Morgan Heritage, Munga, Tony Matterhorn shine at Irie Jamboree

The 2007 installment of Irie Jamboree, North America’s premier reggae festival, proved to be another spectacular affair for the more than 30,000 music lovers who converged on the Roy Wilkins Park, Queens, New York to see international acts like Steven Marley, Jr Gong, Morgan Heritage, Lady […]

Ziggy Marley Hopes to Raise Awareness of African Issues

Ziggy Marley has followed his father, legendary reggae star Bob Marley, in becoming an award-winning artist. His hit album Love Is My Religion earned the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album. VOA’s Larry London sat down for a conversation with Marley at Wolf […]

Counting summer profits$

Summer is not officially over, but the major shows of the season are and organisers must now determine whether the season was a good one. “It was a very good year, one of the best we have ever staged. The attendance was good, there were no incidents, good weather, good performers and good […]

Red Stripe says sorry

Local giant brewers Red Stripe have apologised for the publication of offensive remarks in a magazine promoting the company’s Red Hot Summer promotion.

The magazine lists the publisher as Robinson Entertainment Media. The offensive paragraph appears in a section describing the differences between all-inclusive and regular parties and states, under the all-inclusive section, […]