Morgan family goes double at Hilton
It was two the family way for the Morgans on Tuesday night, with the presentation of new albums from two groups comprising members of the family at the Jonkanoo Lounge of the Hilton Hotel, New Kingston.
The Caribbean Invasion
Born of reggae and once relegated to New York’s outer boroughs, ‘dancehall’ now powers mainstream chart-busters like Sean Paul’s ‘The Trinity.’
Dancehall once meant the place where your grandparents stepped in time to the tunes of Benny Goodman. Or maybe the dreaded venue for weekly ballet lessons. But thanks to Jamaican artists such as Sean Paul and Damian Marley, and Rihanna of Barbados, “dancehall†now means the fresh “new†sound behind several radio hits—on top of the Billboard charts and on stage at the Grammys.
Interview: Gary Pine the Wailers / Love Generation
Pete Tong listed this little number as his Essential Tune of the week. It’s Bob Sinclar with ‘Love Generation’. This tune features the vocals of Gary Pine, lead singer of The Wailers. It melds laidback Caribbean beats, carefree whistling and hippy-esque lyrics – “feel the love generationâ€. Toni-T talks to Gary Pine, lead singer of the Wailers who features on this track.
Classically-trained pianist, singer and songwriter Alicia Keys is set to star in her first movie – about a musician whose life echoes her own. Helen Brown joins her for a ‘bed chat’ to talk about her life, her music – and colouring in
The hurricane that had stripped the South Beach palm trees of their plumage just two days previously hadn’t swept the humidity from the Floridian evening. “Phew!” said Keys as she hooched up her strapless, matt-gold gown and blew some cool air upward towards her cornrows. Then she resumed the more stately demeanour for which she’s best known, to glide into the MTV event and collect the Best R&B Video Award for the second year running.
The Game, Mario Winans, Musiq And Reggae Stars For MTV Tempo Launch In Jamaica
A series of events will be held around the Caribbean to kick off MTV’s Caribbean channel, Tempo. James Bond Beach in St Mary will be the venue for two days (October 15-16) for the Jamaican launch. Controversial US rapper The Game is among the line-up of acts scheduled to perform at the launch.
Sean Paul Makes Reggae History With New LP
Rapper Sean Paul’s new album, “The Trinity” topped the Reggae charts today, selling over 107,000 in its first week, the highest ever reggae debut and single week sales for a reggae artist in SoundScan history.
Try to describe Fullerton’s DJ JFX, and you’ll soon realize it’s a whole lot easier if you just list his résumé: hip-hop DJ and producer, reggae selector, actor, screenwriter, soundtrack composer, film producer—JFX embraces the one-man-as-industry ethos and runs with it. Just don’t make him choose between hip-hop and reggae.
The nine-member multinational group with worldwide reputation for well-honed music and overall excellence will perform at the Queen’s Park Savannah on the festival’s closing night, on a playbill that also includes Petrotrin Phase II Steel Orchestra (under musical direction of Len “Boogsie” Sharpe) and rapso pioneer Brother Resistance.
A series of events will be held around the Caribbean to kick off MTV’s Caribbean channel, Tempo. James Bond Beach in St Mary will be the venue for two days (October 15-16) for the Jamaican launch. Controversial US rapper The Game is among the line-up of acts scheduled to perform at the launch.
“We wanted to pay proper tribute to the genres of Jamaican music, the reggae champions and the legends so we decided to have the launch held over two days. Tempo is about celebrating our culture. It is also to provide a platform for our artistes so that they get seen to the world,” Morton said in an interview shortly after he arrived in the island yesterday.
“I don’t make dancehall reggae in its authentic form, but neither do my peers. And any one of them would gladly take my place at this point,” he said. “All dancehall artists have had to add R&B, hip-hop or pop to make it in this game.”
