Just weeks after officially releasing his sophomore album titled 8 Year Affair, which has charted at number five on the Billboard Reggae chart, Protoje and his Indiggnation band opted to bring another dimension of his music to the fore with a concert titled Live from the Capital. Many fans opted to stand shoulder to shoulder [...]
Before last Sunday’s opening session of the weekly Grounation series began at the Institute of Jamaica, East Street, Kingston, Youth and Culture Minister Lisa Hanna made the link between Jamaica’s culture and hoped for development.Herbie Miller, curator of the Jamaica Music Museum, stated two primary objectives for the repository of musical memory – to build [...]
Dancehall artiste Wayne Marshall and his wife, singer Tami Chynn are expecting an exciting addition to their family. In a late night message to his fans on the social networking site Twitter, Marshall said "@tamichynn & I are so happy to announce that we will be welcoming our first child later this year. Exciting times [...]
No one can accuse Sizzla Kalonji of resting on his laurels. The 36-year-old reggae entertainer, who, during his 22-year career, has won critical acclaim and enjoyed commercial success, has released an estimated 65 albums. Yet another is set to be released this year, the entertainer has revealed. The album, to be titled The Messiah, is [...]
Superjam, an annual event held by Pulse boss Kingsley Cooper, has been rejuvenated and has such a line-up. To add to the interest, Cooper announced recently that he had enlisted the services of Busy Signal. After his incarceration, there were many who waited to see if the dancehall superstar had undone all the good work [...]
Sheffield’s musical heritage is a long and varied one. From rock to Britpop to strange stuff on synthesisers it has left something of an imprint on the national consciousness. However, reggae is one form of music that doesn’t spring immediately to mind when you think of steel city. Not that there is no scene, it [...]
Jamaica is the birthplace of several globally recognised musical genres -mento, dub, ska, rocksteady, reggae and dancehall. That is an enviable position for any country’s music industry; however, the feat has slipped the island. “When you go to places like the Youth View Awards it is so Americanised. You see them dancing to Nicki Minaj [...]
I’d been to Jamaica a few decades ago, when we could barely afford the airfare. We did what most tourists do: stayed at all-inclusives in Ocho Rios, Montego Bay and Negril. At Rick’s Café we drank too much rum and watched the sunset as maniacs dived off the cliffs. This time I wanted to go [...]
Behind the Screen at Tracks & Records on Tuesday treated young patrons to some classic Jamaican music, courtesy of the Captain, Freddie McGregor.The event began with the Big Ship band and Dean Frazer playing some old-school instrumentals. Patrons quickly assembled in areas where they could best see the veteran in action. via Freddie McGregor delivers [...]
In its fight to earn freedom for Mark Myrie, the team, led by Chokwe Lumumba, is starting a campaign aimed at the United States Supreme Court. The campaign, another letter-writing effort, tries to raise awareness about Buju’s drug case and points out the team’s stance against the artiste’s incarceration. On wednesday, Lumumba’s team released a [...]