Anthony B set to drop a teasing hot album The original “Fire Pon Rome” chanter, Portmore’s own Anthony B, seems unstoppable this year as he is now poised to released his latest album. The indomitable cultural deejay, who has consistently been at the forefront of the music business for the past 15 years, with his [...]

Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae: Changing sounds, same views From ska to rocksteady and reggae to dancehall, Jamaica’s music since 1962 has not diverged much from its origin – an indication perhaps, that the sounds may have changed but the sentiments are still the same. Terms like “resilient, armoured music” used by scholar Dick Hebdige in his [...]

D’Angel/Barbee drama There’s only room for one ‘top girl’ in Spanish Town, according to D’Angel, who allegedly attempted to have dancehall artiste Barbee kicked out of ‘Fire Tuesday’, a popular dance in Tawes Pen, Spanish Town. The drama began at the daytime event at about 2:00 p.m., when Barbee entered the already jam-packed venue, and [...]

Island sounds make their way into pop With Rihanna’s “Umbrella” and Sean Kingston’s “Beautiful Girls” vying for chart supremacy over the past month, pop music has received a sizable infusion of Caribbean flavor this summer. Also in the mix is Kat DeLuna’s “Whine Up,” featuring dance-hall star Elephant Man, which has cracked the top 40.

Long live the ‘Greats’ – ‘Tribute’ outlasts founder’s expectations Having come of age in an era many regard as the golden age of Jamaican popular music, Kingsley Goodison has always had a kinship with performers of the 1960s. Hence came his decision to start the ‘Tribute to the Greats’ awards show in 1998. The annual [...]