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Grammy Nominated Jah Cure Returns with Video for 'Telephone Love'

Today reggae superstar, Jah Cure delivers the new video for ‘Telephone Love.’ Shot in the tropical island of Antigua, ‘Telephone Love’ is the first new single since his Grammy nominated and critically acclaimed album “The Cure.”

  Directed by Justin “Jus Bus” Nation and Anderson “ATA” Andrew, the stunning visual includes drone shots of the lush Antiguan landscape while Jah Cure rides the open roads with his lady interest and an antique telephone in hand. Without taking himself too seriously, he playfully dances in front of a classic British red telephone booth while singing along to the smooth melodic rhythm that the song remits.

  ‘Telephone Love’ premiered today on popular music lifestyle site, Mass Appeal. When speaking to the writer Reshma B, Jah Cure states “It’s a topic that’s worldwide. People are traveling, they’re far, living the artist life. You send your love through the telephone. A man will work out of his country away from his family for a couple years. Make love on the telephone—and then they come back.”

  Jah Cure joined VP Records in 2015 with the launch of his highly praised album “The Cure.” Known for infectiously fusing lovers rock, roots reggae and R&B, his music touches upon everything from new found love to modern oppression.

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Bob Marley's Grandson Jo Mersa Kicks Off U.S. Tour & Drops New Single

JO MERSA MARLEY

JOINS J BOOG ON U.S. 2017 TOUR &

DROPS NEW SINGLE “PRIVATE BEACH PARTY”

OFF ALL NATURAL RIDDIM

OkayPlayer’s LargeUp Premieres New Track Today

Jo Mersa, the eldest son of Stephen Marley and grandson of Bob Marley, joins the Compton-born Samoan reggae artist Jo Boog on the road. The 2017 U.S. tour goes full circle, kicking off this week in California and spanning over 30 cities across the nation before its return back to the Golden State. See dates below.

Mersa will tour in support of his brand new single “Private Beach Party” (out Jan 13, Ghetto Youths International) off the All Natural Riddim compilation, produced by Stephen Marley and slated for Jan 27 release. Mersa is also slated to release his full-length debut later this year.

LISTEN: LargeUp premieres the new single today: http://www.largeup.com/2017/01/12/jo-mersa-private-beach-party/ Jo Mersa Marley

Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley was born in Kingston, Jamaica on March 12, 1991 and moved to Miami at age 11. Jo grew up surrounded by music. By the time he was four years old, Jo was appearing onstage alongside his father, his uncle Ziggy and aunts Cedella and Sharon (a.k.a. Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers) and their children as part of the group’s rousing concert finales with Jo often taking the mic and chanting the lyrics to the Melody Makers’ biggest songs. He keenly observed his father and his uncle Damian as they created music in Stephen’s Lion’s Den studio in Miami. He started making beats when he was about 11 and then began focusing on his songwriting and vocal delivery. He released his debut EP Comfortable in June 2014 on Ghetto Youths International, which spanned pop, hip hop, EDM and dancehall. He has toured extensively in U.S. and Europe alongside acts like Stephen “Ragga” Marley, Slightly Stoopid, UB40 and now J Boog.

QUEEN IFRICA WILL RELEASE HER THIRD STUDIO ALBUM

CLIMB IN 2017 ON VP RECORDS

Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley Featured on Opening Track

The Reggae Songstress Will Showcase New Album in NYC on Nov 16

The Jamaican award-winning singer, songwriter and social activist Queen Ifrica returns with her new studio album Climb in January 2017 on VP Records.  The lyrical crusader calls for global change on the album and rallies comrades like Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley on the opening hip-hop tinged track “Truvosation.”

She touches on key social issues throughout the album. The soul-tinged reggae track  “I Can’t Breathe” rails against ongoing police brutality in America; the ska flavored “Rebellion” name checks uprisings across several continents that have secured rights and improved the lives of many marginalized individuals. This sentiment is reinforced on “Battlefield”, which warns “we never yield, its war on the battlefield, if you nah hear you ah go feel.”

She also continues to uplift the younger generation. Queen’s beautifully sung lyrics encourage perseverance during hard times on the title track and she reveals two of her greatest motivational sources, her mother and grandmother on “Ask Me Granny.”  On “Black Woman” she implores young ladies to know their worth and not be swayed by objectifying trends in popular culture.

“These songs come to me as I am watching the world; I see myself as a social worker that uses music as my tool because music is the greatest weapon to impact societal change, to help young people to understand themselves more,” Ifrica says.