Daddy Yankee becomes a breakout star

For a man who has been blasted by an AK-47, had part of an earlobe ripped off by a hysterical fan and is draped in so many diamonds he looks as if he’s crashed into a Harry Winston display case, Daddy Yankee has an alarmingly light security detail.
He’s in […]

Reggaeton revolution hits valley
The beat is still hip-hop, but with a fusion of dancehall reggae, merengue, salsa and cumbia, and the lyrics are in Spanish.
The Puerto Rican-driven musical craze has been exploding in the United States with artists like Daddy Yankee selling more than a million copies of his latest album, “Barrio Fino,” and launching […]

I Wayne’s ‘Lava Ground’ - One Of Year’s Best Singles
Roots and culture artists have long been a constant in Jamaica, from the influence of legends like Bob Marley to conscious roots dancehall singers like Garnet Silk. However, in the summer of 2004 a new and powerfully distinctive voice emerged on the reggae music scene. With […]

A chip off the old Bob

Damian Marley has his father’s thigh-skimming dreadlocks and the fine features of his Miss World mother, but when he takes to the stage he has an energy all his own.
The slender 27-year-old, the youngest of Bob Marley’s seven sons and the product of his affair with former beauty queen Cindy […]

Making a good life wherever we are
As a Jamaican in Cayman who has contributed significantly to the commercial and social fabric of this society, what is also important is that Mr Guilfoyle and his family have spent more than half of that number of years living here in Cayman, but he still keeps an eye […]