Considered by many to be a leading light in the gospel arena, Stronger singer Kevin Downswell has been working assiduously behind the scenes and is ready to unveil his album Grace, plus a bonus album, The Shift, on July 1. Last Wednesday, he...
With July 1, International Reggae Day (IRD), just around the corner, co-producer Lisa Ann O’Gilvie took the time to complete our Five Questions feature. IRD is an annual 24-hour hybrid global media festival, with events staged locally,...
The thanksgiving service for music industry stalwart Claudette Kemp, the manager for reggae artiste Capleton, will be held at the Boulevard Baptist Church, 2 Washington Boulevard, on Wednesday, July 19, starting at 2 p.m. In making the...
Graduations are always a milestone moment in one’s life, and artist Phillip Robinson can definitely relate. Having completed his four-year bachelor’s degree at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA), the former security...
From a field of nine contestants, who all embodied the theme ‘The Jamaican Woman: Strong, Dignified, Creative’, Jhanielle Powell was last Saturday night crowned Miss Kingston and St Andrew Festival Queen at a well-attended event held at the Alfred...
Last Tuesday, dancehall artiste Suspense signed a three-year album and management deal with Savage Entertainment at the ROK Hotel in downtown Kingston. While the lyrically competent Suspense is well known, having been crowned Magnum Queen in 2017,...
He may be the king of warriors, but his songs reflect themes of love, commitment, humility, level-headedness and spiritual refreshing rather than fighting and war. Warrior King, however, easily explains what would seem to be an anomaly. He notes...
What is OCHO? If you ticked the box that said ‘Spanish word for eight’, then this time around you are not right. But, we will sweetly give you a scrumptious pass and tickle your taste buds with another OCHO. OCHO is chocolate and it comes with a...
Tributes are pouring in following the death last Friday of music industry stalwart, Claudette Kemp, long-time manager of reggae artiste, Capleton. Last Friday afternoon, some people in the fraternity received a WhatsApp message from Kemp’s family...
Eleven years after the release of his successful Jamaica 50 compilation, Tad Dawkins, founder and head of Tad’s Records, has assembled an eclectic array of artistes for his reggae album in tribute to Jamaica’s 61st year of Independence. Titled...
Within the reggae and dancehall space, songs glorifying the goodness of mothers – mama songs – are plentiful; however, the same cannot be said of songs paying tribute to fathers. But singer Althea Hewitt, in her quest to honour her own father and...
Kimmy Gold is perhaps not a name that is easily recognisable within the music ecosystem, but it certainly should be and the chants of “More Gold!” from the audience at her intimate album listening last Wednesday at Pon Top Bar and Grill on...
Singer, songwriter, model, actress, soccer star and former beauty queen are all titles which snugly fit Westmoreland-born, Florida-raised Racquel Service. However, the cape which she is wearing currently is decorated with musical notes, an...
Musician Lenford ‘Brutus’ Richards, who was the banjo player and at one time the band leader for famous mento group, The Jolly Boys, died suddenly last week Wednesday, shortly after collapsing at his home in Portland. He was 67. Richards’ widow,...
For fans of Michael Bolton, the 30-minute band change between Tarrus Riley’s triumphant exit from stage last Saturday night and the start of Bolton set was perhaps the longest half an hour of the concert titled An Evening with Michael Bolton....
The organisers of the Michael Bolton concert, An Evening with Michael Bolton, which is scheduled for this Saturday at Couples San Souci in Ocho Rios, are ecstatic that all tickets for the event are sold out. The fundraiser, put on by the Issa Trust...
Principal of the Tarrant High School in St Andrew, Major Paul Hall, has a treat in store for his students on May 26. In celebration of Child Month, a line-up of conscious reggae artistes will perform at a concert at the school, bringing positive...
Twenty-three years after claiming first prize at the popular Tastee Talent Contest, singer History Man created history by winning the International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) inaugural Best Song contest. But, history would have...
In November last year, a GoFundMe was established with the goal of raising US$10,000 for Lester ‘Ska’ Sterling, a foundation member of the Skatalites, who had suffered multiple strokes. The last surviving member of the pioneering ska band, Sterling...
With 16,000 being the number of events which have been held since the entertainment space has been reopened post-pandemic, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange is hailing this as a move in the right direction. Grange,...
Lester Sterling, Jamaican saxophonist and founding member of the legendary band, The Skatalites, passed away on Tuesday in the United States, after ailing for some time. Minister of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, made...
From Deniece Williams’ awesome vocals and authentic “Pull Uuuuppppp!” to JC Lodge’s slick on-stage, wardrobe changes, getting skimpier with each disrobing, to The Manhattans’ dazzling, well-choreographed moves, Red Rose for Gregory delivered in...
Reggae singer Chardavid, aka ‘Iley Dread’, has released his first single from behind bars in the United States. Titled Inna America aka Conspiracy, it dropped on Mother’s Day and the proceeds are earmarked for the Innocent Project. “This will be...
Soulful singer and songwriter, Hezron Clarke, is singularly focused on his mission and he has encapsulated its aim, goals and aspirations in M.O.A.M. (Man On A Mission) his critically acclaimed 2022 Tads Records album. Hezron, who is no Johnny...
There is something Freddie McGregor-esque about Iotosh’s just-released single, Fill my Cup, and while the similarity to the Big Ship captain is not intentional, the up-and-coming singer is quite happy at the comparison. “It’s the first song in...
