Reggae Singer With a Legacy, a Following and a Mission LAST month, inside a sprawling new tourist resort on the Montego Bay coast, Tarrus Riley did the near impossible: He and his seven-piece band, anchored by the Jamaican saxophone virtuoso Dean Fraser, transformed an antiseptic, fluorescent-lighted, air-conditioned hotel ballroom into a sweaty reggae dance party. [...]
Eek-A-Mouse caps off Hot Summer Nights free concert series in Vail He stands 6 feet 6 inches tall and his stage name comes from a racehorse upon which he frequently bet and lost money. He is also one of Jamaica’s premier reggae stars and one of the early artists to be described as a “singjay.” [...]
Imperial Blaze: Sean Paul Dancehall reggae performer Sean Paul doesn’t bother with subtlety on his fourth album. From “Lace It” (“So long me wet in her, straight up sweat in her”) to “Birthday Suit” (“You want the drill, I got the skill”) to “Daddy’s Home” (“My style is timeless, dem gal deh gimme vaginas”) the [...]
Bunny Wailer shows diversity on new albums Bunny Wailer has started the digital reissue of his extensive catalogue with the famed Blackheart Man, but he is not resting on the musical laurels he has long earned. He is coming out with a trio of new albums, each with a different focus. Wailer tells The Sunday [...]
Gramps Morgan moves 12,000 units first week of album release Reggae artiste Gramps Morgan moved over 12,000 units of his debut album 2 Sides of My Heart Vol 1 on the Dada Son Entertainment label in the first week of its release. Morgan is a key member of acclaimed reggae group, Morgan Heritage, and this [...]
Nadine Sutherland in action again She became a household name when she won the Tastee Talent Contest in 1979 and singer Nadine Sutherland has not looked back since. The child star has gone on to capture the world’s imagination, excelling in the field of reggae/dancehall music, blossoming into an internationally recognised artiste, acclaimed songwriter and [...]
Nine questions for Ziggy Dread your locks and pack your pipes, Ziggy Marley takes the stage at the Shell this weekend. Honolulu Weekly caught up with the pop reggae superstar as he moved into the last leg of his tour.
Finding the rhythms of Porti Port Antonio and the Jamaican music scene are not ideas you would readily put in the same sentence. Marlon Minott, aka Marly B of Illmatic Records Inc, is looking to change that. He operates his studio, mixing lab and voice booth all from a little nook in Port Antonio.
Mr Vegas is ‘blessed’ Dancehall artiste Mr Vegas returned to Jamaica this week after completing a successful I Am Blessed tour in Europe. He had kicked off the tour on July 13th with a rousing performance on a show dubbed Summer Reggae Fest at Fort de Saint Pere in France. The tour lasted for about [...]
‘Jamaican Woman’ a hilarious tribute Whether walking runways all over the world, holding attention with form and figure, or urging the pilot on (in none too gentle terms) as the plane sits tantalizingly close to the runway (and their goods sit in the cargo bay), Jamaican women have made their mark on the world. And, [...]