Didn’t make it to the 29th staging of Rebel Salute last weekend to get high off the performances of some of Jamaica’s top reggae-dancehall acts and to experience the revolutionised Herb Curb? Though there is nothing like seeing your favourite acts...
NEW YORK (AP) — The multiverse-skipping sci-fi indie hit 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' led nominations to the 95th Academy Awards as Hollywood heaped honours on big-screen spectacles, like 'Top Gun: Maverick'...
Axl Rose didn’t feel he “deserved” to speak at Lisa Marie Presley’s memorial service. The Guns N’ Roses rocker gave an address to mourners at his friend’s public celebration of life at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee, last Sunday, and he admitted...
Singer, songwriter, and producer Da’Ville is evolving and is more driven than he ever was when he first journeyed into the world of music. Da’Ville, who celebrates his 47th birthday today, told The Gleaner that now is the time he should have been...
Dancehall hitmaker, Charly Black, has returned with a new release titled Confession. Featured on the Asian Secrets’ rhythm and produced by Smoke Shop studio, Confession is the first single from his upcoming album, set to be released February, via...
The Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) is excited to host the Calabar High School Band at its free Lunch Hour concert on January 26. Slated to unfold at the Lecture Hall along 10-16 East Street, Kingston, at 12:30 p.m., the occasion will mark the return...
Don't play with the River Nile Crocodile ... he bites. And DJ Naz with her Gurl Power sound fell victim to him early Sunday morning at Rebel Salute at Grizzly's Plantation Cove in Priory, St Ann. Dynamq — as the selector and croc is called— is an...
A trio of legends, performing one after the other, brought some real rocksteady and reggae vibes to Rebel Salute on Saturday night with songs that have stood the test of time and sounded as fresh as when they were released decades ago. First up was...
Pain and mourning did not stop reggae-dancehall artistes from hitting the stage or giving their very best during the first night of roots reggae event Rebel Salute. Even the most experienced entertainers find themselves overcome with emotions from...
Keneil Delisser is no stranger to putting on a show. With drumsticks in hand and his foot firmly planted on the bass drum’s pedal, the drummer and producer who has been on four Grammy-nominated works said that his hope is to one day leave a legacy...
Abatau, Davianah and Tanzania, three children of Rebel Salute founder, Tony Rebel, were among the early performers on Night 2 of Rebel Salute, now unfolding at Grizzly's Plantation Cove in Priory, St Ann. Never a shy girl, Davianah was clad in a...
Dancehall deejay Jahshii jumping off the stage to take his performance into the audience; Yaksta's delivery of a spotless set; Rodney Pryce, who retired his alter ego for the night; the fashionable styling of Akabu, Yeza and Lady G; the carefree...
After a passionate performance on the Rebel Salute stage during which he decried the rising rates of violence in Jamaica, dancehall newcomer Jahshii receives high praises and endorsement from talk show host, educator and poet Mutabaruka who served...
Rebel Salute is known for being a family-oriented show, and helping it to live up to that was veteran deejay Papa Michigan, who used his 20-minute set on stage to give his son Ramesh his big stage debut. "Would you believe seh is 45 years mi...
Musical Delights, the annual Lions Club of Kingston fundraiser, makes its return to the entertainment calendar on Sunday, February 12, in the gardens of The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, featuring the iconic Jamaican singer/songwriter Pluto Shervington....
ATLANTA (AP): Jury selection has been slow going in the Atlanta racketeering and gang case against rapper Young Thug and others, with many potential jurors trying to get out of serving and alleged attempts to smuggle contraband to defendants also...
Grammy award-winning entertainer, Mykal Rose, has teamed up with reggae artiste Bugle for the song I Give You Love, You Show Me Hate. The song, which was produced by Donsome Records, was scheduled to be released on January 20. Rose, a former member...
Up-and-coming Reggae singer Yeza, also known as Rebel Empress, from Bull Bay, St Andrew, says reggae music is thriving in the hands of the younger generation. She made the declaration during her set at Rebel Salute now under way at the Grizzly'...
Reaping the fruits of her labour, 66-year-old Winsome Roxburghe has made her way to Grizzly's Plantation Cove, in St Ann, to witness the return of Rebel Salute. Roxburghe, who makes her living selling The Sunday Gleaner near Red Hills...
With the final sound check complete, Nyabinghi chanting signalled that the show was about to start at Rebel Salute in Priory, St Ann. According to Unit Band keyboard player Evan Mason, the musicians were engaged in rehearsals with...
Tonight, thousands will make their way to Grizzly's Plantation Cove in St Ann for the return of Rebel Salute, which will take place over two nights — Friday and Saturday — with performances by artistes such as The Abyssinians, Horace Andy, Papa...
“We were performing at Devon House one time,” Renford Foster, leader of the Southwest St Andrew Jonkunoo group said, “and I heard a lady tell her child, ‘Don’t watch dem. Dem is obeah. Dem worship devil. See de devil deh wid him pitchfork...
NEW YORK (AP): Prince Harry’s Spare sold more than 3.2 million copies worldwide after just one week of publication and will likely rank among the bestselling memoirs of all time. Penguin Random House announced Thursday that Prince Harry’s...
Award-winning soca collective Kes The Band, led by vocalist Kees Dieffenthaller, is celebrating the return of Trinidad and Tobago’s carnival following its absence for the past two years. Kes The Band, which was formed in 2005, is comprised of Kees...
At the start of his interview with The Gleaner, Stonebwoy said with pride that he “is an honorary Jamaican”, but truthfully, by the end of the interview, he proved that he is really a ‘yardie’. The Bhim Nation president came across as gracious,...
