Harding goes back to music Just like the name of his debut rhythm fearless, producer and manager Jeremy Harding has proven himself to be just that in his attitude towards life business and music. Starting out years ago as a youngster with a love for music, Harding turned to disc jocking while living in Toronto.
Kamla dares them in Jamaica AT the “Jamaica Night” party to wrap up the 31st Caricom Heads of Government conference in Montego Bay Wednesday, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar arrived well into the session. She swept onto the dance floor almost immediately and began swirling around, to the beat of the golden oldies reggae and rock [...]
McGregor, Sibbles for Merritone Family Day in Connecticut Grammy nominated reggae crooner Freddy McGregor, who in 2003 was awarded the Order of Distinction (OD) by the Jamaican government for his outstanding contribution to the island’s popular music, is slated to perform alongside veteran reggae singer Leroy ‘Heptones’ Sibbles at the 13th annual Merritone Family Funday [...]
Jamaica finds its way to the World Cup As the teams battle it out in the ongoing FIFA World Cup, Jamaican Julia ‘Jules’ Dougall has already scored her goal and is heading on to new and exciting avenues. At only 24 years old, Dougall is almost a veteran in the music business as the woman [...]
The Great Dancehall Freeze-Out of 2010 When word spread on April 1 that the U.S. Embassy in Kingston was stripping dancehall stars Aidonia, Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, and Mavado of their visas, many Jamaicans figured the news for a joke—just more fodder for Clovis, the Jamaica Observer cartoonist whose satirical barbs target trouble-prone musicians just [...]
Riley wants more confidence from the ladies During 2009, as part of its anniversary celebrations, the Creative Production and Training Centre (CPTC) launched its television series titled Breakfast with the Stars. The series began by featuring international recording artiste Dr Jimmy Cliff. This week, CPTC chose to feature Tarrus Riley. At the recent taping of [...]
Stabroek News – The latest attempt to found a film industry The Caribbean film and cinema industry is more than forty years old. In the beginning it was considered a proud achievement when a scene or two from a Hollywood movie was shot on location in one of the islands or in Guyana. It was [...]
Usher coming for Reggae Sumfest Multi-talented American R&B singer, Usher, has been confirmed as one of the acts who will perform at this year’s staging of “the greatest reggae festival on earth” Reggae Sumfest. At the long-awaited launch on Friday night at Sportsmax Zone in New Kingston, the promoters, Summerfest Productions, announced the artiste line-up [...]
Hasidic New York Reggae in The Park There once was a time when Matisyahu seemed cool. The weed-smoking hippie turned Hasidic rapper blended worlds that seemed destined never to meet and created danceable music that was unique to the American mainstream. That was in 2006. Now that he’s been exposed as little more than a [...]
De Lions of Jah bring reggae style to community plaza [North Florida] To round out the month-long celebration of National Black Music Month, De Lions of Jah will perform at the Bo Diddley Community Plaza in Friday’s installment of the Let’s Go Downtown Free Fridays concert series. The plaza has already seen groups like Little [...]