Carroll Thompson

Jamaican singing sensation JOHN HOLT has announced a special one-off show in London this summer with THE REGGAE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA and full band.

With just two weeks of planning left, ReggaeChapter has come up with a top 10 list of reggae/lovers rock shows taking place this Valentine’s.

Legendary Jamaican musician and producer LEE “SCRATCH” PERRY has lined up two new shows at the Jazz Café in the New Year.

The London gigs take place on the following dates:

Lover's rock artists JANET KAY, CARROLL THOMPSON and VICTOR ROMERO EVANS have been performing in Deptford this week as part of the ‘Lovers Rock Monologues’ series of shows.

The ‘Queens of lovers rock’ JANET KAY and CARROLL THOMPSON have revealed two shows in late December at the Jazz Café in London.

Their full schedule of upcoming shows includes:

UK lovers rock artists JANET KAY and CARROLL THOMPSON have announced a live show next month at the Railway Telegraph in Forest Hill, London.

Another ‘Giants of Lovers Rock’ concert has been lined up for 27 October at the IndigO2 in London, featuring CARROLL THOMPSON, SANDRA CROSS, KOFI and JANET KAY.

ReggaeChapter.com has taken a look at the top reggae and dancehall Valentine parties that are happening across the UK later this month. 

Valentine's Day is straddled between two weekends this year, so the following list includes shows taking place over nine days in mid-February.

JOHN HOLT, one of the forerunners of lovers rock, is expected to perform at half of the featured shows.

In date order, they are:

To celebrate the return of The Story Of Lovers Rock to Bristol, the Watershed is putting on a special lovers rock dance after the screening.

A new feature documentary charting the growth of British reggae music in the 1970s and 1980s will be hitting cinemas across the UK later this week.

Watch the official trailer below and find out where you can catch “The Story of Lover’s Rock”.

Jamaican singer FREDDIE McGREGOR hit the stage last night at the Malcolm X Centre in Bristol. Fan-filmed video footage is now available below.

The legendary performer was backed by the RUFF CUTT BAND and support came from UK reggae artist GAPPY RANKS.