Hurry Up and Come Memorial Fest will keep reggae fans happy for years. This weekend, the temperature will climb from a simmer to a boil at the inaugural Memorial Fest, a reggae concert that boasts so many topnotch performers, it’s difficult to determine exactly who the headliner ought to be. The festival comes on a [...]
Severing all ‘Family’ ties On May 11, fans of reggae legend, Bob Marley, marked the 25th anniversary of his death. That same day Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett, his former colleague in The Wailers band, lost a long-running battle in the British High Court. Three years ago, Barrett filed a lawsuit against the Marley family and [...]
K-Dean hunts that elusive hit Five years ago when Shaggy became the target of many jilted females through his song, It Wasn’t Me, singer K-Dean was in a Dubai nightclub rocking to the beat of her fellow Jamaican’s runaway hit. She says a colleague encouraged her to cut an ‘answer’ song to Shaggy’s international smash, [...]
Caribbean moves to steady ‘Tempo’ Almost 30 years after Bob Marley’s One Love was released on the Exodus album, it’s message of ‘oneness’ has blossomed beyond inclusion in a mere tourism advertisement or being dug up during times of strife. It has taken on a regularly seen face through the MTV Caribbean channel, Tempo, which [...]
Stephen Marley: In his own time & place Stephen Marley who has long been demonstrating his diverse musical talents – singing, deejaying, writing and producing, has just successfully completed his debut solo Got Music tour of the US.
Virgin Atlantic competing on quality When Virgin Atlantic Airlines flies into Montego Bay on July 3, its business plan for Jamaica is simply to offer a first class service that appeals to one’s sense of adventure and the desire for luxury. The Virgin brand owned by British billionaire Richard Branson, is all about replacing the [...]
Trojan Sound System Trojan Sound System bring the very best of classic Jamaican sounds to Crawdaddy on Friday, the 23rd of June. Since its creation in 1968, Trojan has led the way in Jamaican music from the Rocksteady and early Reggae sounds that dominated in the year of its launch, up to the modern styles [...]
Mavado’s rise from the ghetto to instant fame Rising singer Mavado has hit the big times with two enterprising singles, Weh Dem A Do and Real McCoy. The once virtual unknown has now been thrust into the spotlight, but he is taking the new found attention in stride.
Studio One Love! Coming soon, the event Foundation Extravaganza will feature old-school reggae artists Calling all old school reggae fans. No, not those of you who remember how to bogle – we’re talking real old school! The forthcoming event A Foundation Extravaganza, will feature an incredible line-up of reggae artists from the legendary Jamaican label [...]
Promoter suing Sizzla, police Legal action is about to be brought against the Royal Barbados Police Force and one of the world’s biggest reggae artistes, Sizzla, who is slated to perform here this weekend.