VP Records co-founder and reigning real Queen of the Dancehall and matriarch of Reggae music, Patricia “Miss Pat” Chin, continues to lead the largest independent Reggae label and distributor of Caribbean music. Enjoy this excerpt from her forthcoming energetic and very engaging autobiography, where she talks about her family history, sound system culture, the startContinue reading “Meet the Matriarch of Reggae Music”
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Eddy Kenzo is not amused by the MTV Africa Music Awards
Eddy Kenzo wasn’t too pleased by the results of MTV Africa Music Awards as South African rapper Cassper Nyovest beat him, Flavour, Mafikizolo and Stonebwoy to be crowned winner of Best Live Act. I'm airtel ambassador mtn is the main sponsor 4 mamas and the winner in my category is mtn ambassador south… https://t.co/79uVT657cG — Eddy KenzoContinue reading “Eddy Kenzo is not amused by the MTV Africa Music Awards”
Dancehall’s new star Patoranking talks Ghana, changing labels and Jamaica’s influence
The opening shot in Patoranking’s latest video Another Level pans to Miami’s magnificent coastline… The view from his private jet before he touches down for a merry time spent cruising the city in a customised tour bus and stopping off at a mansion for a house party. It’s of course, purely aspirational, and directed byContinue reading “Dancehall’s new star Patoranking talks Ghana, changing labels and Jamaica’s influence”
The mobile DJs on the roads of Harare
‘Whindi’ is a word that was coined in the streets of Harare to refer to the commuter omnibus operators. Many people travel using the buses, especially those from the ghetto and rural areas. Every commuter omnibus has a driver and a conductor (also called a whindi) who drive and collect money from the 20-plus passengersContinue reading “The mobile DJs on the roads of Harare”