Stevie Face’s road to recovery almost complete
Though he performed at Capleton’s St Mary Mi Come From show just hours earlier, singer Stevie Face showed no signs of fatigue when he strolled into The Gleaner Company’s North Street office last Friday.
These are good times for the St Thomas-born Face.
With the release of My Way, Saw brings back her famous Dancehall beats and gritty lyrics that first gained her acclaim and widespread popularity at Dancehall shows. The album features fourteen tracks including lead single, Party Till December, which will also feature a music video due out in late August. Other tracks include He Is At My House (featuring Eve), Every Way Mi Go, and I Can’t Wait (featuring Ding Dong).
Bob Marley’s son Julian ensures father’s love of reggae lives on
Reggae’s biggest ambassador Bob Marley pioneered the music genre, bringing it into the mainstream. His legacy lives on in his sons Ziggy, Stephen, Damian, Rohan and Julian.
Five Reasons Gyptian’s “Hold Yuh” is the Song of the Summer
Gyptian isn’t a household name, but his crossover dancehall hit single “Hold You (Hold Yuh),” which is fast becoming 2010′s song of the summer could change that. The lyrics can be a bit hard to follow (e.g. “Gyal, mi wann fi hold yuh”) but what would you expect from a country boy reggae singer out of St. Andrews, Jamaica? Just shy of 27 years old, Gyptian first came blazing into the reggae/dancehall scene in 2004 when he won a TV talent competition in his home country. A deal with reputable reggae label VP Records followed, and two full length albums later, nothing has hit quite as big as “Hold You.”
Jamaican beef patty is a ‘healthier’ fast food
The Toronto resident wrote to the Dish to find out whether her favourite patty was helping or harming her waistline.
With 336 calories, 15 grams of fat and 432 milligrams of sodium, the beef patty is not on the same health plane as, say, a crisp green salad loaded with vegetables.
But Harrison says the patty does rate better than many other fast food choices. A walk-in slice of pepperoni pizza at Pizza Pizza, for example, has about 590 calories, 18 grams of fat and 1,630 milligrams of sodium. While Taco Bell’s beef burrito supreme has 420 calories, 17 grams of fat and 1,260 mg of sodium.
Delaware festivals: Jamming to Marley’s legacy on the Riverfront
Reggae legend Bob Marley may have only lived in Wilmington for seven months in 1966, but his first American hometown continues to celebrate his links to the city through song.
That was true for thousands from across the mid-Atlantic who gathered Saturday for the 16th annual Peoples’ Festival, a musical tribute to the Jamaican-born cultural icon.
On the eve of her Caribana gigs, the Toronto-based queen of soundclash discloses the secret to her success and why dancehall is set to take over the planet.
Sugar Lounge is a Jamaican take-out spot in Scarborough that doubles as a dance hall. Tuesday nights, it hosts an event called Fight Club.
Spice dishes out more than just sexual content
Jamaica has, for as long as many of us can remember, been at the forefront of Caribbean music with both its reggae and subsequent dancehall genres. From Bob Marley and the Wailers, Peter Tosh and Burning Spear, to today’s Vybz Kartel, Popcaan and female sensation, Spice, much of what we hear across the urban airwaves in T&T is depicted by the lifestyles, moods and thoughts of Jamaican entertainers. While many adults see today’s dancehall lyrics as suggestive, lewd and destructive to the minds of our young people, one dancehall queen is saying that while she knows her lyrics are sexually suggestive, the onus must be on parents to ensure their children are kept in check, as it relates to what they listen to and absorb.
Reggae Sumfest: The good, the bad and the muddy
Reggae Sumfest 2010 has come and gone, but, as expected, there were moments of high and moments yet to be defined. We take a look at some, in no particular order.
The year 2010 will go down in history as the year when the mud was the main protagonist. Thursday night, Dancehall Night was bad then it got worse and worst. It became the festival to which one wore chic water boots and ‘mud shoes’. At $100.00 per pair, two scandal bags tied over your shoes wasn’t such a bad way to spend the night. At least it helped to keep off the mud. Even R&B superstar, Usher, was sporting a pair when he made a surprise entry into the venue on International Night I to take in Chris Brown’s performance.
Voicemail’s Kevin Blair and Craig Jackson broke down and wept bitterly on Thursday night, as reality struck that their friend and brother Oniel Edwards was no longer the third leg in their act.
The only thing that separated the tears that flowed from their eyes and the large crowd inside the Reggae Sumfest artistes’ VIP area were the flaps on the 20×20-foot tent that gave them enough privacy to mourn Edwards, who was robbed and killed by gunmen three months ago.