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Thanks to DanceHall Mobi for putting me on to this.Chuck Fenda song 'Love Fi Si Me" produced by Syl Gordon of Cell Block Records has been picked up for a snowboarding game called "Stoked".

The game is for XBOX360, but will be released later on for other systems. I've been saying it all week, REGGAE IS LARGE ALL OVER THE WORLD!

According to the terms of the agreement:

• The song will be played randomly throughout the game
• When the song is played, there will be a thumbnail of the song's album cover displayed
• The artiste's name, the song title, year of release and the record label will be displayed when the song is played
• When players choose their game character profile, the artiste's logo will be available as an option for placement on the character's shirt

The U.K. has granted Bounty Killer a temporary visa and he is set to perform a show this Sunday at The Stratford Rex.

Bounty Killer has not signed the Reggae Compassionate Act.

Leading human rights activist Peter Tatchell has said that the Metropolitan police would cancel a concert in London by a reggae artist notorious for his homophobic lyrics if there was a riot, but they ignore "polite, peaceful lobbying.

Mr Tatchell, who is a parliamentary candidate for the Green party, is furious that Bounty Killer has been given permission to perform by the Home Office.

"Police officers are being sacked for being members of the BNP, yet this guy incites murder and they do nothing.

"There is a clear correlation between murder music and homophobic violence, especially in Jamaica, where the release of anti-gay tracks often coincides with a rise in queer-bashing violence," said Mr Tatchell.

Reggae label, Greensleeves, posted its first profit in years, providing comfort for an ailing reggae industry. Olivier Chastan, president of Greensleeves, said the company benefited from increased sales, through office consolidation; outsourcing its distribution network; and reissuing portions of its back catalogue.

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Press Release
Dancehall-soulstress Cherine Anderson along with Michael Franti & Spearhead are set to perform to a sold out crowd tonight at the NOKIA THEATRE in New York City's famed Times Square.  Anderson, who is fresh off tours in Europe, Australia and the US, is excited to rock the prestigious Nokia Theatre tonight, Friday November 21st and Saturday November 22nd.  At press time, tonight's show is  sold-out, with limited tickets available for Saturday's show.

 This marks Anderson's first time performing in Times Square.  Anderson is currently on the second leg of a US tour with Franti and Spearhead.  The tour also performed to a sold out audience in Washington DC and to overwhelming responses in  Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston, Wisconsin and Kentucky. Cherine looks forward to sharing her Dancehall Soul vibe with this new audience.

For more information visit NOKIA THEATRE.

According to MediaTakeOut and In Touch magazine coming out this month, Mariah Carey admits to being pregnant.

Rumors have been circulating for some time now that the newlyweds are expecting.

Many people have taken bets to see how long the marriage was going to last, and many speculated that it was all a publicity stunts, but against those people odds the two seem to be very happy and if indeed there is an addition to the family, it will be a blessing.

Congratulations Mr and Mrs Carey. (That's right I said Carey and not Cannon)

Ninja Man made a special appearance, a very special performance indeed as he answered charges of violating the noise abatement act in Jamaica. Desmond Ballantine a.k.a Ninja Man, appeared before the the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court.

The police alleges that on November 10th 2008 in Drewsland, Ninja Man promoted an event to which he had not received permission from the local police, and thus was issued a summons to appear in court.
 
Ninja Man plead guilty, even though he informed the court that he did seek a permit but no one got back to him, and since it was a peaceful event for his "One Umbrella" peace movement charity to help communities, and not a dance he went ahead with the event. The court date has been adjourned to January 14th 2009.

I can not wait to see this video, I love Robin Thicke, I don't know if most of you know that he is married to an African American woman, her name is Paula Patton and she is an actress. Can you tell that he loves black women? Check out the leading lady in his video!

The First Annual Guyanese Music Awards show will take place on Sunday, November 30th 2008 at the National Cultural Center. Dubbed the Accolade Awards 2008, the event is put on by Arrowhead promotions.

Categories and nominees are:

CHUTNEY ARTIST OF THE YEAR (MALE): Rajesh Dubraj, Terry Gajraj, DJ Prakz.

CHUTNEY ARTIST OF THE YEAR (FEMALE): Fiona Ali, Sexy Sarah, Kerida Ali, Queen Yasmin

BEST REGGAE SINGLE: First Born - Irits, Natural Black - Far from Reality, Alabama - Dem don't care, Fojo/Lil African - 2 Can play that game.

