Is St Lucia ready for the energy goddess?
The proverb ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’ certainly does not apply to Melissa ‘Qpid’ Moses. Outwardly her chiseled features—from her abs of steel to her defined arms and legs—are indicative of who Melissa is inwardly, a burst of energy. Unable to remain stagnant, Melissa is convivial and outspoken and her enthusiasm for life and music is infectious.
Reggae band Republic of Brickfields is set to re-ignite the local live scene, with their debut album and a nationwide tour.
In the local independent music scene, he is already considered a legend. He has been around since the indie scene’s infancy in the 80s. People started to take notice of him (with flowing Rasta locks and all) and his metal outfit, Koffin Kanser, in the 90s. Besides fronting Koffin Kanser during live performances, he also fronted another band – the reggae covers band, Republic of Brickfields.
Artistes not ‘compassionate’ to the act – Reggae artistes want clauses changed
While it has been reported that reggae stars, Beenie Man, Sizzla and Capleton have all signed the Reggae Compassionate Act, which renounces homophobia and violence against lesbians and gays, other artistes have shown no compassion for the act, as they say it is not representative of their music and/or beliefs and therefore will not sign.
Ex-Beatle recruits Sizzla, Lady Saw, Cherine Anderson for remix
Former Beatle Paul McCartney has crossed over into dancehall with the release of a single on the heels of his new album, Memory Almost Full. The remix single, Nod Your Head, is produced by Sly and Robbie and features Sizzla, Lady Saw and Cherine Anderson.
Islands create lures for the passport-weary
New regulations that went into effect in January made passports mandatory for air travel to Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean and Bermuda. Suddenly, U.S. travelers were in a mad scramble for the document, which created such a backlog of applications (now estimated at just under 3 million) that the federal government has eased the requirement to have the actual passport in hand until Sept. 30.
Jamaican ghetto upholds Marley legacy
These days, people in Trenchtown, a gritty, violence-wracked district of Kingston, don’t gather around logwood fires, sup on communal broth and sing songs any longer. Life has moved on in Bob Marley country. But 26 years after the death of the reggae superstar, Trenchtown, which gave birth to reggae music and its legend, is trying to showcase its most prominent resident’s legacy.
The Skatalites | On The Right Track
A Catholic school for wayward boys run by the Sisters of Mercy would not be the first place coming to most people’s minds as the birthplace of Reggae and Ska music. But in one of those mysterious quirks of fate the Universe delights in, if it hadn’t been for Sister Ignatius and the Alpha Boys School in Jamaica who knows if that whole music scene would have developed as quickly as it did.
Americans love to celebrate the summer grilling season. Toss a few hot dogs and burgers on the barbecue, whip up some potato salad, cool down a few beers and crank that old-fashioned ice cream maker — for many, that’s perfection. But if a bland burger with iceberg lettuce just doesn’t cut it anymore, may we suggest a trip to the tropics for inspiration. Your destination: Jamaica — where grilled meat and spicy heat meet.
‘Riddim’ has got Matisyahu risin’
Fifty years later, it’d be nice to greet Berra with the information that another Jewish man – a Hasidic Jew, to be precise – is one of the music world’s most fascinating, not to say unlikely, bright stars. As a reggae toastmaster, no less, and actually in the United States, rather than an ocean away.
“Only in America” would just begin to cover it.
Danish-born reggae siren killed in car crash
Thrity-two-year-old Danish-born reggae singer Natasja Scrul was killed and two others injured in a car accident along the Hellshire main road, St Catherine early Sunday morning. The singer and friends, the Observer understands, left Saturday night’s Portmore Awards where Natasja had performed.