International recording artiste Gyptian is amped that his newest project, the Guarded EP, his first album released in over a decade, has debuted at #3 on the USA Reggae iTunes chart. “It’s a great ...

This CD cover image released by V.P. Records shows "Sex, Love & Reggae," the latest release by Gyptian. (AP Photo/V.P. Records) Gyptian, "Sex, Love & Reggae" (VP Records) After the Nicki ...

Reggae crooner Gyptian, known for his hits “Beautiful Lady” and the socially conscious “Serious Times,” released his latest album Hold You on July 20. The CD features 15 tracks and two iTunes ...

In 2010, the global impact of Hold You launched Gyptian to international fame, transforming him from a modestly followed artiste into a reggae sensation. By that point, he had built up momentum with ...

In our newly minted FADER Five column, we ask the artists and producers orbiting our universe to riff on a theme and serve up five gems of their choosing. Gyptian is a figurehead of the roots revival ...

Even after his chart-topping song Mama Don’t Cry became one of the biggest Jamaican hits three years ago, Windel Beneto Edward aka Gyptian’s popularity in Kenya remained dismal compared to that of ...

It was a cool, blustery night. Not the ideal situation for an outdoor concert, but the show had been advertised, the talent had been booked, and the tickets had been sold? so the show had to go on! I ...

Reggae dancehall star Gyptian is set to return to British shores this summer when he hits Empire in Middlesbrough on Saturday July 27 and Network, Sheffield on Saturday August 3 in between a string of ...

Because the Jamaican music industry is so singles-oriented, artists there record with near-manic frequency. So when reggae singer Gyptian voiced a love song for New York-based producer Ricky Blaze in ...

Gyptian isn’t a household name, but his crossover dancehall hit single “Hold You (Hold Yuh),” which is fast becoming 2010’s song of the summer could change that. The lyrics can be a bit hard to follow ...