Boomshots

Tag: Dancehall

  • WATCH THIS: Tarrus Riley Pon Radio Lily

    Singy Singy Flashing Lyrics Live And Direct Inna Dancehall Style
    Last night Tarrus Riley, Dean Fraser, and Diana King joined Monty Alexander on the final night of his two-week stand at New York’s legendary jazz club The Blue Note. But in between the first and second set, Tarrus passed through Radio Lily to dash it in a dancehall style. Versatility a dweet. (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: Busy Signal “Kingston Town”

    Exclusive Premiere: New Music From Busy’s Album Reggae Music Again

    Busy Signal’s back with a refreshing new long-player that brings the dancehall star back to his roots. Reggae Music Again is full up of classical one-drop riddims and lyrics with real substance. One of the harder-edged selections on the album is this slow-burning rub-a-dub tune called “Kingston Town.” (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: Cham ft. O “Tun Up”

    Cham On The Mic x Dave Kelly On The Riddim =  The Ting Tun Up

    Some artist / producer combos never fail. Think of Biggie & Primo. Snoop & Dre. Cham & Dave Kelly. Yes, the dancehall dream team behind “Ghetto Story,” “Vitamin S,” and “Man and Man”—just to name a few—is back with another certified boomshot called “Tun Up.”  (more…)

  • Mr. Vegas To Sing “Sweet Jamaica” Unplugged

    The Dancehall Singer Goes Back To His Reggae Roots On RadioLily.com

    2012 isn’t just the Mayan apocalypse. It also marks the 50th anniversary of Jamaican independence—and to mark the occasion, Mr. Vegas will be releasing a hard-hitting double album called Sweet Jamaica. Tomorrow night he’ll preview the album in an exclusive acoustic set streaming live on RadioLily.com.

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  • Tune In To Radio Lily

    Webcasting Live From NYC 2 The World

    Tune In To Radio Lily, broadcasting live for the first time today. (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Knockings Riddim Medley Video

    Knock Knock—Who’s There? Serani, Di Genius & Chino Connect

    The video for Daseca’s Knockings riddim brings together Serani’s “Evil Heart” and Stephen McGregor and Chino doing “Lowe Wi.” As the Big Ship brothers say, “This bag ah loose man inna the link cyan work.” But the track sure does. (more…)

  • The Techniques Top 21

    21 Reasons Why The Late Great Winston Riley’s Music Can’t Stop Play

    (Photo By Luca D’Agostino – Rototom Sunsplash)

    Late last night came the grim news that Winston Riley—one of the last true living legends in the reggae industry—has died. Riley made musical history both as a singer and a producer over a half-century span. Starting as a founding member of the vocal group The Techniques, he went on to establish the prolific and pioneering Techniques label, which released the instrumental hit “Double Barrel” that went on to top the UK charts. He created the immortal Stalag riddim, a strong contender for the greatest reggae instrumental of all time. He produced breakthrough hits by artists as diverse as General Echo, Tenor Saw, Super Cat, Sanchez, Red Dragon, Buju Banton, and Spragga Benz, just to name a few. He had been attacked at home last November, suffering gunshot wounds in the head and arm from which he never fully recovered. “Turning into a producer is a very good ting,” he told the Jamaica Gleaner in 2008. “Yuh achieve a great goal, but is not an easy road.”
    In recent years he’d been working on refurbishing the Techniques headquarters on Kingston’s Orange Street into a museum commemorating the music to which he devoted his life. His efforts were rewarded with senseless violence. Upon hearing the news, the only thing that came to mind was one of the less famous cuts from Mr. Riley’s classic Stalag 17 album:

    Brigadier Jerry “What Kind Of World” (1985)

    “What type of world are we living in?” Briggy asks, his voice filled with righteous indignation. “Jah know it is a sin…”
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  • WATCH THIS: Popcaan “Only Man She Want” Video

    Him Cuss Her & Call Her Whore… Friends Say The Relationship Poor

    Here it is at last—the official music video for the hottest dancehall tune in the world, “Only Man She Want”. Popcaan tells the tale of a wifey who turns trifey. What this girl thinking? (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Popcaan “Clean” Video

    Poppi Shows How He Gets It Poppin’ For 2012

    Ever fresh, ever hot, Popcaan’s really got it poppin’ this year. He’s making music for everybody, representing for the thugs on “Gangsta City,” making big party tunes like “Raving” and taking care of the ladies with the big bad tunes like “Only Man She Want.” And just in case you missed his latest video from T.J. Productions, get familiar. As the man wake, him clean. (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: Agent Sasco “More Dem A Fight We”

    Big Ship x Assassin Connect To Drop The 2012 Progressive Youth Anthem

    Big Ship’s new Tenement Yard riddim is full up of bad selections. But we have to emphasize Agent Sasco’s tune this New Year’s Eve. “More Dem A Fight We, ah de stronger we get…” (more…)

  • A Politics Time Playlist

    Election Or Not, We Don’t Have To Fire Shot

    Today Jamaica will go to the polls for the first general election since the siege of Tivoli Gardens and the Dudus extradition raised troubling questions about who really runs things. But if you listen to reggae music, you already know… (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: CERTIFIED BOOMSHOTS Vol. 1

    21st Hapilos Distribution Presents A New Dancehall Reggae Compilation

    The new Dancehall Reggae compilation CERTIFIED BOOMSHOTS Vol. 1 has now hit iTunes. Distributed by 21st Hapilos and fully endorsed by Boomshots magazine, Certified Boomshots is evolving the genre and changing the game. (more…)