Roots artiste Ginjah signs with Sony BMG Recording artiste Ginjah has just signed an international distribution deal with label Sony BMG for the distribution of his singles, including Can’t Call Ginjah Name, Love First and Rainbow Eyes, as well as a soon-to-be-released album. Under the deal, Sony BMG will distribute and promote Ginjah’s music across [...]

Nicole Brown: Booking the stars and having fun doing it She has worked alongside some of the biggest names in Jamaican music and theatre and has visited places many have only dreamed of. But Nicole Brown, 31, isn’t satisfied yet. all woman talks to this do-it-all maverick about making career moves, overcoming challenges, reaching goals [...]

Don Drummond’s Mania: Myth or reality? Don Drummond died 38 years ago on May 6, 1969, and was buried in an unmarked grave somewhere in the May Pen Cemetery days after the scheduled funeral. This resulted from conflicting stories surrounding the cause of his death in the Bellevue Mental Hospital, which led to the ‘mashing [...]

Munga’s album for release this summer ‘Yes, Yes’ it’s time for Munga Honourable to explode into the dancehall. Building steam with his hit single Bad From Mi Born, dancehall fans are anxiously awaiting more from the upcoming artiste. Born Damian Rhoden from Islington St. Mary, Munga hit the scene with force with his single Nuh [...]

Entertainment minister calls for cleaner lyrics The minister of tourism with responsibility for entertainment and culture, Aloun Assamba, has called for cleaner lyrics. In drawing reference to Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller’s budget presentation which addressed the importance of the Jamaican family in nation building, Minister Assamba stated that the family is under threat from [...]

A toast to the Toasters! They have been dubbed “Pioneers of Ska,” the “Miles Davis of Ska” and the “Ramones of Ska.” The Toasters could also be called the hardest-working ska band in the world. Tour plans for 2007 started with seven weeks in Europe (with Go Jimmy Go) and continued in April with six [...]

Brazilian brings Latin rhythms to dancehall A South American temptress with a Caribbean vibe, Rakell Sa, aka Rakstar, is bringing abit of Latin flavour to the dancehall. Two years ago, at age 19, this Brazilian songstress moved to Jamaica to pursue a musical career. Coming from a musical family where her father plays the guitar, [...]

Barrington Levy for Sweet Cry Famed Jamaican entertainer Barrington Levy has been chosen to replace renowned reggae group Third World in the line-up for the much-anticipated return of the Sweet Cry Freedom Concert ’07. According to Executive Producer of the show Donald “Don” Charles, Third World is currently on tour in Africa and as a [...]

Selectors want regulations on sound systems “Mi neva get dah memo deh!” That was the response of one musical selector when The Star queried whether he was aware of a special licence that sound systems in Jamaica needed in order to operate. Sound systems in Jamaica have been in operation for years, Merritone Disco, King [...]

Hot Wuk dances into regular rotation on Hot 97 FM Mr Vegas’ chart-topping single Hot Wuk has leaped into regular rotation on influential urban/hip hop US radio station, Hot 97 FM. This could spell good news for Vegas, as some of his previous titles which have gone into rotation on Hot 97, have ended up [...]