Under the theme ‘Revolution: Celebrating the Crown Prince’, Reggae Wednesdays made its grand return last week, but at a new venue, the Festival Marketplace in downtown Kingston, rather than its former ‘home’, Emancipation Park in New Kingston....
February 6, the birthday of Robert Nesta ‘Bob’ Marley, is a day that is celebrated throughout the reggae-loving world, with not just the playing of songs from the icon’s extensive catalogue, but also with concerts, dances and all things musical...
The place was the National Heroes Park in Kingston, and the summons went out for a gathering of the people – dressed in white – at the final resting place of the ‘Crown Prince of Reggae’ Dennis Emanuel Brown, to commemorate the 66th anniversary of...
Kingdom Culture, the organisers of The Well Encounter, have announced March 18 as the new date for the gospel showcase headlined by Grammy Award-winning gospel music ministers Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine from Atlanta-based worship music...
American singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer Lauryn Hill delivered a passionate tribute to Joseph ‘Jo Mersa’ Marley, the grandson of reggae icon Bob Marley, at her recent concert in Miami, at which some members of the Marley family were...
Don't play with the River Nile Crocodile ... he bites. And DJ Naz with her Gurl Power sound fell victim to him early Sunday morning at Rebel Salute at Grizzly's Plantation Cove in Priory, St Ann. Dynamq — as the selector and croc is called— is an...
At the start of his interview with The Gleaner, Stonebwoy said with pride that he “is an honorary Jamaican”, but truthfully, by the end of the interview, he proved that he is really a ‘yardie’. The Bhim Nation president came across as gracious,...
It was only appropriate that the fingers of master pianist, Ozou’ne, and the pipes of saxophonist Sean ‘Jahdore’ McDonald created the music that filled the pulpit, the pews, and the aisles of the Meadowvale Seventh-day Adventist Church on Chancery...
Production manager and audio consultant Martin Lewis estimates that 20,000 reggae-loving fans descended on Grizzly’s Plantation Cove in St Ann on New Year’s Day to witness firsthand the fantastic showcase featuring headliners Beres Hammond and Buju...
In December 2021, Jah Cure posted a video of his young daughter singing a cover of Bruno Mars’ Talking to the Moon and fans immediately jumped in the chat to offer words of praise and encouragement. Anje_ja declared “Wow! She’s awesome... Please @...
With three plays opening last month, Lenny Salmon, a senior director of Jambiz International, believes that live theatre is definitely on its way back. It is no secret that the sector was hard hit by the pandemic and the subsequent lockdown...
When it comes to Sting, Ninjaman is the real OG. The Don Gorgon, who has dominated many a Sting stageshow over the years, may be behind bars, but he was very much present at Sting 2022 - The Return. Singer Ras Ghandi came to Sting proclaiming that...
Looking regal and resplendent in the more traditional of her two famous wedding gowns, Queenie Ladi Gangsta held court backstage at Sting 2022 at Priory in St Ann, prior to taking the stage where she was billed for a highly anticipated clash with A...
Sting is the stage show which set the stage for what is now referred to as “trending”. Way before trending was a thing on social media, Sting was sure to trend. Post-event, Sting can always be counted on to be the talk of the town, whether uptown...
The family of Joseph ‘Jo Mersa’ Marley is mourning the sudden death of the reggae artiste who passed away on Tuesday. Joe Mersa, the first child of Stephen Marley and grandson of Bob and Rita Marley, was also the nephew of Dancehall Queen Carlene....
Last Saturday night, an extra special cake designed with sound system boxes, turntables and cassette was presented to Winston ‘Wee Pow’ Powell while Minister Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange led in the singing of Happy Birthday at Stone Love’s 50th...
Stephen 'Cat' Coore, founding member of the Reggae Ambassadors, Third World, is back in hospital, having had a "cardiac situation" following recent oesophageal surgery at The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI). A text message making...
Transparency was the name of the game last Friday as the organisers of a highly anticipated gospel concert, featuring Maverick City’s Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine, explained that the late payment of fees was the reason why the headliners...
University of the West Indies medical student Shanique Singh, having won two of the Miss Jamaica World all-important fast-track events – the Serengeti Talent Fast Track Event, which she won with a traditional Indian dance and the Fort Clarence...
The fourth staging of Island Child Star, which unfolded last Saturday at the Historic Naval Dockyard in Port Royal, has been attracting quite a bit of kudos, especially on social media, where the comments are clothed in words such as ‘epic’, ‘...
Khalif Lawrence, the nine-year-old son of deejay, Sheldon ‘Aidonia’ Lawrence and his wife Kimberley, died in hospital last Saturday following a three-year battle with cancer. The family is appreciative of the tributes that have been pouring in;...
Shoutout to Big Ship Captain Freddie McGregor, who is recuperating in hospital in Florida, following a reported stroke last Sunday. Several people have confirmed off the record that the Push Come to Shove singer is alert following the emergency...
Foundation reggae singer, producer and ordained gospel minister, Tommy Cowan, in paying tribute to former Wailer Tyrone Downie at the thanksgiving service for the musical prodigy last Saturday, emphasised that reggae music is from Jamaica and...
When an icon like Beres Hammond has an event as one of his “must attend”, then clearly something is very right. Hammond was numbered among the fans who were present at last Saturday night’s staging of Stars ‘R’ Us at the Ranny Williams Centre on...
The family of late keyboard genius, Tyrone Downie, is requesting that all who attend his thanksgiving service today at the Chapel of St Augustine of Hippo at Kingston College, 2a North Street, dress in cheerful colours. Downie, a past student of...
