Fans Hail Sean Paul Jamaican reggae star Sean Paul last week stormed the stage at the Accra International Conference Centre amidst cheers and catcalls from the audience. Followed closely were his dancers – cute, sexy and funky ladies with gyrating bodies that kept the audience in suspense as they waited and tried to anticipate their [...]
Jamaica for swingers The “grand ladies” of Grand Lido Braco are more than just servers of coffee and orange juice to those who look beyond their morning paper on a sun-drenched day at the oceanfront Victoria Market breakfast area. Give the women a smile, or joke with them, and they quickly enhance a visit to [...]
Dutty Wine denied entry Tony Matterhorn and the ‘Dutty Wine’ dance has been the victim of yet another attack, as the latest onslaught has come from Orlando Smith, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) Chief Minister, who says his government has pulled the plug on the Dutty Wine dance there.
Dancehall Diplomat Buju Banton talks to Davina Morris about his grammy-nominated Album, ‘TOO BAD,’ And how he’s put the Homophobia-In-Reggae controversy behind him. One of dancehall’s most prolific artists, Buju Banton, has encountered his fair share of controversy over the past few years. Known for hits such as Bogle, Champion and Deportees – as well [...]
Sanchez speaks Since the mid-1990s, he has wowed us with hits like Never Diss Di Man, Brown Eye Girl, Wherever I Lay My Hat and Kiss Me Honey, and after being ‘absent without leave’ from the local music scene for quite a spell, multi-award-winning reggae/gospel singer Sanchez (born Kevin Anthony Jackson) has a new album [...]
Music a means, a message The son of an emperor of music, Damian ‘Junior Gong’ Marley has built his own dynasty in the entertainment business. With two internationally successful albums to his name and a highly anticipated concert tonight at the Constant Spring Football Field, Junior Gong continues to wow audiences all over the world. [...]
NEVILLE WILLOUGHBY: MAY 5, 1937 – DECEMBER 20, 2006 – ‘Uncle Neville’ will be missed – Veteran broadcaster, radio icon, succumbs to injuries Neville Willoughby, who died yesterday at the University Hospital of the West Indies, has been celebrated as one of Jamaica’s premier broadcasters whose career spanned almost five decades. Willoughby, who was 69 [...]
Female DJs paid less Female entertainers are fighting for respect in the dancehall. Often accused of being too raw and stifled creatively, females have it hard in the male-dominated enter-tainment industry. Despite performing as vigorously as their male counterparts, the females are earning less money for their work. Despite mashing up an arena, having the [...]
Stars in Action – except Bounty Dancehall veteran Ninja Man, threw down the gauntlet to his younger counterparts at last Saturday’s Stars In Action which was held at the Kirkvine Sports complex in Manchester. The front-teeth, gold-teeth Don Gorgon was in his most quarrelsome element as he delivered scathing attacks during his stint on stage.
Respect for Supercat, regret for Shabba Sting, it seems, has always been a show for Ninja Man, whether it is for clashes, handing over a gun or sheer showmanship. Long before he was running into a cartel around Vybz Kartel in 2003, Ninja Man was involved in real clashes, where lyrics, not numbers, counted. As [...]