Big plans scare young Hammond After Beres Hammond recorded the Soul Reggae album for Aquarius, released in 1976, his life changed. Or, at least, his life was changed for him. We pick up on our ongoing series on Beres Hammond at the point where his popularity was really skyrocketing. With Got To Get Away ruling [...]

Chaka Demus, Pliers – open ‘Front Door’ Singer Pliers chuckles when The Gleaner asks if the new single, Front Door, refers to a vehicle, a house or any other object which requires entry and exit. He just calls it “another kind of door”. And Chaka Demus, his deejay partner in one of the most successful [...]

The Month In: Reggae / Dancehall As we round up 2007, one certainty is times are changing for reggae and dancehall. Vinyl production in Jamaica is at a virtual standstill, the apparently unstoppable flow of riddim albums on international labels such as VP and Greensleeves has now come to an end, Jah Cure can no [...]

Family energy at home While many might find it difficult to maintain a career and responsibilities at home, Ifrika manages her time as artiste and a mother easily. According to Queen Ifrica who is the mother of two, a 14-year-old son, Imeru, and a six-year-old daughter, Amakai, “it’s easy to balance both, because on holidays [...]

Tastee Talent Trail blazing in Montego Bay tonight Twenty semi-finalists will compete in the Tastee Talent Trail 2007 when the second concert happens tonight in Montego Bay. Judges Amina Blackwood-Meeks, Anthony Cruz and Chantal Hylton-Tonnes will face the challenging task of selecting the five contestants who will move on to the finals and a chance [...]

Ifrica retuns to the fold Queen Ifrica is the daughter of veteran artiste Derrick Morgan. Although being the daughter of a famous singer, Ifrica did not come face to face with her dad until she was 22. While many persons would have known their fathers much earlier, Queen Ifrica said she was not as fortunate [...]

Beenie Man apologises to JLP Dancehall artiste Moses ‘Beenie Man’ Davis has apologised to the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) for claiming that his current tax woes were brought on because of his political affiliation. The internationally acclaimed deejay said on Monday that he was being targeted by the new administration, which he claimed commissioned the [...]