Dancehall, the business edition As the clampdown on expletives at stage shows continues, a long whispered argument has come to the fore, that when sponsors from ‘uptown’ came with the money, the music, which was originally the ‘downtown’ lifeline was never the same again. There were new rules for an old game.
Making sweet music at 16 At only 16 years old, producer Stephen McGregor seems destined to make a mark on Jamaican music. One would expect the son of reggae veteran Freddie McGregor to be involved in music, but Stephen has proven he has not only creativity, but staying power as well.
Ele’s birthday rocks Amnesia It was a traffic-blocking, jam-packed, high-energy, entertainment-filled occasion inside the Amnesia Night Club’s parking lot in Ocho Rios last Saturday when the ‘Energy God’ Elephant Man held his birthday celebrations there.
‘Dutty’ war over Matterhorn A battle is brewing over the man from Mars, Tony ‘Mentally Ill’ Matterhorn and the rights to his Dutty Wine song. According to Matterhorn, the sale of his mega hit song, Dutty Wine to VP Records by producer Supa Hype of Hyperactive Entertainment is now causing problems with him getting a [...]
‘CP’ cops major soca award in NY Antigua’s soca darling, Claudette “CP†Peters has become the world’s soca darling with her capture of the 4th annual International Soca Awards’ title of Best New Female Soca Artiste. Reigning Antigua Party Monarch Peters, was told of her victory over competitors like Destra Garcia, Machel Montano and Alison [...]
Culture’s train bound to glory Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller yesterday promised to live up to the expectations of late reggae stalwart Joseph ‘Culture’ Hill, who some years ago in an interview on one of his overseas tours predicted that Jamaica would have a woman prime minister.
Tony Matterhorn rides a ‘blue streak’ to dancehall’s peak His feisty attitude has kept him at or near the top of the sound system game for many years. Tony Matterhorn has now found new territory as a dancehall deejay with a handful of hits pounding the dancehall both locally and overseas. Dubbed ‘Mr. Fully Loaded’ [...]
Two shows, one night A short but spicy set on stage, a quick change of clothes and a race across town to get to the second show before the sun is up is like a natural routine for our present crop of dancehall artistes. It has beceome a common trend in dancehall circles for acts [...]
Overseas artistes go ‘lowcal’ Recently, international stars, especially from the United States, have been coming to Jamaica more frequently, making special appearances on stage shows or shooting music videos for songs on which they have collaborated with Jamaican performers. This stems from the increased popularity of Jamaican music on the international stage, along with more [...]
No limit to the K-Queens’ future The Francis Sisters or the Singing Twins, are other options Kerrine and Kaydine might have utilised in branding themselves – but the twin sisters instead opted for K-Queens. They have been singing since they were 11 years of age – when they were being guided by the Jamaica Federation [...]