Artistes deliver at night two of St. Kitts Music Festival

Although the second night of the St. Kitts Music Festival appeared to have a much smaller crowd compared to past Reggae Nights of the event, the artistes that were scheduled to perform delivered the goods.

Patrons, who did not take heed to the Festival Committee’s warning of attending each night on time, risked the chance of possibly missing some of their favorite acts.

Not quite ready to Rock Steady

The brainchild of Stascha Bader took another closer step to reality on Wednesday night with the staging of Get Ready to Rock Steady, the concert, at the National Indoor Sports Centre featuring a slew of pioneers from that genre around which a documentary is being made.

But while one cannot fault the level of performances which, in the main, were extremely satisfying, something was missing, and it robbed the event of that air of authenticity that it so richly deserved. Not in terms of the music and performers, but the atmosphere was not there and one got a sense that not enough was done to recreate the ethos of that colourful period in our musical history.

All hail the queen of raggae

If Robert Nesta “Bob” Marley was the “king”, Alpharita Constantina Anderson, better known as Rita Marley, must definitely be the “queen” of Reggae music.

Looking at her life objectively, one can say Rita Marley, 62, the widow of Bob Marley, is an ordinary woman with the same struggles and pains that any woman is likely to face.

Alton Ellis still rocking despite illness

Despite his ongoing battle with myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cell which is an important part of the immune system that produces antibodies to help fight infection and disease, veteran singer Alton Ellis is still set on rocking as many stage shows as he can.

Ellis is currently in the island making preparations to perform at the ‘Get Ready To Rock Steady’ show tomorrow at the National Indoor Sports Centre.

ow to survive an Auburn reggae concert

Probably the world’s most auspicious current assemblage of world reggae musicians?

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More than 3,000 people comfortably ensconced at Auburn’s Regional Park and ready to get their reggae on?

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The Meditations on learning from Marley

Ansel Cridland, frontman for the reggae trio The Meditations, learned an early lesson from the master.

Cridland’s band experienced success in Jamaica with the single “Woman Is Like a Shadow,” which was recorded in 1974 and released two years later. The smooth harmonies of Cridland, Danny Clarke and Winston Watson caught the ear of reggae legend Bob Marley.

Jamelody chooses reggae over soca

Trinidad is known mostly for soca music, but this is not the route along which Jamelody wanted to make his musical trod. Instead, it is reggae.

Jamelody, whose real name is Michael Williams, is from Port of Spain, Trinidad. He said he was hardly exposed to carnival and soca music.

Travel: Jeep thrills

It’s billed as the honeymoon capital of the Caribbean, but a growing band of visitors is eschewing the beaches and falling in love with Aruba’s dramatic desert interior

The pair of them sit idle under the intense morning sun. Clinging to a large, dusty rock, they seem to be enjoying their sunbathing. Unfazed by our presence, the couple remain still, allowing their greyish skin to sizzle. Evidently it’s not only the tourists who partake in a little bronzing in Aruba; even the reptiles are at it. In fact, they’re known for it.

Beenie ‘Attacks’ Marley – ‘The Doc’ lashes out at Bob’s sons in London interview

Self-proclaimed King of the Dancehall, Moses ‘Beenie Man’ Davis, has voiced his obvious dislike for members of the prestigious reggae clan, the Marleys.

In a taped interview with radio personality Chris Goldfinger on the British-based radio station BBC Radio 1 (97-99 FM), Beenie Man spoke about an alleged run-in with Stephen Marley. The video of the interview is available on the Youtube website entitled Beenie Man Interview Exclusive Part 2.

Jamaica’s ‘first real superstar’ is still rocking steady

As Darwin discovered nearly two centuries ago, islands are singularly suited for investigating the ebb and flow of evolution.
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When it comes to music, Jamaica’s hothouse scene offers an unusually vivid case study of how a particular ecological niche can yield a startling profusion of forms. And no person has played a bigger role in the rapid evolution of the island’s musical styles than composer and singer Derrick Morgan, who makes his first Boston-area appearance since 2001 tomorrow at the Middle East Downstairs, where he performs with the local ska combo the Void Union.