News & Views

          

              Sal Anthony

Capsicum Records' Cuban Cohiba has been invited to join his long-time friend and fellow reggae artist Chuck Fenda Whitehead on the Life Teachings Tour, beginning February 1, 2012 in California, Oregon and Washington states.  Subsequent dates are being planned to take them deeper into the Southwest including Louisiana, New Mexico, Texas. and other Gulf ports. After a two-week break they will tour the east coast from Florida to Maine and New Hampshire, then Europe and Africa, and then come back to the U.K. to play the Hard Rock Café in London.

       

"Only You Are Worthy", the first of two hot new singles released on Capsicum Records LLC by solo artist Shalli Burchell of the Grace Thrillers, beat out the competition on the popular "What's The Verdict?" Saturday night voter call-in program, hosted by Roots 96.1-FM deejay Dudley Thompson in Kingston, Jamaica. The song, a fusion of gospel and one-drop, is available for a limited time as the free download in the Featured Song box on the label's website www.capsicumrecords.com.

                                                                  

        Capsicum Records CEO and Director of A&R Roger Meltzer announced that Jamaican singjay artist Dolli Difference (aka Sexii Dolli) will join the talent roster of the Hartford-based indie label.  A former model, the St. Mary Jamaica native has graced the stages of Sting 2009 and St Mary Mi Come From 2010, and has been making a big impact in the music industry as a rising artist.

OutAroad.com/Media House Productions recording artist Tiana will join with Capsicum Records reggae star Cuban Cohiba in a comedy duet entitled “Don’t Cry,” a fusion of one-drop reggae and dancehall co-penned by Cohiba and Capsicum CEO and Director of A&R Roger Meltzer, who also co-produced the record with 5-time Calypso Monarch Joseph Everton “Reality” Weekes. In the song, the recently jilted Tiana does not welcome or appreciate the timing of Cuban’s vigorous pursuit. 

                                               Princess Tiana     and           Cuban Cohiba

 

        

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DBtribute.org's release of a n-ew Dennis Brown tribute CD, entitled "International Women of Reggae 2011", celebrating the women of reggae worldwide. includes "He Loves Me", a new acoustic mix of Capsicum Records' hit single, "Just As I Am" performed by Misteree, a 2011 nominee for the EME Best New Female Artist, among other highly respected international artists such as Chatta and Tequila. Proceeds from sales and downloads of the CD and its singles will be donated to purchase music and computer equipment for schools in Jamaica. 

                          

Capsicum CEO and Director of A&R Roger Meltzer announced the addition of Patricia "Trish" Douglas to the Hartford, CT-based indie's staff in the capacity as its Director of Social Marketing. She will initially focus on expanding our presence on Facebook and Twitter.

The following article ran in the Jamaica Observer Entertainment Section on May 24, 2010:

You will not be able to walk into their office to purchase CDs but Capsicum Records are 'virtually' everywhere making deep inroads into the reggae market courtesy of internet sales-driven sites such as iTunes, Amazon, e-Music and others.

Roger Meltzer, Founder and CEO, explained that he decided to go the 'virtual' route as the buying trend has shown that more and more music is being bought via the Internet. The unique thing about the label is that it started out as an Indie record label but is now making big waves in Jamaica on the Reggae scene. 

Roger Meltzer, CEO of Capsicum Records LLC, a sponsor of the recent 2010 Excellence in Music and Entertainment Awards in Kingston, Jamaica, presented this year's Female Vocalist of the Year Award to Cherine Anderson.
                        

When Cuban Cohiba and “Enuf Is Enough” were featured on the Stampede Street Chart centerfold picture as the Hot New Single and Artist to Watch over the summer of 2010, Cuban's song also took off in the Midwest after a concert tour of reggae festivals in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, where he shared the stage with the Governor, and in Ohio, where he autographed a guitar for the Rock & Roll Museum Hall of Fame.

  

  Indie newcomer Capsicum Records LLC has become a sponsor the 2010 Excellence in Music and entertainment (EME) Awards to be held Thursday night, February 4, in the Gardens at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica.

Saturday September 5, 2009:  In his live weekly radio talk with WESU 88J-FM in Middletown Ct, London deejay Catman of Light'ning FM reported that 4 songs from Capsicum Records LLC's debut release, "Reggae-In-Fusion Album #1" are expected to chart in the UK next month.  Leading the pack are "No Better Than I" and "

October, 2009:   Eric R. Danton of the Hartford Courant had the following to say:

There's more to reggae than the old-school sound of Bob Marley or the newer dancehall-fusion style of quasi-rappers like Sean Paul.

Capsicum artists Misteree, Burnie Terrell and Sledge performed at the 4th annual Taste of the Carribean Festival concert before an estimated 7,000 at Mortensen Riverfront Plaza in Hartford CT, Saturday August 1st, following reggae h