‘Housewives in the Island
Babay’ for Real Housewives
Ultimate Girls Trip.
“This opportunity is significant
for the Caribbean culture,”
Driven added. “Mr Killa
and his team have stepped into
a space that hasn’t been easy
for most Caribbean genres,
especially soca.”
In the past two months,
Caribbean music has been
embraced by the mainstream,
Driven said.
She said Cardi B produced
a dancehall-themed birthday
party and booked artists such
as Mr. Vegas, Spice, Shenseea
and Ding Dong, among others.
A week later, Driven said
VERZUZ hosted a battle with
Cardi B accepts the Album of the Year award in 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File
DJ Super Cat, Kranium, Dexta
Daps, Konshens, Baby Cham,
Reggae artist, Sean Paul. Savannah
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Barrington Levy and Teejay
Uptop Boss, moderated by
Wyclef Jean.
“Moments like those are
needed for the culture (Caribbean),”
Driven said.
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Tarrus Riley ‘Love Salute’
Tarrus Riley.”
“Tarrus is a musical genius,
and it is always a joy and
a seamless musical effort
working with him,” Burrell
said. “His knowledge of music
allows the production process
to flow easily across all genres
beyond Reggae. To work with a
vocalist who is aware of evolution
in the genre and able to
use his tool, his vocal where
he sees fit is magic.”
In 2021, Riley continued
the contemporary Roots Reggae
messaging that he began
in 2004 by encouraging everyone
listening to “Love Salute,”
Tomlinson said.
“Don’t wait until it’s too
late to show the people who
you love, that you love them,”
Riley said. “Salute the ones you
love; simple, Love Salute.”
Tomlinson said “Love
Salute” is the second collaborative
effort between the two
second generation reggae royalty
musicians.
“Both Tarrus and Kareem
agree that the world needs to
appreciate love in all forms
and never take a person for
granted,” she said. “’Love
Salute’ arrives in time for the
festive holiday season, which
will bring family and loved
ones together.”
Tomlinson said Riley’s history
with reggae hits includes
the chart-topping “She’s
Royal” and “Lighter,” featuring
Shenseea, as well as covers
and ballads, which include hits
like “Heartbreak Anniversary,”
“Superman,” “Human Nature”
and “Stay with You.”
“Fostering his signature
sound, ‘Love Salute’ showcases
the artists musicianship
with the songs dub rootsy-
Lover’s Rock vibe that adds a
slight reggae feel,” Tomlinson
said.
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‘KILLA’
By Nelson A. King
Multi-award-winning and
Billboard chart topping, international
recording artist Sean
Paul has been nominated Best
Reggae Album for the 64th
annual GRAMMY Awards, set
to take place on Jan. 31.
“With the vision and undertone
of ‘collaboration over confrontation’
Sean Paul’s ‘Live
N Livin’ album is the seventh
studio album and first album
released on his own Dutty Rock
Productions label,” said Brooklyn
based Jamaican publicist
Ronnie Tomlinson.
“The highly acclaimed
album, ‘Live N Livin’ released
through Dutty Rock Productions
and ONErpm is a vision
of Sean Paul’s to highlight the
unity and success of the music
from his island of Jamaica,” the
chief executive officer of Destine
Media told Caribbean Life.
She said “Live N Livin” is
a collaborative celebration of
Sean Paul’s Jamaican heritage
and dancehall roots in which
he trades the mic with some of
his favorite artists and co-workers
in reggae and dancehall,
such as Buju Banton, Damian
Marley, Mavado and Stonebwoy
from Ghana, among others.
“This GRAMMY nomination
is a special one, ‘Live N Livin’
Baker
is a very special project to me;
it’s a return to hardcore dancehall,”
Sean Paul said. “Everyone
I worked with from my engineers
to the producers to the
artists, even the person who did
the artwork is Jamaican, and
one artist from Ghana.
“It was really a collaborative
effort, and I’m proud of the
recognition we all received,”
he added. “With this album, I
wanted to show my genre that
we need to do more collaborative
work and less confrontation.”
Tomlinson said Sean Paul’s
ninth GRAMMY nomination,
sixth nomination for Best Reggae
Album, is followed with
another honor, as the multiple
Billboard 100 chart topping artist
received a 2021 UK MOBO
nomination for Best Reggae
Act.
Recording artist, Tarrus Riley. Andre “DreVinci” Jones
GRAMMY
nominee