MUSIC REVIEW: The Wailers
The Wailers have done little recording since some very productive years in the 1970s . But since Marley’s death in 1981, the band has maintained a touring presence in an effort to keep Marley’s music and message in the ears and minds of American listeners.
Anyone who was counting on a “greatest hits […]

Dr. Israel’s Patterns of War by Elena Oumano

One turntable spinning through a crate of vinyl, giant speakers blasting riddims into backbones, and a hypester on the mic—that’s the Jamaican sound system, a cheap fix for music cravers lacking the price of a concert ticket. That same level of need and imagination fueled Brooklyn reggae producer-D […]

King Yellowman From rags to records

He was deserted by his parents, scorned at stage shows, chased away by pro-ducers, banned from the airwaves and developed skin cancer. A doctor even told him he would live only three years more.
That was in 1983.

Swiss Reggae Ambassador Wears Double Culture

The reigning Swiss roots reggae champ Thomi Nikles, aka Famara, is not relenting in exposing his dual racial personality. “I am white outside and black inside,” he confessed over the phone from Europe. “Reggae is black music and that’s all about me.” The vibrant performer, who’s toured Western Africa a […]

‘Black Kissinger’ producers seek J’can investment
The action film Black Kissinger has already managed to capture the interest of Hollywood investors but the film’s producer, Carlton Grant of Zed Jamaica Limited, is hopeful that the project’s cost will be split evenly between local and international interests.