February 2011 Archives
"CONGRATULATIONS #RihannaNavy!!!! We won a Grammy for BEST DANCE RECORDING!!!Only ho in the woooorrrrrlllldddd!!!!" Rihanna tweeted after the win. This is Rihanna's third trophy. She previously won twice in the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for her feature on Jay-Z's 'Run This Town' in 2009, and her hit single 'Umbrella' in 2007. Rihanna is scheduled to perform twice tonight, with Eminem and Drake, despite fighting laryngitis and bronchitis earlier this week, and is up for another three awards.
Other early winners include incarcerated reggae singer Buju Banton. Banton took home the Best Reggae Album award for 'Before the Dawn.' He begins his second trial for a federal drug trafficking charge on Monday. La Roux won for Best Electronic/Dance Album and Michael Buble took home the award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for 'Crazy Love.'
Shaka Zulu Pickney is the latest song and music video (featured below) from reggae crooner, Tarrus Riley, as he embraces Jamaica's African heritage.
Written by TERRY MUTSVANGA
thezimbabwean
HARARE - The arrival of Sizzla
Kalonji in February 2010 signaled a new era for music in
Zimbabwe as artist after artist jetted into the country for
some remarkable shows. These included the ladies duo of Brick &
Lace, Sean Paul, Beenie Man, T.O.K and the Fireman, Capleton.
Misheck Moyo from Arts Alive said: "Jamaica rules
the music world. We have a strong bond with Jamaican music since reggae and
Dancehall speak about social ills of society and as black people we share common
problems. Dancehall is here to stay and long live Reggae."
Continue reading Love live reggae - but fans disagree.
By WENN.COM
Rapper Drake is considering pursuing a whole new
musical direction and recording a reggae album.
The Fancy hitmaker has taken the hip-hop world by storm since signing to rap superstar Lil Wayne's Young Money label in 2009, and he released his debut disc, Thank Me Later, last year.
He's already started working on his sophomore album and plans to hit the studio with British acts Florence Welch, from Florence + The Machine, and rockers The xx.
But the star's also set to head to the Caribbean to collaborate with an unidentified Jamaican producer - and he's keen to turn the experience into a full-blown project.
Drake says, "I wanna do something for Jamaica, because we are supposed to go out there and record after the European tour.
"I was like, send me some rhythms that are poppin' and I'll see what I can do. He (producer) sent me some rhythms that are poppin', so I'll see what I can do. You never know."
It won't be Drake's first time working with a Jamaican artist - he teamed up with dancehall star Mavado last year for their track Find Your Love.
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