17 years of ‘real’ jazz After 17 years, the Ocho Rios Jazz Festival continues to create history with stellar performances and a touch of the past. The sounds of instruments galore will run from Sunday to Sunday, from the opening day on June 10 at Morgan’s Harbour Hotel, Port Royal, to the closing Father’s Day [...]
Magical! – Excalibur was as sharp as it gets The Kingston leg of the Fame Road Party, ‘Excalibur’, came to an abrupt end early Sunday morning after the police drew the musical sword out of the Mas Camp rock, New Kingston. Earlier that morning at 1:30 a.m., hundreds of patrons were still streaming into the [...]
Tessanne Chin For Music Festival Tessanne Chin will be performing on the 11th Annual St. Kitts Music Festival on the Friday night along with Sean Paul and more. Her voice comes from deep within. It pulls at your heart and gives you chills. The girl’s got some serious soul. Tessa is best known as the [...]
Marley legacy still jammin’ The first family of reggae still has the rhythm. But these days, there’s a new Marley in the forefront: Stephen Marley, the second son of the late Bob Marley. As a child, Stephen hung out in the studio and on stage with his famous father. Later, he joined older brother Ziggy [...]
Singers bring out soft side at ‘The Occasion III’ Saturday night’s ‘The Occasion III’, held at the Eastern Peace Centre, 121 Windward Road, St. Andrew, was an unreservedly hardcore affair, with fiery declarations by Rastafarians and graphic lyrics from ‘baldheads’. However, the audience, spread over the expansive grounds of the skating rink and business centre, [...]
Music is what Chaka Demus and Pliers wrote The paradox of rough-voiced deejaying and sweet, soulful singing is what has made Chaka Demus and Pliers the most successful duo in Jamaican music history. With appeal that has crossed international borders, Chaka Demus and Pliers is the first Jamaican act to place three consecutive top five [...]
Leftside, Esco split Though there was no drama, or as Jamaicans put it, ‘passa passa’ that caused the split, the fact is they have decided to pursue solo projects. Matthew ‘Esco’ Thompson, in likening the split to Destiny Child’s decision to explore solo careers, told THE STAR: “There is some truth to it. We don’t [...]
Roots artiste Ginjah signs with Sony BMG Recording artiste Ginjah has just signed an international distribution deal with label Sony BMG for the distribution of his singles, including Can’t Call Ginjah Name, Love First and Rainbow Eyes, as well as a soon-to-be-released album. Under the deal, Sony BMG will distribute and promote Ginjah’s music across [...]
Nicole Brown: Booking the stars and having fun doing it She has worked alongside some of the biggest names in Jamaican music and theatre and has visited places many have only dreamed of. But Nicole Brown, 31, isn’t satisfied yet. all woman talks to this do-it-all maverick about making career moves, overcoming challenges, reaching goals [...]
Don Drummond’s Mania: Myth or reality? Don Drummond died 38 years ago on May 6, 1969, and was buried in an unmarked grave somewhere in the May Pen Cemetery days after the scheduled funeral. This resulted from conflicting stories surrounding the cause of his death in the Bellevue Mental Hospital, which led to the ‘mashing [...]