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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).

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

Following his sold-out show at indigo at the O2 last year, reggae icon John Holt is scheduled to make a second appearance.

Published:Friday | June 20, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Mandeville's Institute of Arts & Culture is headed by a husband-and-wife team of veteran educators. Dr Nolma Coley Agard is an author, playwright and theatre director, while Keith Agard is an artist. ...

Published:Friday | June 20, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Nine days of KOTE 2014Kingston on the Edge (KOTE), the largest visual and performing arts festival in the English-speaking Caribbean, kicks off its seventh staging today at Redbones Blues Café in New Kingston.

Published:Friday | June 20, 2014 | 12:00 AM

After the staging of Funfest in Easter this year, the family-oriented event will again be held on Sunday, June 29, at Hope Gardens, Old Hope Road, St Andrew....

Published:Thursday | June 19, 2014 | 12:00 AM

The acclaimed Braata Folk Singers of New York will mark its fifth anniversary celebrations with the 2014 concert production A Likkle Braata ...

Published:Thursday | June 19, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Screenwriters now have until tomorrow to submit entries for the Aunty Roachy Festival's short film competition.A new feature of Jamaica Festival, the Aunty Roachy Festival, is geared towards the development and showcasing of Jamaican storytelling in all...

Published:Thursday | June 19, 2014 | 12:00 AM

United Kingdom (UK) Gospel singer Annastasia Baker has released a song pleading for the release of kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls still held by extremist group Boko Haram.Baker, who won UK Gospel contest 'Time2Shine' last year, released her new single,...

Published:Thursday | June 19, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Fans of late R&B star Aaliyah have voiced objections over the upcoming biopic about her life.On Tuesday, it was revealed that Disney Star Zendaya Coleman had landed the role of the singer, who died in a plane crash in 2001.Many fans raised...

Published:Thursday | June 19, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is the latest Ivy League University to add Turn Back Blow to its library catalogue.Turn Back Blow, written by Jamaican author Roger Williams, was already listed as part of...

Published:Thursday | June 19, 2014 | 12:00 AM

In an effort to preserve the cultural partnership between Jamaica and Japan, the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) will participate at the One Love Jamaica Festival in Tokyo, Japan, set for Saturday and Sunday...

Published:Wednesday | June 18, 2014 | 12:00 AM

After years of being temporarily closed to the general public, The Ward Theatre will reopen its doors later this month. Earlier this year, Jonathan Greenland, executive member of the Ward Theatre Foundation...

Published:Wednesday | June 18, 2014 | 12:00 AM

On Sunday evening, for the 10th time, the Kingston chapter of Soroptimist International of Jamaica presented a Classics in June concert for the enjoyment of aficionados of the genre....

Published:Wednesday | June 18, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Though off to a late start, the first staging of Caribbean Gospel Escape was by all indications a success...

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