Kabaka Pyramid - Love Mi Bad

Take from the ‘Immaculate’ mixtape distributed by Ghetto Youths International, mixed by Marc Lee, master by Alex Psaroudakis.

"Catch Me Riddim" Out Now

Kathmandu Productions and House of Riddim presents "CATCH ME RIDDIM SELECTION" with Anthony B, Perfect Giddimani, Kool Johnny Kool, Natty King, Rekall and Kijo, Teacha Dee, Milz, Masingroot, Norris Man, and Da Fuchaman.

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/5pH9GSaNDAskC6WugU06S0?si=VuE4AARRSWebWQlchEQQEw

iTunes:
https://music.apple.com/at/album/catch-me-riddim/1542197445

Perfect Giddimani "amazing grace" Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEUQ15wo1jA&feature=youtu.be

Brand new track "On A Friday Night" by John Holt x Irie Ites

Irie Ites revisits John Holt's famous track "Strange Things" by placing it on a Hip Hop Reggae version giving new life to this big tune!! Recorded by Irie Ites in 2008 at Tree Top studio, Kingston - Jamaica, this version has remained unreleased until now.
We let you discover "On A Friday Night" by the great John Holt which has all the potential of a hit!

Available Stream & Download
https://backl.ink/143626226
Bandcamp
https://bit.ly/32TL91l



Kabaka Pyramid - Immaculate Mixtape and New Single "I Don't Care"

"Immaculate Mixtape" - Kabaka Pyramid meets Federation Sound

I Don't Care is Kabaka Pyramid’s single also featured on the Immaculate Mixtape. Kabaka Pyramid addresses social injustice and racial oppression inspired by the police murder of numerous black people in the US in 2020

VP Records Partners With NATFATIP To Prevent Human Trafficking

The National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP) has partnered with VP Records to launch a campaign to raise awareness against human trafficking.

The launch kicked off yesterday, with the release of a Reggae medley titled “Shadows After Dark". According to Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, trafficking in persons is a lucrative and growing business. “It is growing, and as we get on top of dealing with the illegal drugs and firearms trades – it means the criminal organizations are losing money, and they will look to other areas, and clearly one of those areas is human trafficking”. Meanwhile Richard Lue, Director of Business Affairs for VP Records, who coordinated the partnership between VP Records and NATFATIP, said “music is one of the best ways to communicate. We felt it important to work with NATFATIP to make sure as many people are aware of human trafficking and the perils it brings”.

To raise awareness and spark conversations about the crime of human trafficking, “Shadows After Dark” encourages persons to be very careful of whom they trust. The song is produced by Reggae star Alborosie, and performed by Christopher Martin, Romain Virgo, Dean Fraser, Duane Stephenson, Kabaka Pyramid, Etana, Taurus Riley, Kumar, Morgan Heritage, Raging Fyah and Sandy Smith, and uses familiar phrasing such as “you can see a man’s face but not his heart” to accentuate how trust can be abused.

The accompanying lyric video demonstrates ways in which trafficking can be conducted. The lyric video for “Shadows After Dark” will premiere on TVJ today, during the national news broadcast. The song will be widely available on all digital platforms on Friday November 27. On December 1, an international poster competition will also be launched to raise awareness against human trafficking and will end next May. NATFATIP was established in 2005 as a multi-agency approach by the Government of Jamaica to strengthen Jamaica’s legislative, institutional and operational capacity to combat Trafficking in persons (TIP). Trafficking is the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons.

This can be accomplished by means of threat, use of force, forms of coercion, abduction, deception, or abuse of power.

Jubba White, Kumar, Monty - Be A Light

"When you get a chance to listen to this song, you will get a hint of that feeling I got that night around 1:00 am. That’s when the words came to me. I went to my son’s room, where I had my home studio set up, and started creating the music around the chorus that I was inspired to write. The good vibe continued with my guests, friends, and colleagues, playing their part to the full interpretation of the vision and vibe I had laid down.

Be a Light is a song that aims to uplift each and everyone that has the opportunity to hear it. It’s about bringing out that light in us; whatever it is that we are good at, or that which we are passionate about. See it as a gift to the world! The use of our gifts to uplift not just ourselves, but our community, will by default, serve as motivation to others.” - Jubba White

Eesah - Irie [Music Video]

Eesah "Irie" stream / buy link: http://smarturl.it/eesahirie E

esah @eesahmusic

Director : Pete Beng @thepetebengtheory

Actress : Shernet @shernetswearine, Racquel Monteith @racquel.monteith

Stylist and Jewelry : Bianca eM @peaceisofbianca

Assistants : Chaka @chakanimator, Bramma Shanti @brammashanti

Wardrobe : Cooyah Clothing @cooyahclothing

Colour grading : Jean Ousemane

Producers: King I-Vier @kingiviermusic, Loud City Music @loudcitymusic

Bella Blair - Gimme A Light

VPAL Music drops “Gimme A Light” official music video from rising Dancehall sensation Bella Blair. New single featured on Strictly The Best Vol. 61 compilation. 

Jamaicans.com is the popular destination for the Diaspora to connect with personalities, events and happenings with more than 5 Million visitors per month who look to the website for specialized interests, including music. The official music video for “Gimme A Light” was directed by Gareth M. Daley. It features Bella Blair amongst a backdrop of Red, Green and Gold, as well as fields where marijuana is grown and social gatherings. 

Bella Blair hails from Kingston, Jamaica and has been performing for the past 3 years. Her popularity increased with the release of her song “Changed Up” and “Hot Gyal Sumting” which came from her EP entitled Aura. About her sound, Bella Blair told the Jamaica Observer “my sound is eclectic and has a fusion vibe to it. When people hear it they will know it is a Bella Blair song. I have matured where song writing is concerned.”

Bella Blair's passion for music started as a child when she was active in the arts. She won a Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) medal at age four in a dub poetry competition. As a student of Holy Childhood High School, she was also heavily involved in the choir. 

Despite her many talents, Bella Blair was urged by her parents to get a college education first before pursuing music. She holds a Bachelor of the Arts degree in Media and Communication from the University of the West Indies, where she was also part of the University Chorale. She has become a huge sensation with over three million viewers tuning into her entertaining spirit. She has created an expansive and diverse image of Jamaica in part through her music. 

“Gimme A Light” was produced by Grammy winning Producer Comar Campbell from Frankie Music and is distributed exclusively through VPAL Music. The song appears on Strictly the Best Vol. 61 which will be commercially released via VP Records on November 20th, 2020. - words by VPAL