Tarrus Riley

Jamaican record producer SHANE BROWN of Juke Boxx Jamaica has joined saxophonist DEAN FRASER as core members of TARRUS RILEY's management.

Brown, the former manager of BUSY SIGNAL and current co-manager of ROMAIN VIRGO, inked the deal to take RILEY to the next level.

Bristol-based dancehall and reggae promoter ANGEL CAMORRA from Angelick Promotions has been nominated in the “Best Online Promotion Team” category of the Dancehall Industry Awards.

Reggae royalty BERES HAMMOND, TARRUS RILEY and rising star ROMAIN VIRGO performed in the Westcountry last week (11 October) at Bristol City Football Club.

The “Biggest Reggae Show of the Year” comes to Bristol next week (11 October) at the Dolman Exhibition Hall, Bristol City Football Stadium.

Reggae superstars BERES HAMMOND, TARRUS RILEY and ROMAIN VIRGO will now be performing in Bristol on 11 October rather than the previously advertised Cardiff University venue.

The new “exclusive and bigger" venue in Bristol will be revealed on 1 October along with all the full details.

Soulful Jamaican singer BERES HAMMOND will drop a brand new studio album One Love, One Life on 13 November.

The VP Records artist will release his first album in four years, following 2008’s A Moment In Time, and after a string of concert dates across the UK in October.

DJ RICHIE BLOOD delivers another rammed set featuring the best in reggae, dancehall and jungle coming out of Jamaica and the UK.

Tickets are now on sale for the ‘Greatest Reggae Show On Earth Part 2’, which is set to include reggae heavyweights BERES HAMMOND and TARRUS RILEY.

Jamaican artist TARRUS RILEY has released the official music video for "Dream Woman", which is now available on iTunes.

The UK’s Guardian newspaper has published an article called ‘Sounds of Jamaica: eight acts you need to know about now’.

The list includes:

This month DJ RICHIE BLOOD delivers another hour of the best in dancehall, dub, jungle and reggae to get you warmed up as the summer season kicks off.

The June podcast blazes a trail showcasing brand new dancehall riddims including Stephen “Di Genius” McGregor’s Bassline Riddim, Aurora Skies Riddim Pt.2 and Dre Skull’s Loudspeaker Riddim.

Jamaican reggae artist RICHIE SPICE plans to complete an acoustic album by the end of the year.

The accoustic move follows in the footsteps of TARRUS RILEY who recently released the acoustic album Mecoustic and toured Europe in support of it with his BLAK SOIL band.

The full line-up for the Respect Jamaica 50 Festival in London - celebrating the 50th anniversary of Jamaica’s independence from the UK - can now be revealed.

North Greenwich’s IndigO2 venue will play host to the 12-day event with some of the most iconic reggae artists appearing together on stage.

The confirmed line-up is as follows:

DJ RICHIE BLOOD brings you the latest dancehall and reggae in the second ReggaeChapter.com podcast of the year.

Listen to the February show on Mixcloud now.

The Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) - in partnership with the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) and through the support of the ministries of Tourism & Entertainment and Youth & Culture - is kicking off ‘Reggae Month’ with a DENNIS BROWN tribute concert.

Jamaican singer TARRUS RILEY has released a new music video for the latest track from SEANIZZLE‘s Sex On Da Beach riddim - "Come Ova".

Here it is:

Jamaican reggae stars BERES HAMMOND and TARRUS RILEY have appeared together for the first time in the UK.

You can check out quality fan-filmed video of both live performances below.

The concert, which was billed as the “Greatest Reggae Show On Earth”, took place at the indigO2 – the smaller venue next to the arena under The O2 roof in Greenwich, London.

Even more artists have been added to the inaugural Reggae Rhythm & Blues Festival that takes place in New York next month.

US R&B stars MONICA and KENNY "BABYFACE" EDMONDS will now join the previously announced reggae-heavy bill that includes MAVADO, TARRUS RILEY, MACHEL MONTANO and BEENIE MAN.

Jamaican-American reggae singer TARRUS RILEY has released a new music video for his latest track “Armageddon Time” .

You can check it out here:



RILEY’s most recent studio album Contagious was released in 2009 on Cannon Production, distributed by VP Records.

Part one of DAVID RODIGAN’s new reggae series on BBC Radio 2 is now available to listen to, showcasing RODIGAN’s love for all types of reggae music from the 60s to the present day.