Australia is calling again and foundation singer, Stranger Cole, is ready to pack his bags and go. On December 5, the ska, rocksteady and reggae pioneer will kick off the first in a series of six concerts which will see him performing at venues in...
During an energetic session last Wednesday at the Rooftop Terrace of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, prolific writer and music producer Mikie Bennett, had participants helping him to create a tribute in song to Olympian...
Dream Weekend, the uber-popular party experience held annually in Negril for 16 years is evolving. And that’s a word that the stakeholders are using a lot. As Dream Weekend evolves, this year in particular, talk of them packing their bags and...
On Independence Day, August 6, there is only one place to be: Grand Gala at the National Stadium in Kingston. On Wednesday, a public holiday, Jamaicans from across the island made their way to the venue, wrapped in the black, green and gold colours...
If there is one person who is happier than Raheim Betty, the JCDC Gospel Star winner for 2025, it has to be his mother, Valerie Mundle. On Sunday night, when he was announced the winner of the competition, she jumped out of her seat at the National...
The 2025 Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Competition was certainly one for the books. As Executive Director, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Lenford Salmon, told The Gleaner, “it must go down as one of the most outstanding editions in...
Rastafarian reggae legend Capleton had major “full joy” moments at this year’s Reggae Land Festival held at the Milton Keynes National Bowl in Buckinghamshire, England. The UK festival, which is promoted as a “massive celebration of reggae music...
His parents christened him Miguel Orlando Collins, but the minstrel would later take on the name Sizzla Kalonji as he journeyed through hills and valleys blazing a musical trail. A critically acclaimed reggae artiste, Sizzla has released more than...
At 76 years old, Bro C is an old-timer and he’s as fit as a fiddle. A singer who hails from Kellits in Clarendon, he remembers only too well the time when the Festival Song Competition stirred the nation. Last Saturday, when Emancipation Park came...
Owen Gray, the pioneering singer who is often hailed as “Jamaica’s first home-grown star”, passed away on Sunday morning at his home in England. Gray’s lifelong friend, Anthony ‘Chips’ Richards, confirmed to The Gleaner that the 86-year-old...
Saturday night marked the first time in nine years that the Anointed Bugle performed for fans at the Caribbean's biggest reggae festival, Reggae Sumfest, and it was straight fire. Fans online flooded the live chat with fire emojis, while inside...
At 9:53 p.m. on Saturday, the energetic flagman for Rastafarian reggae-dancehall artiste Fantan Mojah cleared a path for him to enter centre-stage on Night Two of Reggae Sumfest in Catherine Hall, Montego Bay. With the experienced Warrior Love...
Reggae’s Cool Ruler, Gregory Isaacs, would have celebrated his 75th birthday on Tuesday, and naturally there is a buzz around this milestone diamond jubilee. Red Roses are an integral part of the celebration for the legend whose Red Rose for...
Five years after her splashing Reggae Sumfest début – which took place in the virtual space, owing to the 2020 pandemic – Marcy Chin is still setting tongues a-wagging and enjoying every moment of it. The artiste, christened Lonique Chin, was...
Writer, producer and director, Tyler Perry, is up to his comedic tricks again with the release of the 13th film in the Madea cinematic universe – Madea’s Destination Wedding – and this time around country-reggae singer, Gramps Morgan, is right...
There is just no slowing down for triple threat Nadine Sutherland, who has added not just actress but “award-winning actress” to her résumé. It seems as if, once word got around that she got a leading role in a short film, Someone Loves You, the...
On the heels of Dru Hill and Brian McKnight thrilling an almost capacity crowd at the Constant Spring Golf Club in St Andrew recently, the organisers, Live...
Lila Iké and Masicka on the same track is a sell off from the first beat drops. In this instance, the two artistes who have carved out their own space musically, collaborated on a song titled Romantic, a nod to the Queen of the Pack, Patra’s iconic...
The music fraternity was plunged into mourning this week following news of the deaths of music producer and audio engineer Sheldon Rae Stewart, better known as Calibud, and Ritchie Ruben, a key member of legendary reggae and dancehall singer Buju...
The founder of International Reggae Day (IRD), Andrea Davis, emphasises that “this year is a global rallying cry to reignite the message, amplify the sound and elevate the voices that matter”. Today, July 1, marks 31 years since action to get the...
Just a quick stroll through TikTok and it becomes obvious that the Shake It to the Max (Fly)(Remix) by Ghanaian-American singer Moliy, Shenseea, Skillibeng and Silent Addy is hugely popular. The track, however, took a twist when a remix which was...
The Gregory Isaacs musical recently completed an uber successful first run on stages across the United Kingdom (UK), and at the centre of it all is Terence Wallen, the singer who stars as the Cool Ruler himself. Titled The Cool Ruler: The Musical...
Roots-reggae singer Linval Thompson is not about to let anything stop him from continuing to be great. A shrewd businessman and music producer, as well as an in-demand singer, Thompson’s touring itinerary sees him being totally booked out for the...
Veteran lover's rock singer, Leroy Gibbons (real name Leroy Gibbon) reportedly died earlier today in Lucea, Hanover. Legendary producer, Lloyd Woodrowe James, better known as King Jammy, told The Gleaner that he received a call at about 7 a.m. to...
