Toots is Blessed on Christmas CD Reggae legend Fredrick Toots Hibbert believes he has alot to thank God for and no doubt he will be doing just that as he celebrates his birthday today. Toots has been busy in the studio working on the follow-up to his Grammy-winning True Love album, but he took time [...]
It’s a mix that works It’s hard for the average rock band to earn a living if it doesn’t break big. All the album and ticket sales have to be split four or five ways. With that in mind, consider how tough it is for eight-piece ska/soul group the Pietasters to make enough money just [...]
Reggae stars clamor to be in ‘the Best’ There are reggae compilations, and then there’s “Strictly the Best,” a series of compilations issued by VP Records that feature the best reggae artists of the year. “There are so many artists in Jamaica, so to make the cut is a blessing,” said singer Wayne Wonder, whose [...]
Under a Vybz at Weekenz When Vybz Kartel hit the stage at Weekenz, Constant Spring Road, St. Andrew, at about 3:30 on Sunday morning, he looked out at the empty lawn and said, “a lie. A so much people deh yah man?” One hottie in a hot three-quarter-length white pants had been taking full advantage [...]
Rastas drop on All the troubles of the world, let a lone a nation, could not keep the reggae faithful away from the FMF Dome on Monday night. Fronted by Bob Marley and the Wailers lead guitrarist, Junior Marvin and Peter Tosh-bassist Fully Fullwood, the Tosh Meets Marley tour brought the pioneers of the ‘one-drop’ [...]
‘Rocking’ it ‘Well’ with Jovi ‘Rebel Love Goddess’ are the words that rising sensation, Jovi Rockwell, uses to describe herself. In a recent interview with TEENage, the 23-year-old songstress admits that she is proud to be different from every other artiste out there, in her quest for stardom.
The Best Indies In the West Indies, there are as many sorts of holiday as there are islands. You can cycle around Cuba, sail off Antigua, or simply flake out on the beach in Barbados. Plan your ideal escape from the winter with this comprehensive guide by Fred Mawer. If you are thinking of taking [...]
Marley’s dad’s songs draw biggest cheers It has to be tough to be Ziggy Marley. First off, Marley’s still getting back on his feet after saying goodbye to his family back-up band the Melody Makers a few years ago. And while hitting the road with a set of mostly new musicians can be challenging enough, [...]
Honouring a ‘reel’ Jamaican legend In the summer of 1973, Lennie Little-White was a film student at the Ryerson Polytechnic University in Canada, when he went to a theatre at Danforth Street to see a movie named The Harder They Come. What he saw further fuelled his ambition to become a film-maker. “The lines were [...]
Island girl Rihanna continues her climb to the top There’s nothing like the warm spirit of the Caribbean to re-energise a dry, stale season of the same old song and dance. And there couldn’t be a better time than now for Barbados-born singer Rihanna to break into an industry that is eager to celebrate the [...]