BEST HIP HOP/RAP ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Jermaine Braithwaite, Tamika Lewis.

SOCA SINGLE OF THE YEAR: Osley Hopkinson (Spider) - Mek me see, Adrian Dutchin/Jumo Primo - Tic Tack, Cyd Hooper - Linkin, Compton Hodge - Umbrella Party.

For a complete list of the categories and nominess, and to vote online, please go to the official website of the awards. Click here to be redirected.

On Saturday November 15th 2008 at the National Venue Stadium in Georgetown, Guyana, D'Angel, Kartel, Bugle, Erup, Konshens, Spice and Fambo all appeared on stage for a night 'November to Remember 2008" in front of over 15,000 patrons.

The artists all arrived at Cheddi Jagan airport to eager fans, and posed graciously for the cameras.

On the day of the show, they all gave their all and delivered a stellar performance to the thousands of screaming fans. Nothing went wrong, Who got the biggest forward?

It is not exactly how it sounds,but it just occurred to me that this rivalry between 2 of the fastest men alive and competitors Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell, also have somewhat of a music rivalry.

It is well known that Usain Bolt definitely loves Mavado's music and that Asafa Powell has declared himself a Kartel supporter. (coincidence?)

Asafa Powell is in studio producing "Trod It" for Konscious on a Stephen McGregor riddim. Remember them? They were finalist at the 2008 Magnum Kings and Queens Dancehall competition. I am not surprised though, Asafa grew up in a church going, musical family, and his love for music, dreams of recording and producing are now a reality. So, how long before Usain goes in the studio?

Remember a while back I posted a story on Rihanna being the new spokesmodel for Gucci Unicef Campaign.This is part of a documentary following Rihanna as she works with Gucci.

Sing Jamaica Classics - Freddie McGregor on VP.

Dub I - Jimmy Radway on Pressure Sounds.

Dub out her Blouse and Skirts - Penthouse Allstars on VP.

Hear and Now - Cashma Hoody on CKP.

In a Dis Ya Time - The Itals on VP.

Jamaican Classics - Freddie McGregor on VP.

Keep on Keepin' On - Kashief Lindo on VP.

Stronger - Fantan Mojah on Greensleves.

Teacher's Back - Vybz Kartel on JVC Japan.

These are my Beats Vol.2 - Adamatic on Bomb Hip Hop.

Walking Edition ( Deluxe Edition) - Eddy Grant on Ume Imports.

(Kingston, Jamaica)

Deejay Einstein has reportedly broken his silence about a shooting incident that occurred last Wednesday night at a popular studio in St Andrew.

In a STAR interview Einstein, whose real name is Jermaine Shaw said he was at the studio doing dubs when he took a break to get food. After relaxing in the parking lot, he said he left the scene with a friend. "I was on my way to get some seafood when I got a call and dem seh mi involve inna some shooting at di studio. Mi link call and seh bare police down there and dem a seh mi and Blak Ryno a fight".

Einstein told the STAR he headed back to the studio where he saw a number of police personnel but decided it was in his best interest to leave. Since then he said he has received numerous calls from persons talking about the incident.

"Blak Ryno is Portmore Empire and me a Alliance, so if mi deh somewhere people a go try stir up some tings. Blak Ryno a di only one inna Portmore Empire who no call up nobody name and mi a di only one inna Alliance who nah call up nobody name, but people waah know who badda, dem a try stir up a lyrical feud," he said.

The Half-Way Tree police who are still probing the matter had taken 10 persons into custody for questioning, including Blak Ryno who real name is Romain Anderson.

WWW.JAGPROD.COM - Official Video for the up Coming Jamaican feature film REBEL. What would happen if Marijuana was legalized in Jamaica? A young man tries to rediscover the REBEL in him as his family is hunted down on the Island. Starring Jamahl Hanna, Andrew Lambert, Melanie Smith, Steve Austin, Lewis Hanna. JAGPROD.COM / BLACK FOLK FILMS (JAGTV) JAGARNAUTH PRODUCTIONS, LEWBOY PRODUCTIONS

(Kingston, Jamaica)

As Jamaica's Reggae Boyz get ready to tackle Canada in their must win football encounter this Wednesday Nov. 19th at the National Stadium, Global Entertainment promoters of the weekly club party WEDNESDAY RIPPLES has begun preparations on an after party for the match. According to a representative the party which will be held at Escape 24/7 New Kgn is merely a tribute to the teams efforts.

