Six ‘D’s rock Rae Town The street was full and High Tension was in good form on Sunday night as the weekly oldies jam in Rae Town attracted its loyal following of music lovers, who came not to profile but to dance. And dance they did, not only to the five ‘Ds’ that dominated – [...]
VP Records proposes buyout of Greensleeves VP Records, the world’s leading reggae record company, yesterday announced that it has made an offer to purchase Greensleeves Records & Publishing from Zest Group plc, subject to the approval of Zest’s shareholders. VP Records will inherit a catalogue comprising some of the most notable albums of the genre, [...]
Barrels of foreign laughter As jokers continue to be imported from across the seas, the appeal of international acts goes past the music industry and into commercial comedy. Along with the proliferation of comedy shows, especially in the Corporate Area, has come a larger number of overseas stand-up comedians on Jamaican stages. In recent years, [...]
Burning Spear gets ‘own’ Grammy nomination Having been nominated for a Grammy Award on multiple occasions and winning once, it is hard to believe that Winston Rodney, more popularly known as the Burning Spear, is feeling as proud and excited about his most recent nomination as if it was his very first time.
Nah go a jail? While deejay Busy Signal is loudly affirming his position on the jail scenario “Nah go a jail; Oh No”, his deejay colleagues seem hellbent on proving otherwise. The latest victim to be so caught up is Aidonia, who was last week slapped with gun charges. Will they ever learn? Of course, [...]
Paashot shooting for the stars Hailing from St Mary, but currently operating out of New York, Alvin ‘Paashot’ Allen is a musical master in the making who is getting ready to hitch his wagon to a star. The reggae artiste is taking aim at the global music market, with music infused with a mixtures of [...]
Aidonia slapped with gun charges Popular dancehall artiste, Aidonia will remain behind bars after being slapped with charges of illegal possession of a firearm and shooting with intent by members of the Kingston and St Andrew Major investigation task force yesterday. Two other suspects are also in custody facing the same charges, pending an identification [...]
Jah Cure’s Freedom Tour liberates the Caribbean Jah Cure’s Freedom Tour of the Caribbean has reportedly been quite successful. The tour which began in the Bahamas with Millennium Countdown on November 10 ended with Jah Cure in Concert at the Flamboyant Park in Suriname on December 29.
Reggae: from Iowa to Hawaii Dave Bess is living the dream. The Hawai’i-born ‘Iolani ’99 grad rents a house with six bandmates so they can save money for their cross-country tours. They spend summers playing at music festivals, travel together in a van, write most of their own music and enjoy the oddball notoriety of [...]
Prodigal clears the air on ‘gun’ imagery at Genesis From the moment he entered the stage at minutes to midnight – attired in full black and what resembled a bulletproof vest – it became immediately clear that Prodigal Son aka Bless, the headline act at Genesis 2008 (the premier Jamaican gospel showcase), was about to [...]