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Published:Tuesday | December 31, 2013 | 12:00 AM

These two show their friends how it is done.Dancing and remaining a sight for sore eyes is something this young lady seems to have mastered. Beautiful girls dancing was one of the highlights of A-List on Christmas Day inside Hope Gardens...

Published:Tuesday | December 31, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Having started Absinthe in 2006, the promoters of the New Year's Eve event say it remains one of the premium occasions for what is a special night for many, and patrons should come for a unique party experience...

Published:Sunday | December 29, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Now that Sting 30 is over, it is anybody's guess as to what songs - if any - will be produced from the 2013 staging of the marathon concert experience which is a landmark event on the Jamaican popular music calendar.

Published:Sunday | December 29, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Some of dancehall's dancers are calling the negative backlash created from what could be considered the genre's latest craze an overreaction. The backlash came from the growing power of social media, where many chose to vent their anger at the creation of a dance called the Walk Like A Dog and Cock Up and Piss.

Published:Sunday | December 29, 2013 | 12:00 AM

The 18th staging of the JAMAICA Jazz and Blues Festival is set to sizzle with six-time Grammy Award winning star Toni Braxton. The event takes place on Thursday, January 30, 2014 - Saturday, February 1, 2014.

Published:Sunday | December 29, 2013 | 12:00 AM

The big names on the line-up of this year's Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival are now rolling in more rapidly, with multiple Grammy Award-winning star Chaka Khan and country pop singer, Crystal Gayle confirmed for the event's 18th staging.

Published:Sunday | December 29, 2013 | 12:00 AM

"We look forward to seeing you all come January when Aladdin! begins its seven-week run at PSCCA (Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts)," said Danielle Stiebel, the producer of the Jamaica Junior Theatre's (JJT) 2014 production, Alladin!, earlier this month as she helped to launch the venture.

Published:Sunday | December 29, 2013 | 12:00 AM

It was a festive affair and a night of top dancehall acts that took the stage at the 13th staging of the ever-popular G.T. Taylor Christmas Reggae Extravaganza stage show on Christmas night at Independence Park in Black River, St Elizabeth, but in the end it was I-Octane who really had the venue swinging with a superlative closing performance.

Published:Sunday | December 29, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Music Diaries takes a look at some of the stories that made 2013 special

Published:Sunday | December 29, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Following the Billboard success of his debut album, Revelation, released in 2009, St Ann-based reggae artiste Little Hero, last week launched his second album, titled The Oracle.

Published:Saturday | December 28, 2013 | 12:00 AM

As Sting 30 headed to its inevitable clash conclusion at Jamworld, Portmore, St Catherine, yesterday morning, the tension ratcheted up in proportion to the cash at stake.

Published:Friday | December 27, 2013 | 12:00 AM

The National Gallery of Jamaica's Last Sunday programme for 2013 closes on December 29, running from 11 a.m.

Published:Friday | December 27, 2013 | 12:00 AM

The equivalent of Jamaica's 'roots' is by far the best-loved type of theatre in St Lucia. Even the contemporary productions of Nobel laureate Derek Walcott ...

Published:Friday | December 27, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Winston 'Wee Pow' Powell laughs heartily when The Gleaner asks him how many years of playing music his Stone Love Movements will be marking at the Red Stripe Oval, Spanish Town...

Published:Thursday | December 26, 2013 | 12:00 AM

A passion to win souls for Christ and persistence are the ingredients evangelist Sandra Brooks says have contributed to her 25 years in the gospel music...

Published:Thursday | December 26, 2013 | 12:00 AM

A number of dancehall celebrities are expected to show their respects to legendary sound system Stone Love and its owner Weepow during the sound system's 41st anniversary celebrations at the Red Stripe Oval on...

Published:Thursday | December 26, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Downsound recording artiste Nature wants to deliver a big performance at Sting 30....

Published:Thursday | December 26, 2013 | 12:00 AM

When the sights and sounds of the Shaggy and Friends concert come alive on January 4, 2014, it will be with the goal of furnishing the first catheterisation laboratory for children in the English-speaking Caribbean.The Shaggy Make A Difference...

Published:Thursday | December 26, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Today is Boxing Day, and for many, it is a day to rest after the excitement of Christmas Day and the preparations that go into celebrating it...

Published:Thursday | December 26, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Reggae artiste Lutan Fyah recently celebrated his birthday party in Spaldings, Clarendon, and was well supported by members of the entertainment industry.Lutan Fyah was celebrating his birthday by hosting an event ...

Published:Thursday | December 26, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Today, one of Jamaica's premier soca events heads to the Mona Hockey Field.From 4 p.m.

Published:Tuesday | December 24, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Katherine Jackson is furious that AEG Live wants her to pay its $1.2 million legal costs...

Published:Tuesday | December 24, 2013 | 12:00 AM

IRIE FM radio personality George GT Taylor is anticipating another successful staging of his annual Christmas night stage show."I expect the show to have another wonderful staging this year...

Published:Tuesday | December 24, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Late last month, Dr Earl McKenzie officially presented three books at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus. The trio of publications reflected his diverse, yet interwoven interests - philo-sophy, painting and literature....

Published:Tuesday | December 24, 2013 | 12:00 AM

The resurgence of live music across the country has brought with it the importance of twinning it with a little dinner.Brian Lumley, chef and owner of the 689 Restaurant in New Kingston, is one of those capitalising on the...

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