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chronix just smashed the ngt away fantastic ngt he was on stage for ages and sang his heart out to the crowd, young and oldies alike , like myself enjoyed the ngt, esp when some guy came on stage topless and wind up , believe me this woman standing at the back of me n my friend couldn't get to see him quick enough lol ,chronix songs made a big difference to me personally last yr after major surgery ,never give up and here comes trouble [that's me ]got me through ,so thankful for those tunes as stupid as it may sound, they made me fight the battle i had to get through , the other artists on the show that night was also really good although unfortunately we didn't exactly hear who they were,where we stood , my blind friend never stopped dancing from the moment she went in the place at 10pm until we left after chronix left the stage and said she also really enjoyed the ngt .hope chronix comes back to bham again soon .

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Chronnixx was spellbinding! Amazing vocals, beautiful lyrics, band was crisp. Lovely backdrop of Jamaican films created a tapestry of the Tropics. Only downside was the venue's excruciatingly slow security checks creating an hour long wait to get into the '02 warehouse venue. Im sure this would not have been the case for other acts that have a less 'diverse' fan base... The support act, Hak Baker, was lukewarm at best, having friends hovering on stage in the wings on their phones, was just lame. Take a leaf out of the main act's book and create a better stage presence. Necking a bottle of booze whilst performing ain't rock and roll and showed disregard and disrespect to your audience! Fix up! But loving Chronnixx ALL DAY LONG!

Just started off the doors are late opening then were letting people in it was cold it wasn’t a chronnixx concert He just made an appearance he didn’t think anything at all all you did was bring up upcoming axe it was just to get the parents and I think they use his name to promote that so it wasn’t a chronixx concert It’s more about upcoming artists The real concert was on on Sunday night at Alexander Palace they just uses name to sell the tickets and it was falls advertisement I was very disappointed and 99% of the crowd was as well they were in complete shock

One of my most favorite artists! Feeling so blessed and so fortunate to have had the chance to see him! The show was phenomenal! The place was packed and the crowd diverse. From what I could tell everyone had a super night! Chronixx and Zincfence Redemption certainly did not disappoint! Music for the Soul! His lyrics are inspirational and meaningful! Real talk! Bless up Chronixx and the whole band! Thank you for coming to Chicago!!

The venue itself was perfectly sized for the event. It offered a good menu and a full selection of libations!

Chronixx definitely rocked Somerset House like no other.

The atmosphere was well and truly set by the DJ spinning some reggae classics and Dre Island warming up the stage.

Zinc Fence Redemption (the band) were great, giving high quality backing.

Chronixx himself was on point - his voice, his tunes, comments and command of the stage cemented the fact that I would gladly see him in concert again and highly recommend to any others who love his music or are remotely excited by reggae in general.

The Chronixx concert at the Paradise Rock Club on June 4, 2015 was "wicked"! A good time was had by all. It was my first time at the Paradise Rock Club and I was very impressed! . Chronixx put on an awesome show with songs like Here Comes Trouble and Smile Jamaica! I loved the fact that after leaving the stage, he came back out for an encoure performance that rocked the house! I'm very glad Chronixx came to Boston to perform! Reggae music is good for the body & soul!!

Chronixx was so much fun. The energy in the room last night was so great. The show was a late one of course, it was a Saturday night, people were there to party. The openers were good, but Chronixx was on his A-game, getting down to the boogie. It was a really great show, the Fonda is an amazing sounding place. Great time and I would highly recommend him to see! First reggae show of 2017 was a success!

Chronixx is an amazing performer and I am so happy I saw him at 2 previous gigs. I was unable to get a glimpse at this show due to the heavy load of people and I was not tall enough to see over their heads. I would highly recommend his shows but it helps if you have height and do not mind being crammed. Hope to catch him in Jamaica one year out in the open with more space. Maria Rosa

If you want to feel spiritually rejuvenated, Chronixx is a must see..Nothing but pure reggae, love, peace and tranquility in his music! His music is a reality and a spiritual awareness of who we are as a people!I have been to his shows and i can tell you if you love music,it will be worth the experience.

Good start to the show, nice choices of music with a little reggae rock star vibes. Hahaa. Other than that it was great, it had a nice melow start to the concert. He could of stay on stage a little longer. There were people still entering the bowl, but he could of given us some more of that good Chronixx

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Chronixx is already two years in Jamaica, which is full of great talent, without a doubt, the greatest discovery reggae scene in which many high hopes. It does not gangster image, but on the contrary it is the guy who sings well, has clever lyrics and incredible charisma. He said now he will succeed Bob Marley and are placed alongside one immortal reggae legend. Due to his current success to look like not such a hype.

