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Published:Sunday | January 13, 2013 | 12:00 AM

After a successful 2012, reggae artiste I-Octane is already gearing up to make 2013 memorable. The artiste has officially launched his own record label, Conquer The Globe Productions, and has already released a new single that has been creating waves on the local scene.

Published:Sunday | January 13, 2013 | 12:00 AM

A rich cultural experience, steeped in Jamaica's history, art and music, will be on offer when the much-anticipated 21st staging of the annual Bob Marley Birthday Bash takes centre stage in the resort town of Negril between Sunday, February 6; and Wednesday, February 8.

Published:Sunday | January 13, 2013 | 12:00 AM

2012 was a better year for some local artistes and a trying one for others. Dancehall seemed to have reached its pinnacle in Jamaica, which boded well for rising dancehall acts like Konshens and Tommy Lee Sparta.

Published:Saturday | January 12, 2013 | 12:00 AM

The Ministry of Youth and Culture has collaborated with the Accompong Maroons to develop and implement, starting this year, an Accompong Passport, which visitors to the revered heritage location will be able to have stamped as a memento of their trip to...

Published:Saturday | January 12, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Trumpets are often associated with the spiritual, the image of the journey to heaven coming to mind in the process

Published:Friday | January 11, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Many opera fans have not missed a single performance since the start of the Met Opera in HD 2012-13 season last October. This week we present a sneak preview of coming performances, complete with dates and times for live performances...

Published:Friday | January 11, 2013 | 12:00 AM

DJ Smurf is plotting to kick off 2013 on a different note by adding new elements to his weekly club event, Radioactive Fridays...

Published:Thursday | January 10, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Montego Bay: The Jamaica Jazz and Blues line-up for February 24 has been announced.Headliners for the opening night, Third World, will kick off their celebration of 40 years together...

Published:Thursday | January 10, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Colin Channer, noted Jamaican author, founder, and artistic director of the Calabash International Literary Festival Trust, has resigned.Penning...

Published:Thursday | January 10, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Dear Members of the Board: In preparing to write this letter, I looked through the diary I kept casually in the early years of the festival, and found a note dated Thursday, May 24, 2001....

Published:Wednesday | January 9, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Roots Reggae singer Etana has been added to the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival line-up for Friday, January 25. The Wrong Address singer joins Mary J. Blige, Michael Bolton, Arturo Tappin, among others, for the January 24-26 festival....

Published:Wednesday | January 9, 2013 | 12:00 AM

With just over a week to go before the Rebel Salute festival celebrates its 20th anniversary in its new home, the Richmond Estate in St Ann, Beres Hammond has been added to the Friday night line-up.Rebel Salute 2013 is on...

Published:Tuesday | January 8, 2013 | 12:00 AM

HAVANA (AP): At 10 o'clock on a Saturday night, the Mariana Grajales Park in downtown Havana pulses with a thumping beat...

Published:Tuesday | January 8, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Playing the villain in a theatrical piece is never easy, as it often requires the portrayal of a 'mean' character. It requires the actor being very good at being bad. ...

Published:Tuesday | January 8, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Internationally acclaimed trumpeter Marc Reese of Empire Brass fame, and his talented wife, pianist Lisa Leonard, will be performing for the very first time in Jamaica for a Chamber Music Recital in aid of the National Youth Orchestra of Jamaica (NYOJ)....

Published:Tuesday | January 8, 2013 | 12:00 AM

International pop artiste/violinist Orisha Sound is in Jamaica. The artiste performed at the recently concluded National Organisation of Deported Migrants (NODM) upliftment concert in Trelawny and, according to the singer, she has spiritually connected with the island....

Published:Tuesday | January 8, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Jamaica's international appeal as a fun destination was evident once more as Moet and Chandon launched its Ice Imperial, the world's first-ever champagne created to be enjoyed over ice....

Published:Monday | January 7, 2013 | 12:00 AM

With less than a month away from the sixth staging of the Youth View Awards (YVAs), the ever-evolving ceremony promises to outdo previous stagings.At the event's launch last Thursday at the Terra Nova All-Suite hotel...

Published:Monday | January 7, 2013 | 12:00 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP): It took Leatherface and his chainsaw to chase tiny hobbit Bilbo Baggins out of the top spot at the box office.Studio estimates yesterday show the horror sequel Texas Chainsaw 3-D...

Published:Monday | January 7, 2013 | 12:00 AM

According to Internet aficionado Clay Shirky, contemporary society has experienced a drastic transformation in the media landscape with the advent of new media...

Published:Monday | January 7, 2013 | 12:00 AM

The recent sound clash hosted by iconic Grammy Award-winning rapper/producer Sean 'Diddy' Combs in collaboration with Supreme Promotions was a sure hit at the Limelight club's parking lot in Half-Way Tree on Friday night....

Published:Monday | January 7, 2013 | 12:00 AM

The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD series made quite a return to theatres around the world on Saturday with the production of Hector Berlioz's most ambitious work - Les Troyens.The grand opera...

Published:Sunday | January 6, 2013 | 12:00 AM

We got to October 9 on Thursday. Today we have the last of 2012's musical moments, and there were many. In years to come, those many moments will count as integral parts of Jamaican music history.

Published:Sunday | January 6, 2013 | 12:00 AM

The cool night and inviting atmosphere at Pulse8 helped those who arrived on time for Pulse's revamped Superjam concert series to cope with the late start.

Published:Sunday | January 6, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Stone Love Movements celebrated its 40th anniversary at Red Stripe's 214 Spanish Town Road, St Andrew, headquarters on December 29 before a massive crowd.

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