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Celebration time as Sacaj wins Festival Song Competition

Published:Saturday | July 30, 2022 | 12:06 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

The moment that Sacaj’s Nuh Weh Nice Like Yard was announced as the winner of the 2022 Festival Song Competition last Thursday night, the entire National Indoor Sports Centre erupted in celebration. The audience was out of their seats and jostling...

Advertorial | The Sumfest Mastercard experience

Published:Friday | July 29, 2022 | 11:06 AM

Jamaicans from both yard and abroad gathered at Catherine Hall, Montego Bay, last weekend to enjoy the long-awaited return of the iconic Reggae Sumfest. The festival, which was on a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, partnered with the...

Will Smith posts an apology video for slapping Chris Rock

Published:Friday | July 29, 2022 | 11:41 AM

NEW YORK (AP): Will Smith has again apologised to Chris Rock for slapping him during the Oscar telecast in a new video, saying that his behaviour was “unacceptable” and that he had reached out to the comedian to discuss the incident but was told...

Spain: Prosecutors to seek 8-year prison term for singer Shakira

Published:Friday | July 29, 2022 | 10:54 AM

MADRID (AP) — Prosecutors in Spain said Friday they would ask a court to sentence Colombian pop star Shakira to eight years and two months in prison, if she is convicted in her expected trial for alleged tax fraud. Shakira, whose full name is...

‘Chris Meredith was mi bredda,’ Squidley Cole says of late bassist

Published:Friday | July 29, 2022 | 12:10 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

Christopher Meredith, one of reggae music’s most prominent bass players, passed away on Wednesday in Miami, Florida, his son Chrissano confirmed to The Gleaner. Meredith said that his 54-year-old father took ill on Father’s Day and had been...

Five Questions: Jamaica 60 edition

Published:Friday | July 29, 2022 | 12:09 AM

Jamaica 60 celebrations will reach their peak next week with the return of the Emancipation float on August 1 and the popular Grand Gala on August 6. With the year-long celebration being observed under the theme ‘Reigniting a nation for greatness...

Review: ‘Nope’ – A scary spectacle

Published:Friday | July 29, 2022 | 12:08 AMDamian Levy/Gleaner Writer

Sometimes you see things you can’t explain. A phenomenon that’s completely alien, and the only thing that feels familiar is how distinctly unfamiliar it is. Personally, in the presence of such a thing, I would opt to hightail it in the opposite...

Dream Weekend organisers excited as partygoers gear up for annual event

Published:Friday | July 29, 2022 | 12:08 AMAaliyah Cunningham/Gleaner Writer

All roads lead to Negril as partygoers gear up for one of Jamaica’s largest event series — Dream Weekend. Ahead of the event, scheduled for July 29 to August 1, Kamal Bankay, chairman of Dream Entertainment Ltd, told The Gleaner that his team is...

Irie Souljah ‘feeling up-full’ about future

Published:Friday | July 29, 2022 | 12:08 AMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer

At the beginning of his musical journey, Spanish reggae recording artiste Irie Souljah promised to represent reggae music, deliver relevant messages and deep spirituality. He was only 14 years old when he fell in love with the genre, but pursuing...

‘You can’t retire from music,’ says Mary Isaacs

Published:Friday | July 29, 2022 | 12:07 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

Always referred to as “a songbird”, Mary Isaacs can also recall hearing herself being spoken of as “the white girl who does reggae”, but she refuses to be thrown off course by such oblique references. Isaacs, who has been playing the reggae game...

Festival Song Competition finals tonight

Published:Thursday | July 28, 2022 | 7:53 PM

The finals of the Jamaica 60 Festival Song Competition get underway at the National Indoor Sports Centre at 8:30 tonight. However, the show will also be aired live on TVJ and PBCJ and streamed live on the JCDC website, as well as the YouTube...

Friday night live, NDTC style

Published:Thursday | July 28, 2022 | 12:09 AMMichael Reckord/Gleaner Writer

“Welcome back to live theatre.” That was the greeting given by Marlon Simms, artistic director of the National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC), to the audience last Friday night at the Little Theatre. He was opening the company’s first full live...

