Dutty Artz presents a dancehall EP with tunes from Jamaica’s upper echelon — Tifa, Ward 21, Chan Dizzy, Keida and Trawma — all produced by New York City’s Robzilla. (more…)
Robzilla’s ‘Too Tall Monster Come for Kingston’
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Meet Furmiga Dub from Kafundó Vol. 1
Another guest post by Wolfram Lange, co-founder of Kafundó Records, DJ, and blogger at the Soundgoods website. In this post he gives us a little background on Paraiban production collective Furmiga Dub. Their track “Forró do Ragga” is featured on the Kafundó Vol. 1 Compilation:
MTN/Vodaphone/Airtel/Zain/Orange/Africell – Busy Signal in Africa
Keeping with my contemporary Africa-Caribbean crossover obsession… [insert new genre name here? AfroBASS!? MOOMBAtlantic?] I thought I would point to a couple of the latest and very exciting developments in Caribbean and African artist collaboration… this time mostly centered on Jamaica: (more…)
New Single – ChanDizzy “Calling All Girls” – Out Now!
Livewire is Good Bread!
NYC Dancehall, 20 Years After ‘Oh Carolina’
(Photo of Shaggy by Daniel Boud)
Yes, yes, it’s time for more Iswayski. Let’s get into some dancehall this time around. Since we’re on that New York Tropical tip at DA, I’ll zero in on the local stuff. Jamaica is obviously where it’s at, but there’s plenty of tuff sounds coming out of NYC. And since it was recently the 20th anniversary of Flatbush-bred Shaggy’s “Oh Carolina” version, it’s fitting moment.
LARGE UP PRESENTS JAHDAN BLAKKAMOORE @ WINTER MUSIC MASSIVE MIAMI
Tomorrow at the Winter Music Conference, Mr. Jahdan Blakkamoore will be rockin the Winter Music Massive Stage alongside Reggae legend Johnny Osbourne and Jovi Rockwell. There’s a host of DJs from the Rice and Peas, and Electric Punanny crews in New York. If you are in Miami this is a must see show!
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February Mixtape Mondays, pt. 4: Chief Boima & Geko Jones
For our final chapter of the Dutty Artz February Mixtape Mondays (check previous mixes by DJ /rupture & Sonido Martines, DJ Ushka, and DJ Ripley), my brother Geko Jones and I decided to chime in with a collaborative submission.
February Mixtape Mondays, pt. 3: DJ Ripley
Up next for our February Mixtape Monday’s series (previously featuring DJ /rupture, Sonido Martines, and DJ Ushka) is a veteran on the decks, but (semi)-newcomer to Dutty Artz, DJ Ripley!