As Hurricane Melissa barrels toward Jamaica, the Marleys’ Welcome to Jamrock Reggae Cruise has been rerouted. The five-night event, set to take place Oct. 27 to Nov. 1, was originally slated to set sail from Miami with stops in Montego Bay and Ocho Rios. The cruise has since been rerouted, …
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Rising reggae star Mortimer and Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley have dropped a powerful and unsettling new visual for their recent collaboration, “In My Time.” Like the song, the new visual — directed by Pete Beng — takes stock of the state of the world in several clever, surreal, and haunting …
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You could feel it from a mile away, the beam of positive energy emanating from Forest Hills Stadium in Queens on this particular Sunday evening in September. Inside the 13,000-capacity tennis stadium, five of reggae legend Bob Marley‘s sons — Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, Ky-Mani, and Damian — are channeling their …
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On a warm evening last month, inside a cluster of nondescript office spaces south of Miami, a rehearsal studio with a giant lion’s head painted in red, green, and gold on the concrete-block wall hums with activity. Long after the businesses surrounding them have shut down for the day, Stephen …
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Keeping up with his annual 4/20 song drop, Sean Paul has fired up another new track to keep folks “blazin.” On Wednesday, Paul brought the reggaetón influence with “No Fear,” which features verses from Nicky Jam and Damian Marley. The new single is set to appear on his album Scorcha, …
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