Chaka Demus recovering in hospital International recording artiste Chaka Demus, one half of the deejay-singer recording duo Chaka Demus and Pliers, is recovering in a Kingston hospital after a major surgery. According to reports, the deejay went to the Andrews Memorial Hospital last Tuesday for a routine check-up in preparation for an upcoming European tour. [...]
Another week in jail for Buju Jamaican Reggae star Buju Banton, must languish for another week in the Pinellas County Jail in Tampa, Florida before he will know if he will be granted bail. United States Judge Anthony Porcelli today reserved judgement in the bail hearing for the artiste and said he would make a [...]
Uncle Sam objects to bail for Buju Prosecutors in the United States have urged the Middle District Court of Florida to dismiss the latest bail application from lawyers representing reggae superstar Buju Banton. In a response filed yesterday, the prosecutors argued that Buju’s lawyer had presented “no legal support for his request and wholly ignores [...]
Is reggae dying a slow death? The upcoming closure of north London record shop Every Bodies Music suggests that reggae music is suffering a serious decline ONCE A popular music genre, particularly during the late 1960s and 70s when it found favour amongst the white working class, reggae music has seen a rapid decline 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Jamaican beef patty is a ‘healthier’ fast food The Toronto resident wrote to the Dish to find out whether her favourite patty was helping or harming her waistline. With 336 calories, 15 grams of fat and 432 milligrams of sodium, the beef patty is not on the same health plane as, say, a crisp green [...]
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 [...]
Stabroek News – The latest attempt to found a film industry The Caribbean film and cinema industry is more than forty years old. In the beginning it was considered a proud achievement when a scene or two from a Hollywood movie was shot on location in one of the islands or in Guyana. It was [...]