Sean Paul comes to TT REGGAE superstar Sean Paul will join soca star Machel Montano for the first major concert event of Carnival 2008, “Temperature” at King George V Park. The nine-hour show begins at 8:30 pm on Saturday. Other entertainers scheduled to perform are KMC, Peter C Lewis, with his new band, The Orchestra, [...]

Beenie Man moves past D’Angel in lyrics As he performed yesterday morning at Reggae Campfire, held at the Windalco Sports Club, Ewarton, St. Catherine, Beenie Man made his agenda for 2008 clear. Performing ahead of Sizzla, who effectively closed the show, as when he finished there was no music and no announcement, the large crowd [...]

Lucky Dube Tribute Single And Documentary To Get Release A tribute single and video, which will include a behind-the-scenes documentary, to the late South African reggae star Lucky Dube is to get a worldwide release. ‘Chance – A Tribute To Lucky Dube’ was written by the Jamaican artist Prophecy shortly after Dube was tragically murdered [...]

Superb ‘Moment’ with Beres There were handclaps as a countdown from 10 seconds started on the large screens above the stage on Sunday night at the National Indoor Sports Centre (NISC) and a huge cheer as it was complete for Beres Hammond’s ‘A Moment In Time’ to begin. There would be a wait for Hammond, [...]

Alpha Blondy stages landmark concert in Ivory Coast Ivory Coast’s biggest reggae star, Alpha Blondy, staged Sunday his first concert in his homeland since it was split by a failed 2002 coup, calling on his countrymen to put their bloody past behind them. President Laurent Gbagbo and some 5,000 fans turned up for the Peace [...]

Beenie to close year in live entertainment The ‘Undisputed’ King of the Dancehall headlines the Guinness Christmas Jam at the National Park tonight in what is expected to be another show of his lyrical prowess and hardcore dancehall style. It only seems natural that Beenie Man would appear at the final show of the year [...]

Kenneth ‘Culture’ Dayes’ first solo album, Still I’ve Got Love Kenneth Dayes, a founding member of Culture, the group led by the late Joseph Hill, has put out his debut solo album called Still I’ve Got Love. “Me and Ansel Colins did this album around four years now, and I just sit on it because [...]

Patrons still waiting for it to Sting There was hardly anything to write home about at this year’s Sting as despite a few explosive moments, the show paled in comparison to previous years, and left the thousands of patrons who had converged on the Jamworld Entertainment Centre dissatisfied. “This a the worst Sting ever,” one [...]

‘I hate the word celebrity, but I definitely lead a crazy rock star life,’ says Collie Buddz No matter where he is performing, from Japan to New York, Collie Buddz has just one backstage demand – a black and coke, with plenty of ice. The Bermudian reggae artist is now an international star. But he [...]

‘Doc’ medicates Montego Bay musically Dancehall fans at the Aqua Beach Park, in Montego Bay, got a house call from the Doctor, Beenie Man, early Saturday morning, and, in a mere half hour, he had properly diagnosed, medicated and left the patrons in a state of musical wellness. Beenie Man, the STAR’s Artiste of the [...]