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Published:Friday | February 18, 2022 | 12:10 AM

FRIDAY  White River Reggae Bash - Barrington Levy 6:00 - 6:30 p.m.  Sing the Icons ONSTAGE - Alton Ellis 6:30 - 6:50 p.m.  In the Reggae Studio - Gaylads 6:50 - 7:30 p.m.  Young Reggae Ambassadors 2022 - Ladies in the Streets 7:30 - 9:00 p.m...

Published:Friday | February 18, 2022 | 12:09 AMDamian Levy/Gleaner Writer

There’s nothing like a good old-fashioned murder mystery. As the cast of characters is slowly introduced, the audience gets a chance to play detective along with the film’s hero. Checking out whose story matches up with whose and uncovering sordid...

Published:Friday | February 18, 2022 | 12:08 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

Easton Howard, better known as Barry Ace of the legendary ska, rocksteady and reggae group, Desmond Dekker...

Published:Friday | February 18, 2022 | 12:08 AMSade Gardner/Staff Reporter

Kingman. It’s a regal and responsible way of thinking and being which singer Ras-I provides a soundtrack for on his sophomore album of the same name. Released today on his eponymous label, the story of Kingman began in 2019 when he started working...

Published:Friday | February 18, 2022 | 12:08 AM

Internationally acclaimed reggae singer, Beres Hammond, is used to having fans shower him with love and appreciation, but when it comes to Reggae Month, the tables are turned, and Hammond becomes not just a fan, but a whole air conditioner, as they...

Published:Thursday | February 17, 2022 | 12:08 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

With Shenseea counting down the weeks to her album release, her team is in full promotion mode as they ramp up her visibility on an international level. On Wednesday, Apple Music announced that Shenseea, who they describe as “a global artiste”,...

Published:Thursday | February 17, 2022 | 12:07 AMSade Gardner/Staff Reporter

Minister Marion Hall, formerly Lady Saw, has resumed her ministry on YouTube with a prayer and fasting service. This came after she revealed last Tuesday that she would “walk away from my calling” and discontinue preaching on social media. Hall...

Published:Wednesday | February 16, 2022 | 11:22 PM

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has received authorisation to host a limited, fully vaccinated audience for two special Reggae Month concerts, Reggae on the Pier and Sizzla Kalonji in Concert. Since the start of the...

Published:Wednesday | February 16, 2022 | 11:18 PM

Shenseea pulled on Tyga, Offset, Beenie Man, and Sean Paul for the highly-anticipated Alpha. The March 11 release will also include the recently released R U That, featuring 21 Savage; cunnilingus anthem Lick with Megan Thee Stallion and 2019...

Published:Wednesday | February 16, 2022 | 6:12 PM

The Reggae Wednesdays Diamond on the Rock series continues this evening with a virtual showcase titled Jamrock Diamonds: An Evening with the Queens. Making their way to the stage to highlight Reggae Month and Jamaica’s diamond jubilee will be an...

Published:Wednesday | February 16, 2022 | 6:04 PMSade Gardner/Staff Reporter -

With a Bible on her head, Minister Marion Hall delivered a service titled 'My Truth' this morning where she addressed several matters. Just a week ago, she dropped a bombshell that she would no longer be preaching on social media. Today she...

Published:Wednesday | February 16, 2022 | 12:11 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

On Sunday, the Hope Zoo Preservation Foundation, in collaboration with the Jamaica Film and Television Association (JAFTA), hosted its pilot project Arts Under the Stars, which provides a space for new and experienced artists of all art forms to...

Published:Wednesday | February 16, 2022 | 12:09 AM

Rihanna says being pregnant is making her feel “tired at times”. The Umbrella hitmaker has opened up on her pregnancy side-effects and admits she is “not used to” feeling such a strong need to go bed as usually she can “fight through any hour of...

Published:Wednesday | February 16, 2022 | 12:06 AMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer

The Black Angel Foundation has entered its third year of its scholarship awards. Organised as a means of carrying on the legacy of their son and brother, Joseph ‘Black Angel’ Buchanan, who was a musician, songwriter, producer and record label owner...

Published:Wednesday | February 16, 2022 | 12:06 AMSade Gardner/Staff Reporter

Three months after worrying posts on social media, Lila Iké says she is focused on healing. The In.Digg.Nation act said she was recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder and that her breakdown came after sleepless nights and mounting paranoia. “...

Published:Wednesday | February 16, 2022 | 12:06 AM

Uncharted In search of the world’s biggest fortune Street-smart Nathan Drake (Tom Holland) is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor ‘Sully’ Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg) to recover a fortune amassed by Ferdinand Magellan and lost 500 years...

Published:Tuesday | February 15, 2022 | 12:08 AM

On January 21, the application window for the US$150,000 CATAPULT Arts Grant closed, seeing a total of 436 creatives from 23 Caribbean countries applying for funding. The grant, now in its second year, is a joint initiative of Kingston Creative,...

Published:Tuesday | February 15, 2022 | 12:07 AMSade Gardner/Staff Reporter

What’s the most valuable piece of advice music manager Romeich Major would give to an up-and-coming artiste? “Tek the advice,” he said simply. Major, reasoning with youth from the HEART Academy at a recent Dragon Be The One campaign session, said...

Published:Monday | February 14, 2022 | 12:07 AM

Pre-pandemic, the Red Rose for Gregory concertwas a highly anticipated fixture on Valentine’s Day weekend calendar. This year, June Isaacs, widow of the Cool Ruler, instead of sharing the details of the show, as she normally would, shares with us...

Published:Monday | February 14, 2022 | 12:07 AM

British journalist Kuba Shand-Baptiste, winner of the 2020 Barbara Blake-Hannah Press Gazette Award, receives a copy of the RJRGleaner Communications Group Jamaican Women of Distinction souvenir book, from Minister of Culture, Gender,...

Published:Monday | February 14, 2022 | 12:07 AMStephanie Lyew/ Gleaner Writer

Grammy Award-winning reggae musicians Morgan Heritage are continuing their mission to engage the youth of the reggae and dancehall music industry. Originally made up by five of reggae icon Denroy Morgan’s children, Morgan Heritage the band now...

Published:Monday | February 14, 2022 | 12:07 AM

For the third straight year, the city of Miramar in Florida, USA, is incorporating a raft of exciting Reggae Month activities into its annual celebration of Black History Month in February, under the overarching theme ‘Black History Meets Reggae...

Published:Monday | February 14, 2022 | 12:06 AMDamian Levy/Gleaner Writer

The early to mid-2000s was a heyday for romantic comedies. Hapless fools believed in love against all odds, and fought against the overwhelming cynicism of modern-day dating. As online dating rose, the meet-cute slowly went extinct. Suddenly, the...

Published:Sunday | February 13, 2022 | 12:12 AMYasmine Peru - Sunday Gleaner Writer

It was a grand celebration of everything reggae – the music, Reggae Month, Bob Marley, Bunny Rugs, Dennis Brown – in the City of Hollywood in Florida last Sunday. Reggae band Third World was even presented with the Key to the City, prompting...

Published:Sunday | February 13, 2022 | 12:07 AMSade Gardner - Staff Reporter

These days, describing Agent Sasco as just a dancehall artiste is quite a disservice. He has had one of the most impressive evolutions in the reggae and dancehall space, from his music career and philanthropic lifestyle to his university studies,...

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