LOS ANGELES (AP): Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex has described to Oprah Winfrey how “liberating” it was to have a conversation – let alone a sit-down interview – with the television host without royal minders. CBS This Morning aired a clip on...
Fresh on the heels of debuting her Fall/Winter 2021 collection at London Fashion Week last month, Jamaican-blooded British designer Shanna Bent talks about food, family and fashion on this Sunday’s episode of Rolling with Deiwght Peters on...
A talented group of musicians who will be bringing a jazzy, hip hop element to the Jamaica Jazz and Blues stage tonight is Eye of the Brainstorm. For many years, the band, which comprises five primary members: Joel Ashbourne on keyboard and vocals...
Making music for the masses is no difficult feat for Sizzla Kalonji. From his emergence on the reggae and dancehall scene in the ‘90s to now, he continues to exceed expectations. The lyrics, “Perseverance for the utmost best should be your...
Ghanian recording artiste Stonebwoy credits Sean Paul for inspiring him to turn his love for the Jamaican musical genres of reggae and dancehall into a career. “The reality is, I got into dancehall simply because it is deep in our DNA and so,...
And then there was Joe. Hailed as the Jamaican Jacob Collier, Joe Davis is music. “I love this!! This is JAZZ AND BLUES!” a new fan shouted in the chat when Joe, dressed in T-shirt and jeans, with a bandana tied around his head, showed his mettle...
A high note from the winners of the Band Quest signalled the magical return of the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival after a five-year hiatus. The organisers continued the tradition of providing a space for new and emerging artistes to showcase their...
With the countdown clock now ticking away in hours and minutes rather than days, the organisers of the first fully virtual Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival are excited and ready to go this evening. Any jitters? "Yes," Marcia McDonnough of...
Organisers of the local Miss Universe Jamaica (MUJ) pageant are excited following the announcement of a date for the Miss Universe pageant. Miqueal-Symone Williams was crowned Miss Universe Jamaica in December 2020 in a virtual coronation that was...
Reports are that Chicago actress and stand-up comedian Erica Watson, who friends say was living her best life in Montego Bay, Jamaica, died on the island on Saturday from COVID-19 complications. Her death occurred one day after her 48th birthday....
The International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) will this year hand out the first-ever Toots Hibbert Award for the category Best Album/CD, which is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, and the U-Roy Award...
NASHVILLE, Tennessee ( AP ): Dolly Parton has written hundreds of songs over her decades-long career and it turns out her tune Jolene is just the right one for getting her COVID-19 vaccine. “I even changed one of my songs to fit the occasion. It...
Bunny Wailer, the original Blackheart Man, who made his transition on March 2, would want to be remembered as a warrior, a man who stood out there to fight for what is right in the music and the development of black people, his long-time friend...
Patrons are required to wear masks and observe social distancing in queues at the box office and concession. A maximum of four persons from the same household may sit together as a group. Individual patrons or groups, will be separated by a gap of...
• Mondays and Tuesdays at Carib 5 and Sunshine Palace. • Tuesdays only at New Kingston Drive-In. • To listen to the movie at the drive-in, tune the radio in your vehicle to 88.7 FM. • Tickets are available at the box office or online at www....
In the not-too-distant future, Tod Hewitt discoveries Viola, a mysterious girl who crash-lands on his planet, where all the women have disappeared and the men are afflicted by ‘The Noise’, a force that puts all their thoughts on display. In this...
Long ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans and dragons lived together in harmony. But when sinister monsters known as the Druun threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, those same...
Reggae icon Bunny Wailer has died. The 73-year-old legend passed away minutes to eight this morning at the Medical Associates Hospital in Kingston, his manager Maxine Stowe confirmed to The Gleaner. "The family will be putting together a release...
‘Superstar’, a term that publicists attach to entertainers with three songs, is used so loosely nowadays that it seemed to be on the verge of losing its meaning. But on Sunday evening, the last day of Reggae Month, acclaimed reggae singer and lover...
Lila Iké, Protoje, Koffee and Chronixx were the big winners at the inaugural staging of the Dubby’s Awards. Lila Ike walked away with the award for Best Reggae Album/EP (Female) for her project, The ExPerience, while Protoje won the award on the...
“What’s in the darkness, must be revealed to light. We’re not here to judge, what’s good from bad, But to do the things that are right.” These are lyrics from Bob Marley and The Wailers’ Pass It On from the original Burnin’ album, released in 1973...
Jamaican Rastafarian roots reggae singer-songwriter, vocalist and musician Winston Rodney, known to legions of fans as the Burning Spear, a name he took from a military award given by Jomo Kenyatta, the first president of an independent Kenya,...
Multi-Grammy-winning artiste Sean Paul promised an album that would not just act as a symbol of unity in dancehall, but would also encourage listeners to live life to the fullest. And that is exactly what the entertainer delivered. During a...
“Life.” That’s what Herbert Headley said the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival meant to him. “I’ve been on the Jazz and Blues Festival from the third year. When it went away, it was like a part of me that was missing,” said the stage technician. He...
