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REGGAE UPDATES FROM JAMAICA: Richie Spice currently on In the Street to Africa Tour
(March 16, 2006)
With his latest hit Youths are So Cold making moves on the local charts, singer Richie Spice and the other artistes from the Fifth Element stables, are currently pulling in audiences on their In the Street to Africa tour. The jaunt has so far made stops at the Ragga Muffins Festival in California, the island of St. Marteen, Jacksonville and Orlando, Florida, Atlanta, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia Beach, and Massachusetts.
Accompanying Richie on the tour are Spanner Banner, Etana and Jah Penco.
Richie Spice whose seven year old recording Earth a Run Red topped the charts in 2004, has had numerous chart successes within the past two years. His hits include Black like Tar, High Grade, This Ghetto Girl, Righteous Youths, Operation Kingfish, Marijuana and Earth Alert (currently riding the New York Reggae chart).
A new album from Richie Spice is expected later this year. His most recent album Spice in Your Life was released in 2004.
* Buju Banton nominated for two International Reggae and World Music Awards
Richie Spice whose seven year old recording Earth a Run Red topped the charts in 2004, has had numerous chart successes within the past two years. His hits include Black like Tar, High Grade, This Ghetto Girl, Righteous Youths, Operation Kingfish, Marijuana and Earth Alert (currently riding the New York Reggae chart).
A new album from Richie Spice is expected later this year. His most recent album Spice in Your Life was released in 2004.
* Buju Banton nominated for two International Reggae and World Music Awards
Last year was a sort of a major comeback for dancehall deejay Buju Banton. Banton who had experienced a lull in his more than decade long career, raced back onto the scene with hits such as Ride This and Mi Too Bad. It came as no surprise that he has secured nominations in the 25th staging of the International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA).
Banton was nominated in the categories Best DJ/ Rapper (Male) and the Haile Selassie Award for Spiritual Service through Music.
Buju, who is currently putting the finishing touches on his new dancehall album, commented on the nominations. “It is truly a blessing to recognized for my works. I and I look forward to bringing the fans more music and more love in 2006.”
The 25th Anniversary International Reggae & World Music Awards will be held on Saturday May 6th at the world famous Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York.
* BITS AND PIECES
Beenie Man, Tanto Metro and Devonte are confirmed for Irie Jam’s Celebrity Soccer Match which takes place at the Roy Wilkins Park on May 29 in New York.
Beenie Man, Tanto Metro and Devonte are confirmed for Irie Jam’s Celebrity Soccer Match which takes place at the Roy Wilkins Park on May 29 in New York.
Appleton Treasure Island Weekend takes place over the Independence weekend from August 4-7 in Negril. This year there will be ten parties over the four day period. The fun will include parties at Risky Business, Tamboo, Margaritaville, Rick’s Café and the Jungle Nightclub.
A new album from Turbulence titled X-Girlfriend is due out in May on the Tads International label. Turbulence is currently riding the charts with two songs produced by Tads International. The songs are My Ex-Girlfriend and Ital Stew.
Barbados born singer Rihanna is releasing her second album A Girl like Me on April 25. The first single is SOS (Rescue Me) which contains a sample from a 1981 hit from British duo Soft Cell called Tainted Love. Incidentally, Tainted Love was first recorded in the 1960’s by singer Gloria Jones. Rihanna’s most recent album Music of the Sun sold over 410,000 copies in the US. It contained the hits singles Pon de Replay and If Its Loving That You Want.
Bounty Killer teams up with new singer Marlon Binns on the track Turn Me On. The video is hot, so check it out!
And watch out for new artiste Lil Joe. His song Nothing at All produced by Gussie Clarke on the Consuming Fire rhythm is one to keep an ear out for. More on Lil Joe soon.
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