Entertainment

WESTERN BUREAU: Laura Izibor was easily the most impressive performer until about midnight when the indomitable Tarrus Riley, 'Prime Plus' Natalie Cole and hit-making duo Air Supply graced the stage at the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival....

After over a decade of being absent from the music industry, Bingie General is now attempting to make a return to dancehall music.According to Bingie, the brother of Major Mackerel, the attempt has been sparked by deejay Vybz Kartel's recent cover of his 1987 song Come Rush Me Nuh.

Since appearing as the title song of the soundtrack to the outstanding 1972 movie The Harder They Come, in which Jimmy Cliff starred as Ivanhoe Martin, the uptempo Cliff song of the same name is a testament to resolve and a determination not to wait for the afterlife to "get what's mine".

The Heineken Small Stage was the scene of a musical furnace as talented entertainers stirred up heat at the 15th staging of the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival.

With the hope of shedding some positive light on his parish, promoter David Anderson will be hosting the Clarendon Music Awards. For years, the parish has been plagued by crime and violence, but Anderson said he wants to remove this negative image.

TELECOMS firm Digicel teamed with Spanish Town Citizens Against Gun Violence to host a fun day in the St Catherine community of Sligoville last Saturday. Hundreds of children from the community were treated to a children's fun zone with face-painting, dandy-shandy, hopscotch and jump rope with the 'kick for prizes' activity being a big hit.

Praise Academy of Dance, founded in 1993 by C. Pat Noble, has been making an indelible mark in the area of dance in Jamaica. Though the academy commenced primarily as a dance school, it has been evolving into a performing arts company.

For spectators, the annual Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival is a source of great entertainment. Each year, thousands are taken away on a melodious journey, to a world where a love for music is the ticket to freedom...

Fresh off the success of his Song of the Year, Unconditional Love, reggae crooner Jah Cure is banking on his upcoming single World Cry becoming an even bigger success because it's a song that the world needs."The world cries...

Chan Dizzy, one of Jamaica's fastest rising young talents, continues to make major strides in his musical endeavours.

When Christopher Crooks left his band, Boom Draw, in 2005, he knew he was embarking on what was the most important aspect of his career as an entertainer.That knowledge can be scary, but Crooks was not to be deterred...

Johnnie Walker, over the years, has stood by the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival while it opened its doors to the likes of international performing artistes, Babyface, Erykah Badu, Joss Stone and Gladys Knight.Today, the renowned product will partner...