With Reggae Month just concluded, one of the messages which was proclaimed loudly was the need for positive messages through the music. This strident call came from Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange, as well as her...
Today, March 9, marks 25 years since rap legend, Biggie Smalls, also known as the Notorious B.I.G., was killed. He was only 24. Signed to Sean ‘Puffy’ Combs’ Bad Boy Records, Biggie, who would have turned 50 this year, is considered one of the...
Dr Richard Kirkwood, a member of Casual-T — the ‘80s singing group comprising medical doctors — has died. Dr Charlie Roberts confirmed to The Gleaner that Kirkwood passed away last Wednesday in hospital in New York. He was 76. “Kirk was recently...
As the first anniversary of the death of Bunny Wailer comes around, his estate is facing challenges as the executors head to court, even as Wailer’s partner of more than 50 years remains missing. Neville ‘Bunny Wailer’ Livingston, a founding member...
In his opening song, Forward March, ska great Derrick Morgan summed up the vibeat Reggae on the Pier, filmed at the Port Authority of Jamaica’s cruise port at the historic Naval Dockyard in Port Royal – “ … because the time has come when you can...
It was a virtual lovefest on Tuesday evening when the Kiwanis Club of Eastern St Andrew entertained royalty as they honoured reggae queens, Marcia Llyneth Griffiths and Judith Veronica ‘Judy’ Mowatt, to celebrate Reggae Month. Much was made of the...
Come Saturday, February 26, Rastafarian singer Miguel Collins, better known as Sizzla, will make his historic debut with a 35-piece orchestra in performance for Reggae Month 2022. The Gleaner had a quick one-on-one with Sizzla recently, and he...
During Reggae Month, DJ Cassidy, creator of the critically acclaimed series Pass the Mic, will share his platform with 21 iconic reggae artistes. “I always dreamed of dedicating an entire Pass the Mic to reggae, and it is serendipitous that this...
Canada-based, global television network, FEVA TV – an acronym which stands for First Entertainment Voice of Africa – jetted into the island last weekend to shoot two episodes of We Outside, a music show which will highlight artistes in the...
It is not an unusual path for journalists to later change course and enter the field of law; what is not so usual is for it to happen the other way around. But, Aniefiok Ekpoudom, who is currently a full-time writer, actually chose the legal...
With Shenseea counting down the weeks to her album release, her team is in full promotion mode as they ramp up her visibility on an international level. On Wednesday, Apple Music announced that Shenseea, who they describe as “a global artiste”,...
It’s Valentine’s weekend and, with love in the air, actress Andrea ‘Delcita’ Wright is ready to present her intriguing short play about man-and-woman business on Sunday at a virtual event titled The Brink of Valentine’s. The quirky title of the...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness, Minister of Culture Olivia Grange, family members, music industry players and well-wishers all turned out on Sunday to view the body of internationally renowned bass player Robbie Shakespeare at the National Indoor...
Reggae singer Jah Bouks is diving deep into entrepreneurship and has invested in a fishing vessel, a restaurant and seaside cottages in his home parish, St Thomas. Angola is a word that conjures up many pleasant memories for Jah Bouks. In 2013, his...
It was in 2013 that reggae singer, Jah Bouks, recorded his first song, the mega popular Call Angola, which took him on a fantastic journey around the world. Eight years later, the 2013 Magnum Kings and Queens of Dancehall third-place winner...
On the occasion of the 65th anniversary of his birth, the Crown Prince of Reggae, Dennis Emmanuel Brown, was honoured at a small ceremony at the National Heroes Park in Kingston. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange...
For the second year straight, there will be no ‘bashment’ nor free concert, whether on Orange Street or the Kingston waterfront, to celebrate the February 1 birthday of the acclaimed Crown Prince of Reggae, Dennis Emmanuel Brown. However, there will...
One week after releasing a video in which he outlined his wide-ranging plan to fight crime in Jamaica, outspoken veteran deejay Admiral Bailey is claiming success, while giving props to the under-fire minister of national security, Dr Horace Chang...
African dancehall artiste Shatta Wale has become the first Ghanaian to appear on the Canadian Billboard charts, and his message is “dream, and you will see miracles happen”. Titled Dream, the song is one of the tracks on the Contractor Music-...
With Reggae Month one week away, and the official launch scheduled for next Sunday, the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) is in execution mode to ensure that this year’s events will certainly shine bright like diamonds. Jamaica is this...
The video for Lick, the highly anticipated collab featuring three-time Grammy Award-winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion and MOBO award-winning dancehall star Shenseea, sees them both in an ultra sexy mode, and has drawn comparisons to WAP, the...
Christine Byles, the older of two daughters of foundation singer Kenneth ‘Junior’ Byles, wants it known that she has power of attorney over everything to do with her father and is inviting all those who want to assist him in any way to get in...
A clinical psychotherapist, consultant and life coach, Shane Mark Tull is a Caribbean man who is “committed to improving the psychosocial development of humanity as it relates to individuals and communities everywhere”. Tull recently launched his...
Embarrassing, defamatory and scandalous is how Bert Samuels, the attorney-at-law for dancehall artiste Popcaan, described the deejay’s travel woes which sees red flags against his name which result in him being held in immigration whenever he...
