Every Easter Monday since 2001, a day after the Christian community celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, sound system clash fans have gathered to witness musical slaughter at the Death Before Dishonour event in western Jamaica.
Volier Johnson celebrates 40 years in theatreMel Cooke • Gleaner WriterVolier Johnson knew the value of really getting into character from the outset of what has turned out to be a lifetime in theatre.
There has been many a 'breeze blow' across Jamaica since Hurricane Gilbert on September 12, 1988, leaving in their wake many a tune spinning on the turntables. But 22 years after it was recorded, there has been no hurricane song like Lloyd Lovindeer's Wild Gilbert, a bouncy song which puts a side-splitting twist on the tempest and its aftermath.
Picture Africa. Think about pulsating drumming - the pace slow, staccato, fast. Visualise scantily clad natives dancing frantically. And then there is Roy Hamilton, 'The Jungle King' - African fire-dancer, this week's keeper of the heritage. Dancing is in his blood.
Years ago international gospel singer Kirk Franklin stomped on to the music scene and asked Do you want a revolution? Today, it's still his unwavering cry.
Professor Rex Nettleford's dance theatre company did Jamaica proud over the extended weekend of March 5, 6 and 7. Before anyone takes me to task because I refer to "Professor Nettleford's company" rather than the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC), let me assure you that I am very aware that 'Prof' hated to hear the company thus labelled.
After five silent years, the 2-D virtual ensemble giants, Gorillaz, are back.Following 2005's Demon Days, they return, and get nautical, with an ambitious, island-themed...
NEW YORK (AP):A musical celebrating Ray Charles is headed for Broadway later this year.Unchain My Heart will open on November 7, with preview performances beginning October 8.Producer Stuart Benjamin said Thursday the show would feature a book by...
WASHINGTON (AP):A spark that helped ignite Elvis Presley's fame more than 50 years ago was lit by United States (US) newspaper editors and critics who hated him.They detested his voice and thought his moves were unfit for family publications, all while...
Art Fresh at The Mutual Gallery and Art Centre, 2 Oxford Road, New Kingston, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Participating artists include Camille Chedda, Robert Enfield, Kai Watson and Cosmo Whyte.
Atlanta-based Jamaican artiste St Paul has joined the effort to help the people of Haiti rebuild their lives and country by dedicating a song, How to Love Again, to the cause."The lyrics of the song and the...
Saint International will be hosting its annual FashionFace of the Caribbean at the Courtleigh Auditorium tomorrow at 9 p.m.After months of searching, more than 60 contestants will vie for the prestigious title.
Crystal Gareave, the inaugural Golden Tongue Award winner, has always been a private individual, her pen and paper the only recipients of her most inner thoughts. Last Sunday, Gareave broke from her reclusive tradition and submitted one of her poems...
There was a pause in the dancing at Retro Recall, held at Waterfalls, Liguanea, St Andrew, in late February. The full house did not seem to mind keeping their dancing shoes still for a minute or two, as the break was for an entity...
Saxophonist Cedric 'Im' Brooks, who was admitted to a New York City hospital in a coma three weeks ago, is recovering but remains in critical condition.In a statement issued Sunday, Brooks' son Wayne said his father...
On Saturday, March 20, the Best Dressed Fun in the Son gospel festival will see the unveiling of an impressive cadre of local and international acts gracing the stage at the 2010 renewal gospel showcase....
Something extra was at the laying of wreath in remembrance of Lady Bustamante's 98th birthday at the National Heroes Park on Monday. Here are the highlights.
Womanbition 2010 touched an emotional note on Sunday night when Etana cried during her performance at Starapples, Hope Road, St Andrew. On the small stage, surrounded by teenage mothers from Mary's Child, Etana sat on a high...
Jamaican-born Errol Webber Jr is quite elated, having been the cinematographer for Music By Prudence, which won an Oscar award on Sunday.The documentary won the award for Best Documentary Short at the Academy Awards, which...
Emcees Dorraine Samuels and Michael Anthony Cuffe knew beforehand the title of each individual performer, save the final two, at Sunday night's Doctors Onstage for Cancer at Jamaica House, Hope Road, St Andrew.
Mother-daughter duo of Lavada Carruthers, executive director of the Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica, and daughter Sekeywi Carruthers pose for the camera at Saturday night's awards banquet...
