LOS ANGELES (AP): Johnny Cash's voice comes in with a rumble, singing that there "ain't no grave that can hold my body down". A shuffling beat that sounds like heavy chains being carried back and forth accompanies him.
Though there has been steady donation of artifacts to the Jamaica Music Museum, no location or date have been identified for this proposed showplace of the country's popular music history. Herbie Miller, director/curator ...
The University of the West Indies held its benefit gala at the Four Seasons Hotel, Toronto, Canada, last Saturday night and we have exclusive highlights.Acting role1 It is rather cruel of those who are saying that the chief deserves an Oscar since he...
It may be argued that Bob Marley put Trench Town on the world map through music, singing about the community in No Woman No Cry, Trench Town and Trench Town Rock.
The internationally acclaimed National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC) returns to the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts for performances on March 6 and 7.
Junior Lincoln lived in Trench Town and later left for England, maintaining close ties with the music industry on both sides of the ocean, after organising dances when he was a mere 12-years-old....
The setting was ideal — lush green lawn and towering trees against the backdrop of a full moon. And on the wings of cool breeze rode the aroma of some of Jamaica's popular dishes, light chatter...
Having been twinned with The Radiator Factory from Denmark, the Jamaica Youth Theatre (JYT) is set to learn quite a bit leading up to the Contacting The World festival in July. In January, Jamaica was selected as one of 12...
Some peeved party patron(s) ought to call on the Fair Trading Commission to investigate misleading advertising by the organisers of several so-called 'premium inclusive' parties.
Some time after, 'Rex N: A Celebration', had begun last Thursday evening in the Oriental Gardens, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Principal Gordon Shirley set the context for the university's marking of Rex Nettleford's passage through life.
Reggae Month 2010 ends today, with more than 30 events having been scheduled for February. The series of activities spanned the island with a mix of live concerts, symposia, films, parties, workshops, exhibitions, school tours and trade fairs.
In the rituals of the Maroons, Kumina, Revivalism, Pocomania, Rastafarianism and reggae, the African drum is never quiet. But how could it have been in a country where during a particular period of our chequered past it was the singular voice of liberation and promise? In its hypnotic and pulsating beats lie its power and strength. It is even immortal.
Vogue's style. com predicted that she would be one of three new faces to watch for the fall/winter show season and Pulse's Sedene Blake has already surpassed expectations.
Olivia Grange said "from my vantage point as Minister of Culture and the minister with responsibility for entertainment, I believe that the month was not as celebratory as last year's observance.
The University of the West Indies hosts the book launch of Lauris Faith Mair's My Life I Make - Revisited: Spiritual Reflections on Reggae Lyrics tomorrow.
When a dear one 'goes gently into that midnight', it is often a painful experience for those who are left behind. And when the sunset is sudden, the ache, now shrouded in shock and horror, must be quite agonising.
Influential saxophonist, Cedric 'Im' Brooks, is in a coma at the Bronx Lebanon Hospital in New York City.Junior Blake, a friend of the musician, said he was admitted there February 18.
Jamaican popular music has a proud record of producing great drum-and-bass teams - Lloyd Knibb and Lloyd Brevette of the Skatalites, Carlton and Aston 'Familyman' Barrett of The Wailers, and Sly and Robbie....
NEW YORK (AP):After turmoil that included public squabbling, threats of a line-up change and a rehab stint, Aerosmith is back and ready to rock.The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers have announced their Cocked, Locked and Ready To Rock European summer tour -...
"It is a great experience to come to Jamaica to sing," American blues singer Joan Cartwright told The Gleaner.Cartwright, who goes by the name Diva JC, is the featured artiste on the annual US Embassy event, Blues on the Green...
