Abba Blade On A Path To Success‏

US based dancehall artist Abba Blade is a multifaceted entertainer. The talented deejay who grew up in the Water House area of Kingston, is a major player on the dancehall circuit in Columbus Ohio where is known for his hard hitting vocal skills as a deejay. He is also one of the top sound system selectors in Ohio where he is affiliated with the popular Roots High Power sound system.

Drawn to music from an early age Abba blade whose real name is Elvis Wright has been deejaying since he was nine years old. He did his first major performance at the age of twelve when he performed with an artist called Ragga Ruggie at Teen Splash. After that he went on to perform on a number of other big events including Border Clash and Sting, before migrating to live in America.

“I have always loved music since I was little boy and during my early childhood days I started to deejay to the tunes I would hear playing in my community or on the radio and from that stage I just grew into the whole music thing, especially with my father owning a sound-system called Excaliba, it was very popular in the 90s. Plus I grew up around a lot of artist like the late Sugar Minott, he was one of my main influences as a kid.”

Since moving to the US Abblade has been very busy blazing a trail for himself, performing on a number of major reggae and dancehall events in in places such as Atlanta, New York, Florida and Ohio. He has also recorded a number of singles for labels such as Roots Records and Basement Deep Records.

“Since I moved to the states I have been performing all over the place, so far I have opened for several top acts from yard such as Freddie McGregor, Sizzla, Tany Stevens, Queen Ifrica, Mr. Vegas and Serani,” said the artist.

Abba Blade is getting ready to impact the global market place with his music, however in order to do this he intends to make a serious mark on local soil, as he knows that conquering the Jamaican music scene is extremely vital for him to achieve this goal.

“Right now I want to take my music worldwide and in order for me to do this I have lockdown the Jamaican market first and then my music will spread out to the rest of the world. I recently hired Ralston Barrett who is one of top PR persons in Jamaica to spearhead all my promotions. We plan on doing a lot of work to get me firmly established in Jamaica.”

Abba Blade is currently enjoying strong rotation with his latest single titled Path To Success which was done on the hot dancehall rhythm titled First Cut, that also features songs from other artists including Gyptian, Fambo, Munga Honorable and Lemanade. He is also promoting a number of other singles including Mama Don’t Cry and Glasses.

Pentateuch Releases "Black Face‏"

It has been very often said that roots reggae has suffered a serious demise, almost to the point of extinction with the rise of dancehall. Pentateuch Band however has emerged to shatter this myth, with the release of their first single “Black Face”.

This band of five young musicians from the Kingston metropolis have exploded onto the scene with their prolific reggae anthem, which has won them hosts of adoring fans, as well as tremendous respect from loyal reggae supporters, who have felt let down by the strong imbalance in the music coming out of the reggae capital, Jamaica.

The name Pentateuch is Greek and it represents the first five chapters of the bible, and was also chosen to symbolize its five members, Kevor “Vor” Williams on lead vocals, Brady “Jah Bradez” Robinson on drums, Andrew “Worm” Ayre on bass, Andrade “Dradi” Bowen on keyboards and Garth “Duckie” Forester on guitar.

This spiritual and talented group was formed in 2009, in the halls of the Edna Manley College of the Performing Arts where they were all enrolled as students. The band made its debut at the Roots Underground, Dub Tonic Cru promoted event billed “Bands Incorporated” that same year, where the response to their music was overwhelming. This positive feedback was largely attributed to their socially conscious lyrics, catchy melodic hooks, and a spectacular musical performance.

Pentateuch has become synonymous with giving their fans not only a great musical treat but for also for providing food for the soul with their incessant cry for universal love. They have built a strong underground following which keeps growing at every appearance. Currently working on their first studio album with legendary hit maker Paul “Computer Paul” Henton whose production skills have graced Jimmy Cliff’s Billboard chart hit “I can see clearly now” and many others.

Computer Paul commented “the first time I heard Black Face I was completely blown away, and started calling everyone in the business telling them of this amazing sounding band, I felt compelled to meet these musicians and congratulate them for producing such a positive song.”

The world can look forward to a great album from Pentateuch, and from the indications of tracks produced so far this debut album will no doubt be a resounding hit, and the catalyst to launch the international careers of this gifted and conscious reggae band.

Pentateuch official “Black Face” Video on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDhKe8UA1is

Sanjay’s Debuts Intense Musical Collabs‏

Prolific song writer Sanjay has recently dropped two intense musical collaborations which have bolstered his image as one of the ‘baddess’ songwriters in the dancehall game today.

The first track called Piece A Di Wine, released last month was produced by Conroy of Washroom Entertainment for Sanjay’s Portland Cottage Productions and features dancehall king pin Beenie Man. It has been described as a legitimate club banger. Since its release the song has been a hit online and is receiving good airplay on several radio stations locally, in the Caribbean and the southern United States.

As if that was not enough Sanjay then released another hot collaboration; this time featuring reggae sensation Alaine. The track called Wine Closer was produced by Arif Cooper for his Fresh Air Productions on the Worldwide Riddim. Like Piece a Di Wine, Wine Closer has also secured a good position on local airwaves and is definitely a favourite among not only fans of Sanjay but dancehall fans in general.

These two hot collaborations show that Sanjay is a supreme lyricist and song writer and has the enviable ability to twist words and manipulate language to do what he wants.

His lyrical dexterity is pronounced. In his track with Alaine he quips: “My girl yuh got it automatic with da wine deh so exotic never static man a watch it”. This dexterity is also prominent in Piece A Di Wine Sanjay when he ads some dancehall swag to the track by beckoning: “Come link up gimmie a small pree, mi mek u si di light like dis a diwali, …das why a mi she a perform fi promptly”

With these two powerful collaborations Sanjay is setting up himself as one to watch for the rest of the year. The artiste has been consistent over the years releasing credible songs; starting off with his mega hit Man of My Word. This was followed by brilliant singles including Lonely and Slipping Away.

All these songs have received warm welcome from the masses and based on this Sanjay’s future as a recording artiste looks bright.