All museums, including the one in Fort Charles, Port Royal, will be open to the public free of cost during the Heroes weekend from Saturday to National Heroes Day on Monday.Lisa Hanna, minister of youth and culture,...
The Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMC) is set to launch an academic journal called The Jonkonnu Arts Journal tomorrow at 8:30 a.m.
In recent times, album sales worldwide have been on the decline, though Mr Vegas, who has released two in a little over a year, is still working hard to get his music to the people.In May...
Much has already been said about the nature and impact of dancehall music, which has its roots in reggae. The debate for and against the popular genre is robust. One side blames and condemns ...
A pleasing-looking set, fine acting, and good directing ushered the return of Basil Dawkins' play Toy Boy.Through the story of two characters, the play addresses social...
ONE OF the founding fathers of Choice FM has warned that the station's new name has signalled a change of direction that is close to a breach in the terms of its...
Reggae artiste Jah Khemist is seeking to get his musical career on track following a near-fatal car accident last year, which slowed his progress for months.According to the artiste, the accident gave him a renewed sense of...
Christopher 'Johnny' Daley has worn many hats throughout his career in entertainment. The former child star, who gained fame on the local sitcom Lime Tree Lane, has carved out an enviable niche in the entertainment industry....
August Town-based record label, A-Town Records, has released its newest project, the hard-hitting, energy-driven 'Sho Gun' rhythm album, which features...
Sinful decadence. Salacious debauchery. Lewd self-indulgence. Call it what you may, but there's no denying that the 50-plus-year-old North American college tradition known as spring break is undoubtedly the largest party in the world...
Extremely high demand has pushed the organisers of the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) to extend the deadline for entering songs to November 4.ISC is open to amateur and professional songwriters, and entries are accepted online...
The opening night of most productions come with hiccups, often in the technical areas. Those glitches aside, the Aston Cooke-penned, Michael Holgate-directed, Jonkanoo Jamboree, had a great opening on Friday....
toots & the Maytals' lead singer continues to recover from the effects of the head injury received from a bottle thrown at the stage while he was performing in Richmond, Virginia, at the River Rock Festival in May.Because of the ongoing medical...
Walker's Quarry Bull Bay came to life last evening as Arif Cooper and Di Blueprint Band introduced music for the first time at the secluded mining site during the launch of JUMP, a live band show that includes a DJ.
Prisoner Oval Rock is a staple in Barrington Levy's extensive rub-a-dub catalogue, a song that is made for steady rocking, slow marching on the spot in the slowed-down time of rolling basslines between black walls of speaker boxes.
Guinness could be thinking about a bigger venue for the 2014 edition of the Arthur Guinness Concert, considering the resounding success the 2013 renewal was.
Millie Small was reported to be 15 years old when Island Records boss, Chris Blackwell, recruited her in 1964, as part of his efforts to help set up his fledgling label.
Having been in the music industry for many years, Donovan Germain, CEO of Penthouse Records is celebrating his label's 25th anniversary and musical journey with a commemorative CD and DVD package via VP records.
Sting may be known for its yearly clashes and hardcore performances, but with headliners such as Super Cat and 2 Chainz, the organisers of the event intend to make their 30-year-old product, a global one.
Hot on the heels of his outstanding performance in the Caribbean musical Flambeaux, Jamaican actor and award-winning vocalist Andrew Clarke is starring in another production.
