Songswin thetoss
As the ICC Cricket World Cup rolls into the West Indies it has already began to bat a huge success for entertainment. With numerous cricket songs recorded and entertainment events planned, the Caribbean will be a hub of activities during the cricket season.
Caribbean beat in official song
The official song of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 focuses on a Pan-Caribbean influence. The Love of Game and Unity fuses the talents of a trio of Caribbean entertainers, Jamaican Shaggy, Barbadian soca star Rupee and Trinidadian Faye-Ann Lyons.
Instrumental albums could play second fiddle
Some say yes, some say no, but not many people know how to appreciate instrumental music, much less have the urge to go out and purchase an entire album.This reality, however, has not deterred instrumentalists from continuing to...
Thrillers by grace, harmony by unity
Since the 1970s, every generation has been exposed to the energetic sounds of the gospel group The Grace Thrillers. Still, that's not as remarkable as it gets. They have managed to withstand changing guards more than 50 times, yet remaining resolute to spread the gospel through song.
Caribbean Flavour - Rudder Trini and Caribbean to the bone
'Trini to the bone', David Rudder is one of the top calypsonians of his generation, known for his clean and fun-loving music.Rudder spent most of his early childhood with his grandmother...
Colby Graham projects black and white music history
At the recent launch of the downtown Kingston Reggae Music Heritage tour, Colby Graham projected a sizeable chunk of Jamaica's music history in black and white on a wall of the Kaieteure Restaurant, Jamaica Conference Centre...
'Boss' not a boastful title
Colby Graham is often asked about the name of his magazine and just who made him a 'boss' on vintage music. He is quick to point out that 'boss' was a word used to describe things that were top quality when he was growing up and that is just what he thinks about vintage Jamaican music, that it is boss.
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