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Jamaica can expect a snapshot of Grammy-winning guitarist Earl Klugh's years of eclectic music at the upcoming Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival...

While thousands gathered on the lawns of Jamaica House on January 7 to witness another series of great performances at the Shaggy and Friends Charity Concert, a smaller gathering assembled in a much smaller space not that far away to share in the special occasion....

Western Bureau: While the performances were generally quite good, it was not all dandy at Saturday night's 19th edition of the Pepsi Rebel Salute as truncated sets from some top acts left...

Performs on Saturday, January 28Top 3 Songs:I Dare YouMax It UpJumpingDestra Garcia, born in Trinidad, has grown from strength to strength since her 1999 debut and the entertainer is showing no signs of slowing down - challenging herself every year,...

The deadlines for the 2012 Jamaica Festival Song and Jamaica Gospel Song competitions have been extended to Tuesday, January 31.The Jamaica Festival Song Competition is widely recognised on the Jamaican musical landscape as a major stepping stone in the...

Arnold Foote Jr, president of the World Federation of Consuls (WFC), hosted a reception for Professor Michael Nobel, of the Nobel Prize family, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel...

The Bustamante Hospital for Children is set to receive even more support as a result of the joint efforts of the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation and Flow...

In April 1978, Jamaica’s historic One Love Peace Concert was held at the National Stadium, St Andrew, as strong men ‘Bucky’ Marshall and ‘Claudie’ Massop pushed for peace across the political divide. The concert is remembered for Bob Marley holding up the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) leader Edward Seaga’s hand, along with People’s National Party (PNP) leader Michael Manley’s.

“I wrote the lyrics and the melody. A lot of people come and sing it over and some of them try to act as if it is theirs,” Little Roy, who now lives in England, said. “That is a song I recorded for my Tafari label in 1973, and I think it was released in 1974. I used to walk and sell it myself. It sold many thousands.”

The name reggae has come to be accepted by many as the generic name for all Jamaican popular music since about 1960. But to those of us who lived with the music and understand the changes it went through will know that reggae is only one of several types of Jamaican music.

The first Orrett Rhoden International Music Festival, announced in The Gleaner last week, has undergone the smallest of changes. The three-part festival should have included a concert at the Kingston Parish Church on January 29. That has been tweaked.