THE NOMENCLATURE ‘roots reggae artiste’ takes on a whole new classification when referencing singer Winston McAnuff. An elder statesman who has a fixation with an instrument which retains its genesis in the Church – the accordion – McAnuff, also...
FOR HER milestone 40 years in the music business, it’s only right that Nadine Sutherland should celebrate with a new album. However, while that is in the making, the sultry songbird has dropped a new single, along with an accompanying music video....
Reggae Sumfest, the premier dancehall and reggae festival in the world, has a history of acknowledging royalty. In July 2009, ‘the Doctor’ Beenie Man was crowned King of the Dancehall at Sumfest, and in 2012, at the 20th staging of the event at the...
The entertainment industry globally continues to reel from the massive blow inflicted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. As it relates to live entertainment, the new normal is postponements and cancellations, and where possible, hosting online...
Although ‘ Toast’ is recognised as Koffee’s signature breakout song, the commotion-causing ‘ Raggamuffin’, which calls out gun violence and Government’s neglect of the youth, wrapped up in a must-listen, friendly, spitfire flow, is rated by some...
Last month, before the world went awry, roots reggae singer Chronixx made his second appearance on the Tiny Desk Concerts, this time as a special guest of US group, The Free Nationals. The session was officially released on Monday, to great reviews...
Humanity has become one of the ‘now’ words as nations grapple with the invisible monster called COVID-19. At the end of March, the United Nations launched a US$2-billion coordinated global humanitarian response plan to fight COVID-19 in some of the...
AN EYE-WATERING $2.5 billion is the figure representing the loss in the entertainment and sporting industries in the last two months. In breaking down this number, Entertainment Advisory Board (EAB) Chairman Howard McIntosh listed events such as...
Bert Samuels, the attorney-at-law for entertainer Shawn ‘Shawn Storm’ Campbell, is experiencing some degree of satisfaction by the ruling handed down by the court, reducing by 30 months the date for his client’s eligibility for parole. Campbell’s...
“Day 1, Thursday, April 16, 2020: Arrive in the reggae capital of the world. The vibe is intoxicating … However, you won’t hear any reggae on this trip … It’s a soca takeover! So it is going to be pure carnival vibes on the beautiful island of...
The countries of Europe have long been numbered among the most lucrative markets for reggae artistes, owing to the numerous huge festivals staged there, especially during the summer months. Among the annual festivals are Reggae Geel, Uprising...
Grammy award-winning reggae and dancehall artiste, Shaggy, has announced that he is revisiting the classics, and will release Hot Shot 2020, an album which will comprise some of his mega hits and also a few new tracks. This year marks two decades...
Gil Bailey, a giant in the field of broadcasting, passed away on Monday in New York, leaving a void which many acknowledge will be hard to fill. Tributes have been pouring in for the pioneer who proudly wore the well-deserved title, Godfather, and...
Social distancing didn’t get in the way of Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica standing together on Sunday. For some persons across the world encased in lockdown, ‘Telethon Jamaica, Together We Stand’, the six-hour live event staged on Easter Sunday,...
Together We Stand, the lead track from reggae journeyman Richie Spice’s album of the same name, has been chosen as the theme song for the COVID-19 telethon being staged on Sunday. Spearheaded by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and...
Eddie Parkins, one half of the duo Alton (Ellis) and Eddie, who, in 1960, recorded what would become a monster hit, ‘ Muriel’, passed away in New York last week Thursday, his lifelong friend Eric Collins confirmed to The Gleaner. Collins said that...
As the name suggests, the post of coronavirus response chair is one which was recently conceptualised by the Jamaica Federation of Musicians and Affiliated Unions (JFMAU), in an effort to put in place a structured approach to handling the effects...
When the judgment was read out at minutes to 10 on Friday morning via electronic link, Bianca Samuels, one of the lawyers for Sean Campbell, let out a barely audible gasp, questioning what she had just heard, “Dismissed?” Samuels, her father Bert,...
One of the moments that stand out for Delano Forbes, the current CEO of Phase Three Productions, was when his parents lost everything in a fire in 1999 and they had to literally start from scratch, as there was no insurance to cushion the blow....
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown, there is an air of expectancy in some sections of the Jamaican diaspora in the New York Tri-State area. It can be summed up in two words – Vybz Kartel. News that Kartel will know his...
The family of late British reggae pioneer, Delroy Washington, has started a GoFundMe drive to assist with funeral expenses and other memorial costs. The account, which was established on Tuesday, four days after Washington’s death in London from...
It is the fervent hope of International Reggae Day (IRD) conceptualiser, Andrea Davis, that the COVID-19 pandemic will jolt the music industry into a positive change. Noting that reggae music had always been defined by its ability to inspire not...
The death of British reggae pioneer Delroy Washington, who passed away last Friday, is as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. His friend, Winston Francis, another veteran reggae singer who is also based in the United Kingdom, confirmed this to...
Although it is the preferred domain of trolls and other undesirables, more than ever, social media, along with the array of online platforms, has become the go-to space for everything, and in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, creatives are...
ONLINE MUSIC publication Pitchfork last week unveiled their new video series, ‘Under the Influences’, which sees artistes who are considered experts in their field analysing the music which has influenced their particular style and development. “...
