Jasmine’s on the write track to big success
Johnson finds it highly amusing that men often feel nervous in her company – especially the ones who know she’s the author of Mr Soon Come.Her book centres on the womanising ways of dancehall DJ Conteh, whose beautiful wife is just not enough for him. The novel opens in a comic light and closes with a much darker storyline that is identifiably Jamaican.
Students at the Denham Town Primary, Central Branch All-Age and St Aloysius Primary schools got a very special treat this week when LIME brought special celebrity guests into their classrooms for Read Across Jamaica Day.
Popular songstress Ce’Cile and up-and-coming female vocalists Ishawna and Denyque joined LIME employee volunteers who read to students at local schools to mark the occasion which was observed on Tuesday.
Get up, stand up for Bob Marley
It may be 30 years this week since Bob Marley’s physical departure but in every other sense he is with all of us more than ever.
The first and only true superstar of reggae died of cancer on May 11, 1981 at the age of 36 and if he was already a musical shepherd and seer by then, the three decades since have elevated his life and work to the status of a messiah.
Review: Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae
It’s a little-known fact (or at least it was little known until I just came up with it) that Kiwis love their reggae.
Bob Marley felt right at home after visiting these shores in the 70s, and little old New Zealand is responsible for giving UB40 its first international number one (and it’s something the band members recall fondly).
Machel takes Jamaica Carnival by storm
Soca Monarch and Road March King, Machel Montano rode the Jamaica Carnival with much fan-fare just weeks after completing one of the most successful Carnival seasons of his career. Montano took The Return to higher heights as he was the headline act for LIME All Island Carnival series at Soca Soaka in New Kingston, last weekend.
Held at the UDC (Urban Development Council) Field, this Jouvert celebration brought out thousands of Jamaican and Trini loyal Montano fans who were treated to music, water, mudbaths, paint and chocolate. Montano sent the crowd into a frenzy, as he opened his set with the hit song “Advantage”. The energy grew as he sang crowd favourites like “No Behaviour” and “Down de Road”.
Lady Saw shoots video for ‘Wife a Wife’
Veteran female DJ Lady Saw shot a video of her latest song, ‘Wife a Wife’ on location in New Kingston on Tuesday night.
Nordia Rose, Advico Production, filmed and directed the video.
Cayman hasn’t seen one particular brand of Crazy for 25 years.
But Crazy is looking forward to revisiting the scene where he first introduced soca to Cayman.
“It’s a long time since I came to Cayman Islands – at that time soca music was not in Cayman Islands – I was one of the pioneers; I the man who bring soca to Cayman, 25 years ago,” says the Trini calypso legend.
Rotterdam Reggae Festival 2011
There’s many ways to launch a new event but losing your headliner isn’t one of them.
To add to the woes of the first ever Rotterdam Reggae Festival, a second major act didn’t appear either, sparking a row about whether the organisers knew in advance or not (see below).
At least fans arriving at the Ahoy Arena knew before they entered the building that headliner VYBZ KARTEL wouldn’t be making it.
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry: Over 75 Years, From Dub To Dubstep
When it comes to the history of reggae, Bob Marley is almost always the main event. This month and next, though, another iconic Jamaican artist gets the spotlight. On the heels of his 75th birthday, singer, songwriter and producer Lee “Scratch” Perry is releasing an album and starring in a documentary called The Upsetter.
The film takes a biographical look at the eccentric mastermind behind dozens of classic reggae and dub songs by Gregory Isaacs, The Clash and Bob Marley. He was born Rainford Hugh Perry in rural Jamaica, and moved to Kingston when he grew up. He worked as a handyman and janitor at music studios, then worked his way up to writing songs.
The royals aren’t the only ones who can get the public’s tongues wagging about “the dress”, “the ride to the church” or “how good or lousy the groom looked”. Here on the Rock, we are equally keen on salivating over our own celebs.
Beenie Man and D’Angel
The self-professed King of the Dancehall (Moses Davis) took Michelle Downer to be his ‘to have and to hold’ in a much-talked-about all-white wedding hosted at Craighton Estate in Irish Town, St Andrew back in August 2006. The bride wore a white, crystal-encrusted Justin Alexander couture gown while Moses sported a classic and clean-cut look in his white Gucci suit with black accents. Baby Marco Dean came relatively soon after, as did swirling drama that involved – bad-mouthing each other in the media, removing furniture from Michelle’s businessplace as TV newscameras rolled, divorce filings and to everyone’s surprise … a makeup. As for the current status of the union, the verdict is still out.