Chronixx (real name Rolando Jamar McNaughton) was born in Jamaica only twenty-one years ago in a musical family. His father is deserving veteran Chronicle, and so Jamar accompanied the my dad in of recording studios already as kluk, and had so possibility to learn directly from legends, as was need to recently deceased hitmaker Gregory Isaacs, or in the neighborhood living Norris Man or Burro Banton. Today Chronixx one of the biggest new stars of the Jamaican scene, on which all the studios are fighting over far and wide. Not only in Jamaica but also in Kenya declared it to be the best new artist of the year.

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Chronixx ‘Capture Land’ US Tour

Born Jamar Rolando McNaughton , reggae fans are growing more familiar with the young Jamaican reggae-star now known as Chronixx . He’ll kick off his US tour on May 23rd at California Roots Music and Arts Festival before embarking on his Capture Land tour in the US that concludes June 20th.

Here’s what Mystic Revealers’ Billy Wilmot told The Pier of Chronixx: “We have watched with admiration, and a small bit of pride, as Chronixx has developed from the days of his earliest performances at Jamnesia into the top caliber artist he is today. This is something that we knew would happen… His talent is undeniable.”

When first discovering Chronixx, here’s what Jimmy Fallon told his audience on the Tonight Show before having Chronixx perform on the show: “…I was in Jamaica, I was on vacation, at this awesome place called Golden Eye… They play Reggae music through the whole resort. They play this song, ‘Here comes trouble, here comes the danger,’ and I’m like, this is the best song! I said who is this guy, and I Shazamed it, but the app doesn’t recognize… So I went and asked who it was… The guy actually tells me: ‘that’s Chronixx man’, and I go: ‘Chronixsman,’ he says: No, ‘Chron – Icks, Chronixx he has 2 X’s’…So if you want to get into Reggae, new Reggae, he’s awesome.”

Still reeling from the success of his debut album Dread and Terrible , Chronixx is titling his US tour after the 3rd song from Dread and Terrible with “Capture Land” . The tour will stretch across 3 major festivals within 20 cites and 15 states, including the nations Capitol, from May 23rd to June 20th. The Brooklyn based sound system Federation Sound will once again be collaborating with Chronixx as his opening DJ for each show. More dates are being added, including another run to Europe.

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UPDATE: CITY SPLASH 2023 IS SOLD OUT!  The only platform to get official resale tickets from is through  TIXEL.com City Splash is a huge one day spectacular at Brockwell Park in Brixton (South London) on Monday May 29th 2023. Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats heavyweights like Chronixx , Koffee , Shenseea , Skillibeng , Ayra Starr , Gyakie , Stylo G , Jah9 , General Levy , Channel One , Iration Steppas , Ras Kwame , Pioneer b2b Supa D ft Coldsteps and many more all play across seven stages with a wealth of black-owned food, drinks and creative markets all making it an unmissable celebration of Caribbean and African culture.

Leading the way with his first UK performance in five years is Jamaican reggae star Chronixx who is credited with igniting the reggae revival with his impassioned sounds. His lyrical content revolves around themes of anti-war, romantic declarations and resiliency and since his Chronology album topped the charts in 2017 he has been at the top of his game. 

Then comes Reggae singer Koffee who has been nominated for a 2023 Grammy for Best Reggae Album , plus Interscope's recently Mobo-nominated Shenseea , a Jamaican dancehall queen who has appeared on songs by the likes of Vybz Kartel , Sean Paul and Christina Aguilera , and Jamaica's Skillibeng , also fresh off a MOBO nomination and a guest appearance at Drake 's birthday bash in Miami and feature with Busta Rhyme s and Wizkid . 

More huge names include Nigerian afro beats, r&b and soul sensation Ayra Starr , Ghanaian r&b and Afro-fusion singer Gyakie , British-Jamaican dancehall pioneer Stylo G and the multi-disciplinary producer, poet, yogi and cultural curator Jah9 . 

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Chronixx Expands His Universe

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Chronixx is playing with his two-year-old daughter in Los Angeles when he picks up the phone for an extended chat with Rolling Stone . “All right, come, let me lift you up,” the Jamaican singer, 29, says to the bubbly toddler when she cries out for daddy. “Do you want something to do?”  

“I want my Play-Doh,” she declares. 

“Can I answer this last question?” Chronixx asks in response.

“No!” she states emphatically, and so adorably, who could deny her? 

