Reggae Drifter Growing up as the son of Bob Marley has its perks. When your dad is a sage, it’s inevitable that you’ll inherit a few extra nuggets of wisdom that most kids won’t get. Bob’s oldest son, David “Ziggy” Marley, seems to carry that inherited wisdom deep inside his spirit. When he talks, he [...]

Tessanne Chin For Music Festival Tessanne Chin will be performing on the 11th Annual St. Kitts Music Festival on the Friday night along with Sean Paul and more. Her voice comes from deep within. It pulls at your heart and gives you chills. The girl’s got some serious soul. Tessa is best known as the [...]

Marley legacy still jammin’ The first family of reggae still has the rhythm. But these days, there’s a new Marley in the forefront: Stephen Marley, the second son of the late Bob Marley. As a child, Stephen hung out in the studio and on stage with his famous father. Later, he joined older brother Ziggy [...]

Singers bring out soft side at ‘The Occasion III’ Saturday night’s ‘The Occasion III’, held at the Eastern Peace Centre, 121 Windward Road, St. Andrew, was an unreservedly hardcore affair, with fiery declarations by Rastafarians and graphic lyrics from ‘baldheads’. However, the audience, spread over the expansive grounds of the skating rink and business centre, [...]

Reggaeton’s unrealized dream Reggaeton, the sexy and inescapable Latin hip-hop style that many said would transform Latin music, has hit a plateau. The question is whether it’s the leveling off before it falls off the music map, or a necessary breather before it vaults to new heights. In 2005, Daddy Yankee’s Gasolina was burning up [...]

Music is what Chaka Demus and Pliers wrote The paradox of rough-voiced deejaying and sweet, soulful singing is what has made Chaka Demus and Pliers the most successful duo in Jamaican music history. With appeal that has crossed international borders, Chaka Demus and Pliers is the first Jamaican act to place three consecutive top five [...]

Leftside, Esco split Though there was no drama, or as Jamaicans put it, ‘passa passa’ that caused the split, the fact is they have decided to pursue solo projects. Matthew ‘Esco’ Thompson, in likening the split to Destiny Child’s decision to explore solo careers, told THE STAR: “There is some truth to it. We don’t [...]

Buju Banton @ The Theatre at Madison Square Garden “I’m not here to work for the accolades of no man…artist singing about ‘signal di plane’ when poor people suffering all over di world…what kinda f*ckrey dat” roared Buju Banton to the sold out Theatre at Madison Square Garden on Sunday May 6th 2007. The Gargamel [...]

Reggae rapper Matisyahu seeking new fans on 311 Tour Matisyahu admits that when his manager first suggested a summer tour opening for 311, the Brooklyn-based reggae rapper wasn`t sure it was such a good idea. “My manager said, ‘No, you don`t understand, they have 10,000 to 15,000 that they draw in every market across America,’” [...]

Chinese Jamaicans Help Reggae Music Evolve You don’t have to understand the lyrics to like music, and you certainly don’t have to be a Jamaican to love reggae. The music is universal, and nobody knows that better than the Chin family; they are among a small group of Chinese Jamaicans who have been successfully producing [...]