Where is Brick & Lace? They burst onto the dancehall-pop scene as Jamaica’s answer to international supergroup Destiny’s Child. Tasha, Nyanda and Nailah Thorbourne. the sexy, sultry sisters who called themselves Brick & Lace, blazed the airwaves and then disappeared. What happened to them?
The cool ruler of reggae makes a comeback Gregory Isaacs, one of Jamaica’s greatest musical exports, was recently honoured with a special reception at the island’s High Commission in London. In Britain, Isaacs is best known for the classic, Night Nurse, recently given new life on an advert for cough syrup. However, anyone who has [...]
Reggae grows another Jewish branch One of the most meaningful Jewish gifts would have to be the planting of an elan, Hebrew for tree, in Israel in one’s honor. And in the case of Los Angeles-born musician Elan, no other name would suit him quite as well. His reggae and dancehall-inspired music has firmly planted [...]
Beres Hammond & Marcia Griffiths Reggae superstars Beres Hammond and Marcia Griffiths mix it up. It was one of those moments in Montreal reggae history that stained this city’s reputation: an all-out brawl on the dance floor of the Medley in October 1999, the night old-school reggae icon Beres Hammond co-headlined that year’s biggest reggae [...]
Kartel denies shooting at Mavado Dancehall artiste, Vybz Kartel, is denying accusations that he shot at Mavado and his entourage, in Cassava Piece on Sunday night. The artiste, who confirmed hearing the alleged rumours, says he was not even in the area at the time of the incident, as he was at a surprise birthday [...]
Joseph Israel – Gone Are the Days Maybe it’s just me, but I think that every reggae song that I have ever heard sounds exactly the same. Call me uncultured or ignorant if you like, but I think if most people were honest with themselves they would have to say the same thing. I love [...]
Bloody hell! ‘Dutty Wine’ song of the year…Tune tops English Charts Amidst all the controversy that has surrounded the Dutty Wine dance, the song, done by selector/artiste Tony Matterhorn was voted as the number one song on the English charts for 2006. The song currently holds the number one spot on the 1Xtra Dancehall Hot [...]
Reggae the Hasidic way As the 49th Annual Grammy Awards approaches, The Sunday Gleaner will be featuring those nominated in the reggae category. They are Matisyahu, Buju Banton, Sly and Robbie, Ziggy Marley and UB 40. This week, we start with Matisyahu. Matisyahu, 27, a member of the Lubavitch Hasidic (Jewish) community, was born Matthew [...]
‘Ting and ting’ and payola Neville ‘Tinga’ Stewart is a man for all seasons. His music made quite a stir on the dancehall and festival music scenes in the ’70s to early ’90s, but he slowly disappeared from the Jamaican stage when he migrated to Miami in 1996. Still, his childhood love for music has [...]
Beenie/Bounty face off, a big draw A clash between dancehall rivals Beenie Man and Bounty Killer is still pending and promoters say they are willing to play host if both artistes agree. The much-anticipated square-off on stage between longtime rivals Beenie Man and Bounty Killer did not materialise at ‘Sting 2006′, nor did it materialise [...]