Sting aka “The Greatest One Day Reggae & Dancehall Show on Earth” turns 30 this year. Staged by Downsound Records and Supreme Promotions, the event e.g. has Super Cat, Ninja Man, Mavado, Tommy Lee Sparta and 2 Chainz on the bill.
Beginning at 8pm EST on December 26, 2013, Sting 30 will be live-streamed for fans around the world.
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Art in the Dancehall – the exhibition curated by Al Fingers and Suze Webb celebrating illustration and design in Jamaican music, from 1979 to the present day – recently hit Subliminal Projects in Los Angeles.
That meant that also some work from SEEN’s GABE was displayed at Shepard Fairey’s gallery and it means that if you are interested in in buying some of his prints or work from other Art in the Dancehall artists like Daniel David Freeman, Denzil “Sassafras” Naar, Ellen G., Jamaal Pete, Peter Edward, Robin Clare, Tony McDermott or Wilfred Limonious, you should head over to the Subliminal Projects online store.
Diplo, Walshy Fire and Jillionaire talking about their upcoming single release “Jah No Partial” featuring Flux Pavilion and a Johnny Osbourne accapella.
Sevens Clash is a series of uncompromising snapshots of a wide range of people, places and events.
Volume One is dedicated to content which they recently gathered over the course of one week in Kingston, Jamaica: »The Ballad of Tommy Lee« – a story about the dancehall artist formerly known as Uncle Demon.
With lyrics that he describes as gothic and a distinctive voice that sounds like a sharper, more melodic version of pre-motorcycle-crash Tiger (imagine Bizzy Bone singing Wanga Gut), Lee’s music trods territory previously unexplored in the genre.