The Lyrical Sultan is a Record Company / Artist Management agency that was set up in 1991 by Mr. J. L. Brown. The Company was set up with the intention of guiding / helping to guide, while also riding with Dancehall music on it's natural progression towards the 'Next Level'. Mr. Brown (Junior) always thought that given the chance, Dancehall Reggae and Reggae music in general, would be able to stand on par and sell 'unit-for-unit' with any other musical genre out there. For this reason (in our eyes) Shaggy's 'Diamond' selling album (~ Hotshots ~), Sean Paul's 'Billboard #1' (~ Get Busy ~), and Wayne Wonder's 'British Pop chart #3' (~ No Letting Go ~) along with other Reggae / Dancehall successes were a long time coming. Plus the brilliant thing about Sean Paul and Wayne Wonder's success is that these tunes were actually made directly for the Dancehall market, and they still managed to cross over.
Mad, Sick, Head Nuh Good' yet Aunty Sharon makes everything work. Heralded in 1995 as one of the top three women in the reggae music industry, Sharon Burke has paid her dues and is now striding atop the business with a 'solid' force. An avid music lover, Sharon plunged herself headlong in the music business.
Co-founder and Vice President of the Caribbean Music Expo, Promoter of Appleton Hot Shots Event, It's a Party, Saddle to the East, the annual Guinness Fully Loaded, Reloaded and Overloaded Beach Party Series; Booking Agent for Bounty Killer, Wayne Marshall, Bling Dawg, Aidonia, Voicemail and Barrington Levy and in the Caribbean for Shaggy, Sharon is recognised for her wide-ranging contacts with international record companies, media houses, promoters and freelance journalists. A force to be reckoned with in the local music fraternity, artiste management and development, event production and promotion, she treasures her penchant for making things happen.
96 Mixx: “A station for the people, by the people” is it’s motto. 96 Mixx has been a staple in the South Florida community for over 15 years. Supplying the people with the best that reggae, dancehall, soca , calypso, r&b, and hip hop has to offer. It has been rated the number one Caribbean community radio station by the Miami New Times 5 times. It’s DJ’s have also been rated number one by the Miami New Times. The brainchild of Mark “Daddy Saw” Harris, focused on bringing the community something that mainstream radio had missed, the true essence and culture of the caribbean community. Daddy Saw brought together some of the best DJ’s of different genres of Caribbean, R&B, and Hip Hop to feature their individual talents live on the air to the 96 Mixx audience. This unique approach made 96 mixx different from any other mainstream radio station. Since then, it has flourished, and is recognized across the community as THE station to find out, where to party, and the latest hottest music.
In its 15 year history, New York City's Easy Star Records has produced three of the best-selling and trendsetting reggae albums of the decade - the Easy Star All-Stars' Dub Side of the Moon, Radiodread and Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band - while building an international brand that has come to signify quality and class.
The independent label has created an impressive body of work that includes those above-mentioned in-house productions, along with progressive recordings from envelope-pushing acts like John Brown's Body, The Black Seeds, Tommy T and Ticklah; reissues of classic reggae from the vaults of Sugar Minott and Linval Thompson; new music from reggae legends The Meditations and Sister Carol; and collaborations with international reggae stars like Matisyahu, Luciano, Anthony B and Morgan Heritage.
or almost a decade the Fouta Records label has produced and released conscious and uplifting music that has stood the test of time. Fouta Records evolved from the early production efforts of young producer Carlton Lewis and his Duke Star label in Jamaica, West Indies, delivering hits such as "Oh My Black Princess" and "Oh Dreadlocks". A protege of Ennus McCould, Carlton Lewis is an accomplished artist himself, having a hit single "What a situation".
After moving to the USA, Carlton Lewis began collaboration with Martin Felix and Fouta Records was born.
Geejam Studios is one of the leading residential recording complexes in the Caribbean. As part of the Island Outpost Group in Portland, Jamaica, the property features three Deluxe Cabins, one Suite, a self-contained Villa, a state-of-the-art Recording Complex, a Gym, Spa, Swimming Pool (Sanwood only) and a Jamaican-Asian fusion restaurant and bar called the Bushbar. Lusciously tropical and comfortably chic, Geejam achieves a stylish equilibrium between ultra modern technology and the intrinsic grace of its island surrounds. Having catered to the music industry for over 10 years, Geejam offers a showcase suite and customizable workspaces
JAMAICAN RECORDINGS is a new label set up to distribute
Authentic 1970's Jamaican reggae / dub. The period considered
by most to represent Reggae's Finest decade. Dealing directly with
jamaican producers, artists and recording studios we are unearthing
some great lost treasures.
At the time Pressure Sounds launched in the mid-nineties, revival reggae labels were relatively few and far between. With a few notable exceptions, there were virtually no imprints set up to release a continuous series of hard-to-find, long lost or unavailable classic roots reggae. Primarily the reason was, at least as far as major labels were concerned, that the prospect made little economic sense.
In the early 1990's, Steffen Franz (Stand Out Selector) enlisted the aid of Wookie J. to form Positive Sound Massive Recordings, a global sound system dealing only with the pure conscious dancehall vibe of reggae music. In response to what they felt was an onslaught of slack vocalists, Franz and Wookie J. recruited reggae musicians and vocalists with varied musical backgrounds from all over the country, including guest session players from San Francisco's already burgeoning new jazz scene, to bring the sound system's musical ideas out of the SF scene and into the world reggae market. In 1995 and again in 1998, PSM's efforts were recognized with BAMMIE (Bay Area Music Award) nominations in the Reggae/Worldbeat Club Band category.
supremacy sounds was established by Simon M Nzau, in 2003. Over six years later, the Company remains a leader in the entertainment scene in east and central aftrca. We are committed to three basic principles: Client Service, Teamwork, and Professionalism.
It was 1989 hanging around some weeks in Jamaica, we founded our own soundsystem. Influenced by famous soundmen like Lee Perry, King Tubby or Jah Shakka, we made our first steps in our own neighbourhood in the very south of Germany.
In those days, reggae was hard to find in clubs, and most of the people only know artists like Bob Marley or Peter Tosh. To fill this gap, we tried to find a way to present Dancehall and Dub in an authentic style. Therefore we built the Blackwood Soundsystem.
BROTHERHOOD SOUND SYSTEM, specializing in the various styles of reggae music, was established by two German brothers in 1992.
Jah Robbi & Don Martin
Inspired by numerous trips to the Caribbean, in the 1980's, Don Martin and 'Jah' Robbi Hanelt started creating and voicing numerous original reggae riddims (musical backing tracks). BROTHERHOOD SOUND SYSTEM was set up right here in Santa Fe as an outlet for this music as well as for local singers and dj's (rappers) . Besides playing shows in New Mexicos' cities, BROTHER-HOOD was the first reggae sound to touch down
Deadly Dragon Sound System has long been a respected force in the reggae community as selectors, retailers, radio hosts and collectors of reggae music from the foundation of Ska all the way up to the newest riddims bubbling up from yard. With a collection spanning more than 150,000 pieces of vinyl and acetate (7", 10", 12", Dubplate and LP) Deadly Dragon Soundsystem has the vaults to provide the finest Jamaican music ever made
NorthStar important role on earth is to help the people. Music reaches the heart of many that is why we run the company the way we do. For example:Before any bashment start we bless the place with prayer.
Our record label is dedicated to the production of a good quality, inexpensive entertainment that will improve the lives of our NorthStar Family.
