STORY OF THE SONG: Culture’s ‘Two Sevens’ puts nation on hold Friday, May 21 came and went without the rapture that Harold Camping predicted and his followers fervently repeated to put the world on edge. However, 34 years ago there was a localised prediction of unspecified but terrible events in song which put Jamaica on [...]
Shaggy Is Making a Comeback, Has Some Choice Words for Janet, Akon and Rihanna Dancehall/reggae artist Shaggy has been out for a minute, but now Mistah ‘Boombastic’ is back on the scene with a new single, ‘Sugarcane,’ and a new album in the works that the self-proclaimed “underdog” is calling his fourth comeback of his [...]
A smoother Cocoa Tea – Entertainment In many ways, singer Cocoa Tea is still a purist. That’s not surprising, given that he is a product of the 1980s when reggae music was still dominant over its rebellious offspring dancehall. Back then, his signature vocals were heard belting out impressive numbers, among them Who’s The Champion, [...]
Prunedale native backs a reggae Rebelution Wesley Finley didn’t play much reggae music growing up in Prunedale. He was more comfortable in the school marching band, jamming with buddies in garage rock bands, and attending country music or rap concerts.As the drummer and co-founder of the chart-topping reggae band Rebelution, Finley now tours the country [...]
Lauryn Hill plays tribute to Bob Marley on ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’ In honor of the 30th anniversary of legendary Jamaican singer, Bob Marley’s death, late night talk show host Jimmy Fallon hosted a weeklong tribute to the entertainer, topping it off with a two-song performance by New Jersey native and singer, Lauryn Hill. [...]
Denroy Morgan making Link To Ethiopia The year 1981 will forever be etched in the memory of Denroy Morgan. It was the year he bulldozed his way onto the Billboard charts and saturated American urban radio stations with his smash single I’ll Do Anything For You. Fast-forward 30 years and the patriarch of the sibling [...]
Jasmine’s on the write track to big success Johnson finds it highly amusing that men often feel nervous in her company – especially the ones who know she’s the author of Mr Soon Come.Her book centres on the womanising ways of dancehall DJ Conteh, whose beautiful wife is just not enough for him. The novel [...]
LIME entertainers shine Students at the Denham Town Primary, Central Branch All-Age and St Aloysius Primary schools got a very special treat this week when LIME brought special celebrity guests into their classrooms for Read Across Jamaica Day. Popular songstress Ce’Cile and up-and-coming female vocalists Ishawna and Denyque joined LIME employee volunteers who read to [...]
Machel takes Jamaica Carnival by storm Soca Monarch and Road March King, Machel Montano rode the Jamaica Carnival with much fan-fare just weeks after completing one of the most successful Carnival seasons of his career. Montano took The Return to higher heights as he was the headline act for LIME All Island Carnival series at [...]
Lady Saw shoots video for ‘Wife a Wife’ Veteran female DJ Lady Saw shot a video of her latest song, ‘Wife a Wife’ on location in New Kingston on Tuesday night. Nordia Rose, Advico Production, filmed and directed the video.