All the Jah Cure news that's fit to print! So, today I want to share a fantastic new discovery with you - a Caribbean youTube! No, it's not called IandItube - but maybe that would be a great thing to jump on! It's watchmi.com, a video sharing website that looks and acts a lot like youTube, but focuses on Caribbean music and culture. I found it when I was looking for a particular video, and ...
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Reggae singer Jah Cure and rapper Stack$ released their sticky-icky-icky video for "Flying High" just in time for 4/20 this Spring. The 2 artists continued shooting on location in Jamaica with director Jay Will to produce the follow-up vid, "Green Grass." The brand new video for "Green Grass" was packaged with "Flying High" and released over the weekend: Jah Cure and Stack$ - "Green Grass/Fly...
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Jah Cure celebrated his release from prison last summer with a wave of conscious reggae releases, but not much has emerged since. I think it's been 8+ years since Cure made a video "on the outside" (I think "Reflection" inside The Tower). So fans will be delighted to find this brand new one for "Sticky." The name implies that the song is about the Sticky Icky Icky, i.e. weed/ganja, but the l...
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Jah Cure made a splash last summer when he performed for the first time in over 8 years to adoring fans. Since then, Cure has been relatively quiet; no new releases, few shows and no buzz. Now, with summer quickly approaching, the reggae singer is preparing to greet the sun with song: Jah Cure just announced a tour of Europe, a new album and a string of new music videos!Cure will shoot 3 new ...
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VP Records has just released Jah Cure's latest album True Reflections. It was officially released the same day that he was released from prison, but the album is not available in the US until August 7th. VP Records has this to say about Jah Cure:Jah Cure’s story is one of the most compelling in reggae becausE he became a star while behind bars. Over the past seven years he has paid his debt t.
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I've been following the story of Jah Cure's release from prison, first concert in Holland, Curefest and recently, the announcement of a handful of shows in the UK. Well, that tour has been canceled, but not by Jah Cure or his management. Jah Cure has been banned from Britain by the Home Office because of his background. Anyone who has looked up Jah Cure on the web knows that he is a convicte...
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News is just breaking about an upcoming UK tour featuring Jah Cure and Taurrus Riley. Jah Cure fans are going crazy for any news about the singer since his release from the Tower Correctional Facility in July. He made his first public appearance at the Sundance Reggae Music Fest in Holland and the crowd response was unprecedented. So much love and joy and appreciation came from the audience ...
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Siccature Alcock stepped out of the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre in Kingston Jamaica and into the life he had been dreaming about while sleeping behind bars for the last 8 years. When Alcock left prison, he finally stepped into the shoes of Jah Cure. There was a press conference held to meet the man behind the music. When Jah Cure entered the room on the arm of his mother, he was g...
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Jah Cure is scheduled to play a string of sold out shows this weekend in the UK but as of yet hasn't secured his visa. Rumors of the singer being banned from Britain circulated the internet recently which his handlers denied. But, it turns out that this isn't so far from the truth. While he wasn't outright banned, his entry into the UK has been refused on the grounds that he spent more than ...
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Yesterday I reported that Jah Cure had been banned by the UK Home Office just as we was scheduled to appear at a string of performances in the UK. Today there are reports from the singer's publicist that deny these allegations, but it is unclear which story is true. A few different UK newspapers had reported that the decision to ban had come from high up in the Home Office, citing that his pr...
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BBC 1Xtra dj Robbo Ranx will be covering the Notting Hill carnival and Leeds Music Festival in the UK for his radio show. In addition to reporting from the music festivals, Ranx will also get the opportunity to do an exclusive interview with Jah Cure. You may have noticed that Jah Cure is the talk of the town in reggae circles lately, so this is a big opportunity for Ranx. The Voice newspape...
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I posted awhile back that reggae singer Jah Cure will likely be released from prison this summer and that a big music festival has been organized to celebrate his freedom and first live performance in 8 years. Well, Curefest has announced a lineup of confirmed artists, with more big names being added up until the festival weekend - August 24-26th. So far the roster includes:Curefest Lineup Ca...
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The Curefest may have been pushed to October, but Holland won't have to wait so long to see Jah Cure's return to the stage. His first performance in 8 years will be at the Sundance Music Festival in Holland on August 12th. The first of September will find him basking in the Caribbean sunshine on the isle of Grenada, the start of an eastern Caribbean tour which only lasts until September 25th ...
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This week is a very special and important week for Jah Cure and his fans. Since many will be wondering what he is up to and how his experiences of renewed freedom are coming along, I will be on the lookout for news to share with you. Rather than write up a whole post everytime, I've decided to make a list of any new articles that I find. I will post that list each day along with any new phot...
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Wow, somethin must be gwan on today in the reggae music biz... All the news I couldn't wait to post about is making headlines in the most mainstream of places. If you read the reggae news, you probably noticed that Jah Cure was released from prison after an 8 year sentence. His first performance was at the Reggae Sundance Music Festival in Holland last weekend where he finally had the chance...
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