Sugar Minott — a man for all seasons The significance of Lincoln ‘Sugar’ Minott’s contribution as a critical innovator in the annals of modern Jamaican music will be commemorated at farewell showcase tentatively planned for July 29. It will form part of the tribute for the late reggae/dancehall maestro. According to his widow, Maxine Stowe, [...]
Happy Birthday Buju | The Trinidad Guardian A living legend. A dancehall-reggae icon. Incarcerated but still thrilling worldwide audiences with hits that range from GAL, Optimistic Soul and Let Dem Know—all songs unleashed since he was locked away. Today, Mark Anthony Myrie—the one and only, Buju Banton, celebrates his 37th birthday. As a Caribbean entertainer [...]
Rebel with several causes It would be incorrect to think of Jimmy Cliff’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year as the beginning of the reggae great’s wind down. “That is just a stepping stone to more success,” said Cliff, 62, in a phone interview from a Michigan tour stop, [...]
Reggae Elder Sugar Minott Dies At 54 Reggae and dancehall pioneer Sugar Minott died Saturday at a hospital in Kingston, Jamaica, after suffering from a heart-related ailment. He was 54. Lincoln Barrington “Sugar” Minott loved the music he helped create: When he’d perform, he’d shake his shoulders, bug out his eyes and then shut them [...]
Harding goes back to music Just like the name of his debut rhythm fearless, producer and manager Jeremy Harding has proven himself to be just that in his attitude towards life business and music. Starting out years ago as a youngster with a love for music, Harding turned to disc jocking while living in Toronto.
Kamla dares them in Jamaica AT the “Jamaica Night” party to wrap up the 31st Caricom Heads of Government conference in Montego Bay Wednesday, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar arrived well into the session. She swept onto the dance floor almost immediately and began swirling around, to the beat of the golden oldies reggae and rock [...]
Tosh1 carries on family reggae tradition | Duluth News Tribune | Duluth, Minnesota When it comes to reggae, the name Tosh carries a bit of beat cred: Think Peter Tosh, one of the original Wailers — as in Bob Marley and the Wailers — beloved by reggae fans and frat boys alike. Now, carrying on [...]
McGregor, Sibbles for Merritone Family Day in Connecticut Grammy nominated reggae crooner Freddy McGregor, who in 2003 was awarded the Order of Distinction (OD) by the Jamaican government for his outstanding contribution to the island’s popular music, is slated to perform alongside veteran reggae singer Leroy ‘Heptones’ Sibbles at the 13th annual Merritone Family Funday [...]
Reggae trailblazer’s son headlines fest A decade ago, the merchants of downtown Maple Ridge, a few blocks along 224th St. between Lougheed and Dewdney Trunk, were getting Cambie’d to death. There was a beautification project going on, everything was gated off, nobody was coming around and a lot of the businesses were getting hammered. So [...]
Lamine Fellah’s goal is ‘a big global party’ “I call reggae the skeleton key of music, since it fits in almost any lock,’’ says Jacob Edgar, who spent years as a globe-trekking talent scout for the world music label Putumayo before launching his own label, Cumbancha, in 2006. “You can put it in almost any [...]