Just let the music play. without set quotas

Large radio stations won’t increase local content to suit the Jamaica Music Society (JAMMS) which says the dominance of foreign music is costing the country millions in royalty payments at the expense of national development.
“We are not supportive of giving up flexibility and ability to respond to our […]

Many horn players, few opportunities

Jamaica has a sterling history of horns in its music, the trumpet, trombone and saxophone giving songs a sparkle onstage and in the studio, and people such as Tommy McCook, Don Drummond, Wilton Gaynair, Lester Sterling, Sonny Bradshaw, Nambo Robinson, Dean Fraser and Tony Greene among those who have played their […]

Blakk Rasta features in Amsterdam’s biggest reggae festival

Ghana’s reggae sensation, Blakk Rasta, performs live in Holland, on a platform which has for years been the preserve of Western and American reggae artistes.

The concert, which comes off at The Sand in Amsterdam city, is the most popular reggae event in Holland.
Blakk Rasta rubs shoulders with […]

Gay activists protest upcoming Buju Banton performance at Miami’s James L. Knight Center

Several gay-rights groups are protesting a Halloween-night concert at a city of Miami-owned hall by Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton, whose hit song Boom Bye Bye advocates shooting gays in the head and setting them on fire.
“”The message is that gay people’s lives […]

Errol Bonnick fuels his passion for music

The entertainment industry is replete with instances of artistes starting out as a member of a group, then branching out into solo acts. On the international stage there is Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Lionel Richie and Beyonce, while locally such artistes include Bob Marley, Judy Mowatt, John Holt and […]