Jamaican Music

Beenie’s new hit, “Girls” is produced by R&B/Hip Hop hit maker, Akon. The video is reminiscent of just about all of Beenie’s songs from years past. Its nothing new that we haven’t seen before. I guess it does its job of providing the men with “eye candy”.

Damian Robert Nesta “Junior Gong” Marley is a three-time Grammy-winning reggae artist and is the youngest son of Bob Marley. Damian Marley was born on July 21, 1978 in Kingston, Jamaica and his nickname Junior Gong was taken from his father’s nickname, Tuff Gong. Unlike his brothers and sisters who have a career in music, he specializes in toasting, a Jamaican style of rapping.

I don’t know how I feel about Shaggy’s new hit, “Church Heathen”. I’m not sure if Shaggy has reformed and is going to be making “less slack” music but I feel like this song is putting down everything that he did before. He made the kind of music that he’s criticizing in the song. So let me know your thoughts on Shaggy’s “Church Heathen”.

Horace Andy, born Horace Hinds on February 19, 1951 in Kingston, Jamaica, is a roots reggae songwriter and singer, known for his falsetto vocals and hit songs such as Government Land, You Are My Angel, Skylarking, and his cover of Ain’t No Sunshine.