Massive DJ Support for Upcoming Reggae Songstress Phillye

Looking at Reggae Songstress Phillye (pronounced Philly), many would not suspect the beautiful gem hidden inside, but to hear the Reggae Songstress, listeners become blessed with a voice that is soothing, poetic and full of charm!

Hailing from Willow Grove just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Phillye grew up in a home filled with music. Her Mother, a Jazz singer and her Father a guitarist, Phillye’s path in music was set, reinforced by Jam Sessions which were regular events in her home. Adding to her home nurturing, the church became the stage on which the songstress praised God for her gift, and perfected her performance style.

Her first single, “Live Your Life,” has been picked up by international radio, earning her unprecedented support from a sometimes hard to please DJ fraternity. Radio stations such as Klass 92.9 FM in Anguilla, Cool 96 FM in the Bahamas and Hott 95.3 FM in Barbados have all shown the young artist love.

In the U.S., Rico Vibes at Da Flava Radio.com in Atlanta expressed early interest saying “Philly has the kind of voice that is perfectly suited for Lover’s Rock. Our listeners request her single daily.” The same feelings are echoed at Flava 105.1 in Boston, Irie Jam radio in New York as well as Power 96.5FM.

In Canada, DJ Wiz from CHRY, 105.5 FM said “Phillye’s talent is welcome on my radio show anytime. Her voice is that sweet.” Sir Daddy D from Reggae4Us.com adds “Phillye has a bright and long future ahead of her in music. She is very talented and sings with soul.”

Of her music Phillye says “When I sing and make music, I do it from my soul to the soul of the listener. I want them to know that it’s my joy to sing for them and with them.” Influenced by Gospel great Yolanda Adams, Phillye has also been influenced by soul sisters Mariah Carey and Mary J. Blige but notes her style is uniquely her own.

Not new to musical success, Phillye was one of the most talked about independent artists on Myspace as her single “It’s All Up To You” featuring Raw Raw earned over 300,000 plays on the music networking portal.

Currently, Phillye is in Jamaica working on productions with Mahlon Moving (from Raging Fyah band), Eric 'Don Rico' Dixon, Anthony 'Gideon Baseman' Hibbert, and Sly Dunbar from Taxi Records. All efforts come together on her first studio album due to be released towards the end of the year.

Villa Dutch Gets Stronger

Talented and resilient are two of the words that best describes fast rising singjay Villa Dutch. The St. Catherine based artist is currently riding a wave of success with his latest single titled Stronger. Stronger was produced by GT Taylor on his new one drop rhythm project called the Rockin Riddim.

Villa Dutch has been getting a lot of props for Stronger since its release. The single has earned him a slate of new fans both locally and abroad. “I have been doing my thing in the music biz for quite some time now and I am happy to say it’s finally paying off.

This new song, has brought me a lot of attention from music lovers far and wide, it’s getting good support locally and abroad in countries like France and Germany. It’s a good look for Villa Dutch right now, the skies are the limit, my career is getting stronger,” said the artist confidently.

The artist also said his recently released mix tape titled Nuh Fear, is doing well on the streets. The mix tape contains 26 tracks, several of the tracks are new, some were specially recorded for the mix tape which also features a number of previously released tracks.

Villa Dutch was born and raised in the Marl Road area of Kingston, he later moved to live in Linstead, St. Catherine. He first began to deejay while he was attending Pembroke Hall High School.

“I started deejay in high school but I never really took it serious until I met GT Taylor. Before I meet Mr. Taylor I went to a few studios and did some recordings but nothing really happened until I began recording for the Dancehall Master.”
Villa Dutch released his first single, Be My Lady in 2000 under the guidance of GT Taylor.

“I dropped my first single in 2000 it was combination called Be My Lady, that song was done with Feekez. It really brought me to the attention of the public, it got a lot of airplay and opened up some doors for me, “said Villa Dutch.

Since those early days there has been no turning back for Villa Dutch, he has recorded songs for a number of other labels and producer including Flava Squad, Kemar ‘Flava’ Mcgregor, Arrows Records and In Touch Music.

Songs such as Born With Talent, Solomon, Ghetto Life and War & Violence has placed him on the verge of dancehall stardom. He has also performed on a number of major events including GT’s Christmas Extravaganza, Western Consciousness and Reggae Grooving.

Cherine Releases Inspiring Uptempo Singles "Eagles & Doves"

"Don't believe in failure/ we can do it we can rise above it dreams come through/ And if you get knocked down just get back up again," Cherine soulfully inspires over a super heavy dancehall beat and piercing synthesizer. These aren't random words pulled from a inspirational book but the lyrics from Dancehall - Soul singer Cherine's latest single"Eagles & Doves"..

After revealing "Eagles & Doves" during a recent radio interview, Cherine officially releases the song TODAY April 11th to DJs, Bloggers and supporters worldwide via her website www.cherineanderson.com. The official radio release of "Eagles & Doves" has been re-worked and is slightly different from the mixtape version of the song both lyrically and in production.

According to the song's producers Shadow & Dream Queen of Dancehall Soul Productions " The song is perfect for the times, the financial world crisis have many people feeling depressed and down but we believe "Eagles & Doves" is that song to truly uplift and inspire and it's on a classic uptempo dancehall beat, once you hear the song you are gonna dance."

Additionally a soulful guitar-lead acoustic version of "Eagles & Doves", recorded with members of Cherine's official live band Rockfort Rebels, will be released simultaneously.

Cherine - who is still on an upward trajectory with her previous self-directed video and song "How We Living", now charting on several international and local reggae charts - is very appreciative and remains focused on bigger plans for this new single. Coincidentally the inspiring and uplifting "Eagles & Doves" also seem timely and supports the Jamaica 50th themes of perseverance, strength and determination.