“OK, let me give you your Play-Doh,” the reggae star concedes, and his daughter goes on to play contentedly for the next hour of our conversation. 

Chronixx has spent the past two years adapting to changing circumstances. At one point, he was planning to release his second album, Dela Splash , in the summer of 2020. In early March of that year, just two weeks before New York City went into lockdown, he held a listening session in midtown Manhattan and shared the first single, “Dela Move,” where he sings over a melancholic trap-dancehall beat.

As 2021 comes to a close, fans are still waiting for Dela Splash — but Chronixx says the pandemic had little to do with the delay. “Really, why I didn’t release the album was because of where I was in the journey of being a father to my daughter,” he says. “It wasn’t what I was expecting, but really, there was nothing I could expect. It was a new feeling, and I was not ready to leave her to do anything. The pandemic was the perfect time for a father to be beside his daughter and also a good time to create.”

Chronixx has become one of the biggest names in reggae by doing things his own way. He releases music on his own imprint — Soul Circle Music, which he co-founded with two of his managers, London-based Pierre Bost and Kingston’s Brendon “Daddi Barnz” Sharpe — instead of working with a major label or an established independent. This approach has led him to some of the biggest festival stages in the world, including both Glastonbury and Coachella. 

With much of the music industry scaling back during the pandemic, Chronixx’s extended period at home in Jamaica allowed him time to focus on another task: Signing the first artist other than himself to Soul Circle. Hector “Roots Percussionist” Lewis, the 31-year-old son of the late Jamaican reggae/gospel singer Barbara Jones, has played in Chronixx’s band, Zincfence Redemption, since 2013. His vibrant percussion playing and animated backing vocals, not to mention his energetic dance moves, add texture to the band’s sound, which is anchored in classic one-drop reggae grooves but incorporates contemporary influences into a more progressive blend. “I don’t think of it as signing my first artist,” explains Chronixx. “I think of it as if I have a car and someone needs a lift, I am going to give it to them.” 

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Lewis recorded his forthcoming debut EP, due out in spring or summer 2022, at Skyline Levels, a recording studio and cultural complex in the Jack’s Hill neighborhood, overlooking Kingston, where Chronixx also often works. “Many people are talented but are not at music’s beck and call,” Chronixx reflects. “Hector belongs to music. Sometimes you have to tell him, ‘Bro, it’s too much music.’” He laughs and goes on: “When I was growing up, my mother would tell me that every day, so for me to tell someone else, ‘Bro, too much music, can you stop beating out the scales?’ It’s amazing.”

Lewis crafted the EP’s five songs under the direction of Jamaican producer J.L.L. (Jean-Andre Lowell Lawrence), who recently had one of his beats sampled on Drake’s “Champagne Poetry.”

The first single, “Ups and Downs,” is a funky reggae jam on which Lewis chants simple yet inspirational lyrics like a jazzy mantra: “You can never rise if you never yet fall down.” The video for the song, shot in downtown Kingston and at Skyline Levels, is premiering here. 

“In a business that is so cold, so hard to navigate, I give thanks that I met Chronixx. He has always encouraged me, so I thought why wait to record?” Lewis says. “As I was finishing up the project, I knew I could go to Chronixx with it and he would listen to me on a deeper level than just as his band member. I told him, ‘I want you to help me bring the project to the world.’  It is a step I wanted to take, and I know he respects things that show that you are trying to better yourself.”

The son of dancehall singer Chronicle, known for such hits as 1995’s “My God,” Chronixx — born Jamar Rolando McNaughton in Spanish Town, about a 30-minute drive from Kingston — learned from his father how to hold a microphone and perform before an audience. As a high school student and aspiring producer, he reached out via Facebook to Jamaican sing-jay Protoje, 11 years his senior. The confident teenager told Protoje he wanted to work with him, and Protoje invited Chronixx to his house. “I always listen to people, because you never know who you are talking to, so he came over and started to play some songs; then casually, out of nowhere, he started to sing, and I said, ‘You are an artist, bro, not just a producer,’” Protoje told me in a 2018 interview. “He was singing songs like ‘Behind Curtain’ and ‘Warrior,’ which became his earliest hits… I was blown away from that very first day.” In the same interview, Protoje unequivocally stated: “Chronixx is the greatest musical talent I have ever had the opportunity to witness work, and I just hope people appreciate the gift to music that he is.”

