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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