Heavy D, who is credited with being one of the architects of hip hop music, was honoured recently with the unveiling of a sculpture in his memory in Mount Vernon, his adopted home. The sculpture unveiling, hosted by Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard,...
The 40th season of Daaance presented by L’Acadco, titled ‘Kalunga’, can be summed up in just one word: extraordinary. From beginning to end, the pieces captivated the silent, but watchful audience that gathered for the presentation’s gala night on...
Is Mary Isaacs related to Gregory Isaacs? “That’s the question that everybody asks,” Mary Isaacs said with a smile when asked. “I don’t know if we are related. I only met Gregory once, and unfortunately, we didn’t have the time to sit and talk...
The Jamaica Red Cross and the Immaculate Conception High School Orchestra will benefit from a performance by the Renaissance String Quartet, a group of outstanding Juilliard School graduates. The concert, which is scheduled May 4, will be held at...
With the last staging of the Actor Boy Awards being held virtually in May 2020, come next month it will be three years since the theatre community has come together to celebrate their achievements and present awards to outstanding members and...
If there is anything to be learnt from the countless war films that exist it’s that war is the closest thing we have to hell itself. Even the films that celebrate war can’t seem to get around the fact that putting your life on the line in the name...
For recording artiste and performer-turned-social media personality Tami Chin Mitchell, getting awards has never been a measure of success for her. However, speaking with The Sunday Gleaner, the vivacious and candid Chin Mitchell shared that, since...
“ I’ve been hurt before, mistreated, used and deceived. Don’t want that no more, I need love, real love – the love that makes your heart feel like true love.” Joby Jay’s lyrics tell of the torn heart. The walls are painted red and, though cloaked...
Following the return of Magnum Top Performa 2023 last Thursday, previous winners of the competition, King Calie and Prince Saj are encouraging younger artistes to enter the contest. Having come out on top in the competition in 2021, they both have...
Just two weeks ago, revellers and bacchanalists filled the streets of the uptown corridors of Jamaica’s capital for the jubilant climax of the recently concluded Jamaica Carnival season. This Sunday, however, the celebrations will continue as it...
Acclaimed soprano, Lori Burnett, had the honour of being the inaugural performer in an annual music series planned for the Mico Centenary Chapel at The Mico University College in the Corporate Area. Her hour-long recital in the chapel last Sunday...
GENEVA (AP): The voices sound like well-known personalities, the music features trendy dance beats and hip-hop syncopations, and the jokes and laughter are contagious. But listeners of an offbeat Swiss public radio station repeatedly got the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Preliminary data indicate that from April 1-20, some 26,000 visitors arrived in Kingston, suggesting many were here for activities related to Carnival in Jamaica, says the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB). The numbers are so encouraging...
Academy award-winning and multi-Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, producer and actress, Regina Belle, headlines the May 6, Perry’s pre-Mother’s Day event, which is scheduled to take place at Hope Gardens in St Andrew. Featured performers are the...
WASHINGTON (AP): A former Fugees rapper accused in multimillion-dollar political conspiracies spanning two presidencies was convicted Wednesday after a trial that included testimony ranging from actor Leonardo DiCaprio to former US Attorney...
Dancehall star Anthony B is pleased with the early feedback to his latest album, Bread and Butter, which was released in March of this year. “The album is called Bread and Butter because it is a statement about the value that I place on reggae...
Performing with Etana in her ‘Gemini’-era, Ahbi Kufa learned some valuable lessons to make her presence known, all while standing in the shadows behind a microphone. Within a year of supplying the melodious hooks and ad libs for the reggae queen,...
April will probably go down as the one of the hardest months for up-and-coming recording artiste Monifa Goss who lost her mother earlier this month. But with the support of members of the music fraternity, she may be able to find some peace and...
In 1956, global entertainment icon and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte had already bulldozed his way to the top of the Billboard album charts. His release called Calypso was cemented on the weekly American charts for over half a year and its...
From the minute the musical instruments of the Immaculate Conception High School Symphony Orchestra were being tuned, leading into the rehearsal of Jamaica’s National Anthem, patrons projected that The Distinguished awards gala and dinner would be...
Inspired by the 1985 true story of a drug runner’s plane crash, missing cocaine, and the black bear that ate it, this wild dark comedy finds an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converging in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound...
NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian, and conscience of the world, has died. He was 96. Belafonte died Tuesday of...
The St Mary High School is the season 10 winner of the Jamaica’s Best School Band Competition. The group wowed the judges with a medley of reggae and dancehall tunes and walked away with the first-place cash prize of $300,000, among other awards....
The latest Patrick Brown comedy, Guilty with Explanation, got a favourable verdict at its matinee staging on Saturday at the Courtleigh Auditorium, New Kingston. Judging from the enthusiastic applause and laughter throughout the show, the jury –...
