Kartel denies shooting at Mavado Dancehall artiste, Vybz Kartel, is denying accusations that he shot at Mavado and his entourage, in Cassava Piece on Sunday night. The artiste, who confirmed hearing the alleged rumours, says he was not even in the area at the time of the incident, as he was at a surprise birthday [...]
Sex tourism in full boom In winter, a tourist woman’s fancy lustily turns to thoughts of sex. By the thousands they descend on the Caribbean every year, women driven by one urge: to spend a week or two sleeping with local “beach boys” and paying them back in drinks, meals, gifts, and cash. And it [...]
Joseph Israel – Gone Are the Days Maybe it’s just me, but I think that every reggae song that I have ever heard sounds exactly the same. Call me uncultured or ignorant if you like, but I think if most people were honest with themselves they would have to say the same thing. I love [...]
Process for getting passports to change “… gamblers taking the cheap bus trips to Niagara or Windsor won’t pay the $100 to get a passport. And parents are not going to want their kids going to Toronto if they have to pay $82 for a five-year passport for the school trip.” – John Latkovich, who [...]
Bloody hell! ‘Dutty Wine’ song of the year…Tune tops English Charts Amidst all the controversy that has surrounded the Dutty Wine dance, the song, done by selector/artiste Tony Matterhorn was voted as the number one song on the English charts for 2006. The song currently holds the number one spot on the 1Xtra Dancehall Hot [...]
Reggae the Hasidic way As the 49th Annual Grammy Awards approaches, The Sunday Gleaner will be featuring those nominated in the reggae category. They are Matisyahu, Buju Banton, Sly and Robbie, Ziggy Marley and UB 40. This week, we start with Matisyahu. Matisyahu, 27, a member of the Lubavitch Hasidic (Jewish) community, was born Matthew [...]
‘Ting and ting’ and payola Neville ‘Tinga’ Stewart is a man for all seasons. His music made quite a stir on the dancehall and festival music scenes in the ’70s to early ’90s, but he slowly disappeared from the Jamaican stage when he migrated to Miami in 1996. Still, his childhood love for music has [...]
Beenie/Bounty face off, a big draw A clash between dancehall rivals Beenie Man and Bounty Killer is still pending and promoters say they are willing to play host if both artistes agree. The much-anticipated square-off on stage between longtime rivals Beenie Man and Bounty Killer did not materialise at ‘Sting 2006′, nor did it materialise [...]
Flora gives ‘All Of Me’ Deciding to take the scenic route home, I pass Pari’s Pizza and as I’m heading down the hill towards Sandals, the sunset gives my little Glanza a soft glow, and for a moment I feel like I’m in a movie, lost in thought as Flora Haywood’s passionate and soulful voice [...]
Catch Di Riddim Hits from Matterhorn, Gyptian, Sean Paul and Cham hailed by Rolling Stone and Vibe magazines. The leading urban music publication Vibe magazine has recognised Tony Matterhorn’s Dutty Wine, Cham’s Ghetto Story and Gyptian’s Serious Times among its Top 60 best songs of 2006. The accolades were revealed in the publication’s January 2007 [...]