WESTERN BUREAU: With a sense of purpose Third World reaffirmed the fact that their name denotes 'First World, First Class', as they committed to keeping the large audience at The Palmyra Foundation beach party last Friday night enthralled....
Even with aluminium crutches supporting his injured right leg, Beenie Man still has the moves to bop to the jams rocking the control room of his Kingston studio. After an indifferent 2010, the self-proclaimed 'King of the Dancehall' is gearing up for another crack at overseas charts with a new album and record deal.
With no major label connections or a hit song to his name, Gabriel 'King Isaac' Kalumbu may be the most unlikely nominee attending today's Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
For Renford 'Ras Penco' Woodburn, Black History Month is a time to remember your heritage and pay tribute to the nation's greats. However, as an entertainer, he wants to see more than is currently being done to educate the youth about their heritage in Jamaica before, during and after the month.
Tanya Stephens' I'm Still Alive from last year's Infallible album speaks to discrimination against persons infected with HIV/AIDS from the personal perspective, Stephens writing from the angle of a faithful man who has contracted the disease from his wife.
One day before Valentine's Day, 'It's All About Love and the Family' rolls on to the lawns of King's House to provide a fun, entertaining night for children and adults.
The famous Jamaican bulla is the national pastry - well not quite - but if Patricia Roberts, director general of the Jamaica Library Service, has her way, that would be the case.
Organiser Richard 'Richie B' Burgess is promising greater public access for a new and improved Excellence in Music (EME) and Entertainment Awards this year.
It is quiet determination and a love for reggae music that have led former Japanese diplomat-now-turned-producer Kazuhiki 'Kaz' Asonuma from Japan to Jamaica, and now to the doors of the 53rd Grammy Awards.
Many believe that the dub poet and the reggae artiste are one and the same, that the poetry that they both create follow the same pattern and speak deeply of the same experience
Christine Jackson of the Toronto, Canada-based Who Duz That Entertainment outfit has been trying for two years to get deejay Vybz Kartel to come to the land of the Maple Leaf.
Reggae artiste Cali P's latest song, Like A Lion, has been creating waves since its release.The song's greatest endorsement thus far is being used as the soundtrack for a documentary feature film of the same name about...
Former Miss Jamaica World Sara Lawrence was caught on our camera at the Bacchanal Jamaica media launch of the 2011 carnival season, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel.
In a fitting release for Black History Month, on Tuesday, singer Tarrus Riley gave fans and media a strongly Afrocentric premiere for the Storm Saulter-directed video of his song Shaka Zulu Pickney. The scene for the launch was set with the beat of drums...
The 15 finalists in Pulse's Petite reality series recently travelled to Villa Ronai in Stony Hill, St Andrew, to begin the quest for a new title in Caribbean modelling.
Jah Mike the Ambassador has had many overseas postings in his long tenure as a singer and promoter, among them just over two years in Japan, over a decade in the United States of America and stints in South Korea ...
You've probably been to many parties. You get dressed up, head out on to the town and enjoy a night of fun with friends and family. But have you ever stopped to think about what goes on behind the scenes of that party?
The cool town of Mandeville will get some heat for Valentine's Day when noted soprano and musical theatric, Rosette Chisholm-Salazar, celebrates love with friends on Sunday, February 13 at Mandeville Place, 22A Ward Avenue.
Bob Marley Story, which appears on his 2008 CD Chronology Vol. 1, is one of poet Informative Historyman's more noted pieces. He has performed it at numerous events in Jamaica, including the University of the West Indies (UWI)...
One of the more memorable moments on an evening of memories for Bob Marley at Emancipation Park, New Kingston, on Sunday evening, came through movement, not melody.Marcia Griffiths, one third of the I-Threes, which provided...
For a number of years, Smirnoff and Heineken, have partnered with Bacchanal Jamaica.This year Smirnoff returns as the exclusive vodka, and title sponsor of Beach J'Ouvert, while Heineken will be the official beer of the series of events.
