Lyrics of the transform-ational track We Are The World, recorded by pop icon Michael Jackson, his siblings and the remaining USA for Africa artistes, such as Ray Charles, Diana Ross, Tina Turner, and Cyndi Lauper, come to mind in this time of...
Cordel ‘Skatta’ Burrell is an acclaimed music producer, audio engineer, musician, songwriter, and marketing strategist – widely respected as one of the entertainment industry’s most vocal characters. He has invested time into creating an impressive...
Organisers of major music festivals across the world are not the only ones postponing or cancelling events, or at least considering that course of action. Fantasy Mecca Fêtes, the owners of the Frenchmen, have cancelled all Easter Weekend and...
The song A Whole New World may not have a thing to do with this artiste, still anyone who is a fan of Disney’s 1992 animated film Aladdin would be familiar with, “a whole new world, a new fantastic point of view, no one can tell us no or where to...
He’s the dancehall entertainer that deejayed, “you want a proper fix, call me” and a celebrity father who has been put on the spot more than once by persons questioning his role in his children’s lives. But Beenie Man has never allowed criticism to...
It has been a meteoric year for Tessellated. The Kingston-born musician, like the shooting star that he is, soared with the Pine and Ginger collaboration with Amindi and Valleyz. He also co-produced the track, which is nearing six million views on...
The Jamaica Rum Festival, sponsored by Appleton Estate, is gradually earning bragging rights for being a must-attend event in the Caribbean, and, indeed, the world. Culinary delights and limitless carafes of rum to savour aside, day one of the second annual staging of the...
An iconic character of the ‘80s and ‘90s dancehall scene, Carlene Smith or – as she is popularly known, Dancehall Queen Carlene – has embarked on a major project for the leap year. Alongside Whirlwind Entertainment International, founded by Michael...
“Them say life come with pain, sunshine after the rain,” are the lyrics that start the chorus of Quada’s one-month-old single, Pain. It serves as a testimony to what is happening in his life, said the hardcore dancehall entertainer in a short yet...
The instrumentalists of the Fusion Band play an uplifting, vivacious set that has its audience grooving non-stop at SR Live on the weekend, inviting passers-by on Greenvale Road, off Molynes Road, into a whole new world of reggae music. And there...
It appears that dancehall entertainer Unknown Gringo is not the only person inspired by the popular riddim and catchphrase of Skillibeng’s hit, Brik Pon Brik. Thirteen-year-old Julanda Frater says what was just her word play has turned into a...
The annual staging of Hempress Sativa Live will, for the third year, focus on creating a multifaceted experience for established and emerging roots-rock-reggae artistes, poets and selectors whose messages are about consciousness. It is slated for...
An effortless storyteller with an ability to turn any situation into a valuable lesson, Lady G has an instinctive gift of creating message music, and she has made quite the impression in the dancehall arena since her first foray in the 1980s. The...
The various mediums and platforms to which recording artistes have access for distributing, marketing and sharing their work are countless, since the music has shifted from a product-based business to a service-based one, says Andrew Powell, the...
JahDon’s refreshingly positive approach to creating message music makes persons want to not only listen to him but watch or, as he says in his catchphrase, ‘Look Ya Noww’ for the next step he is going to take in his career. At times, his voice...
Exchanging handshakes with entertainment executives inside the dub garden of the iconic Henzell home was part of the organic hustle and bustle of the Jamaica Music Conference (JMC). “One of the things that the JMC has been good at doing is...
Judging by the turnout of major music industry players – in the audience and on stage – at Kemar Highcon and Friends, it could be said that the future of dancehall is in good hands. The ‘Sauce Boss’ hosted the official listening party for his album...
An electrifying roster of musical talent lit up the gardens of The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on Sunday, for The Lions Club of Kingston’s 12th annual XII Musical Delights. Supported by Bare Essentials, reggae-rocksteady-ska band, Althea Hewitt, Leroy...
Picture this: being at the centre of the busy Emancipation Park surrounded by Poinciana trees with the night sky being the only thing looking down at you, decorated with the sound of children’s laughter in the distance, and the voices and music...
As recording artistes, sometimes it becomes necessary to take a step back in order to move two steps forward. That aptly describes the path of Jamaica-born gospel singer K Anthony, who is presently based overseas. His emergence on local grounds...
There has been no slowing down for Koffee after winning the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album last week Sunday. The singer appeared at the inaugural Viewtopia Music Festival in Miami for the Super Bowl two days ago, sharing the stage with top...
Volier ‘Maffie’ Johnson performed in his first theatrical production while attending St Andrew Technical High School – a pantomime filled with newsworthy jokes and music. The small-school productions prepared the budding thespian for the next role...
The idea of filling up a portable music-playing device with carefully selected digital files is probably as distant in some music listeners’ memories as is the Mesozoic era when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. These days, streaming services offer a...
Nineteen-year-old reggae singer Koffee can now boast the title Grammy Award winner after walking away with the trophy for Best Reggae Album for the Rapture EP at the premiere ceremony held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California,...
Dancehall entertainer I-Octane is beaming now that his daughter Octavia, an aspiring recording artiste, received the opportunity to perform on a major stage. Last Sunday in the wee hours, the proud father invited his 10-year-old daughter to share...
