Nun who nurtured reggae Jamaican music owes an extraordinary debt to a Catholic school for ‘wayward boys’, says Thomas H Green Bar the odd dent – such as the depiction in the film The Magdalene Sisters of cruelty in their now-defunct Irish orphanages and laundries – the reputation of the Catholic Order of the Sisters [...]

Sean Paul latest reggae star to politicize music The biggest musician to come out of Jamaica since Bob Marley has a lot more on his mind than asking sexy ladies to “shake that thing,” it seems. Take gun control in Jamaican, for instance. There isn’t any, Sean Paul opined. “There are only two major political [...]

‘Gong’ delivers Delivering a much better performance than when he was here last, Damian “Junior Gong” Marley, had the audience hanging on his every word during his performance on Sunday morning at the Soca Broadway venue set up at the National Stadium, Wrightson Road, Port of Spain. The event was dubbed The Peace Festival and [...]

Sun shines on the rocksteady party It takes a true master of reggae to make an audience feel as if they’re at a party on a Caribbean beach when in fact they’re in a chilly London venue still bedecked with plastic Christmas holly. But such is the great Alton Ellis. Ellis first came to prominence [...]

Rhythms from the Caribbean Rihanna, the 17-year old Barbados artiste, is touted to be the next Beyonce. She belongs to the young and beautiful urban dance-pop divas now dotting the contemporary dance-music scene. Every once in a while you get a Caribbean-styled, dance-pop hit sensations. Rihanna brings us the sultry dancehall and R&B sounds of [...]

Carrot mulling over return to Third World Former Third Word percussionist, Irvine ‘Carrot’ Jarrett, is not ruling out the possibility of returning to the group from which he parted company 21 years ago.

Reggae maven gives it over After Matisyahu, Roger Steffens is probably the world’s most famous white Bob Marley expert from Brooklyn. Gearing up for an extensive tour of Israel beginning Thursday, Steffens’ multimedia Bob Marley lectures are so comprehensive that Marley’s mother Cedella once thanked Steffens for teaching her so many new things about her [...]

Istanbul and Critical rhythms now at In the Streetz Radio jock-turned-producer Wayne “DJ Wayne” Morris takes his Purple Skunk label into the record shops this week, via his latest project the Istanbul rhythm. The sure fire shot from the rhythm appears to be the message-laced Dying for a Cure by Wayne Marshall featuring Alaine. Big [...]

Bedouin Soundclash UK Tour Bedouin Soundclash have announced that they will be joined on their upcoming UK tour by reggae legend Vern Buckley of the Maytones. The musician, performing as Vernon Maytone, will open all of the band’s previously announced shows.

Mikey Dangerous The year 2005 brought Montreal dancehall don Mikey Dangerous this much closer to his big crossover breakthrough. He played festivals, from Barbados Reggae Splash to the Montreal International Reggae Festival, and his recordings were featured on a number of compilations around the world, from Jamaica to England. “Barbados Reggae Splash was the opportunity [...]