R&B darling and dancer, Mya Harrison, was born October 10, 1979 to Theresa and Sherman (Jamaican) Harrison, and is the oldest of three children. Mya debuted on the music scene in 1997, with the release of her self-titled album, “Mya”. The album featured the hits, “Movin On” and “It’s All About Me”. Her biggest hit, [...]

After almost 20 years in the industry, Miguel Orlando Collins, or as he is more popularly known, Sizzla, has released his first anthology on Greensleeves Records. Entitled “The Journey: The Very Best of Sizzla Kalonji”, the anthology is comprised of 22 tracks of the August Town prodigy’s most prolific hits including, “Black Woman & Child”, [...]

Featuring some of reggae hardest hitters “Whose World Is This?” is being released on VP Records on July 29, 2008, but here’s a free download for you in the meantime and check the EPK for the album featuring Sizzla, Capleton, Luciano, Buju Banton, and more.

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A Jamaican girl had her dream come true when she and her family were flown to the U.S. to be guests on the Oprah Winfrey Show.
Dominique McKenzie, 12, her mother Susan, her sister Brittany, 9, and her father Damian, residents of South Beach, Fl., were big fans of the best-selling self-help book `The Secret.`
Susan [...]

The Real McCoy’s are at it again! Check out this parody of Shabba Ranks, too funny!

So I’m watching something on FOX the other night, maybe it was “So You Think You Can Dance”, and all of I sudden I hear this reggae beat thumping out of my TV, and I immediately look up from my computers, a little bit confused but compelled to dance. The song is infectious [...]

I love Christopher Martin’s voice, he really is proving himself to be a Rising Star, and I can’t wait for his first album to drop. Looks like Chris has been hitting the gym extra hard in this video too, I see you Chris flexing those pectoral muscles…alrighty then! LOL!
Christopher Martin- I’ll Be Your Driver
Mr. Vegas [...]

On Monday evening, Jamaican authorities arrested 19 year old, Davion Parson, the suspect who is charged with murdering Poison Dart DJ, Michael “Chris Rock” Rottigan, DJ Antone “Tony Montana” Geargo-Neely, and their associate Kevin “Bumba Blaze” Jordache Webster. Parson was captured in Kingston, Jamaica and is awaiting extradition to the US.
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RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) – Life in the fast lane is not always about equality and Jamaican sprint queen Veronica Campbell-Brown knows this better than most.
Perhaps the leading female sprinter of the past four years with Olympic gold in the 200 metres and 4×100m relay plus a bronze in the 100m and four world [...]

Etana sits down with Essence Magazine to discuss her nervousness about her first album, class discrimination in Jamaica, demanding respect in a male-dominated industry, and how she ate sushi and seaweed salads to stay skinny, while a member of an all girl group, before going solo. You can check out the article here.

Here’s the YawdFromAbroad.com Roundup:
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Reggae singer and DJ, Danielle recovering from exhaustion and dehydration
Beres Hammond is readying for his North American tour
Movado pays homage to Asafa Powell and Usain Bolt with single, On The Go
Voicemail speaks on favoritism in the dancehall
Eek-A- Mouse goes on [...]

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“While the new generation of Dancehall artists struggle to maintain mainstream success, Friends for Life Promotions, in association with Solar Entertainment, sets out to celebrate the classic rhythms of Roots Reggae that has infatuated pop culture audiences from around the world for the past thirty-plus years. REGGAE UPRISING, to make its debut at New [...]

Trevor Smith aka, Busta Rhymes, is set to release his latest CD, “Blessed”, in August of this year. His singles, “Don’t Touch Me (Throw da Water on Em)” and “We Made It” featuring Linkin Park, have been receiving heavy airplay on video networks such as BET. The 36 year old rapper was born in Brooklyn, [...]

This video is hilarious because as anyone who travels to and from Jamaica knows, once you tell your family and friends that you are going to The Rock, you are nine times out of ten going to be asked to bring something for their family and friends as well.