On Wednesday, the entertainment industry turned out to show support in the fight to end gender-based violence in Jamaica. Several artistes at the free concert, held at Emancipation Park,. New Kingston, on International Women's Day, encouraged...
The nominations for this year's Actor Boy Awards (ABA) are out, and musicals have emerged the big theatre news of 2016. The Father Ho Lung and Friends' Moses and Mary Banks' Amazing Grace are the most nominated productions. Moses leads has secured a...
Last week, California voters decided to make the state the fifth to legalise the use of recreational marijuana, after Colorado, Washington, Oregon and Alaska. That news has since reignited debates surrounding...
It may be hard to believe that it took the Marley's three generations to achieve a top 10 hit on the US, Billboard Hot 100 charts, but that's the reality. Bob Marley's grandson, Skip Marley, made history earlier this week when his collaboration with...
Published:Wednesday | February 22, 2017 | 12:00 AMShereita Grizzle
This year's staging of the annual Rita Marley Foundation (JA) Public Speaking Competition was, according to organisers, a cut above the rest.Held recently at the main library's multifunctional room at the University of the West Indies (Mona), the...
Published:Tuesday | February 21, 2017 | 12:00 AMShereita Grizzle
The event which was last held in 2014 was supposed to be held last December, but was pushed to February of this year because of some internal decisions, according to Dr Veerle Poupeye, executive director of the National Gallery of Jamaica."We...
Jonathan Greenland, executive member of the Ward Theatre Foundation, is the most optimistic he has been about restoration efforts since being part of the team.Following a meet-and-greet at the North Parade,...
Discussions at the Reggae Open University on Thursday night reached intense levels as tempers flared in a debate about radio and its viability in today's music industry.As panellists discussed the issue of gatekeepers and the role they play in...
Published:Thursday | February 16, 2017 | 12:00 AMShereita Grizzle
Christopher Martin's debut album was launched at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston, on Wednesday night and it was a 'big deal' experience.Headphones issued to guests on arrival signalled that it would be a listening party with a difference and...
Chris Blackwell, the late Alton Ellis, Freddie McGregor and Dr Rita Marley, are among several persons from the music fraternity who are to be honoured at the annual Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) Honour Awards.Chris Blackwell will be...
Published:Thursday | February 9, 2017 | 12:00 AMShereita Grizzle
When Nick Cannon's King of the Dancehall film was released last September, critics across the world dubbed it a disappointment. Film reviewers did not mince words as they gave their opinions on the film and reckoned that the only thing the rapper/...
Heather Cameron, band manager of reggae group Third World, has sought to assure fans that A.J. Brown is still a part of the band. Word began to spread that the singer and the band had parted ways after Brown was noticeably absent from a number of...
A celebration honouring the life and works of Reggae legend Bob Marley in the heart of the city promised an evening filled with entertainment of epic proportions, and the annual Redemption Live concert delivered just that.The Half-Way Tree Transport...
As concerns rise about travel restrictions being imposed by US President Donald Trump and how they will affect Jamaica, organisers of two of the country's biggest music festivals are encouraging others in the business to channel their energies and...
Published:Thursday | February 2, 2017 | 12:00 AMShereita Grizzle
The Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA), organisers of the weekly Reggae Wednesdays concert series in Mandela Park, Half-Way Tree, for Reggae Month are dubbing the first show a huge success. It was a tribute to singer Dennis Emmanuel Brown...
Published:Wednesday | January 25, 2017 | 12:00 AMShereita Grizzle
Veteran music producer Gussie Clarke has blasted producers claiming music created by beat makers as their own, dubbing them criminals. Clarke is encouraging these producers to quit while they are ahead as he believes time will catch up with them...
Published:Wednesday | January 25, 2017 | 12:00 AMShereita Grizzle
Veteran musician, vocalist, percussionist and recording artiste Ronald 'Nambo' Robinson has died.Details surrounding the actual cause of death have been sketchy, but The Gleaner can confirm that the musician died early yesterday morning. It has also...
Industry insider and director of operations at the Reggae Embassy, Christina Grand, is encouraging local beat makers to get educated on how to carry out business transactions involving their creative work.Grand expressed concern at the level of...
Published:Wednesday | January 18, 2017 | 12:00 AMShereita Grizzle
United Kingdom Reggae icon David Rodigan, MBE, has announced that he will be releasing an autobiography covering his 40 years of deejaying.The book, titled My Life In Reggae, was written with Ian Burrell and is scheduled to be released in March....
This year will be a landmark year in carnival history in Jamaica as four major carnival events are slated to run concurrently over the next few weeks.Up from the two major events held in 2016 and one in 2015, the 2017 Carnival Calendar is shaping up...
Published:Wednesday | January 11, 2017 | 1:18 PMShereita Grizzle
Dr Rita Marley and the Rita Marley Foundation (JA) will be honouring master vocalist, musical arranger, producer and drummer Astley 'Grub' Cooper for his contributions to Jamaica's musical heritage.Rosemary Duncan, manager at the Rita Marley...
"I never felt a pressure. What I do feel is a sense of responsibility to keep it Jamaican, even if people think that I don't do songs that sound Jamaican. My sense of responsibility/pride is...
It is no secret that corporate sponsorship of entertainment events has been on the decline in recent times. Party promoters have long complained about the lack of support they receive from major sponsors over the years, outlining that corporate...
Guitarist Lamont 'Monty' Savory is calling his Crime Free Christmas project a huge success.The initiative saw artistes including Christopher Martin, Tessanne Chin, Busy Signal, Agent Sasco, Tarrus Riley and Chronixx recording their own renditions of...
The Jamaica Association of Composers, Authors and Publishers (JACAP) is urging creative persons, especially artistes and songwriters, to become members of societies that can help them collect earnings from their work.In an interview with The Sunday...
