Yasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

Updated 6 hours ago by Yasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

Fantan Mojah hailed as ‘a true soldier’ - Sumfest to pay tribute on Saturday

Globetrotting dancehall artiste Sean Paul, while expressing his deep sadness at Tuesday’s death of his colleague, Fantan Mojah, hailed his fellow entertainer as “a true soldier”, and the organisers of Reggae Sumfest used similar words, describing him as “a true soldier for reggae music”. Fantan Mojah, 49, passed away at the University Hospital of the West Indies, where he was a patient.

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July 14, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

JCDC Festival Song Presentation Show ‘excellent’
The nine finalists in this year’s Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Festival Song Competition brought their ‘A’ game to the official Presentation Show held on Saturday at the Louise…
July 15, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

Jamaica 64 celebration in Lauderhill ‘more than an event’
Excitement is permeating the Lauderhill air as the date draws closer for Jamaica’s 64th Independence celebration, which is being packaged as “an unforgettable evening of culture, music, and national…
July 11, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

5 Questions With Beenie Man
On Saturday, August 8, dancehall icon Beenie Man, will join the Queen of Reggae, Marcia Griffiths, along with Mikey Spice, Shuga, Empress Uneek, and Mical Rustle Mustle, for a mega celebration of…
July 4, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

Gospel singer hosts book launch and concert tonight
With the firm belief that word and worship go hand-in-hand, music minister Sharilyn Sayles is organising her book launch and a gospel concert tonight at the Swallowfield Chapel in St Andrew. Sharilyn…
July 3, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

5 Questions With Aza Lineage
Roots reggae artiste Aza Lineage has sound system culture running through her veins, and when her breakthrough came in 2019, the song that did it was titled Sound System, which was appropriately…
June 28, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

Squidly Cole pays tribute to his father Stranger Cole - Pioneering singer ‘helped shape the sound and evolution of Jamaican music’
Drummer Squidly Cole had been rehearsing with Stephen Marley’s band for the Roots and Rhymes Summer Tour with Marley and Buju Banton, which is currently in motion across the US. But when his father,…
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June 22, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

Finalist out of Festival Song Competition vows to return - It was a nice opportunity from JCDC, says Renegad
The number of competitors in the 2026 Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Festival Song Competition has been reduced to nine following the removal from the line-up of one of the finalists,…
June 21, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

Koffee returns with ‘Rapid Fyah’ collab with Skillibeng - Lights up Tuff Gong studio with afternoon jam session
A Rapid Fyah mid-afternoon jam session with Koffee, backed by a brilliant four-piece band, singing her hits, introducing new music, and even giving a sneak preview of her music video featuring none…
June 7, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

Karbon D Hardone ‘guided by the spirit’
He’s called Karbon D Hardone, sometimes written as Karbon D Hard 1, and he has an interesting physics-meets-chemistry-meets-life kind of explanation as to how he came up with the name. But, it all…