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Published:Tuesday | June 24, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Neville Garrick is happily a part of the Jamaican support group for Brazilian football. Just before Mexico tackled Brazil last Tuesday, he told The Gleaner, "I have been cheering for Brazil since Pele days."

Published:Tuesday | June 24, 2014 | 12:00 AM

International Reggae recording artiste Wayne Wonder kicked off his first-ever tour of Canada last Friday at the Estate Nightclub in Toronto.The seven-show tour, which runs until July 1, will see Wonder performing at a number of club venues, including...

Published:Monday | June 23, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Every team at the World Cup is capable of fancy footwork. But Colombia have shown that they have impressive skills with or without a football....

Published:Monday | June 23, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Bacchanal goes 3D with a brand-new summer party called 3D-X.Promising to deliver a three-dimensional sensory experience, 3D-X also promises EDM (electronic dance music), hip hop, and soca music combined with a LED lighting display that shares its tempo...

Published:Monday | June 23, 2014 | 12:00 AM

The Big Stage for local talents in the areas of dance, singing, deejaying, stand-up comedy, novelty acts, magic, signing, and miming has hit the road and has begun its search across communities islandwide to select the top acts for the parish finals....

Published:Monday | June 23, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Bill Express has partnered with Reggae Sumfest to create an introductory ticket sales system for the annual music festival.Patrons who want to purchase Reggae Sumfest tickets will now have easy access at over 100 Bill Express outlets islandwide, marked...

Published:Monday | June 23, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Reggae Gospel artiste K-Anthony, is advising other music practitioners to educate themselves in the field if they want to better understand their craft.According to the artiste, who holds a Bachelor's degree in music from Trinity College in London...

Published:Monday | June 23, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Raging Fyah's sophomore album, Destiny, is now available on iTunes. Following the launch of the album last Tuesday, the 11-track offering was made available from a variety of online retailer ...

Published:Monday | June 23, 2014 | 12:00 AM

TV this summer will be a little different with the Flow Blockbuster Summer promotion, which comes with weekly prizes and the grand prize of a living-room makeover for one lucky customer.Staying true to the Flow Blockbuster Summer theme, Flow launched...

Published:Monday | June 23, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Grammy-award-winning international gospel sensation Hezekiah Walker will headline the 12th staging of The Best Dressed Fun in the Son, set for July 12 at the Portmore Mall Park, from 10 a.m...

Published:Monday | June 23, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Lovers of hip hop music and lyricism will have to wait no longer as Pay Attention, one of the few events catering to that genre in Jamaica, returns on Saturday July 19 inside Club Indulge, South Beach Café.The two-year-old party and showcase series went...

Published:Sunday | June 22, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Music industry participants are asking their colleagues to exclude the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community from the topics they choose to speak about in their songs.

Published:Sunday | June 22, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Top sound systems 'The Immortal' Stone Love and The Jamaica Reggae Industry Association Honour Award recipient, Bass Odyssey, are bringing their brand of fiery entertainment to the Greatest Reggae Show on Earth.

Published:Sunday | June 22, 2014 | 12:00 AM

In a media landscape where everything entertainment looks and feels the same, The Deiwght Peters Show could be the vehicle that redefines how Jamaicans view entertainment content.

Published:Sunday | June 22, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Can you remember the period when dancehall music first became popular? Do you remember jammin' to hits from the likes of Tony Tuff, Barry Brown, Junior Reid, Tenor Saw, Jah Stitch, and Captain Sinbad?

Published:Sunday | June 22, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Downsound Record's CEO, Joseph Bogdanovich, has had an inspirational impact on the career of dancehall DJ, Desmond Ballentine, better known as Ninjaman.

Published:Sunday | June 22, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Jamaica's music industry players are still mulling the statements made by Minister of National Security Peter Bunting, even a month after those comments.

Published:Sunday | June 22, 2014 | 12:00 AM

The professional vocal blend, harmony and lyrical content of the 1960s vocal group, The Impressions, established them as a unique musical force, at a time when pop music's main concern was...

Published:Sunday | June 22, 2014 | 12:00 AM

In Behind Curtain, Chronixx pays his respects to Deon Burton, the man who scored four goals in five matches to play a major part in Jamaica getting to the World Cup finals in France in 1998.

Published:Sunday | June 22, 2014 | 12:00 AM

The National Youth Orchestra of Jamaica (NYOJ) will be collaborating with the Orchestra of the Americas (YOA) on the final leg of their monthlong Caribbean tour.

Published:Saturday | June 21, 2014 | 12:00 AM

The world's largest independent reggae label, VP Records, will be expanding its presence in Africa.

Published:Saturday | June 21, 2014 | 12:00 AM

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Choir is to perform at the 'Rejoice in the Lord Ministry' Church on Gillian Road, Apopka, Florida, beginning Monday. The series of performances ends July 1.

Published:Saturday | June 21, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Japan and Jamaica have had a long-standing diplomatic relationship spanning five decades, and this weekend, both countries will celebrate the milestone at the 11th staging of the One Love Jamaica Festival in Japan.

Published:Saturday | June 21, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Just when it seemed that the 'greatest one night reggae show on earth' could get no better, Reggae Sumfest 2014 promises to be bigger and better than ever before.

Published:Saturday | June 21, 2014 | 12:00 AM

On Tuesday, Greensleeves Records will release Specialist Presents Alborosie & Friends, a double disc of duets chronicling the ascent of the renowned Jamaican music executive Clifton 'Specialist' Dillon and his Sicilian-born reggae virtuoso Alborosie (Alberto D'Ascola).

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