Dancehall Feed

Thursday, September 01, 2005

News round up...

Music: The Temptations pack the house at Hot Tin Roof
The Hot Tin Roof was hopping Thursday, August 25 when Sizzla, one of today’s hottest Jamaican dancehall reggae acts, gave his first-ever Vineyard performance.


KIEVA ROBBED::
'DANCEHALL DIVA' KIEVA
is thanking God for life after surviving a robbery at her home two weeks ago during which a gun was held to her head. Kieva, whose real name is Kieva Hibbert, said...
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Reggaeton But No Reggae At VMA Awards
Hardbeatnews.com, NY - Aug 28, 2005
... Aug. 29, 2005: Reggae took a back seat to the reggaeton movement at the MTV Video Music Awards in Miami last night despite plans by the network to introduce ...


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Music Of The Sun
Rihanna
(Def Jam)

It's not too late for a summer getaway after all. With her debut album Music Of The Sun, new artist Rihanna brings us the sultry dancehall and R&B sounds of the Caribbean islands.

The 17-year-old green-eyed cutie, born in the Barbados, made a splash onto the summer scene with her dancehall smash single Pon De Replay.

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House of Blues :: Keeps Sizzla
Despite community protests, the Los Angeles-headquartered House of Blues has refused to cancel all its scheduled concerts by Sizzla, a reggae singer whose lyrics promoting violence against gay people caused the United Kingdom to deny him entry to the country last year. His 2004 European tour was canceled as a result of outrage from the gay community there and earlier this year protests


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