Sanchez in harmony with life A nightingale of music who captivated audiences with his every performance, Kevin Anthony Jackson, popularly known as ‘Sanchez’, was the golden voice of Jamaican music. In a dance when the lights were dimmed and lovers slowly rocked together, a selector could draw upon hit after hit from the Sanchez arsenal [...]
Another Beenie ‘war’ There is yet another split in the music business. This time, it’s between Don Mafia and Beenie Man. Don Mafia, whose real name is Carl Udah, says the latest feud stems from the fact that Beenie Man went behind his back and registered his company, Mafia House, under his (Beenie’s) and D’Angel’s [...]
Jamaican Reggae Star Alaine Rocks Nevis with ‘No Ordinary Love’ On Saturday night Reggae Superstar Alaine performed her hit single ‘No Ordinary Love’ off her latest album entitled ‘Unknown’. The concert which was put on by New Sound Promotions featured the Shatta Flex Dutty Wine dancers out of Jamaica as well as DJ Andrew D [...]
Jimmy Riley and Delly Ranx team up for Love And Devotion remake The remake of Love And Devotion featuring Jimmy Riley and Delly Ranx is among the new releases out of the Cap Calcini Company (Reggae Box Project Distribution) which is situated at 16 College Crescent in the Kingston 20 area.
Lived up to both good and bad hype Despite reports of a patron being shot and injured by a member of the Supreme Promotions team and daylight bomb rush by the Warlord, Bounty Killer, in an attempt to challenge arch-rival Beenie Man to a lyrical slug fest which brought the curtains down, Guinness Sting 2006 [...]
Bounty, Beenie ‘booed’ at Island Explosion The cheers that greeted MC Nuffy’s “cross” early on Christ-mas morning went even higher and louder when Bounty Killer screeched “Good morning” to the huge audience at Leibas’ Esso Station in May Pen, Clarendon, but faded and turned to impatient handclaps as he proposed a clash with Beenie Man.
Cruise ship may stop at Brac Negotiations are in progress for the first cruise ship to visit Cayman Brac for more than five years. According to Port Superintendent Ashton Bodden, the last cruise ship call was April 2001. This was a small luxury cruse ship, the Windstar, which stopped twice on the Brac altogether and [...]
Junior Byles: Mr Curly Locks Probably the most bizarre moment at Rebel Salute 2004 was the appearance of Junior Byles. The mentally incapacitated singer of classic songs like Curly Locks and Fade Away seemed dazed when he hit the stage and saw the sea of fans. After a stuttering start, Byles brought the house down [...]
Dub poetry on, off main stage Although dub poetry, combining often rebellious poetry and music, is a critical success, is there really a stage to get the message across? A number of dub poets have resorted to the mainstream arenas, such as stage shows, to perform their work. Dub poetry is a form of performance [...]
Intense roots reggae When Edi Fitzroy first recorded and released The Gun in the 80s, (this writer witnessed a searing performance of that song during a Reggae Sunsplash of that era), he may or may not have any inkling that the cautionary tale would take on even greater importance some two decades later.