Blessed Love, One and All

This Week In Reggae: Blessed Earth Strong to Empress MENEN, BUNNY WAILER returns from treatment for stroke, BUJU BANTON teams up with sons in new song “False Pretense“, KOFFEE is the youngest Jamaican to reach number one on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart, DAMIAN MARLEY contemplates politics, GULLYBOP primed for return, MAX ROMEO delivered a stellar performance at his first concert ever in Seattle, CHRONIXX pays homage to NIPSEY HUSSLE, TONY MATTERHORN and his wife are expecting first child, TROJAN JAMAICA – new reggae label is established and we commemorate MARTIN LUTHER KING Jr…

– A Likkle Labrish –

BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO EMPRESS MENEN

Blessed Earth Strong to Empress MENEN ASFAW, the Empress Consort of the Ethiopian Empire and wife of Tafari Makonnen, later Emperor Haile Selassie I.

FULL STORY: http://reggaeinseattle.com/blessed-earth-strong-to-empress-menen-asfaw/

BUNNY WAILER STROKE TREATMENT

BUNNY WAILER, who suffered a stroke at his home in Kingston in October 2018, has returned home from a 5-week rehabilitative treatment in Cuba. His manager, Maxine Stowe says he has responded well to therapy, however he must avoid any stress, so all performances have been canceled until 2020.

FULL STORY: http://reggaeinseattle.com/bunny-wailer-returns-from-treatment-in-cuba/

BUJU BANTON TEAMS UP WITH SONS IN NEW SONG

BUJU BANTON and his sons, Markus Myrie, and Jahazeil Myrie, team up on new single called “False Pretense” aimed at tackling social issues in Jamaica’s political atmosphere.

FULL STORY: http://reggaeinseattle.com/buju-banton-teams-up-with-sons-in-false-pretense/

KOFFEE GRABS THE NUMBER ONE SPOT

19 year-old Reggae sensation KOFFEE is the youngest Jamaican to reach number one on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart.

FULL STORY: http://reggaeinseattle.com/koffee-grabs-the-number-one-spot/

DAMIAN MARLEY CONTEMPLATES POLITICS

Prime Minister DAMIAN MARLEY? The youngest son of Bob Marley says he is contemplating entering Jamaican politics.

FULL STORY: http://reggaeinseattle.com/damian-marley-weed-slave-reparations-and-jamaican-politics/

GULLYBOP PRIMED FOR RETURN

GULLYBOP, whose given name is Robert Malcolm, is ready to return to the Dancehall spotlight. He rose to fame through social media in late 2014 when a video of him free-styling went viral. Bop, who was at the time homeless in Grants Pen, St Andrew, became an overnight sensation.

FULL STORY: http://reggaeinseattle.com/gullybop-primed-for-return/

CHRONIXX PAYS HOMAGE TO NIPSEY HUSSLE

CHRONIXX is paying homage to the late rapper NIPSEY HUSSLE who was shot dead this weekend in front of his store Marathon Clothing in Los Angeles. He said he believes that artists that speak of conscious matters and of positivity are always always a target.

FULL STORY: http://reggaeinseattle.com/chronixx-pays-homage-to-nipsey-hussle/

MATTERHORN AND “BELLA” EXPECTING CHILD

TONY MATTERHORN and his wife Shanice “Bella” Taylor are expecting their first child together.

FULL STORY: http://reggaeinseattle.com/tony-matterhorn-and-shanice-expecting/

NEW REGGAE LABEL – TROJAN JAMAICA

ZAK STARKEY, son of Ringo Starr, has started a new reggae label called Trojan Jamaica. The idea is to to explore Jamaica’s diverse musical legacy, from its African roots to the endless inspiration of classic and contemporary American soul, R&B and blues.

FULL STORY: http://reggaeinseattle.com/introducing-new-reggae-label-trojan-jamaica/

DEATH OF A DREAMER BUT NOT OF THE DREAM

MARTIN LUTHER KING Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1954 until his assassination in 1968.

FULL STORY: http://reggaeinseattle.com/april-04-1968-death-of-a-dreamer/