"Well we are not hosting the Official After- Party but non the less we are anticpating a victory against Canada and wanted to allow people to celebrate together. Our tagline is "Win, Lose or Draw" but we know the Reggae Boyz are prepared to win so we are prepared to party. As it currently stands we have revamped our official event flyer with the new details and is now heavily promoting the party. Admission for the event is Ladies $100 and Men $200 and we also have a number of giveaways for person who attend the party".

Sponsors of the After-Party include WorldFlavas.com, Redbax Technology, Infa Red Grafix, Solid Agency, Bigeyenews.com, 876radio.com, Danceja, Jahkno.com and Sheena Famous Nails.

Jamaica Star

Bembe promoter and selector, Richie Feelings, is adamant he will keep on playing at the popular weekly dance despite alleged threats from members of Mavado's entourage that he must not return.

Bembe Thursdays ended prematurely two nights ago at Weekenz on Constant Spring Road when Alliance selectors, Foota Hype and Boom Boom, came onstage and disconnected Richie Feelings' microphone because the selector was playing too many songs by Vybz Kartel, Mavado's lyrical nemesis.

(Kingston, Jamaica)

Still on tour in the U.S reggae empress Etana say she's enjoying every show  and time spent pushing her music into the different U.S Markets. Etana who left the island in late October is now half way through her one month run which finds her traveling to places like Miami, Connecticut, Virginia, New York and Philadelphia. On November 2nd Etana performed alongside Barbee at a Caribbean Sundays Room 960 Club in Hartford Connecticut. From there the soulful singer made her way to New Jersey on the 5th, Brooklyn on the 7th and Vertigo Boston on the 9th before returning to the big apple on Nov 10th for Press interviews and a few club shows. On the 14th Etana will be in Nakasaki Long Island before traveling to the Virginia Key Beach Park in Miami on Sunday the 16th for the 9th Annual International Caribbean Music Festival (ICMF).

Returning to Jamaica in late November Etana will also have a number of major assignments to include to Reggaelution Concert at the C&W Golf Academy where she will perform alongside the Gargamel Buju Banton, Tarrus Riley and Roots Underground. For more details log on to her myspace page at www.myspace.com/etanastrongone

Rappers NAS and THE GAME both have been confirmed to perform at this year Africa MTV Awards in Abuja, Nigeria.

The show will take place on November 22nd 2008. The 2 hours award show will take place at the Velodrome in front of fans, media and celebrities.

MTV Africa was launched in 2005 to more than 1.3 million viewers in 43 countries.

The Mamas have 13 categories, which include staples such as Artist of the Year, Best Male Artist, Best Female Artist, Best Group, Best New Act, Best Alternative, Best Hip-Hop, Best R&B, Video of the Year and Best Live Performance. While the focus is on promoting African artists, MTV Africa fans still enjoy American-infused hip hop, R&B and alternative music, so these categories will include both African and non-African artists.

Nominations for each category have been decided by a group of 150 music professionals and opinion-makers from 30 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including artists, music video producers, and video jockeys and radio personalities.

Here is the list of all nominees:

Kanye West was arrested in the U.K on his way out of the Tup Tup nightclub in Newcastle. He allegedly assaulted a photographer that was taking pics of him leaving the club (I wonder who he was with that he didn't want his pic taken, mmm). The photographer Terry Blackburn received bruises and cuts.

Kanye West was arrested later on at his Hilton Hotel in Gateshead. Wasn't Kanye just found not guilty of assaulting another photographer at LAX?

Listen Kanye, I know that many paparazzi make a living suing stars and claiming to have gotten hurt while taking pics, wouldn't it be much easier to smile at the camera, you know the same way you use to do it when you were starving for your pic taken?

Pics courtesy of TMZ via bauergriffinonline

D'angel launched her new video in Jamaica at the Hilton Hotel in New Kingston. This song seems very personal to D'Angel, as many of the lyrics seem to come straight from her trials and tribulations over the last few years. I really like what she represents, she has always held herself with much class amid all the "bad talk and rumors".

