The event was titled Back to Bass-es, and, officially, it was a “historical moment because we come fi nice up di area” as bass player Lloyd Parks declared. Just imagine: six bad bass players - three at a time - at the same venue, on the same...
Prominent Mexican ska band, Out Of Control Army, is currently enjoying Reggae Month in Jamaica. Their mission to the island includes recording an album and performing for the very first time at the Bob Marley Birthday Tribute concert, which takes...
Everybody loves Sly. That was the clear message from the hundreds who turned out to the nine night at the Ranny Williams Centre on Tuesday to celebrate the life of one half of legendary Jamaican duo, Sly...
When at 11:37 p.m. on Sunday reggae maestros Benji Myaz and Beezy Coleman crooned “ Girl your love is like wildfire spreading all over the world” – the memorable line from Wildfire, performed by reggae greats Dennis Brown and John Holt – total...
Majestically decorated in shades of purple, the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre in St Andrew played host to the thanksgiving service for Ricardo Anthony Munoz Bennett on Wednesday morning. His mother, well-known artiste manager and décor specialist...
Singer, songwriter and actor, Matthew Malcolm Blake, known professionally as Matthew Malcolm, is being intrinsically positioned as one of reggae’s newest torch-bearers and an “exciting new voice”. It was on TVJ’s popular All Together Sing that his...
It would not be far-fetched to say that without Bob Clarke perhaps radio station Irie FM would not have come into existence. Those in the know, credit Clarke and his dogged determination to convince a somewhat sceptical Karl Young to apply for a...
The passing of legendary drummer and producer, Sly Dunbar, one week after the death of Third World co-founder, Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore has left the music industry reeling. “A wha’ really a gwaan?” a puzzled General Lee asked of no one in particular. “...
At 1:20 Sunday morning, cheers erupted inside the Douglas Orane Auditorium at Wolmer’s Boys’ School in Kingston, as Miss Zimii Haircare, Deidrian Downer, was announced winner of Miss Global Jamaica 2026. Amid the blaring, high-pitched sounds of...
Colin Leslie, a lifelong friend of reggae legend Cat Coore, is trying to comfort himself with the words, “God knows best”. Leslie didn’t just hear that his friend had died, he was there with Coore’s son when the medical doctor made the...
Acclaimed gospel singer Carlene Davis already has the term ‘Doctor’ engraved beside her name, since she holds a Ph.D. in pastoral counselling. However, come Sunday, February 1, the ordained minister and graduate of the Ron Kenoly Praise Academy,...
Organisers of the New Year’s Eve staging of Angola Festival, held in Old Pera, St Thomas, are hailing the event as a success following a fairly good turnout and some brilliant performances from established, mid-level and up-and-coming entertainers...
In the entertainment ecosystem, the name Heavy D is one that resounds in a powerful way. He refers to himself as God-blessed, and, after more than 40 years in the business as promoter, artiste manager, tour manager and booking agent, Heavy D has...
The Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) will celebrate Reggae Month 2026 under the theme ‘Rhythms of Resilience’, and and Chairman Ewan Simpson shared that the theme was modified post-Hurricane Melissa “to reflect how the rhythms of Jamaica...
Radion Beckford, better known as Chi Ching Ching, can be counted on to be the life of the party, whether or not he has a mic in his hand or has on his dancing shoes and is rolling out his own red carpet, ready to entertain fans. His name has a...
When trumpeter and singer, Dwight Richards drew for Reggae Night from the catalogue of his good friend Jimmy Cliff, the spontaneous reaction from some inside the National Indoor Sports Centre was to joyfully jump to their feet ready to “ jam ‘til...
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness and Minister of Culture Olivia Grange led Jamaicans in a fulsome celebration of the life of Jimmy Chambers Cliff, Grammy Award-winning singer, actor, Hall of Fame inductee and son of the soil. Among those present...
It was a “wow” moment when at exactly 7:37 p.m. on Tuesday, Mayor of Kingston Councillor Andrew Swaby, flicked on the lights on the gigantic Christmas Tree inside the St William Grant Park in downtown Kingston. It brilliantly lit up with a zillion...
There has been an extra outpouring of love and prayers for Miss Universe Jamaica, Dr Gabrielle Henry, since the Miss Universe Organisation revealed via an Instagram post on Monday morning, the full extent of her injuries, following a fall through a...
Patrick Roberts, convener of the annual free concert, Ghetto Splash, says that this year’s staging looks iffy, but he is not giving up hope. The event, which is now 36 years old, has been held at the Waterhouse Mini Stadium in Drewsland for the...
Dare to Care has partnered with Oliver Mair, consul general of Jamaica to the Southern United States, to host a benefit concert this Saturday, December 6, at The Faith Center in Sunrise, Florida. The event, titled One Love Jamaica Rebuild, aims to...
Seventh-day Adventists are acknowledged as having the gift of singing, and, on the annual calendar of events for many churches is Music Day – that Sabbath when even the birds seem to pause and listen keenly as human songbirds lift magnificent and...
Reggae music is “a music for all seasons”, and Hurricane Melissa “is not going to rain on our parade”. That’s the word from Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange when The Gleaner asked if the usual Christmas...
This week, 5 Questions With… caught up with America Foster, the British-Jamaican artiste, content creator, and performer, who joins Diplo, Walshy Fire, and Ape Drums as the fourth member of Major Lazer. The charismatic Foster, who “brings fresh...
