Becoming Marion……….Lady Saw ‘walks out’ on raunchy past A few years ago, Lady Saw could have cared less what you or I thought about her vulgar lyrics and X-rated performances. When tracks like Stab Up Di Meat, No Long Talking and Hice [Hoist] It Up were the rage in the dancehalls, she waved off her [...]
Mission gone from music If music is truly a religion, as said by Jimmy Hendrix and Ziggy Marley, then reggae music of yesteryear would be a prayer while dancehall is yet to be defined. Reggae music can be heard in any part of the globe, whether it is a little pub in Papua New Guinea [...]
Khristopher comes out of the covers His vocals on the cover of DeBarge’s Who’s Holding Donna Now are so uncannily similar to the original that even industry players have trouble telling them apart. But the singer, who previously bounced around the dancehalls, slipping in and out of the mainstream is now looking to establish himself [...]
Vegas hospitalised again – Swore career was over Dancehall artiste Vegas has been admitted to hospital again following an acute case of pericarditis and gastroesophageal reflux. Sports medicine specialist, Dr. Paul Wright, breaks down the disease in simple terms. He says, “The pericardium is tissue that surrounds the heart itself, so if that is inflamed [...]
Reggae Tempo personality goes for acting boundary Ahead of Monday night’s premiere of the cricket drama, Hit For Six, at Carib 5, Cross Roads, Jeanille Bonterre was like a cricketer who had finally reached the Test level. Happy to be in the big leagues, but aware of intense scrutiny of every stroke, every catch and [...]
Half Pint brings Unity to Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest Thus sings conscious crooner Half Pint on his latest release Unity. It’s a theme he has visited several times over the three-decade span of his career, as fans of One Big Family and Level The Vibes can attest. Half Pint’s sense of the spiritual origins of [...]
Dancehall veterans stand out at ‘sevens Clash’ Sevens Clash, a party marking July 7, 2007, as well as producer and owner of The Candy Shop, Claude ‘Big Stone’ Sinclair’s 50th birthday, began on the landmark date and ended in the early hours of yesterday morning. At least, the music started on 7/7/2007, but with very [...]
Fireball’s ‘What I Want’ heats up European dance chart Fireball has finally gotten what he wants. The burly Laventille-born entertainer, real name Rohan Richards, is sitting atop the European Club Music Charts this week following the release of a reworked version of his 2007 Carnival hit single “What I Want” in France last month.
‘Telephone Love’ connects from England There is so much to say about J.C. Lodge. Let’s skip the obvious, like she sang the all-time favourites Telephone Love, Someone Loves You Honey (the remake) and Love Me Baby, among others. Instead, let’s start with this detail: a conversation with a singer whose music transcends time, but matter-of-factly [...]
Rapper Fabolous coming The 11th staging of the annual beach event, Fully Loaded, will take place on Sunday, July 29 at James Bond Beach in Oracabessa. The event will feature the top sound systems of the day as well as a performance from top US rapper Fabolous. Fabolous, who recently released the album From Nothing [...]