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WE FOUND THIS 1958 CALYPSO TREAT IN THE ARCHIVES... LITERALLY... LETS CHECK IT OUT !




Steelpan has always been generally well received in Jamaica. Because the pan movement started at the University, it never had the stigma of violence or any major struggle for acceptance compared to other islands. The main source of friction was and still is, that some members of the public find the sounds of the steelband’s rehearsals irritating.




Now the steelband movement in Jamaica is driven by the needs of churches, schools and the tourist industry. Most church and school steelbands have concert seasons and these are usually the creative highpoint for that band.




There is a close relationship between the bands in Kingston, especially the church bands, with members playing in several bands and borrowing equipment when needed.




George Nooks Drops a devotional reggae single ... Let's Check It Out....


 

George Nooks returns with “Reason I Live, ” a devotional reggae single that sits in the lane he has long made his own: warm, reflective roots singing with a gospel pulse. The title tells you exactly where the lyric is headed. Nooks is singing from a place of gratitude and spiritual dependence, using the kind of plainspoken phrasing that has always worked for him when he settles into a positive message.



The production comes from Big Dreams Productions and Records, a name attached here as the driving label context behind the release. On first listen, the track reads as a clean, steady piece of modern roots with a relaxed forward motion rather than anything aggressive. That gives Nooks room to stretch his phrasing, let the words breathe, and lean into the kind of soulful tone that helped turn him into one of Jamaica’s most dependable veteran voices. He first broke through in the 1970s as Prince Mohamed before later building a long solo career under his own name, with a catalogue that has stayed active across roots, lovers rock, and inspirational material.




“Reason I Live” fits that mature George Nooks lane well. It feels devotional without becoming stiff, carrying the emotional directness that has kept his music relevant to listeners who still come to reggae for uplift, comfort, and faith.





NEW FROM EASY STAR: New music out from Gentleman's Dub Club × Mungo's Hi Fi × Solo Banton

 




STREAMING WITH YOU THIS PAST WEEK




We broadcast globally 24/7 .... 365 and have been for over a decade. We  have embedded players on our web pages, in our radio lounge, on 15 affiliate websites  and broadcast live from TIC TOC.  That's reaching out to a lot of reggae enthusiasts. Our service provider furnishes  a cumulative report from all the disbursed media players and here's the top 25 countries who tuned in the past 7 days.

The first graph reports  the top countries who hit that >> GO BUTTON<<< and tuned in. The second graph reports who tuned in for the longest period of time per session!  This is the NATION family!!!!  The people we love and respect.  Thank you for  hitting that dial and staying locked .....









And here is what we were all listening to :

Listen on Online Radio Box! Shyrick Dancehall RadioShyrick Dancehall Radio








Dj Mutu Entertainment keeps adding to Zimbabwe’s dancehall...


 Tsvigiri Riddim Vol. 1 produced by Dj Mutu Entertainment 2026


Dj Mutu Entertainment keeps adding to Zimbabwe’s dancehall lane with Tsvigiri Riddim Vol. 1, a 2026 project that pulls together some of the scene’s more recognisable voices and a few newer names around a bruising, street-level beat. Dj Mutu has already been active as both producer and label operator, with releases carrying the DJ Mutu Entertainment imprint across 2024 and 2026, so this riddim sits neatly inside an ongoing run rather than feeling like a one-off experiment.



The music has the rough-edged, chant-friendly energy that works best in Zimdancehall: heavy drum pressure, a lean bass line, and enough space for each singer to push a hook or warning line without getting buried. Buffalo Souljah brings the most seasoned presence here. The Bulawayo-born, South Africa-based reggae-dancehall figure has long been one of Zimbabwe’s best-known exports, and his cut gives the riddim some wider regional weight. Nox, another veteran voice from Zimbabwe’s modern dancehall and afro-fusion circuit, adds the kind of melodic delivery that can lift a juggling. Phia brings a softer, more soulful contrast, while Mr Attention SkylevelDon turns up twice, a sign of how closely this riddim is tied to his current run. His recent 2026 singles have already been landing through the same DJ Mutu/Skylevel pipeline.





The rest of the lineup — Chad Chellart, Champion Boy YL, Elcee Gweja, Ital Vybz, Jah Child, Maggikal and Nyamz — keeps the project rooted in the working artist circuit where riddims live or die on direct, repayable songs. On a project like this, that mix matters as much as the beat itself.






"AUTHENTIC LOVE" song from SINGER JAH


 Singer Jah – Authentic love produced by Singer Jah 2026


Quiet and direct, Singer Jah keeps “Authentic love” to a single three-and-a-half-minute cut, and the title says almost everything about the mood before the first note even lands. It’s a lone-track release, credited to Singer Jah and dated 2026, so there’s no extra dub or instrumental business hanging around the edges, just the vocal in full. That kind of stripped presentation usually puts the writing and delivery under the microscope, and this one is set up more like a statement than a package. Singer Jah handles the production too.




Singer Jah sings from the reggae land of Jamaica and has quickly join the ranks of positive reggae messengers coming out of Jamaica to the world of reggae. Growing up in Jamaica Singer Jah was inspired by his older brother and reggae singer ‘Ginjah’ and with the burning passion of reggae music pulsating through his voice Singer Jah auditioned for the Magnum kings and Queens of the Dancehall show and a royal reggae super star was born.






Sativa D Black1 Brings: “Proud Of My Decision”


 

In 2026, reggae and dancehall continued to make room for songs that speak plainly about accountability, pressure, and personal choice, and Sativa D Black1’s “Proud Of My Decision” fits right into that conversation. The title alone points to a reflective tune, one that sounds less interested in gloss than in standing firm on a life choice and saying it out loud. With Juna-Vill Records behind the production, the release comes across as a direct, singer-driven single rather than a big-cast juggling, which gives the message space to land.



Sativa D Black1 is listed clearly as the lone artist on the track, and that matters because this is the kind of song that depends on voice and conviction more than quantity. The subject is personal, but it also has the kind of universality that reggae listeners recognize quickly: decision-making, self-respect, and the confidence to live with the consequences. Even without a long run of extra verses or featured guests, a song like this can carry weight if the delivery is steady and the phrasing is sharp. The release year attached to it is 2026, which places it in a period where roots-conscious and message-led singles continue to sit comfortably alongside harder dancehall output.




There is also a useful bit of context in the credit itself. Juna-Vill Records is named as the producer, so the song should be read as a label-backed statement, not just an isolated upload. That usually tells you the arrangement was meant to support the lyric rather than crowd it, and for a title like this, that is exactly the right approach. The track stands alone in the posted tracklist, which suggests a deliberate single release with no filler, no alternate cuts, and no competing versions. That single-track structure centres on one voice, one message, and one decision.





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