With a repertoire of more than 200 songs and some 44 years' experience in entertaining audiences, the Jamaican Folk Singers could surely have had a month-long season. But though it lasted only from Friday to Sunday, the season was as sweet as it was short.
As the much-anticipated Arthur's Day draws closer, noted Trinidadian band KES is now preparing to display its competence on the stage for the regional telecast of Arthur's Day concert on September 22 at the National Indoor Sports Centre.
After a blockbuster runway season at the New York Fashion Week where an unprecedented 10 Saint International Models walked for various lead designers, a decidedly confident Saint boss Deiwght Peters has announced that his models are now poised for London Fashion Week.
FREDDIE McGregor is a man who always speaks the truth as he sees it. His sentiments may not always be favourable among everyone in the reggae fraternity, but McGregor isn't afraid to speak his mind.
Singer, drummer, producer Ed Robinson is returning to his roots. The now New York-based artiste is returning to Jamaica this month after a 16-year hiatus.
Seminal points in popular culture are notoriously difficult to pinpoint. Not so with the seismic shift of Jamaican music away from using live music for studio recordings, headlong into the world of making entire beats solely with synthesisers, or digital music as some lovingly or disparagingly term it.
Reggae artiste Heather 'Rae Tay' Smith has been working hard to make a name for herself on the music scene. In fact, she seems to have done it all in terms of preparation for her big break.
While Noel Davey is forever linked with the dancehall Sleng Teng rhythm, as a touring musician he is on the roots reggae side, having toured with Julian 'Ju Ju Royal' Marley for close to 20 years.
Published:Saturday | September 17, 2011 | 12:00 AM
Gone are the days when having a single career was seen as the norm, so 17-year-old Romario English is focused on making careers out of entertainment and information technology but his first stop - being a disc jockey.
Published:Saturday | September 17, 2011 | 12:00 AM
The University College of the Caribbean (UCC) has donated a scholarship worth $400,000 to the winner of the Miss Teen Jamaica 2011-12 title, 16-year-old Krystle Kerr, a student of William Knibb High School, Trelawny.
Published:Saturday | September 17, 2011 | 12:00 AM
Celebrity White House gate crasher husband Tareq Salahi is glad his wife, Michaele, is okay but heartbroken that she's left home to be with another man, reported to be lead guitarist for the rock band Journey, the couple's attorney said on Thursday.
Published:Saturday | September 17, 2011 | 12:00 AM
Oprah has made way for Rosie. Oprah Winfrey and Rosie O'Donnell unveiled a sign Thursday in front of Chicago's Harpo Studios. It reads: 'Harpo Studios. The Rosie Show. Former Home of The Oprah Winfrey Show.'
The Embassy of Spain, under the patronage of HE Ambassador Celsa Nuno, will present an authentic Flamenco show on October 6 at the Courtleigh Auditorium, the total proceeds of which will go to assisting with the rehabilitation of the Ward Theatre in anticipation of its centenary next year.
With a career spanning more than 20 years, lovers' rock singer Singing Melody has reintroduced himself to his fans with the premiere of the first official single from his upcoming album They Call Me Mr Melody.
Actress Audrey Reid, who hit the big screen in a big way in 1997 as the lead in Dancehall Queen, quickly confesses that she was not a dancehall fan in her earlier...
Patrick Brown's hilarious comedy, Charlie's Angels, will celebrate 50 performances when the curtain goes up tonight at the Centerstage Theatre in New Kingston at 8 p.m.The production has been playing to appreciative audiences since its opening night...
Published:Thursday | September 15, 2011 | 12:00 AM
Do you know a young man who has never been married, is successful or climbing the ladder to success? Is he between the ages of 25 and 35, loves women and can stan the scrutiny of a good girl's parents? Then Flair is on the hunt for him for our 2011 Bachelor Issue...
Published:Thursday | September 15, 2011 | 12:00 AM
Film producer Justine Henzell has taken an unaccustomed approach to her latest project. Under normal circumstances, such as Ghett'A Life which premiered in Jamaica in July, she would be on location for the film's shooting...
Published:Thursday | September 15, 2011 | 12:00 AM
At about the midpoint in Saturday afternoon's reading from her book Soul Dance: Poems and Writings, Jean Lowrie-Chin told the fair-sized audience at Bookland, New Kingston, that "I have some humour too...
