Good music from the old and not so old
Given the deluge of so much passing off for soca, and more so music these days, the release of compilation discs by Sylvester Lockhart (Poser) and Nigel Lewis is a most welcome sound to the ears.
Poser recently released another one of his CDs entitled De Groove […]

Tessanne Chin - Ready to rock the music industry

Tessanne Chin’s rock reggae music is a reflection of who she is, a window into her world.
“My music is a nice fusion of rock, reggae and soul. A little bit of dancehall influence. It’s everything that describes me, it’s who I am,” said Tessanne who is the […]

Let the play!

What is it about live music that gets patrons to regularly flock to venues such as Red Bones Blues Café on Braemar Avenue and the JAVAA headquarters on Haining Road to hear it?
The energetic ambidextrous antics of the drummer. The cool du-du-dum of the bass player; the eclectic twing of the guitar and […]

Jewish reggae artist turns heads with new CD
A Hasidic Jewish reggae artist releases a live album and nine months later it cracks the Top 40 albums chart. Next thing we’ll be told is that he isn’t a joke. He is … isn’t he?
It would be an exaggeration to say that the release of Matisyahu’s “Live […]

Machel [Montano] thrills fans | Surprise act a no-show but…

Walking out of Machel Montano’s Alternative Concept 4 concert yesterday morning, one couldn’t help but feel cheated.
For starters, the advertised surprise act from the US never showed and the Global Village venue, on the western side of the Queen’s Park Savannah, was not big enough to […]