To be a Humble Kydd
Humble Kydd is a Jamaican musician, born Nicholas Shepherd coming out of the streets of Clarendon.
Humble Kydd is a Jamaican musician, born Nicholas Shepherd coming out of the streets of Clarendon.
Judy Mowatt is historically synonymous with Bob Marley, and her work with the Gaylettes, The I-Threes, and her shepherding Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers on tour in the band’s early years.
But it is her journey as a solo act spanning 5 decades, that leaves us with one of the most enduring stories in Reggae History.
In this episode we take a journey through the life, the times, and the music of Diana King, one of Jamaica’s most successful female artists of all times.
Jaz Elise, the Jamaican contemporary artist who fuses soul, R&B, reggae and dancehall, inks a deal with In.Digg.Nation Collective / Six Course / RCA Records. With only three songs in her repertoire, the aspiring singer steps into the spotlight.
For many Jamaicans, any reference, to their homeland, in a song is celebrated no matter how it comes about. For awhile, “Jamaica funk, that’s what it is” was an intro that got all the people present, at the various discotheques that dotted the island, on the dance floor.
On July 23rd Rastafarians celebrated Emperor Haile Selassie I’s birthday. On that date this year, Chezidek’s highly anticipated album, Hello Africa, was released by Tad’s International Records. It is his second collection of songs to be released in three months
Cool As The Breeze is the truest Summer Song, an eternal one if there ever was.
“Same So,” the new single and video by Protoje, is the GRAMMY-nominated artist’s first solo release in over a year, Protoje’s leading track, produced by Sean “Ziah” Roberts and himself, is an early look at his forthcoming major label debut album