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Jamaican Reggae star Buju Banton, must languish for another week in the Pinellas County Jail in Tampa, Florida before he will know if he will be granted bail.
United States Judge Anthony Porcelli today reserved judgement in the bail hearing for the artiste and said he would make a ruling next week. Porcelli said he wanted to thoroughly review the arguments put forth by the defence and prosecution before making a judgement.
In Kingston, the real heart of Jamaica beats
It’s June, and the Jamaica Tourist Board and Air Jamaica want to show expatriates and journalists the sights in Kingston and prove that the city is safe to visit.
There’d been trouble in the slums of west Kingston in May. The police, backed by the army, went in to arrest an alleged drug don wanted by authorities in the U.S. for extradition there. Gun battles broke out. It made the news internationally.
Uncle Sam objects to bail for Buju
Prosecutors in the United States have urged the Middle District Court of Florida to dismiss the latest bail application from lawyers representing reggae superstar Buju Banton.
In a response filed yesterday, the prosecutors argued that Buju’s lawyer had presented “no legal support for his request and wholly ignores this court’s earlier order of detention”.
The upcoming closure of north London record shop Every Bodies Music suggests that reggae music is suffering a serious decline
ONCE A popular music genre, particularly during the late 1960s and 70s when it found favour amongst the white working class, reggae music has seen a rapid decline in popularity in Britain.
‘Dancehall Queen’ grinds, scares
I was not allowed to see “Dancehall Queen” in theaters back when it came out in 1997. Even today, if I still lived at home, I doubt my mom would let me watch 96 minutes of what ex post facto can only be described as softcore ebony porn.
As in, imagine my surprise when I popped in the DVD and realized “Dancehall Queen” was not the sequel to “Mamma Mia.”
Starting from scratch with Scratch
It seems fans can’t get enough of legendary reggae producer/artiste Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry. Numerous books and box sets looking at his controversial life and career have been released in the past 10 years and there is no letting up.
Kiss Me Neck: A Lee Perry Companion, a book by British reggae historian and Scratch archivist Jeremy Collingwood, was released in late August by Britain’s Cherry Red Books.
Idaho Mountain Express: Reggae vibes are a harvest for fall
After the success of last winter’s “Marley in the Mountains,” organizer Danny Walton was set to bring Ketchum another reggae-inspired event, “Harvesting of the Vibes.” Keeping with mountain-town living and culture, “Harvesting of the Vibes” will celebrate fall and the beginning of the winter season.
“‘Harvesting of the Vibes’ comes right after the Harvest Moon, so it’s a fall celebration,” Walton said.
Cobra offers The Other Side of the Coin
Having been one of the major forces in Dancehall since the 1990s, one could say deejay Cobra has been there and done it all in terms of his many achievements.
Although he’s not one to record on every rhythm, Cobra has maintained a very strong presence in the dancehall business by finding the right song that always catches the public’s ear.
Jury hears reggae star ask about cocaine
As he rode in an informant’s truck, Buju Banton expressed his gratitude.”Thank you very much for this opportunity, man,” the reggae singer said. “Oh, you have given me opportunity to be myself again.”Banton had just had lunch with Alexander Johnson, a one-time Colombian drug transporter who was secretly working with law enforcement, according to evidence introduced in Banton’s federal drug trial, including recordings of conversations between the two.