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Morgan Heritage – Here Come The Kings [Episode II - The Bushwick Experience] Pt. 1

Navid — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:19:14 +0000

Download Here Come The Kings on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/vp1975
Buy Here Come The Kings [CD] on VP Reggae: http://www.vpreggae.com/HERE-COME-THE-KINGS-MORGAN-HERITAGE-p/vp1975.2.htm

Nearly two decades and ten albums later, the mission has come full circle for Morgan Heritage. After respective solo careers and music ventures of their own, the famed sibling group — consisting of Peetah (vocals), Una (keyboard/vocals), Gramps (keyboard/vocals), Lukes (rhythm guitar) and Mojo” (percussion/vocals) — returns this summer with their first studio album in five years, Here Come The Kings. The new album, which explores new sounds that successfully fuse roots, r&b and a hint of dancehall, is co-produced by Morgan Heritage alongside ingenious producers like Donovan “Don Corleon” Bennett, Linton “TJ” White, Lamar “Riff Raff” Brown (Notice Productions), Shane C. Brown (Juke Boxx Productions) and multiple Grammy nominee, Jason “J-Vibe” Farmer.

Maxi Priest – Easy To Love [Official Music Video]

Navid — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:49:36 +0000

Kes The Band – Tuesday on the Rocks [Official Music Video]

Navid — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:50:25 +0000

Tuesday On The Rocks Music Video
Director/DP: Shaun Escayg
Executive Producers: Brotherz Ink
Producers: Simon Baptiste & Carolyn Pasea (Question Mark Entertainment)
Line Producer: Annabella Escayg
First AC: Oliver Milne
First AD: Wendell Naipaul
Grips: Matthew & Jonathan Mora
Key PA: Eli Pemberton
Production Assistants: Alister Edwards, Gregory Pollonais
Casting Director: Teri Leigh Bovell-Dieffenthaller
Make up: Lisa Browne
Styling/Wardrobe: Wadada Movement

Morgan Heritage – Here Come The Kings [Episode I - Influences]

Navid — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:49:10 +0000

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Rikki Jai – Ent Yuh Know

Navid — Thu, 30 May 2013 21:28:52 +0000

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For almost two decades, VP Records has been bringing the annual Soca Gold series to the masses. The top-selling compilation has been the ultimate carnival soundtrack from Caribbean islands. On May 21, Soca Gold 2013 will unleash the genre’s freshest party anthems including one of Trinidad & Tobago’s biggest tunes of the year with Bunji Garlin’s “Differentology,” plus 2013 Soca Monarch and Road March winner Super Blue’s “Fantastic Friday,” Groovy Soca Monarch 2013 runner-up Iwer George’s “Bubble” and a scorcher from one most sought-after soca acts, with KES’ “Thief A Wine.”

Soca Gold 2013 also contains a DVD filled with electrifying live performances from this year’s Trinidad & Tobago Carnival, steamy soca music videos and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage with the album cover model Jennifer Skye.

Check out a clip from the Soca Gold 2013 photo shoot with the cover model: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhSpBjbX4Jc

Pre-order Soca Gold 2013 on VP Reggae:
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SOCA GOLD 2013 TRACK LISTING
Fantastic Friday (De Bouncin’ Start) — Super Blue
Bubble — Iwer George
Winning Queen — Denise ‘Saucy’ Belfon
Manager — Sass feat. Nadia Baston
Differentology — Bunji Garlin
Prescription — Ravi B
No Getaway — Blaxx
Pushing It — Edwin Yearwood
Backazz — Kerwin Du Bois
Cyah Brother We — Lil Rick & Benjai
Thief A Wine — KES
Ent Yuh Know — Rikki Jai feat. Alison Hinds & Ravi B
Indian Gyal — Drupatee & Machel Montano
We Liming — Shal Marshall & Super Jigga TC
We Want Drinkz (3 Zero Remix) — King Bubba feat. Machel Montano & Lil Rick
Work That Thing — Edwin Yearwood
I Like Mushself — Lil Rick
Bounce Around — Basil Yarde

