“Mankind have to act now, not later … mankind need to see what is happening and where it will lead to. We haffi mek the necessary steps and mek the changes, now, not later, fi the better, and the change starts within yuhself, yuh nuh.” These...
The Bob Marley Museum may be one of Kingston’s must-see sights for more than three decades - sitting in the middle of the well-trafficked stretch of Hope Road against the noisy urban lifestyle. However, a tour of the legendary grounds where one of...
From a timid trier in high school, experimenting with the sounds of his peers, Mario ‘Dunw3ll’ Dunwell was dropping coins to determine how far the sound waves of a music career could spread. Being a producer in the reggae and dancehall landscape...
Connections are a constant obstacle in the career paths Sanjay is set on. A recording artiste and popular television host, he is often seen only as the latter. “My career as a recording artiste or musician is definitely a work in progress because...
A global collective of Rastafari is presently making preparations to reveal a bold and broad initiative under the banner of the Association of Rastafari Creatives (ARC) said author and publisher Gavin ‘Dutty Bookman’ Hutchinson. “Basically, what...
The dynamic shape-shifting Orisha Sound continues to drift across international borders with a mission to make music that spreads inspiration and connects their worlds. Using that motion as a musical duo since 2017, American multi-instrumentalist...
In his teenage years, recording artiste Garrison Hawk set his sights on musical skies; not the kind where you could predict the weather ahead but definitely one that could make headlines for being different. “Following the exposure I received in...
“Love heals everything.” That is the personal mantra of Dr L’Antoinette Stines, dancer, choreographer, lecturer, author, visionary and founder of L’Acadco: A United Caribbean Dance Force – one of the paramount leaders of contemporary dance. Her...
Not everything is black and white, especially when it comes to love and making music. Sometimes there are many shades – at least for Elesia Iimura and Solomon Otega, who goes by the moniker ‘OT’. Though from different cultural backgrounds, Elesia,...
Dream Entertainment Limited’s Managing Director, Scott Dunn, voiced his frustrations over the prolonged closure of Jamaica’s entertainment industry and the lack of an apparent way forward in an open letter to the Government of Jamaica. Dunn...
Working from home has a completely different meaning for backing vocalists who are used to being an essential part of the music industry, adding the harmony, contrast and commentary to the music we love. “It was unpredictable,” said Latoya Hall-...
Ronnie Nasralla, who is known widely as an artiste manager and advertising strategist, was integral in the careers of Frederick ‘Toots’ Hibbert, who passed last year, and his band, The Maytals, among others past and present, who shared a passion to...
Last November, marking the 90th anniversary of the Coronation of Q’adamawi Haile Selassie and Empress Menen Asfaw, the Iniversal Development of Rastafari Inc, (IDOR) and the School of Sacrament Rastafari University (SOSACRU) collaborated on a...
A background in music production for secular audiences is not lost on Lucas Musiq. Formerly known as ‘Tzone’ in reggae-dancehall circles, his experience in working with the likes of deejays Blak Ryno, Vybz Kartel (credited on the 2011 single...
As Jamaica aims to figure out how to safely resume activities in the entertainment industry amid the global coronavirus pandemic, virtual set-ups are becoming more widespread. One company that is exploring this potential is Clearsound Production...
He comes from a background of compelling story lines. As the son of a king, the ‘King of Dancehall’ that is, Moses Davis Jr held a front-row seat to learning the business of music, but he did not always know that the next chapter would find him...
It was almost midnight in Italy, but Maurice Gregory was up and about. The Grammy Award-winning producer and musician tells The Sunday Gleaner that the pandemic may have affected the music industry, but “it has not impeded on my doing what I love...
Grammy-nominated reggae artiste Chronixx – through his Caring Hands of Rastafari (CHOR) Foundation – has partnered with Endangered Rangers: A Virtual Fundraiser for African Wildlife...
Pioneering a new way to present a stage show, live concert or events to boost customer engagement in a virtual space wasn’t in the cards when Aaron Spence embarked on establishing a brand in the entertainment community five years ago. But external...
When Jamaica first met Dickie Elijah Bonnick in the mid-’70s, he was a 13-year-old well on the way to being ordained as a minister of religion and a gospel recording artiste. He went by the name Prophet Elijah, using his middle name for the...
Jamaica has a strong legacy of animated storytellers, from poets and playwrights to thespians and musicians, in all categories that are often described as colourful in their delivery. However, storytelling as a part of the culture has not been...
From Jamaica to the Great Wall of China, it has been a long yet historic walk for audio engineer and producer Shaquille ‘Skunga’ Kong and his father, roots reggae entertainer I Kong, who, in tracing their roots were able to find a connection and...
Hotels and resorts are cautiously reopening for the Christmas travel season, but it’s anything but business as usual, say hotel industry professionals. The facilities serve as small entertainment hubs within the larger tourism industry, and the...
“One han’ cyaa clap,” sums up the most recent programme by the Alliance Française de la Jamaïque (AFJ) — ‘The introduction to Jamaican Patwa’ — which is being offered to French speakers. That is also the bold statement on a poster with an image of...
Trinidadian Soca Global recording artiste and songwriter Erphaan Alves was not going to allow the pandemic to change the plans for his birthday this year. Following in the footsteps of his Pick a Side comrade Kes, Alves, will take to the screens to...
