Attention all my fellow Texans, the Reggae Boyz will face off against El Salvador right here in my hometown, Dallas, Texas on Saturday July 26th! OK, it’s really Frisco, a suburb of Dallas, but still go Dallas!! There is also a follow-up match scheduled for August 6th against Guatemala at Toyota Park in Chicago. The [...]

Esmin Green was a mother, a friend, and a regular church goer, but most importantly she was a human being, who deserved so much more than the deadly and criminal treatment she received at Kings County Hospital in New York. 49 year-old Esmin Green died alone on the waiting room floor of Kings County Hospital, [...]

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The Jamaica Clipper takes a break on the Hudson River with captivating views of the Statue of Liberty before heading to compete in the 570-mile sprint to Halifax. As part of the festivities of Jamaica Week in New York, the Jamaica Clipper team set sail from the North Cove Harbor hosting Minister of Tourism [...]

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Junior Reid, Beenie Man, Baby Cham and Gregory Isaacs are among the acts for the 16th Annual African/Caribbean International Festival of Live (IFOL), set for July 3-6 in Chicago. From 10am to 10pm daily, festival goers can enjoy music, food and a melting of cultures. The event will take place at Washington Park, located [...]

It looks like fun times were had by all at Jamaica Day on yesterday in NYC. As I posted on yesterday, June is Caribbean American Heritage Month, and Jamaica Day was the first event held  in celebration of the month. The event kicked off at 11:00 at the South Street Seaport, Pier 17 and [...]

Here are some video clips from the reggae concert, Best of the Best 2008, the audio is not the best but you can check them out at the links below, each of the links will lead you to even more clips on YouTube. If I run across some more videos that are clearer and longer, [...]

Macka Diamond’s company, Diamond District, will be hosting The All Schools Mid Term Beach Party at Margaritaville in Ocho Rios this Saturday, May 24th. The event will kick-off at 10:00 and is scheduled to last until 6:00 pm. The event is being held to raise money for schools in the Ocho Rios area. The [...]

The Calabash International Literary Festival will take place on May 23-25th, 2008. The literary festival was founded in 2001 by Jamaican author Colin Channer (who is by the way, an awesome writer) with the support of two his friends, poet Kwame Dawes and producer Justine Henzell. The Calabash Festival is hailed as the Caribbean’s only [...]

Reggae star, Stephen Marley, is currently on tour with The House of Blues. Marley’s debut CD, Mind Control has been critically acclaimed and won Best Reggae Album at both the Reggae Academy Awards and The Grammys. He’ll be performing in New Orleans this Friday, and here in Dallas on Saturday, May 17th. Tickets are [...]

The Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C., is featuring artifacts and art from the Rastafarian culture in their “Discovering Rastafari” exhibit, which will be on display through November of this year. Anthropologist and curator, John Homiak, explores the culture and 80 year history of Rastafarianism, and also highlights the contributions of individuals such as Marcus Garvey, [...]

Congratulations to April Jackson, she was crowned Miss Jamaica Universe on this past Saturday at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston, Jamaica; and will go on to represent Jamaica in Vietnam, at the Miss Universe pageant, later this year. Keyshia Cole was the celebrity guest performer at the event and by all accounts performed [...]

I know, I know, why would Beenie would do anything else to draw more problems on himself? I don’t really know. If you read my article a couple of weeks ago, then you know he’s already involved in tax and baby mama drama at the moment. Well now he’s gone and allegedly dissed the Marley [...]

R&B sensation and reality TV star, Keyshia Cole, wll perform this Saturday at the Miss Jamaica Universe Show, in which 25 of Jamaica’s most beautiful women will compete to become Miss Jamaica Universe and compete at the Miss Universe pageant in Vietnam, later this year. Prizes include over $14,000 in cash and a [...]

Both artists visited Houston this month, visit SoulRebelProductions.com for more pics.

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