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Published:Tuesday | June 19, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Deejay Capleton was among the top drawing cards at Saturday night's dance at the New Mas Camp, National Stadium complex, Arthur Wint Drive, St Andrew.However, members of the large audience...

Published:Monday | June 18, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Bran-Nu Entertainment (BNE) recording artiste Ruth-Ann Brown recently received two awards (Best Female Reggae Recording and Best Reggae Recording) for her five-song EP, titled RUTH...

Published:Monday | June 18, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Our shutterbug was kept busy last week: We spotted former Prime Minister Edward Seaga and immediate family at an intimate birthday dinner...

Published:Monday | June 18, 2012 | 12:00 AM

"Tomahawk is appropriate because it's a rare specimen and so is Sean."These were the sentiments of Irvin 'Carrot' Jarrett, the first producer who produced a Sean Paul recording.It was minutes after 8 p.m.

Published:Monday | June 18, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Jamaica-born actor Jermaine Rowe opens on Broadway this July with the return of the Tony award-winning production, Fela!. Rowe, a former dancer with the Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble, which recently toured Jamaica...

Published:Monday | June 18, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Many months ago, mezzo-soprano Christine MacDonald Nevers set herself a daunting task - to give a concert comprising nearly 30 songs in four languages, French, German, Italian and English.It took place at the University...

Published:Monday | June 18, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Spartan Wellness & Recreation Centre was the venue for the latest Miss Jamaica World contest. There were 20 beautiful women vying for the title of Miss Jamaica World ATI...

Published:Monday | June 18, 2012 | 12:00 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP): Zoo animals remain hot at the box office. Singing stars and Adam Sandler are not. Ben Stiller and his voice co-stars of Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted...

Published:Monday | June 18, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Jamaican theatre company, Eight Seven Six, producer of the hit musical Last Call will bring another Broadway-style show to audiences this summer with Mr & Mrs Blacke. Broadway or Broadway theatre, is known for theatrical performances presented...

Published:Monday | June 18, 2012 | 12:00 AM

An independent judging panel comprising academic and producer Dr Dennis Howard, journalist Mel Cooke, producer Mikey Bennett, and author and lecturer Dr Sonjah Stanley Niaah has selected the Guinness 50 Greatest Dancehall Icons....

Published:Monday | June 18, 2012 | 12:00 AM

TORONTO (AP): A massive stage collapse hours before a Radiohead concert was to begin left a British man dead and three others injured, officials said. Emergency Medical Services deputy commander David Viljakainen said the Brit who was trapped under the rubble...

Published:Sunday | June 17, 2012 | 12:00 AM

'The lyrics of a genius' best described the songwriting skills of Bob Andy in the last Music Diaries article.

Published:Sunday | June 17, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Last year he had on training wheels, but this year Christopher Roberts has launched out on his own to host Groovin In The Park that will be held in Queens, New York, on July 1. On September 4 last year, Roberts, CEO of Groovin Inc, partnered with the Irie Jam Media Group to host the Reggae Rhythm & Blues Festival at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens

Published:Sunday | June 17, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Brand Jamaica will again come into the spotlight as the collaborative efforts of local producers, with the support of Flow, present the One People documentary. Flow's involvement comes as part of the broadband service provider's programme of activities to celebrate Jamaica's 50th anniversary of Independence.

Published:Sunday | June 17, 2012 | 12:00 AM

It has been six years since International Reggae Day (IRD), produced by Jamaica Arts Holdings (JAH), has ventured outdoors for a large-scale event, to complement the standard 24-hour worldwide media festival.

Published:Sunday | June 17, 2012 | 12:00 AM

After two years behind bars, one of dancehall's more controversial figures, Ninja Man, has found himself among a line-up of stars for Reggae Sumfest's dancehall night.

Published:Sunday | June 17, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Television Jamaica (TVJ), as part of its 2012 Summer Olympics coverage, has signed a groundbreaking deal with London-based media conglomerate British Sky Broadcasting Group (BSkyB).

Published:Sunday | June 17, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Ten Jamaican artistes have teamed up on a new single in honour of Jamaica's 50th anniversary.The song, which is the brainchild of artiste Shaggy, is titled Mission 50 and embodies the 50th anniversary theme as well as pays homage to the Jamaican athletes who will be representing the country at the Olympics in London this year.

Published:Sunday | June 17, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Jamaican popular music is replete with songs for mothers by male performers, a strong indication of the dominant maternal role in their lives. Shabba Ranks' Mama Christie and Bounty Killer's Miss Ivy are as much a part of dancehall lore as a reasonably popular entertainer, while Richie Stephens went as far as to record the song Shine with his 'Mama Carmen'.

Published:Saturday | June 16, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Students of the Watford Hill Primary School perform during a World Environment Day exposition at the Round Hill Hotel & Villas in Hanover as Round Hill's general manager, Omar Robinson, looks on.

Published:Saturday | June 16, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Grammy Award-winning R&B legend Gladys Knight has been added to the stellar line-up for the 2012 Groovin' In The Park concert which unfolds at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens, New York, on July 1.

Published:Saturday | June 16, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Doubts about whether the second staging of Wild Fire party at Pier One in Montego Bay would be successful were extinguished when the OutDeh team pulled off one of their best events to date.

Published:Friday | June 15, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Twin Stars Entertainment is gearing up for the fourth staging of its flagship event, Rum Bar Double Shots, on July 1. The event started out as a beach party, but the promoters have decided to spice things up for this summer by transforming Double Shots into a water fête.

Published:Friday | June 15, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Patrons at the finals of The Wray & Nephew Contender on Wednesday were buzzing with excitement as the event got under way at the National Indoor Sports Centre...

Published:Friday | June 15, 2012 | 12:00 AM

The musical mastery of Harold Davis, both as a pianist and vocalist, will help to bring down the curtain at the closing Father's Day event of the Jamaica Ocho Rios International Jazz Festival, Turtle River Park, on Sunday, June 17. The concert will commence at 12 noon...

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