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Published:Friday | August 30, 2019 | 12:00 AMAnthony Turner/Gleaner Writer

New York: After being postponed in July by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, due to high temperatures, the city’s largest Caribbean food event, the Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival, unfolded at Roy Wilkins Park on Sunday. New York food and music...

Published:Friday | August 23, 2019 | 12:28 AMAnthony Turner/Gleaner Writer

New York: On Saturday, August 31, entrepreneur and CEO of Bullzii Marketing LLC Andrea Bullens will seek to expand her portfolio to include concert producer/promoter of the inaugural Westchester Reggae Music Festival. The event, scheduled for the...

Published:Saturday | July 6, 2019 | 12:14 AMAnthony Turner/Gleaner Writer

Veteran broadcaster Barrington ‘Barry G’ Gordon, was on Sunday presented with a United States congressional proclamation from Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke of the Ninth Congressional District in New York. The presentation was made to Gordon by...

Published:Thursday | May 9, 2019 | 12:00 AMAnthony Turner/Gleaner Writer

Queens, NY: He is the biggest and most accomplished artiste to have been booked to grace the stage of Groovin’ In The Park. In the event’s 9th year, crooner Michael Bolton will join lovers rock king Beres Hammond as the festival unfolds on Sunday,...

Published:Tuesday | November 6, 2018 | 12:00 AMAnthony Turner/Gleaner Writer

R & B singer Marvin Moore and Jamaican songbird Marcia Aitken are both confirmed for Rebel Salute 2019, scheduled for Grizzly's Plantation Cove in St Ann...

Published:Monday | September 3, 2018 | 12:00 AMAnthony Turner/Gleaner Writer

With feature stories in People Magazine, USA Today, US Magazine and numerous other global publications, the million-dollar question that fans want answered is, did Ed Sheeran get married to fiancee Cherry Seaborn?While he has not given a definitive...

Published:Tuesday | August 28, 2018 | 12:00 AMAnthony Turner/Gleaner Writer

New York:We are just a few weeks away from the September 30 deadline for eligibility for the 2019 Grammy Awards 'Reggae Album of the Year' submission, and already pundits are making predictions as to which albums will make the shortlist. The voting...

Published:Monday | July 2, 2018 | 12:00 AMAnthony Turner/Gleaner Writer

New York:In a year that has seen reports of sexual harassment against women, and efforts to undermine women's legal and reproductive rights escalate, New York's Irie Jam Radio will provide an important platform for female artistes to shine at the...

Published:Friday | June 15, 2018 | 12:00 AMAnthony Turner/Gleaner Writer

NEW YORK:Several months ago, rap icon and music industry executive Jay-Z sent his private jet from the United States to the continent of Africa to fetch Damian Marley. Jay-Z was gambling on a smash single collaboration with Bob Marley's youngest son...

Published:Tuesday | June 5, 2018 | 12:00 AMAnthony Turner/Gleaner Writer

Cristy Barber, a Grammy-nominated music producer and vice-president of Creative Planning & Development at Downsound Entertainment, will receive the Blue & Bougie Impact Award in New York, USA, on Sunday, July 15...

Published:Thursday | May 17, 2018 | 12:00 AMAnthony Turner/Gleaner Writer

New York:Reggae artiste Omar Riley, more popularly known as Tarrus Riley, will received an international award from New York-based Garvey School, an institution which was named after Jamaica's first national hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey.The award...

Published:Monday | April 23, 2018 | 12:00 AMAnthony Turner/Gleaner Writer

Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Jimmy Cliff are icons whose music is loved and adored by fans worldwide. Jamaica has also produced several successful DJs who have garnered international prominence including Sean Paul, Shaggy, Mavado, Buju Banton, Shabba...

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