Reggae News You Can Use For September 16, 2021

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

• DJ Cuppy claims to feed 70,000 kids per day via her charitable foundation
• Legacy of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti remembered by the Washington Informer
• Nigerian musician Oshak feels that positive music can have a global impact
• Reggae in the Rockies comes to Alpine, Wyoming this weekend
• Ziggy and Stephen Marley wrap Beachlife 2021 with set of their father’s songs

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 September 6, 2021

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

• Instagram timeline of Nicki Minaj is taking on a dancehall theme
• Stephen Marley added to lineup for Floridas’s Reggae Rise Up Festival in October
• Tems thanks Drake for featuring her on his new album “CLB”
• Three Little Birds” musical performed by an all people of color cast in Maryland
• Usain Bolt overtakes Bob Marley in reggae charts

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 August 13, 2021

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

• “Batty Rider Shorts” video from Lila Ike tackles touchy issues of human trafficking and incest
• The Green added to Cali Roots lineup for August 28 Monterey concert
• Jimmy Cliff talks to the Jamaican Gleaner about auditioning Bob Marley
• Laycon explains his love for local food and why he bans the color red
• Stephen Marley cancels September appearance at Four Corners Reggae Fest in Colorado

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 August 3, 2021

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

• Demarco and Stephen Marley team up for “Dance My Stress Away”
• New artist Kay Century is gaining momentum in Ghana’s Afrobeats scene
• Re-release of “Mama Gone but not Forgotten” lands Bounty Killer back on Top Ten chart
• Robin Campbell of UB40 says the band is still fighting injustice
• Several UFC fighters in recent bout like Dirty Heads for their walkout song

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 July 26, 2021

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

• British-Nigerian rapper Dave taps Wizkid and Stormzy for his new album
• Happy birthday to Rita Marley, who turned 75 on July 25
• Maurice Smith juggles reggae release with his Olympic decathlon duties
• Stephan Marley announces Babylon By Bus retro tour
• Wyclef Jean talks about the music of Bob Marley inspired his career

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 May 25, 2021

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

• “Dollar For You” is the new single from Ghana’s Kuami Eugene
• Lua Flora’s “Little Butterfly” fuses acoustic folk, with reggae and world music
• Pia Renee sings Bob Marley’s “Turn Your Lights Down Low” on “The Voice”
• Spotify’s most streamed African artist globally is Burna Boy
• Stephen Marley and Jimmy Cliff to headline 2022 Cali Roots Music Festival

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 May 17, 2021

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

• EDMIdentity interviews Spinall about Afrobeats, social justice and more
• Jamaica Observer talks to Stick Figure about their chart-topping album “Fire and Stone”
• Rebelution, Stephen Marley and more will play “Closer to the Sun” festival in December
• Reggae Sumfest elects not to go virtual in 2021, aiming instead for live October event
• Tiwa Savage’s easy chic travel style comes from items entirely made in Nigeria

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 December 18, 2020

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

• Cuppy lauded as “entrepreneur, DJ, and philanthropist” in Forbes
• Stephen Marley scores a tropical Florida estate near Miami for $3.4 million
• Wizkid is “getting serious and having fun,” says the Africa Report

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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