Striking solo debut by Stephen Marley Each week, dozens of CDs turn up with uninteresting titles and even less engaging artistes. That changed with the arrival of Stephen Marley’s as yet unreleased Mind Control. Stephen Marley, the artiste, seems to have been around for eternity and has proved himself to be among the best – [...]
Flashpoint opens today There will no doubt be a reflective, if not sombre mood pervading at the Caves in Negril as the Flashpoint Film Festival opens today. News that Jamaican film pioneer and director of the classic The Harder They Come, Perry Henzell died yesterday will no doubt hit hard, and will be more poignant [...]
Tonight’s Top Stop: Bambu Station at Strathmore Bambu Station’s Roots are in the Virgin Islands, and its music’s heart is from Jamaica, but bandleader Jalani Horton is a longtime D.C. resident. Horton’s group is now in its 10th year of making roots reggae with a social conscious, strongly influenced by Steel Pulse and the Wailers. [...]
Ziggy Marley continues a tradition of upbeat pop-reggae Ziggy Marley remembers his father, the late reggae legend Bob Marley, sharing his work with the whole family. “When he’d write his songs, he’d call out to the kids,” Marley says. ” ‘Come sing!’ We’d sit around and sing with him. That was his writing process: He [...]
Trinity Criss ready to explode Trinity (three in one) Criss is ready to explode on the entertainment scene. Already there are a lot of people who have got some sunshine in their lives. The deejay has just concluded a tour with the likes of Beenie Man, Tanto Metro and Devonte backed by the Ruff Kut [...]
Caribbean awash in deals after passport worries Alarmed that new U.S. passport requirements could cost the Caribbean region billions of dollars in lost visitors and tourism jobs, resorts and tourism bureaus there are offering a variety of discounts to keep travelers coming to their sandy shores. In the past, U.S. travelers often needed only a [...]
‘Big abroad, small a yard’ In Jamaica, there is a select group of artistes who can pack a venue whether they have a current hit song or not. There are others, who even with hits, still do not have much crowd pulling power. This is because the ‘hit’ is in the wrong place.