The ‘write’ hit The saying ‘your reputation precedes you’ is true for many things. But for the songwriters who pen the lyrics, this mantra is not just true but is also the basis on which hit songs are made. Each DJ or singer has a particular style and delivery, the lyrics of their songs must, [...]
Reggae in Hebrew Gil Binyamin, aka Silver Don, closed a circle last month when he performed as warmup to Ziggy Marley in Ra’anana a decade after performing with him in Jamaica. The appearance was also a good opportunity to promote his new reggae album, “Live Flame,†written entirely in Hebrew.
Dirty dancing Jamaica style Dancehall fans in this country have taken up the latest dance craze imported from Jamaica. This dance, the “dutty wine,†which takes some amount of skill is currently experiencing a surge of popularity in West Indian communities in the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada, as well as in this [...]
More dancehall favorites from Jahna At the launching of her third album (One Love) earlier this year Jahna assured her fans that more of her music might be at their disposal before the end of the year and the singer looks to have delivered on the promise. The release of the fourth recording from the [...]
BUJU – ‘Too Bad’ to contain It’s not quite how his life panned out, but it’s pretty close. Buju Banton, barely settling into 33, has achieved the iconic status usually bestowed upon those much older than himself. However, wearing the crown isn’t easy, especially when it has been noticeably speckled by a few thorns.
Celebrities secure their rides Anthony Cruz had his Rav 4 stolen from his Red Hills home, Comedian, Fancy Cat, was held up at gunpoint and his Mitsubishi Gallant stolen, Wavell Hinds was also relieved of his Prado and the list could go on and on. The reality has struck some entertainers that they are no [...]
Apple Gabriel: With Israel Vibration “Don’t fight against the Rastaman with his culture music, cause the Rastaman no mean no harm. What the Rastaman wants to do is calm the storm: This is Albert “Apple Gabriel” Craig’s message to Kenyans and the world.
Don’t you dare call them comebacks In a music business that is very much a perpetual motion machine, always in search of ‘the next hot act’ artistes who, for their own reasons, either reposition themselves or revisit a scene they once dominated, that the usual perception is of a comeback. But the two artistes featured [...]
McGregor documentary premieres in Trinidad Following three successful screenings of Freddie McGregor’s docu-trip, Freddie’s First – Where Reggae Meets Soca, in New York and Jamaica, the much anticipated film will make its Trinidad debut at Courtyard Marriott, Invaders Bay, Audrey Jeffers Highway, Port of Spain, this at 6 p.m.
It ‘Won’t Be Long’ for Karell, says producer Vasco Carney thinks his V1 record label has finally struck gold with its latest recruit, Karell. What’s more, he believes that Karell’s debut single on the label, Won’t Be Long, is sure to at least warn consumers that this is an artiste with some exceptional talent and [...]