Billboard-charting producer Jah Snow Cone is excited about this weekend’s Red Bull Culture Clash and says it “shows that dancehall has come a long way”. “It is a good look and excellent promotion for Jamaican music and culture. And the fact that...
It will be a veritable Rastafest on the grounds of the Twelve Tribes of Israel HQ on Hope Road tonight, as adherents gather for one of their important annual pilgrimages. As they do every year, the Rastafari group will recognise the anniversary of...
For those who are experiencing a special tinge of excitement in the air, as if Christmas is about to pop up a bit earlier than usual, it’s not the red-nosed reindeer that’s about to make an entry, it’s the Red Bull Culture Clash. For the first time...
For some, royalty is an accident of birth, but for the 14 women in the entertainment industry who were conferred with the title ‘queen’ on Saturday evening at the Courtleigh auditorium in New Kingston, their newfound status is definitely by design...
After an impressive, award-laden four and a half decades in the music business, the original ‘Reggae Ambassadors’, Third World, have presented an album that is as fresh as their 96 Degrees in the Shade was scorching hot. Last Thursday, a crowd...
In front of a capacity crowd clad in black, green, and gold, the celebrations of Jamaica’s 57th anniversary of Independence unfolded on Tuesday evening at the National Stadium, with what can best be described using the term which has taken on a...
While attending Bridgeport High School in Portmore, St Catherine, a young Roje Robinson had aspirations of one day holding down a job with Jamaica’s Cabinet. He had his heart set on becoming the minister of finance. And while he did, in fact, make...
It was a vuvuzela-blowing, shoulder-rubbing affair on the grounds of the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Saturday night as the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) hosted the finals of its Festival Song Competition. By the...
Gregory Anthony Isaacs, OD, reggae’s undeniably ‘Cool Ruler’, would have celebrated his 69th birthday today, and according to his widow, June, he had a birthday ritual that he would follow, and a huge part of that involved a birthday cake – or...
On his way out of the National indoor Sports Centre after the closing act – Roy Rayon a delighted former prime minister P.J. Patterson stopped long enough to give his assessment of the just-concluded Powerful Women and men perform for charity...
While dub poet Cherry Natural was not surprised that she actually won the Mutabaruka Award for Best Spoken Word Poet at the recent International Reggae And World Music Awards (IRAWMA), she told The Gleaner that she didn’t really have high...
Alice In Wonderland, a hilarious Jamaican adaptation of the Disney classic, will come to life on June 1 and 2 at the Phoenix Theatre in New Kingston courtesy of a talented bunch of children and Wonderland Productions, whose CEO just happens to be...
There is more than a ray of hope on the horizon for peOPLE in the creative and cultural industries who have been yearning for an injection of capital to power their businesses. Banking interests are now taking what some say is a long-overdue...
There’s a new Jamaican film in the marketplace, but instead of having a name that is directly linked to the island, in a surprising twist, the movie is titled MADE In New York. But, as the multifaceted producer Phillip Warmington tells The Gleaner...
In the convoluted world of entertainment, there are still some small things that are no-brainers. For example, if when choosing a moniker, everybody around you is constantly trying to silence your chatter by telling you to “shush”, then it simply...
Tomorrow, May 4, reggae superstar, Jacob Miller, lead singer of the Inner Circle band, would have celebrated his 67th birthday. Much has been said and written about the man, who was poised to become a giant in the reggae industry, but who lost his...
Josef Bogdanovich, CEO/founder of Downsound Entertainment, organisers of Reggae Sumfest, is a happy man. Tickets for the July 14-20 event are selling as fast as fans of headliner, Buju Banton, can say ‘Long Walk to Freedom’. Sumfest saw a whirlwind...
Back in the day, when topless was almost a movement, Delroy ‘Scoffery’ Escoffery was a prominent member of the ultra savvy UPT crew. Today his life is a far cry from the days when he owned a crazy, modified pickup truck, that drove the girls crazy...
After a career spanning some 50 glorious years, legendary toaster Daddy U-Roy is still a bit bemused by the longevity and undiluted success of his chosen journey. He is the first to admit that he never imagined that he would have been called...
What started out as a song dedicated to his wife after seeing her disappointment when Donald Trump won the United States (US) election in October 2016 has morphed into an entire album, and now, singer Aaron Nigel Smith is celebrating the project’s...
Reggae gospel artiste Chozenn has said that his recent International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) nomination is simply a manifestation of the fruits of his labour and a confirmation of his mandate. On Wednesday morning, a jubilant Chozenn...
Elder statesman in reggae music Bunny Wailer is still recuperating from a stroke and will not be ready to take the stage until 2020. Jah B, as the only living member of the iconic Wailer is also called, recently returned from a five-week stint in...
With Reggae Month just concluded, singer Julian Marley says he feels that the time has come for an entire year to be officially declared the International Year of Reggae Music. “Maybe because I’m not there (in Jamaica), I didn’t feel Reggae Month...
It was Startime meets Stars ‘R’ Us, inside the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre on Sunday, as friends of veteran singer, Noel ‘Bunny’ Brown, united to pay tribute to him in song, at a remembrance service that will long be remembered. Organised by the...
Although veteran singer-songwriter Jimmy James says it’s great to be back in Jamaica, the jovial entertainer told The Gleaner that he is “nervous as hell” about his upcoming performance at Simply Myrna tomorrow night. In a very light-hearted mood...