Jamaicans ‘Open Doors’ at Locarno Film Festival

Published:Thursday | July 28, 2022 | 12:08 AM

Jamaican film-makers Nadean Rawlins and Rebecca Williams will be making their debuts as part of this year’s Locarno Film Festival’s Open Doors selection for its 2022-2024 focus, which will champion developing film projects, talents and completed...

Carnival, Reggae Sumfest, Jamaica 60 enabling growth

Published:Thursday | July 28, 2022 | 12:08 AMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer

Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett says since the start of the summer, Jamaica’s entertainment sector has been bolstering the tourism industry and that record-breaking arrivals are expected. “This month of July, we are going to break our record of...

DC League of Super-Pets

Published:Wednesday | July 27, 2022 | 12:09 AM

It sure isn’t easy being Superman’s dog! Krypto hails from Krypton and prides himself on having superpowers like his owner, but his social skills are decidedly alien at the dog park, and he has no idea how to be ordinary. But when his best friend...

New party series coming for Negril during ‘Emancipendence’

Published:Wednesday | July 27, 2022 | 12:09 AMJanet Silvera/Senior Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: A group of 12 Negril promoters and venues have joined forces to create Negril Summer Jam, with a line-up of events set to take place from July 29 to August 1, the same time as the week-long music festival Dream Weekend. The eight...

Masicka wrote ‘438’ in about a week

Published:Wednesday | July 27, 2022 | 12:07 AMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer

Dancehall deejay Masicka is modest when speaking about his songwriting capabilities but from as early as high school, he was recognised for having an exceptional handle on creative writing. He shares that he has written for colleagues but avoids...

Float and street parade for Emancipation Day

Published:Tuesday | July 26, 2022 | 12:09 AMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer

In June, the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport invited Jamaicans to submit designs for the Jamaica 60 Float and Street Parade which is part of the Emancipation and Independence celebrations. According to the Culture Minister,...

Marley’s ‘No Woman No Cry’ sends ‘Black Panther’ trailer trending

Published:Tuesday | July 26, 2022 | 12:07 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

Bob Marley’s iconic reggae ballad No Woman No Cry is prominently featured in the official teaser for the Black Panther sequel, Wakanda Forever, and, after amassing more than 18 million views in two days, it is being hailed as “the best trailer...

Rita Marley celebrates ‘royal and rootsy' 76th birthday today

Published:Monday | July 25, 2022 | 10:51 AM

In celebration of the 76th birthday today of the first lady of reggae and matriarch of the Marley family, Rita, the Marley family has planned a series of events under the theme 'One Rita: Royal and Rootsy'. The activities, which span the month of...

Rain, Revelation at Reggae Sumfest

Published:Monday | July 25, 2022 | 12:06 AMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer

Gimmicks, fashion, bold statements and tributes befitting a musical era that has propelled Jamaican culture and its practitioners on to international stages elevated the second and final night of Reggae Sumfest. It was off to a good start with...

Beres the boss at Reggae Sumfest

Published:Sunday | July 24, 2022 | 5:16 AM

"Small in stature, big on hits and great with the ladies" is how emcee and radio personality, Richie B, introduced the King of Lovers Rock, Beres Hammond, to centrestage at Catherine Hall in Montego Bay early Sunday morning. His Harmony House band...

‘Spice rightly honoured as Queen of Dancehall’

Published:Sunday | July 24, 2022 | 12:11 AMAaliyah Cunningham - Sunday Gleaner Writer

Music insider and cultural commentator Clyde McKenzie says dancehall heavyweight Grace ‘Spice’ Hamilton is more than worthy of the recognition as the Queen of the Dancehall after she was officially crowned as such on stage on festival night one of...

Teejay entering new phase

Published:Sunday | July 24, 2022 | 12:10 AMStephanie Lyew - Sunday Gleaner Writer

Teejay is changing the way he approaches the music industry. Ahead of the release of the long-awaited Rags To Riches album, the reggae-dancehall entertainer is taking the time to make connections, and in doing so, giving more of himself, he said in...

Hezron calls on nations to ‘Save the Children’

Published:Sunday | July 24, 2022 | 12:09 AMSade Gardener - Staff Reporter

Hezron’s soul aches and voice wails on Save the Children, his latest release and a cry to all nations to protect, care for, and nurture children for a better tomorrow. The single’s premiere comes in the wake of last month’s Clarendon massacre which...

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