12/20/24 O&A NYC IRIE FRIDAY: Shaggy – Jamaican Drummer Boy


Shaggy makes some island magic at this 2019 Disney “magical holiday celebration”. Continue reading

12/13/24 O&A NYC IRIE FRIDAY: Chronixx – Here Comes Trouble

Jamar Rolando McNaughton, popularly known as Chronixx is a Reggae artist. His stage name replaced the name Little Chronicle which he was given because of his father, the singer Chronicle. Continue reading

12/6/24 O&A NYC IRIE FRIDAY: Morgan Heritage She’s Still Loving me – 2003 Live at Paradiso

“Taken straight from our Live in Europe DVD from 2003 She’s Still Loving me is one of our all time love songs, and often a crowd favorite when we perform live. You can find this song on our 2003 album entitled Three In One.” – Morgan Heritage. Continue reading

11/1/24 O&A NYC IRIE FRIDAY: Morgan Heritage She’s Still Loving Me – 2003 Live at Paradiso

Morgan Heritage is a Grammy-winning  Reggae band formed in 1994 by five children of reggae artist Denroy Morgan, namely Peter  Morgan, Una Morgan, Roy Gramps Morgan, Nakhamyah Lukes Morgan and Memmalatel Mr. Mojo Morgan.They have toured internationally and released a number of reggae albums. Continue reading

10/11/24 O&A NYC IRIE FRIDAY: Bob Marley & The Wailers – No Woman, No Cry (Live At The Rainbow 4th June 1977)

No Woman, No Cry is a narrative song in which Bob Marley & The Wailers tells his woman not to cry (No woman, no cry), as he’s about to leave her for a while. Life’s easier than it once was and he reminds her of the time they spent together previously, living in the government housing project in Trenchtown, Kingston, Jamaica Continue reading

9/13/24 O&A NYC IRIE FRIDAY: Shaba Ranks ft Krystal -Twice My Age

Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon better known by his stage name Shabba Ranks, is a Jamaican dancehall musician. Ranks and Krystal perform the dancehall hit  Twice My Age from the album 1988 Rappin’ With The Ladies.
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8/2/24 O&A NYC Diva Alert: Shenseea ft. Wizkid – Work Me Out

 

Shenseea the Jamaican hitmaker is giving undecided music lovers yet a new reason to check out the project by gifting another of its fan-favorite cuts the visual treatment: Work Me Out.Accompanied by Nigerian music sensation Wizkid work sees the two trade innuendo-laden verses about working up a sweat in the gym and the bedroom. Continue reading

8/1/24 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Vybz Kartel – Yuh Love

Jamaican superstar Vybz Kartel is up next on the Mixpak roster, delivering the Dre Skull produced Yuh Love, a poppy Dancehall anthem just in time for the end of summer. Kartel gives us his deejay ternt singjay and ‘Yuh Love’ — in which he offers a promise of undying love — acts as the ying to his recent smash hit “Romping Shop’s” yang. Continue reading