Less than one year after a “very disheartening” experience, Antony Warren, CEO of Poko Loko, North America’s first and only floating bar, is ready to dock permanently in Jamaican waters again. Warren, who suffered millions of dollars in losses,...
For the organisers of the charity concert, For the Children, it was a no-brainer to tie down internationally acclaimed, diamond-selling artiste, Shaggy, as the headliner for this year’s concert and they are promising another top-class event on...
The story of Romain Virgo, the youngster from Stepney in rural St Ann, is a fascinating one. While a student at Aabuthnott Gallimore High School in the parish, he sang on the school choir, which entered the television choir contest All Together...
A record-breaking 16 Jamaican short films will be showcased at this year’s GATFFEST, which positions itself as Jamaica’s premier community film event. Now celebrating its 13th staging, the film festival runs from June 1–8 in Kingston, and is...
Prolific, veteran producer, Winston ‘Niney the Observer’ Holness, is ready to unveil a new body of work and this time, he has a surprise in store for fans. “I am both the producer and the artiste. Over the years I have focused mainly on producing...
International Jazz Day celebrations 2025, held under the theme ‘Jamaica Jazz Stylee’, showcased the brilliance of groups such as the Alpha Jazz Ensemble, Jazzetry, the JaMM Big Band, the Pau Nattykees Quintet, the Orville Hammond Quintet, and...
A comeback, a rebirth, a re-awakening, call it what you will, the fact is that “coffee with a K” is in the space with a song that is pure, cleansing ‘fyah’. And, she proves yet again that her fulsome flow is no fluke. After a too-long drought,...
The 2025 staging of Bring Back the Love Cabaret Show, the fourth in the delightful series, paid tribute to master musician, musical director, educator, mentor, and percussionist of the highest calibre, Desi Jones. “This year’s concert holds...
The official trailer for Jafaican, a comedy starring British-Australian singer, songwriter, and media personality, Peter Andre, is causing quite a ruckus. There are shouts of the film disrespecting Jamaica, Rastafarians and the culture, but others...
Dancehall artiste, Jada Kingdom, was booked for a show on Easter Sunday, one of the holiest days on the Christian calendar, and she experienced nothing short of an epiphany. Following an uncomfortable experience at the St Mary Kite and Food...
The 2025 Calabash International Literary Festival, which will be staged May 23-25, in the idyllic Treasure Beach in St Elizabeth, had its stylish launch on Wednesday evening on the East Lawn of Devon House in St Andrew. And after a season of...
Smooth performances from singers Maxi Priest and Lukie D were the icing on the cake at the recent soft opening of the 36-room Tiamo Beach Resort and Spa in Runaway Bay, St Ann. The name Tiamo is Italian for ‘I love you’, and they both chose to...
On Sunday, multi-award-winning southern gospel group, The Hoppers, will perform in Jamaica for the very first time when they appear at the National Arena in St Andrew for Arise 2025, and they are just as excited to hit the local stage as their...
Gramps Morgan, the Grammy Award winning singer from the Royal Family of Reggae, is now a gingerbread man. To be more precise, Gramps is the voice on the children’s audio book titled Gingerbread Mon and he not only savoured every minute working on...
Rootsman Skankin, the concert in celebration of the 78th earthday of reggae icon, Bunny Wailer last Thursday, was one of those intimate affairs that was overflowing with big show vibes. Well aware of his role in preserving his father’s legacy,...
An earthday binghi, the opening of the Don Dada exhibition at Trench Town Culture Yard and the Rootsman Skankin’ concert are among the events being held today to celebrate what would have been the 78th birthday of iconic reggae singer, Neville ‘...
“Your father would have been proud,” Jerome Hamilton of Headline Entertainment whispered to Kareem ‘Remus’ Burrell as he embraced him after the XTM. Nation producer paid glowing tribute to Cocoa Tea at the thanksgiving service on Sunday at The...
From the hardcover booklet, filled with information on high-quality paper, to the shiny, sleek Corvette — branded with the name ‘Cocoa Tea’ — parked on the grounds, to the red-carpeted walkway, a big screen showing scenes from his life and the...
It is not often that parents of entertainers are marked present at the launch of their albums, but last Wednesday night at Janga’s Soundbar on Belmont Road, Jay Edge The Jamaican Singer had both his mother and father waiting to embrace him as he...
Hundreds of fans and well-wishers are expected to make their way to The Verandah, Lot 1, Clarendon Park, Clarendon, on Sunday to join in the celebration for the life of legendary reggae singer, Colvin ‘Cocoa Tea’ Scott. Cocoa Tea died on March 11...
Filmmaker and producer, Lennie Little-White, has hailed celebrated actor Munair Zacca as “unique and special” while acknowledging that his passing signifies the end of an era. The two worked together for more than 20 years on the made-for-...
In February, Jamaican-American rapper Sean Kingston was celebrating his first Grammy win. He was one of the writers on Sensational, the hit song on 11:11, Chris Brown’s Grammy Award-winning Best RnB album. The song, which Billboard described as...
Reggae legend Colvin 'Cocoa Tea' Scott has died. His wife, Malvia Scott, confirmed to The Gleaner that the veteran singer passed away at 4:46 this morning at a hospital in Broward, Ft Lauderdale, Florida, following a cardiac arrest. He was 65...
February has been a busy month for Rastafarian reggae singer, Marlon Brown, who was once labelled “one of the greatest hidden talents in Jamaica”. Determined to no longer remain hidden, Brown and his management mapped out an in-your-face programme...
Senior Director of the International Marketing Department at Audiomack, Tanya Lawson, was one of the executives who shared her extensive knowledge of the music business at the recently concluded Island Music Conference (IMC) held from February 19...