Bunji Garlin – Differentology

Navid — Thu, 30 May 2013 20:39:28 +0000

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Check out a clip from the Soca Gold 2013 photo shoot with the cover model: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhSpBjbX4Jc

Pre-order Soca Gold 2013 on VP Reggae:
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Basil – Bounce Around

Navid — Thu, 30 May 2013 20:29:43 +0000

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Check out a clip from the Soca Gold 2013 photo shoot with the cover model: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhSpBjbX4Jc

Pre-order Soca Gold 2013 on VP Reggae:
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Ravi B – Prescription

Navid — Thu, 30 May 2013 20:04:19 +0000

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Check out a clip from the Soca Gold 2013 photo shoot with the cover model: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhSpBjbX4Jc

Pre-order Soca Gold 2013 on VP Reggae:
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King Bubba & Lil’ Rick – We Want Drinks

Navid — Thu, 30 May 2013 19:49:01 +0000

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Check out a clip from the Soca Gold 2013 photo shoot with the cover model: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhSpBjbX4Jc

Pre-order Soca Gold 2013 on VP Reggae:
http://www.vpreggae.com/SOCA-GOLD-2013-VARIOUS-ARTISTS-p/vp1980.2.htm

Meta & The Cornerstones – last.fm Interview

Navid — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:14:29 +0000

Check out this interview with Meta from Meta & The Cornerstones during their visit to last.fm!

Proclaimed the next ‘African Reggae Voice’, Meta’s unforgettable vocals are complemented by the incomparable sounds of his band The Cornerstones. Meta and The Cornerstones’ music is warm and embodying, immensely addictive, and destined to forever change the dynamics of Reggae music. Through pure musical genius and humble spirits, the band successfully fuses Reggae, Afro-Pop, Hip-Hop, Rock, and Soul music with passionate lyrics in English, French, Wolof and Fulani.

Born in Senegal, West Africa, lead singer of Meta and The Cornerstones, Meta Dia, discovered his love for music and desire to be a musician at a very young age. Listening to Reggae greats Bob Marley and Gregory Isaacs helped nurture his admiration and true appreciation for all types of music. As a self-taught musician, by age 14 he was performing on the street and stages of his hometown Dakar, Senegal. In 2000, Meta formed his first band YALLA SUUREN (God Bless), which was nominated for Best Hip-Hop/Reggae Group by the French Cultural Center the same year. Within two years, Meta had become one of the premier pioneering voices of the Hip-Hop culture in West Africa. After relocating to the United States, Meta immediately began collaborating with artists such as Sean Blackman, and Hip-Hop Ambassador Toni Blackman. Shortly after settling in New York City, he formed his visionary band, Meta and The Cornerstones.

With varying ethnicity, religion, and musical influences, Meta & The Cornerstones’ sound is a melting pot rooted in diversity, strength, and unity. Lead singer Meta Dia hails from Senegal; Israeli Guitarist Shahar Mintz; Texas born Daniel Serrato, and Keyboard Player Aya Kato from Japan, join Jamaicans Wayne Fletcher on Drums and Rupert McKenzie on Bass, and combine their creative differences from Africa, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and America, which are clearly expressed in the repertoire of the band’s music.

Meta and The Cornerstones channels the roots of Reggae while simultaneously breathing new life into the genre, thus creating what critics have called a “soul-pounding spiritual experience” during their live performances. Inspired by Alpha Blondy and Lucky Dubee, they have shared the stage with Reggae stars Luciano, Steel Pulse, Clinton Fearon, Israel Vibration, and Tanya Stephens amongst others. In 2007, the band was personally invited by Senegalese-born international superstar, Youssou N’Dour to perform at his annual African Ball concert at the Nokia Theater in New York. The following year Meta and The Cornerstones proudly released its first album entitled “Forward Music”. Of this work Clive Chin; Jamaican producer for The Wailers, Dennis Brown, and Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, notes, “Meta and The Cornerstones have taken us back to the foundation of reggae music”.