She credits her son Marco Dean to have taught her to be more grounded, focused and more responsible.

Back in August a statue of the late bob Marley was erected in a small town in Serbia.

Following in their footsteps, the city of Montpellier in France, erected a statue on Saturday, November 6th 2008.

Montpellier, France is a bustling and vibrant city in the South of France, it is the first statue of Bob Marley in a big European city.

I am not surprised as Montpellier is a college town flowing with tourists. As a matter of fact, the statue is situated close to Mende street, which is in the middle of a University neighborhood.

Another concert that was suppose to take place in Basel, Switzerland was cancelled due to pressure from HAB and Stop Murder Music Bern on November 6th 2008.

Organizers say that he has performed songs that incite violence against lesbians and gay people in violation of his commitment to abide by the terms of the Reggae Compassionate Act of 2007.

They claim that Capleton has performed songs that incite violence and homophobic lyrics last year in Jamaica at the Christmas Extravaganza in violation of the RCA agreement that state "We do not encourage nor minister to HATE but rather uphold a philosophy of LOVE, RESPECT and UNDERSTANDING towards all human beings as the cornerstone of reggae."

JAKARTA (Reuters) - R&B singer Rihanna has cancelled a sold-out concert in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Friday because of security concerns, event organizers said.

Indonesia has been on alert in case of reprisals after three Islamist militants were executed early this week for their parts in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings that killed 202 people.

"The reason is because the security situation in Indonesia is not conducive," said Dive Poernomo, a spokeswoman for Showmaster Live, the event organizer.

She also said that neighboring Australia had reissued a travel warning urging its citizens to reconsider plans to visit Indonesia because of the threat of attacks after the executions of the Bali bombers.

Can't believe it REMIX feat Jason Lyrics, T-Pain and Justin Timberlake, if you want to download it, just go to www.worldflavas.com/forum and go to music, or click here

This is Sizzla, obviously this was recorded in a short time as Barack Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States of America on November 4th 2008. He is the first black man to achieve the highest political rank in the history of this country. Black people around the world are proud, and Sizzla expresses it in this song!

Pop's Princess Rihanna has been nominated for 4 people's choice awards. Unlike other awards show, the People's choice award is determined by the public and not by the industry.

Nominees were announced on November 10, 2008, which will followed by a star-studded awards ceremony televised on CBS on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 with Queen Latifah returning as host.

Continue reading for the list of all nominees.

2009 People's Choice Awards Nominees

FAVORITE MOVIE
The Dark Knight
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man

FAVORITE FAMILY MOVIE
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E

FAVORITE ACTION MOVIE
The Dark Knight
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man

FAVORITE MOVIE COMEDY
27 Dresses
Get Smart
Mamma Mia!

So there is an actual website for people who wish to learn to speak Jamaican. For x amount of money, they send you some software that shows you the words, prounonciate it for you, and finally tell you what they mean. I am speechless..Keep reading for another lesson.

WHAT GOES AROUND (BKNY_Nov22) from sunrasonfilms on Vimeo.
The New York movie premiere of 'What goes Around" will be held at Brooklyn College on November 22nd 2008. Screening will start at 7pm sharp. The movie debut in Florida and Atlanta already, for more info log on to www.sunrason.com

WGA_BrooklynNY_Premiere(Nov22) from sunrasonfilms on Vimeo.

11/08/2008 : Milan (Italy) 11/13/2008 : Rome (Italy) 11/14/2008 : Naples (Italy) 11/15/2008 : Martigny (Switzerland) 11/18/2008 : Vienne (Austria) 11/19/2008 : Berlin (Germany) 11/22/2008 : Stuttgart (Germany) 11/23/2008 : Copenhague (Denmark)
11/25/2008 : Gent (Belgium)
11/28/2008 : Enshede (Holland) 11/30/2008 : Stockholm (Sweden) 12/02/2008 : Paris
12/03/2008 : Zurich (Switzerland) (tbc)
12/04/2008 : Lisbonne (Portugal) 12/05/2008 : Amsterdam (Holland) 12/06/2008 : Lecce (Italy).
Tanya Stephens will also be performing on many of the shows.

Over last weekend in Jamaica a bike show similar to the one in this clip was held at the Harbour Street Car Park in Montego Bay.

Mavado was a special guest artist, as well as many upcoming acts. The bike show was attended by over 4 thousands people and bike exhibitions led by "Gitchi".

