Reggae News You Can Use For June 24, 2021

Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats news!

• DancehallMag covers Nicki Minaj’s five top Caribbean collaborations
• Jimmy Cliff talks to Jamaica Observer about the country’s struggling film industry
• Patoranking’s sizzling new single is titled “Celebrate Me”
• Pitchfork gives high marks to the new Angélique Kidjo album “Mother Nature”
• Wizkid receives his Grammy trophy for “Brown Skin Girl”

Also newsworthy is the fact that the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival raised $160,868.77 to help feed hungry Central Texas families.…

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Reggae News You Can Use For June 2, 2021

Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats news!

• American Songwriter interviews rising reggae star Naomi Cowan
• Burna Boy and other Afrobeats stars assist on new Angelique Kidjo album
• Dirty Heads enlist Train’s Pat Monahan for new version of their viral hit “Vacation”
• “Punky Reggae Party” from Bob Marley was inspired by the Clash
• Sublime members become comic book characters in true-to-life graphic novel

Also newsworthy is the fact that the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival raised $160,868.77 to help feed hungry Central Texas families.…

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