Jamaica Gleaner - Entertainment - Sunday

Gone too soon, 10 years of Calabash, just not enough

The Calabash International Literary Festival was first held in 2001 in Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth, and, as announced early last week, had its final staging in 2010. The Sunday Gleaner looks back at each year of what turned out to be a popular event, proving that a significant number of Jamaicans are interested in literature.

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Maroon 5 likes performing on 'islands'

After promising an energetic performance, fans won't have to wait long to see rock band Maroon 5 live onstage as the countdown to Jamaica Jazz and Blues begins.January 28 will mark the band's first visit and performance to...

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Warrior King records hit song twice

Warrior King says that he was nervous when he went into the small studio at Anchor, Windsor Avenue, St Andrew, to record Virtuous Woman. He was the youngster of the crop of artistes doing songs on the rhythm, the others including Luciano, LUST, Junior Kelly and George Nooks.

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Story of the Song: 'Virtuous Woman' inspired by Garvey, HIM, Bible, Gleaner

Warrior King's 2001 Virtuous Woman is a guaranteed dance and singalong from his first "shooba shooba" pops up on the remake of the rhythm to Culture's 'I Don't Want To be Shut Out'. It was produced by Michael 'Mikey Chang' Johnson on the Lion Paw label.

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Reggae Month celebrations to include lobbying

This year's Reggae Month will not only be a celebration of our music but it will also be a time of active lobbying through the 'Save The Music' campaign.

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Nine years of literature, music

I believe I can claim, without being pretentious or devolving into bombast, a unique relationship with the Calabash International Literary Festival. I reported extensively on all of them, save for the last, read on the 2003 staging...

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Young Veterans go through tough year

After years of trying their hand at music production, widespread success has only just recently come the way of the Young Veterans group.Sekou Davis and Sheldon Pennicott have been...