La La La - Ava Leigh on Virgin.

Riddim Driven - Jam Down on VP records.

Shine the Light - Richie Booker Marley on Synkronized.

The Best of Big Mountain - Big Mountain on Rhino/Flashback.

I love Dubsteps - Various Artists on Rinse Records.

Soca music sensation Machel Montano took home the coveted Songwriter of the Year award at the COTT Awards which took place on November 6 in Port of Spain, Trinidad. It was the fifth time that Montano had won that award.

The 10th annual black carpet event also saw the likes of Destra Garcia, Faye Ann Lyons and The Mighty Sparrow taking home trophies. Patrice Roberts' hit Wukking Up -which was produced and written by Dwain Antrobus - was also a winner, so too was Farmer Nappy who won Groovy Soca of the Year for the chart-topping single Chippin. A remix featuring Jamaican reggae singer Anthony B did well during the past Carnival season.

Mobile telecoms giant Digicel on Friday turned the streets of Knutsford Boulevard into a stage show, with a surprise concert featuring some of Jamaica's biggest artistes.

The free concert, was staged by the company in an effort to further push its '3for3' promotion as well as to launch its new free nights promotion for prepaid customers.

Headliner of the event, self-proclaimed king of the dancehall, Beenie Man, was in his usual, slightly predictable but fun to watch form. His fans, especially the females, broke out in uncontrollable wining on the streets of New Kingston.

Associated Press:

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Miriam Makeba, the South African singer who wooed the world with her sultry voice but was banned from her own country for more than 30 years under apartheid, died after collapsing on stage in Italy. She was 76.

In her dazzling career, Makeba performed with musical legends from around the world — jazz maestros Nina Simone and Dizzy Gillespie, Harry Belafonte, Paul Simon — and sang for world leaders such as John F. Kennedy and Nelson Mandela.

"Her haunting melodies gave voice to the pain of exile and dislocation which she felt for 31 long years. At the same time, her music inspired a powerful sense of hope in all of us," Mandela said in a statement.

He said it was "fitting" that her last moments were spent on stage.

US based reggae/dancehall label, VP Records, acquired its rival Greensleeves for £150,000 ($17.2 million) less than its previous owners, but high administrative expenses may burden the record label going forward. In February this year, VP acquired its rival for £3.1 million (J$356.5 million), saving some £150,000 (J$17.2 million) on the Zest Group purchase price in 2006, even as the Greensleeves catalogue had grown.

A glimpse into Greensleeves accounts give a rare look into one of the most important reggae labels, which accounts for an almost Pac-man-sized view of the market. Previously undisclosed financials tell that Greensleeves was so unprofitable for the Zest Group that it lost £738,000 (J$84.9 million) in selling to rival VP: of that figure £104,000 (J$11.9 million) was a trading loss over six months and £634,000 (J$72.9 million) was the loss on disposal.

According to MediaTakeOut, Rihanna was rushed to the hospital in the middle of her show in Australia. While she was performing on stage, she crunched over and ran backstage to leave Chris Brown to end their duet. She allegedly passed out and was taken for observation at a local hospital. Chris Brown was by her side. WorldFlavas wishes you a speedy recovery Ri Ri.

So much has been going on with Katt Williams, from him being replaced at the Hip Hop Awards show by T-Pain, to the allegation from his "baby mama" of non child support.

 As a matter of fact, his friends allegedly didn't know of his whereabouts up until yesterday.

According to Yahoo News: NEW YORK - Comedian Katt Williams has been arrested on weapons charges in midtown Manhattan after police say they pulled him over for driving a car without license plates. The 35-year-old performer was released on bail Thursday in time to make it for his show at Carnegie Hall. He told the audience that he "just got out of jail." Police say a handgun was found in Williams' car after he was stopped for the alleged traffic violation. His attorney, Charles Ross, did not immediately return a call requesting comment early Friday.

Rihanna is the spokesmodel new face of Gucci for UNICEF.

25% of the proceeds of the "Tattoo heart bag" and other "Tattoo heart" products will be going to the United Nation Children's Fund.
Explaining why they chose the singer, Gucci creative director Frida Giannini said her "strong personality" was a good fit for the cause, because "a musician and a beautiful woman was the perfect icon for this campaign".