“I can’t remember the exact year. It was in Africa. I was on a flight with Shaggy and a few other industry professionals, and the private airplane was hijacked,” said well-known producer, musician, and record label owner Christopher Birch. It was...
Omaall ‘Majah Bless’ Wright is a wearer of many hats, but he will tell you that he is a father first. He has been blessed with twins Ngozi and Tafari, who have followed in his footsteps up a creative path. “It started with my daughter Ngozi, who,...
One will recall travelling through the countryside near any river before dawn, capturing the sights of women with baskets of clothes settled down for a day’s worth of washing. Some were accompanied by little children whose laughter echoed into the...
What does it take to create a new genre or sub-genre? The answer, according to producer Dale ‘Dizzle’ Virgo, whose multifaceted career has broken ground from this small island, “is a change of one’s entire outlook”. Whether working from the comfort...
“We are all alike,” said Yaksta to the room full of men from the Windsor Farm training programme as part of the Dragon Be The One campaign. The recording artiste, in a reasoning session which was held at the Twickenham Park Training Centre on...
Against the backdrop of losing loved ones, reggae-dancehall entertainer Nesbeth has continued to make music rich with positivity for over a decade. “I am always that type of person to be thankful for whatever I am blessed with. I really think if...
Saudi Arabian-Jamaican actress Sharea Samuels is sharing the pain she feels after having two unsuccessful pregnancies. The Bullet Boy actress, model, dancer and professional surfer would have given birth last August had the first pregnancy gone as...
Prominent Jamaican musicians and entertainers who have transformed the way our local reggae and dancehall genres are transported to the ears of listeners worldwide will be recognised in the 2021 National Honours and Awards. Ernest ‘Ernie’ Ranglin,...
There are many facets to Sophia Dias, but globally, she is known as the innovator of the futuristic, full-coverage, unisex designer sunglasses GOA-Warp, with its latest collection hand-made in Italy. Born to a Portuguese father and East Indian...
Gold chains and bling are a dancehall deejay’s best friend. Nothing completes the look like the right jewellery. Many of Jamaica’s male artistes have found unique ways to shine, from Shabba Ranks wearing eight gold rings and four thick gold chains...
The life of Vanessa Ford is one of adventure. Of Jamaican parentage, and born in Toronto, Canada, this beauty and brains finds herself channelling childhood lessons into her latest project, as she takes on the role of chief operating officer (COO)...
Naomi Cowan is out and about with her mixtape called Star Girl. The Paradise Plum singer-songwriter said that 2021 started with her pretending as if everything was okay when really, it was filled with anxiety. “Coming off a year of uncertainty,...
Jermaine Edwards is in no hurry. His calm attitude, youthful enthusiasm, and sincere respect for time are manifested in different ways, and for the past year, he has put his own time to good use. In March, the award-winning gospel artiste released...
Reggae artiste Jesse Royal calls his sophomore album Royal his “most vulnerable project to date”, and with good reason. “All the tracks were me having conversations with me and whoever else me choose to talk to within a specific song,” he told The...
The 2006 hit single These Streets has endured as a millennial sing-along, with videos of international hip-hop superstars like Cardi B paying homage to the track making a viral impression on social media up to three years ago. So it is no surprise...
A former student of dance, Joshua Craigie, who is going by the name Tai-C, finds himself taking a different leap than what he is used to. One into the music and entertainment industry not long after earning his UAL Level Three Extended Diploma in...
Fashion is one of the Miss Universe Jamaica Miqueal-Symone Williams’ favourite things, and the wardrobe put together for her ‘Journey to the Crown’ could possibly have her singing to the tune of Julie Andrews as Maria in The Sound of Music: “...
The Miss Universe Jamaica Organization is tooting its horn after Thursday’s parade of the national costumes on the 69th Miss Universe pageant stage. Miqueal-Symone Williams has made Jamaicans at home and in the diaspora feel proud as they watched...
In an era when the reggae scene is focused on a rebirth of the core sounds of the genre, singer-songwriter Wesrok is staying true to himself. “Being different comes with a lot of challenges,” he told The Sunday Gleaner. “I actually love challenges...
She was guided by a beat, propelled by passion and went in search of the knowledge that would one day help her to build a brand — Lady Rennae — the voice and personality that morning radio listeners would hear. Often tasked with the tricky...
Undeterred by the effect of the ongoing global crisis on their education, the future tastemakers theatre continue to zoom innovative productions into people’s homes. Since March 2020, the students of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and...
“A lot of people leave their homes to seek better opportunities, and so many do so, not knowing if they will return,” singer-songwriter Kahris shares. Her family moved from Jamaica to Canada in 2013. It brought with it a new environment, a...
Kimberly Nain has been keeping herself busy, more than one can imagine. But it’s not just music that has the singer-songwriter flipping through her notepad and checking her schedule. She is the policy director of International Health for the...
Reggae crooner Beres Hammond and dancehall hitmaker Popcaan sent chills down the spines of many by performing their God Is Love single for the Love From A Distance livestream concert, and earlier this week delivered the full project, which included...
In an industry where emerging recording artistes are pressured to put out music to fill a party playlist, Gabriella Kochella is defying expectations by taking her time. She’s been quietly uploading her signature reflections on love and life to...
