‘High Priest’ remembered

Roy Shirley, the theatrical singer known as the High Priest of Reggae, has died. An entry on the Trojan Records website said Shirley passed away last week in Britain.
No cause, or date of death, was given.

Beres at his best

Despite intermittent and at times heavy rainfall, patrons came out in their numbers for the second international night of Reggae Sumfest, a night which proved to be the most explosive of the three-day event.
None of the artistes scheduled to make appearances failed to deliver, but it was the King of Lovers […]

No parables from Tarrus Riley - Singer clear on ambition, desire
To say that music is in Tarrus Riley’s blood is an understatement. Being the son of famed reggae vocalist Jimmy Riley (of Love and Devotion fame) may well have given him the music bug. But the rising reggae crooner admits that it wasn’t actually his […]

King of the dancehall indeed

Beenie Man proved that he is really the king of the dancehall when he took the stage on Dancehall Night at Reggae Sumfest, held at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Complex in Montego Bay on Thursday.

Dapperly dressed in white, he came on stage amidst loud screams of appreciation from the estimated 250,000 […]

Reggae CDs Under German Scrutiny for Anti-Gay Lyrics

The homophobic lyrics of several Jamaican reggae musicians has moved the German government to consider blacklisting them and restrict their sales and distribution.

The CDs by Elephant Man and T.O.K. could be put on the “Index of Harmful Materials,” which, while it would not censor the materials in Germany, […]