Guest Music Bloggers

Rarely does one come across anything genuinely new in music. All the many genres have been mixed together and blended so much that originality often looks as if it has fallen by the wayside. This is not the case with Osaru on his debut album, Home.
His is a unique vocal style, a one-off musical vision [...]

Talented songstress Lorraine Reid is not just reveling in her previous success as lead singer for dance group Temperance; she’s making a major shift in her career with the release of a hot solo R&B album “Lessons Learned.” Hailing from Toronto, Reid has opened for Lou Bega, Monica, Coolio and Destiny’s Child, and “is vocally [...]

7-Time JUNO Nominated R&B/Neo-Soul singer Lorraine Reid has been invited to perform at the Montreal Reggae Festival on July 12, 2008. Known to many for her work with the dance group Temperance, Lorraine will be performing songs from her debut solo album “Lessons Learned,” to be released this summer. Lorraine is also scheduled to play [...]

Stacy Epps has recently announced the release of her worldwide debut solo album, “The Awakening.” Scheduled for August 5th, 2008, the album is an 11-track composition of enchanting soulful sounds and deep-rooted boom-bap flavor. The album parallels her ideals of unity and grass-roots movements and is a completely independent effort, released on New Directions in [...]

PHOENIX, AZ — FROM THEIR HIGH-POWERED CD — “UN NUEVO ESTILO”….. International Latin sensation STILL ALIVE, the Colombian family group who cuts and creates their own style and version of Hip-Hop, Reggaeton, R&B, and too many other music styles to count, are now in Phoenix, AZ- home site of their indie label, Patrón Records…. Members [...]

MusicDish & Music for the Masses present a very special two-night event at BAMcafé Live, one of New York City’s most significant venues for presenting multicultural artists.
SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA (Canada) + KOBO TOWN (Canada)
KARLEX (France) + CHARANGA SOLEIL (USA)
plus
DJ NEVA
Free to the Public!
BAMcafe Live
Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11217
718-636-4100
http://www.bam.org/events/bamcafelive.aspx
Friday, April 4th, 2008:
DJ NEVA [...]

Grammy Award Winning Singer and Producer Performs His Hits in High Def on HDNet
WHAT: Wyclef Jean premieres on the HDNet Concert series from the famed Tabernacle in Atlanta, Georgia this Sunday March 30, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. ET.
Jean plays from his catalogue of hits including “Gone Til November,” “Carnival,” “Ready or Not,” and “Stayin’ Alive.” [...]

A group of the top urban music executives have come together to compile the ultimate guide for those who wish to successfully run an independent music company.
VmusicBook is an e-book that was compiled for those who wish to set up and successfully run their independent music company. It is designed for unsigned artists and musicians, [...]

BigUp Radio, the leading Reggae music website ( http://www.bigupradio.com ) and operator of the most listened to Reggae internet radio stations, is pleased to announce that UK based Dancehall sensation Tippa Irie will now be bringing his show to the world on BigUp’s Dancehall internet radio station.
The most recent addition to an already strong line-up [...]

“Madness” – a song by Afro Groove artist Karlex from his debut CD ‘Ghetto Fabulous’ – was featured in the PBS documentary series Road Trip Nation; episode “Team Big starts off their trip in New York City.” This is in addition to two documentary film placements in France, including “Let’s Harmonize” on a documentary about [...]