Boomshots

Category: Festivals

  • WATCH THIS: DJ Jazzy Jeff Droppin Boomshots

    Witness the World’s Greatest DJ at SXSW Mixing Rap, Reggae & Dancehall
    Red Bull’s Thre3Style Showcase saw the Magnificent Jazzy Jeff throwing down some tunes like he used to get thrown out of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air’s mansion. (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Marley Movie Trailer

    The King of Reggae Hits The Silver Screen At SXSW in Austin, Texas
    Last week at the South By Southwest film festival the long awaited documentary Marley had its world premier. Directed by Kevin MacDonald, this VH1 Rock Doc is the first official behind the scenes look at the life of the Tuff Gong featuring rare concert footage and exclusive interviews with his family and closest friends. (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Jillionaire’s Carnival Anthem Countdown

    Jillionaire Counts Down This Year’s Top 5 Soca Anthems

    With over 15 years in the game as a DJ, Trinidad’s very own Jillionaire might know a thing or two about Soca music. Having recently spent some time in Trinidad for the annual Carnival festivities Jillionaire compiled a list of the top 5 soca tunes guaranteed to have wine-ing your stress away like a bacchanalist. (more…)

  • Notting Hill Carnival, Post Riots Edition

    Bobby Babylon Flexes Muscle, But Europe’s Biggest Street Jam Raves On

    Naysayers be damned, London showed its true colors at the 2011 Notting Hill Carnival. Scheduled for August 28 and 29th, the date came just three weeks after a firestorm of rioting that spread across Britain following the death of Mark Duggan, an Anglo-Jamaican youth who was shot by police in North London. The wounds from that traumatic spasm of “Anarchy in the UK“—which resulted in 5 deaths, 16 injuries, and over 3000 arrests—will not heal overnight. Nor will we soon forget the ugly divisive rhetoric unleashed by the flareup of violence. But nothing brings people together like a good rave. (more…)

  • Reggae Sumfest 2011: International Night 2

    Nicki Minaj Falls In Love With Jamaica, Bigs Up Gaza AND Gully

    Fresh new faces on the local scene like Denyque and Protoje got things
    going on Saturday’s International Night 2 before Turbulence and Gyptian set it off. And then the festival built to a Young Money climax. (more…)

  • Reggae Sumfest 2011: International Reggae Night

    How Cocoa, Beres, and Bunny Made The Sumfest Crowd Forget R.Kelly

    A funny thing happened on the way Sumfest Night #2. After a last-minute cancellation by headliner R.Kelly, who was reportedly suffering from a throat ailment, Reggae Sumfest promoters had 48 hours to scramble and find a replacement for the Pied Piper of R&B. (more…)

  • Reggae Sumfest 2011: Dancehall Night

    Words And Images From The Greatest Reggae Show On Earth, Night #1
    Dateline: Montego Bay, Jamaica. Whether your musical taste runs
    more to Bunny Wailer, Mavado or Nicki Minaj—the 19th annual staging of
    the Greatest Reggae Show on Earth had a little bit of something for
    everybody. As usual, the festivities kicked off on Thursday with
    Dancehall Night, and all the hottest artists on the streets of
    Kingston were in attendance… (more…)

  • Beres Hammond, Nicki Minaj & R.Kelly Must Bring Their A-Game To Reggae Sumfest 2011

    International Soul And Hip Hop Stars Touch Down In MoBay July 22-23

    Jamaica’s leading reggae festival has always been about more than reggae. (more…)

  • Diamonds Are Forever

    40 Years Later The Mighty Diamonds Trinity Is Harder Than Ever

    Fifteen years ago I had the distinct pleasure of reasoning with Tabby Diamonds, the man seated on the center stool in this classic clip from a session at the legendary Channel One Studio. Our conversation that day took place at another studio—the also legendary Don One dub studio in Brooklyn. The bright, upful spirit that you sense watching Tabby lay down his sensitive vocals is the same spirit that he brings in person. And despite being a 25-year veteran of the reggae industry, he was strikingly youthful. “Every interview we do, people remark on how youthful he looks,” said his bredren who carried Tabby to the studio that day. “They want to know what is his secret.” (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Charly Black Interview

    Reasoning With A Rising Star Backstage at Reggae Sumfest 2009

  • Sumfest 2009 Highlights

    Boomshots.com bubbling backstage in MoBay… Keep it locked.

    Here’s a little taste of what I caught on the FlipCam…. Tarrus Riley onstage mashing it up right now. Toni Braxton plus Junior Gong and Nas tonight. Much more to come.

  • Best of The Best 2009

    Bounty, Beenie, Ross & Jeezy rip Miami’s biggest reggae/rap stage show.

    The Doctor meets The Bawse: All photos by the man called Wayne Lawrence. (more…)