As he continues to establish new grounds, Meta is now the first African artist to be signed to the iconic record label VP Records, the#1 source for Reggae Music. Through VPAL/VP, Meta and The Cornerstones is set to release their second album ‘Ancient Power’ in the spring of 2013. Recorded at the infamous Tuff Gong Studio in Kingston Jamaica, ‘Ancient Power’ links Africa to Jamaica by paying tribute to the ageless sounds of reggae preserved by the history of its legends. The 15-track work features Reggae legend U-Roy, as well as today’s leading artists Capleton and Damian Marley.

With the vision to transcend oceans, borders, and language barriers through positive music, Meta and The Cornerstones never fails to create and convey a sincere, loving, and unifying vibe for every audience blessed to experience it. They truly have something to offer those that listen and that offering is always a message of ‘Peace, Love and Harmony’. So come… Immerse yourself in it.

Mighty Mystic – Concrete World

Navid — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:05:25 +0000

Artist: Mighty Mystic
Song Title: Concrete World
Directed & Edited By: Marlon O – OnTrack Films
Album: Concrete World
/>Produced By: Stephen Thunder

Morgan Heritage – Perfect Love Song

Navid — Sat, 11 May 2013 21:47:04 +0000

Purchase “Perfect Love Song” from iTunes: http://bit.ly/ZmkeUs

The visual for the first single off their upcoming summer album Here Come The Kings (VP Records) is directed by Spencer Antle of Island Company and shot in sunny Miami, Florida.

Gyptian – Non Stop [Official Music Video]

Navid — Fri, 10 May 2013 11:53:01 +0000

DIRECTED & EDITED BY: KEONVYBZ • CO-DIRECTED BY WENDEL “GYPTIAN” EDWARDS & BIRHAN “ROYAL RAS” TONGE • VIDEO PRODUCED BY: WENDEL EDWARDS FOR CHIEF MUSIC & HUMBLESS PRODUCTIONS • PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS: CHANTELL HOLDER, KWAME “MEDI” VILMAR & AJANI CLUNIE • GYPTIAN’S HAIR BY: JOSCLYN • HAIR BY: NICKI SPICE & SHEILA HERRERA • MAKE UP BY: KAWANA BAIN

Freddie McGregor – Bag A Hype

Navid — Thu, 09 May 2013 19:28:43 +0000

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Freddie McGregor is a reggae icon with more than 30 years in the business. He has released over 40 albums, scored innumerable hits, led his own ‘Big Ship’ productions and label and maintained an international touring schedule. All while nurturing many young talents in the business, most notably his sons Stephen and Daniel (known as Chino).

Anuhea ft. Tarrus Riley – Only Man in the World [Official Music Video]

Navid — Thu, 09 May 2013 19:05:44 +0000

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“Only Man In The World” is the first title from Dub Rockers, a new compilation that will showcase Jamaica’s top artists (Etana, Morgan Heritage, I Wayne) with the latest wave of reggae-influenced musicians based primarily in the United States (Slightly Stoopid, Rebelution, Bad Brains, SOJA).

Anuhea, born in December 1985, is widely known for blending reggae into her soulful pop and acoustic island-flavored rhythms. The self-taught guitarist and songwriter’s 2009 self-titled debut album shot to #7 on the iTunes Pop Charts, #4 on R&B and #3 on the World/Reggae Billboard Charts. Multiple singles became commercial successes on Hawaii and AAA national radio. Her latest album For Love continues to be a top seller in United States, particularly Hawaii and the West Coast. She has shared the stage with artists like Bruno Mars, Babyface, Al Green, FloRida, Hoobastank and Pepper, but this is the first time she has teamed with a Jamaican reggae artist on a record.