Chronixx’s 2011 debut EP, Hooked on Chronixx, featured the dancehall-inflected singles “Behind Curtain,” and “Odd Ras,” the chant-down-Babylon fury of “Warrior” and the exquisite love song “Rain Music.” The EP demonstrated Chronixx’s versatility as a singer and a writer and brought him to the attention of music fans across Jamaica and throughout the Caribbean Diaspora. “Each of these songs did its own thing in its own little way,” Chronixx reflects. His listenership expanded with his late-2012 release Major Lazer Presents: Chronixx & Walshy Fire — Start a Fyah Mixtape , and around this time famed Island Records founder Chris Blackwell proclaimed him “reggae’s next big artist.”

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In 2014, Chronixx, then 21, issued his second EP, The Dread and Terrible Project , propelled by the contemporary Rasta reggae anthems “Here Comes Trouble” and “Captured Land.” His appealing blend of roots reggae’s substantial lyrics and dancehall’s rapid-fire rhymes generated stateside interest that exploded with his American television debut on The Tonight Show . Four days after their Fallon performance, Chronixx and Zincfence Redemption pulled a capacity crowd of 5,500 to New York City’s Central Park SummerStage, with Mick Jagger and his daughters in attendance. In July 2017, Chronixx released his debut album, the Grammy-nominated Chronology , whose wide-ranging styles — from the country and gospel underpinnings on the stirring “Legend” to the retro-soul flavored “Black is Beautiful” to the celestial dance influences on the empowering “I Can” — again showed his willingness to experiment and his increasing proficiency as a producer. 

Expanding Soul Circle’s roster could be the next step in that evolution. When asked if he looks to any established label as a template, Chronixx chuckles: “I am not big into the music industry to even know. Soul Circle was set up because I was unsigned…. Chris Blackwell has told me inspirational stories about Island Records’ transition from jazz to reggae to hip hop, but Soul Circle is not like Island Records.” He sees his label as more of a family affair: “I have a younger brother, Universal, who is a producer. My wife [singer/songwriter/musician Kelissa McDonald] is an artist. And the talented group of bredren in Zincfence Redemption, if any of them want to make an album, that’s what Soul Circle is for — an initiative to uplift people who are within the circle already.” 

Throughout the pandemic, Chronixx worked on an abundance of new music, including an album with his band (although he hasn’t set a release date, and won’t disclose further details) and an instrumental project with Universal and Kelissa. The long-delayed Dela Splash may never be released, but the songs he recorded for it will make their way out to the world, Chronixx promises. He’s already released two more songs from that project in the past year: In March, he dropped “Safe N Sound,” which blasts Jamaica’s political corruption, especially “the guns that are given out to break communities down.” In late August, he released “Freedom Fighter,” a consciousness-raising one-drop reggae track with gorgeous soul influences, which he co-produced with Pantha. On that song, Chronixx shifts from chanted to passionately sung vocals, celebrating his Rastafari way of life and renouncing societal trappings: “ Trod to the mountain and hear when Haile I call yuh name/‘Cause dem will trap you in the city, get you hooked on the pain / Give yuh the money, all the girls, and all the guns, and the fame.”

Rastafari teachings are a major influence on Chronixx’s music, and he often quotes Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I in song lyrics and in conversation. While he hasn’t yet announced any concert dates for 2022, Ethiopia is among the places where he wants to perform when that becomes possible. “ I have been wanting to do shows,” he says. “I tried to do one in Brooklyn in September, and the parts just shifted. Trust me, I would love to do a show in New York City, the U.K., Trinidad, and Antigua, and I can’t wait to go back to Kenya.” He adds that Ethiopia holds a special place for him: “I would love to do a peace concert in Ethiopia, with all the Ethiopian Rastafari artists in the world. Ethiopia needs our music right now, they need our creative people who can show them a blueprint of peace, non-aggression, non-violence. That is one of the things as Rastafari that we know about because of His Majesty.”

When he looks back on his evolution from a self-described teenaged dancehall head to a neo-roots reggae star to making complex, often genre-defying Jamaican music grounded in Rastafari principles, Chronixx sees a path of deepening understanding. “The earlier songs are very caught up in the individual — who he is, who he is not,” he says. “Dancehall artists have to be tough, larger than life, superheroes. They can’t be the same as a country & western type of man or the R&B type of man.”

He laughs as he continues this train of thought: “I would say now I am more on the Willie Nelson side of the spectrum, or more like a Bunny Wailer, Bob Marley, Burning Spear. Reflective and bringing to the forefront the things that people are ashamed to talk about. Like, how are we doing, instead of the escapism mentality for your fans to exit reality.”

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