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Shanachie Records to Release Classic Reggae Album “East of The River Nile” by Augustus Pablo on April 15th, 2014

AUGUSTUS PABLO’S
“EAST OF THE RIVER NILE”
ONE OF TOP 50 REGGAE ALBUMS OF ALL TIME



SHANACHIE RELEASES REGGAE ALBUM CLASSIC ON VINYL APRIL 15, 2014


Augustus Pablo is a legendary figure in reggae music, widely acknowledged, along with King Tubby and Lee “Scratch” Perry as one of the  prime architects of dub music, which has had a profound influence on hip-hop and electronica. Pablo was also a first-rate producer who launched the careers of such reggae legends as Jacob Miller and Hugh Mundell. He was also a highly-skilled multi-instrumentalist who played not only on his own recordings but as a session man on a number of great roots reggae recordings of other artists.

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Santana to Perform LIVE on HBO Latino® – May 3rd, 2014 | To Release New CD, “Corazon” May 6th, 2014

HBO Latino® Celebrates The Iconic Musician Carlos Santana With Two Television Specials



INCLUDES COMPELLING HALF-HOUR SPECIAL AND STAR-STUDDED CONCERT WITH PERFORMANCES BY CINDY BLACKMAN SANTANA, CHOCQUIBTOWN, LILA DOWNS, GLORIA ESTEFAN, JUANES, MIGUEL, FHER OLVERA OF MANA, NINA PASTORI, SALVADOR SANTANA, SAMUEL ROSA OF SKANK, ROMEO SANTOS, SOLEDAD AND DIEGO TORRES FILMED IN GUADALAJARA, MEXICO

HISTORIC CONCERT EVENT CELEBRATES HIS FIRST-EVER LATIN MUSIC ALBUM ENTITLED CORAZON AVAILABLE IN STORES MAY 6TH


NEW YORK, March 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — HBO Latino joins in celebrating the legendary career of 10-time Grammy award winner, international music icon and philanthropist Carlos Santana and his forthcoming first-ever Latin music album entitled Corazon, through a two part event: a special called Santana: De Corazon and the airing of his mega concert and documentary Santana-Corazon: Live From Mexico, Live It To Believe It.

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Trinidadian Ragga Soca Vocalist Bunji Garlin Drops New EP, “Carnival Tabanca” on March 4th, 2014 | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
BUNJI GARLIN DROPS NEW EP
CARNIVAL TABANCA
 
TOMORROW (MAR 4) DURING 2014 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO CARNIVAL
 
Soca Viking Hits Streets of Port of Spain for Title Track’s New Video
 
Trinidadian Ragga Soca vocalist Bunji Garlin brings the energy this Carnival week on his native island with a brand new EP Carnival Tabanca, available tomorrow (March 4) on VP Records.

Angelique Kidjo’s, “Eve” Debut at #1 on Billboard World Charts!

Angelique Kidjo’s New Album “Eve” Debuts At #1 On Both Billboard World Charts!



Album is a Hit Internationally

U.S. Tour Kicks Off Today


SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Angelique Kidjo, the Benin born, Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter is celebrating her debut at #1 on the Billboard Current and Core World Albums charts for the release of her extraordinary new album Eve.

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Angelique Kidjo to Release New Project “Eve” on Jan. 28th, 2014 | LISTEN!


 
Angelique Kidjo Returns With New Album “Eve” Set For Release On 429 Records January 28th   
 
The Dynamic “Queen Of African Music” Delivers Joyous Collection Of New Songs
 
SANTA MONICA, Calif., October 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Angelique Kidjo, the Benin born, Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter has signed with 429 Records and is gearing up for an incredible 2014.

Soul Vocalist Offiong Bassey to Release New Self-Titled Album on Feb. 4th, 2014 | WATCH VIDEO!


 
Global Soul Vocalist Offiong Bassey’s
Luminous Rise
 
The singer-songwriter-poet’s self-titled debut album to get a boost from an official release
 
Boston, Mass. (9 December 2013): On her own – without the muscle of a promotional or publicity campaign – Nigerian-American singer-songwriter-poet Offiong Bassey let her captivating self-titled debut album trickle out earlier this year.

Trumpeter Takuya Kuroda to Release Blue Note Debut CD “Rising Son” on Feb. 18th, 2014 | WATCH VIDEO!


 
TRUMPETER TAKUYA KURODA SET TO MAKE BLUE NOTE DEBUT
WITH FEB. 18 RELEASE OF “RISING SON” PRODUCED BY JOSÉ JAMES
 
Ascendant trumpeter and composer Takuya Kuroda is set to make his Blue Note debut with the February 18 release of Rising Son, which was produced by José James.

Introducing Japanese Soul Singer Nao Yoshioka | New CD, “The Light” Coming Nov. 13th, 2013 | WATCH NEW VIDEO

Sweet Soul Records introduces new, young, up and coming Japanese soul songstress Nao Yoshioka.  The soulful starlet was recently featured on the worldwide collaborative project, “Make The Change“ and is set to embark out into the world with a whole new album entitled, “The Light.” A new single from the …

Reggae Quintet Morgan Heritage Releases New Video, “Ends Nah Meet” | Announces Tour Dates

MORGAN HERITAGE REVEAL NEW VIDEO FOR “ENDS NAH MEET”





FEATURED ON THEIR LATEST ALBUM ‘HERE COME THE KINGS’



Reggae’s powerful sibling quintet Morgan Heritage returns with the
compelling video “Ends Nah Meet.” Directed by the band and Maximilian
Shelton, the video features a montage of clips from Jamaica, Morgan
Heritage’s most recent European tour as well as historical public domain
footage documenting the economic struggle that people of all classes
(lower, middle and upper) face on a daily basis.

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Reggae Producer Kemar “Flava” McGregor Signs New Deal with Veal-Steen Music Publishing

Reggae Producer Kemar “Flava” McGregor Signs Administration/Distribution Deal with Veal-Steen Music Publishing and
LGN Entertainment


Melbourne, FL, September 25, 2013 –(PR.com)– Florida-based Veal-Steen Music Publishing announced today the signing of an exclusive publishing-administration and distribution deal with producer Kemar ‘Flava’ McGregor, enabling a mainstream-media presence for McGregor’s new “pop-reggae” genre.

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