energy and passion were on display. Once again the Creative industries Jèté team and judges were surprisedRead More