A Tale of Two Shows The professional and personal rivlary between deejays (and promoters) Beenie Man and Bounty Killer is set to intensify with both staging showcases on the same day, Saturday, August 26. Beenie Man’s Summer Sizzle unfolds at the Jamalco Sports Complex in Halse Hall Clarendon, while Killer’s Saddle To The East takes [...]
Hits and misses for Isaacs’ new album The picture of Gregory Isaacs on the cover of All I Have Is Love, Love, Love dates the Tads Records-produced album. The Cool Ruler has locks down to the lapels of his jacket in the performance shot, wearing the typical performance half smile, but looking significantly younger than [...]
Paris urges public to look past stereotypes Socialite, tabloid fodder, reality star, yes. But Paris Hilton the singer? As she promotes her new album, Paris, Hilton says she understands the confusion over her transformation. But she urges a look past the stereotypes.
‘Lookin’for a bus’ – A good look “Woman time” seems not to apply in the music industry. Few female artistes have achieved the success of their male counterparts on the international market. Artistes such as Shaggy, Beenie Man, Wayne Wonder, Elephant Man and Sean Paul, among others have made their stint on the international scene. [...]
The best sounds of Jamaica’s legendary Coxsone Sweet summer sounds don’t get any lovelier than Jamaica’s earliest pop music. The heavenly harmonies and rhythms that spawned such genres as ska, rock steady, reggae, roots and dancehall can be traced back to the ’50s with the emergence of the singular producer that Bob Marley and everyone [...]
A splash of reggae Thousands of hotel rooms were booked out. Season VIP tickets sold out, and Richmond Estate in St Ann temporarily became the island’s centre of attention. This was the reincarnation of the world’s greatest reggae festival.
Cham: A Clean-Cut Ambassador for Reggae Earlier this year all of Jamaica seemed to be listening to the same song. That song was “Ghetto Story,†by a rising star known as Cham, who told a vivid tale of poverty and crime. Over an electronic beat composed of a few sharp buzzes, Cham started at the [...]
Bob Andy: One of Reggae’s last great soldiers One of my greatest honours in life was being able to introduce Bob Andy at Sunsplash – Roger Steffens, US reggae lecturer/historian. Andy. one of the prime movers in the world of reggae music Steffens is one of many influential persons in reggae to have accorded status [...]
UB Irie In 1978, England’s unemployment soared to new heights as railroad and coal-mining strikes paralyzed the economy. Birmingham’s disenfranchised youth gathered at church dances where DJs played the latest Jamaican reggae and at blues dances throughout the city and at uptown clubs such as the Rainbow and the Mecca Ballroom. That same year, a [...]
Marley brothers spread ‘One Love’ When reggae icon Bob Marley died 25 years ago, he didn’t just leave behind a legacy of music that transcended the globe with songs of revolution (“Get Up, Stand Up,”), love (“Waiting in Vain,”) and pride (“One Love”). He inspired his children, equally devoted to fulfilling an overwhelming desire to [...]