Over a decade ago a young Just John could be seen sitting on the bleachers with his parents about to take in a soccer match starring his two older brothers; soccer phenoms in their own right. While sitting on the sidelines he played his retro walkman with the following albums in rotation: Snoop Dogg’s Blue Carpet Treatment, K-os’ Joyful Rebellion, Black Eyed Peas’ Elephunk and a bunch of other random records.
Born Jamar McNaughton, Chronixx, whose music has been branded as "reggae revival", is Jamaica’s most-buzzed-about new artist right now.
The Africa All Star Music Fest is back. The 2nd annual press conference which took place Thursday at the Westin Prince Hotel showcased a slew of heavy hitting African artists.
Juno Award-nominated singer-songwriter Zaki Ibrahim has unveiled the details of her first headlining "Cutloose" tour in support of her critically-acclaimed 2018 album The Secret Life of Planets.
Her voice is low, measured, controlled. It comes with a quiet confidence that comes from someone who has pushed through some pain and is shining on the other side of it.
The Kendrick Effect
Written by Kisha McPherson
On the evening of July 25th 2017, the Air Canada Centre (ACC) was filled to capacity with screaming Kendrick Lamar fans as they anxiously anticipated his arrival on stage.
“Hi this is Cham, am I too late?” After waiting nearly an hour to interview Cham, he disarms my impatience with a warm voice and an apology.
In the second part of my interview with Rookz, entrepreneur and owner of Sandbox Studios we get to know a little bit about her personal life.
In this interview, I sit down with Toronto based DJ, Lissa Monet, and we chat about this new wave of female djs seemingly picked because of their looks rather than talent.
Divine Brown is at the top of her game.
A producer from Trinidad (Echo Slim) and an artist from St.Lucia (Nelson Serieux), one now living in Canada, the other in Miami, have teamed up to create a powerful new music project called Awakening.
After a record-breaking season for the Toronto Raptors, fans cemented their reputation for being some of the loudest, most passionate in the NBA. Even Cleveland Cavalier superstar LeBron James took notice, praising the enthusiasm of the Raptors' fans, describing the Raptors home court at the Air Canada Centre, as "an unbelievable atmosphere."
Etana Performs At Jerkfest 2016
Written by LC Kemp
The 15th annual JerkFest is fast approaching (Aug 5th - 7th 2016) and if you've never been, this year would be a good time to go.
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