Idaho Mountain Express: Reggae vibes are a harvest for fall After the success of last winter’s “Marley in the Mountains,” organizer Danny Walton was set to bring Ketchum another reggae-inspired event, “Harvesting of the Vibes.” Keeping with mountain-town living and culture, “Harvesting of the Vibes” will celebrate fall and the beginning of the winter season. [...]
Cobra offers The Other Side of the Coin Having been one of the major forces in Dancehall since the 1990s, one could say deejay Cobra has been there and done it all in terms of his many achievements. Although he’s not one to record on every rhythm, Cobra has maintained a very strong presence in [...]
Jury hears reggae star ask about cocaine As he rode in an informant’s truck, Buju Banton expressed his gratitude.”Thank you very much for this opportunity, man,” the reggae singer said. “Oh, you have given me opportunity to be myself again.”Banton had just had lunch with Alexander Johnson, a one-time Colombian drug transporter who was secretly [...]
Ska! Ska! Ska! and other Jamaican classics Jamaica has touched the hearts and tickled the stomachs of many with its multi-genre music and tasty food. Ska music, the melding of mento, traditional rhythmic Jamaican music, and Caribbean music called Calypso. Ska was in its heyday in Jamaica in the mid-sixties, and its happy sound paved [...]
Fans: Banton case strikes sour chord His fans have launched a letter-writing campaign against his prosecution and plan a rally outside the courthouse when he goes on trial on Monday. Facebook pages, websites and T-shirts all support Buju Banton, a four-time Grammy-nominated reggae musician facing federal drug charges in a case his lawyer says was [...]
Dancehall’s redemption
Jamaican Dancehall: Gangster’s Paradise The Sun Sets behind Tivoli Gardens on a warm Wednesday evening in late June, shooting streaks of burnt-orange light between this West Kingston community’s crumbling buildings. Tarrus Riley’s “Good Girl Gone Bad” blares from three-foot speakers inside a small storefront that sits on Spanish Town Road, across from the concrete wall [...]
‘Buju’ stands alone ‘Buju Banton’ is facing further woes after James Mack, the second co-defendant in the drug case against him yesterday signed a plea bargain deal with the United States District Attorney, agreeing to testify against the Jamaican reggae singer. Mack’s deal comes five days after another co-defendant, Ian Thomas, also agreed to give [...]
Bob Marley Family Loses Case Over Hit Records Bob Marley’s family lost a lawsuit seeking the copyrights to several of the late Jamaican reggae singer’s best-known recordings. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan said the UMG Recordings unit of Vivendi SA’s Universal Music Group is the rightful owner of copyrights to five albums that [...]
Hamilton’s first attempt to ‘Let It Rain’ “After I became a Christian I started singing at my church, Boulevard Church of the Nazarene,” said Abigail Hamilton of her humble beginnings as a gospel singer. “My father always used to sing to me and I always liked music from a tender age,” she added.