"Mr Burrell", "Fatis" and "Fatis Burrell" are primarily how Kareem Burrell refers to his late father, who died in 2011. Considered one of the most successful producers of Jamaica's digital musical age, Phillip 'Fatis' Burrell left behind an...
Upon its return, Live From Kingston took over Jacks Hill. Billed with an all-female collection of reggae's up-and-coming acts, the sold-out concert choked the neighbourhood with traffic. Many had to make the journey back down the hill having not...
Before the year is out, New Wave will execute one more event - for the benefit of the less fortunate in Kingston. On Sunday, December 16, the creative brand will be hosting its annual charity event, Celebrity Closet, at the ATL Showroom.Under the...
Many reggae lovers think that the music form is being commandeered by outside forces. To combat that idea, minister of culture, gender, entertainment and sport had an idea have reggae music inscribed on the Representative List of Intangible...
On Saturday night, friends, family and fans of the late great Peter Tosh gathered for a star-studded concert experience at the Pulse Complex, Trafalgar Road, New Kingston, in celebration of the staunch cannabis advocate's birthday. Now in its third...
The public's response to the restaging of a presentation of Jamaican dance through the ages, From Den Till Now, has left much to be desired.Put on by Orville Hall of Dance Xpressions, the musical was originally scheduled to run for the entire month...
Digicel Rising Stars winners Romain Virgo and Christopher Martin have become household names, launching successful music careers after walking away with the title. Another former winner is making big moves on the international scene.Dalton Harris...
In the company of the film's local cast and crew members, Palace Cineplex housed a private screening of Idris Elba's directorial debut, Yardie.Led by British actor Aml Ameen and Jamaican Shantol Jackson, the film is positioned to be marked as one...
Some members of corporate Jamaica have listened to the call for help in developing the arts and are assisting with funding.One such organisation is the C.B Facey Foundation (CBFF), which, for the past five years, has been connecting with charities,...
Following the releases of Sevana's Sometime Love, Lila Ike's Second Chance and Protoje's fourth album, A Matter of Time, the In. Digg. Nation team now adds another song to this year's roster of releases. But unlike the camp's other performing...
This summer is shaping up to be a busy one for the consistently impressive In. Digg.Nation collection of musical acts.Following the release of his fourth album - A Matter of Time, which has caught the attention of monolithic international pop-...
As the Tmrw.Tday Culture Festival settles in as an annual event on the Jamaican entertainment and lifestyle calendars, the event's conceptualiser Kevin Bourke has developed more confidence in making his dreams reality. The Negril-based EDM, reggae...
Last Tuesday evening, government officials, festival song finalists, along with this year's crop of the Festival Queen parish finalists gathered at the National Arena to launch the upcoming events for Jamaica 56, in a ceremony that carried on for...
Guarded by gladiators and centred by a (positively) 'porcelain' statuesque male model, Campari adjusted the theme inside the Sky Dweller Lounge to give it 'A Taste of Italy' in celebration of Campari Week, highlighted with the participation of 20...
There were no Jamaican entrants in last year's annual International Reggae Poster Competition (IRPC). All that changed this year with 20 Jamaican entrants, four of whom placed in the top 100 winners."We are very pleased with the number of posters we...
Since 1990, Zoukie Trucking has been responsible for carting and leading imbibing, gyrating crowds of revellers through the streets of Kingston on Carnival Sunday.In the beginning with Byron Lee and the Dragonaires, the trucking company was made to...
As the world prepares to mark the 73rd anniversary of Bob Marley's birth tomorrow, many persons can't help but wonder what the Gong would be singing about today, had his life not been cut short by cancer 37 years ago. Damian 'Jr Gong' Marley, Bob's...
