Finally…. If you are a Dave Kelly junky you are probably jumping up and down right now. Dave Kelly, the original Genius is releasing his catalog along with his brother Tony Kelly’s catalog to iTunes & Amazon. If you know little about the Kelly brothers they are responsible for a bulk of the classic dancehall & reggae music between 1990 & 2006. They crafted an endless list of classic songs for Buju Banton, Terror Fabulous, Baby Cham, Sean Paul, Bounty Killer & Beenie Man…..

Further details @ The Wickedest Time & Dancehall Mobi…

Deejays Bounty Killer and Mavado, has been banned from entering the Guyana, the country’s Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee, said yesterday.

A report from the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC), quoted Rohee as saying that Bounty Killer, whose real name is Rodney Price, is known for his lyrics glorifying guns and bashing gays while Mavado is a security risk.

Visit the Jamaican Star for the full report.

I Am The Gorgon over at Flickr has scanned 200 old school reggae album covers. Check it out it’s some pretty interesting stuff.

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Hev’s new album currently owns the #2 spot on the iTunes Reggae chart. Propelled by the top-requested single and digital favorite, “Long Distance Girlfriend,” the album has become a mainstay of Reggae playlists after only a month of release. Currently, the new album is available in digital-only format. The physical album will be released on December 16th across the U.S. “The aptly named ‘Vibes’ has wonderful music and lyrics that will take Hev’s fans and new listeners on a beautiful journey from start to finish,” stated Mr. Katz.

For the full story [Market Watch]

Back in March, Cocoa Tea dropped a tribute for Barack Obama. Cocoa Tea is now back with a new tribute and he has also launched a website where you can exclusively buy both songs.

Zojak World Wide is pleased to announce that just a few months after recording the international hit, “Barack Obama”, Jamaican roots reggae star Cocoa Tea is in the spotlight again with his follow up single, “Yes We Can”.  “Barak Obama”, which has been circulating for months on the radio, among reggae fans young and old as well as casual music fans around the globe, is praised for its participatory message and catchy melody.  “Yes We Can” is Cocoa Tea’s brand new, non-partisan follow up calling for unity between people of all political affiliations, races and classes.  In cooperation with Zojak Worldwide, the leader in digital distribution, Cocoa Tea is making both tracks available for sale exclusively via the new website, www.cocoateabarackobama.com.

“Yes We Can” Cocoa Tea

A couple weeks back, Sara C of Vibez FM interviewed Beenie Man. In the interview he claimed to have assisted Tanto Metro & Devonte’s first big hit, “Everyone Falls In Love”. Tanto Metro & Devonte’s manager Dimmie Joe quickly responded to the comments with the following.

We would like to address the issue of wrongful information that was posted on your website in the form of an interview between Moses Davis also known as Beenie Man and Sarah C of Vibes 93.8 FM on August 13, 2008 08:55 AM. In the interview Beenie Man states that he was responsible for writing and partly producing everyone falls in love by Tanto Metro and Devonte and even implies that he is the one responsible for the Duo success in past years.

These remarks can be seen as a blatant disregard of respect and professionalism and since they were not corrected I believe that it is our responsibility to clear the air so to speak and let it be know that Moses Davis A.K.A Beenie Man did not write this or any such song for Tanto Metro and Devonte nor has he ever been a part of the production on any project that the duo has worked on. The song Everyone Falls in Love Sometimes was written by Devonte. Yes it is true that the two acts were at the same production company for many years and share many connections and aspects of the music business however their individual careers and creative aspects have never been intertwined in such a fashion. We feel that it is our responsibility to put an end to this untrue rumor, thus it would be our pleasure to do an interview via phone if necessary. It would also please us if you could organize a retraction or correction of the statement on your website.

[Via DJ Sara C]

New music from Sizzla courtesy of K-Salaam & Beatnick from their album “Whose World is This?” which is in stores now.

Sizzla “Sail On”

Elephant Man demonstrates the tribute dance for Usain Bolt, The Lightining Bolt Dance.

The tributes are still coming in:

Coco Tea’s Olympic Tribute

ELEPHANT MAN – USAIN BOLT NAH LINGA

KONSHENS – WINNER [OLYMPICS 2008]

Previously: Do Di Usain – Sheldon Senior

Busy Signal is featured on the cover of the latest issue of The Fader.

Free Download : The Fader issue #56