Buju Banton sent the reggae music loving world into a frenzy when it was revealled early in May that he had got back his visa to travel to the United States. All questions as to whether or not the visa was just a regular visitor's visa or a work...
With two of Saturday night’s major acts – Busta Rhymes and Keyshia Cole – pulling out at the last minute, the organisers of Sashi Live went into damage control mode, opted for honesty by informing patrons of the news, and by Sunday morning there...
Sashi Executive, Catherine Goodall, has confirmed to The Gleaner that in the wake of patrons vigorously demanding refunds, following the absence of international headliners Busta Rhymes and Keyshia Cole, her team is looking into the matter. "...
A reggae festival which has been held in Europe for 29 years, makes its way ‘home’ to Jamaica to celebrate its 30th anniversary with two days of festivities. The Reggae Jam International Festival out of Germany has joined cultural hands and musical...
For some fans, just hearing the name Professor Nuts is enough to make them chuckle. The entertainer has played a vital role in the development of popular Jamaican music and is acknowledged as one of the first Jamaican artistes to infuse comedy with...
It was 11:12 p.m. on Sunday night when diva of the disco era, Evelyn ‘Champagne’ King – clad in full black and full of energy – stepped firmly on to the Ranny Williams stage and kicked it old school style, new school style and everything in...
The news of the sudden passing of drummer Desi Jones on Saturday evening has left many in shock and tears, even as they pause to honour him with flowing tributes. Jones, 65, was pronounced dead at hospital in Kingston after he was rushed there by a...
Veteran drummer, Desi Jones, has died. He was 65. His wife confirmed to The Gleaner that Jones passed away this evening after being found unresponsive at home. He was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead. An emotional Mrs Jones was...
Caribbean King of Comedy is a title that Majah Hype feels honoured to hold and he can recall his mother actually planting a seed that would undoubtedly germinate as he matured. As a child, she would laugh at his antics and tell him, “Majah, you are...
Remone Watson, the 2023 ‘Digicel Rising Stars’ (DRS) winner, is one of the acts on the upcoming St Kitts Music Festival, and he couldn’t be happier. “This is the biggest show outside of Jamaica for me,” the 21-year-old singer shared...
In a social media post last Friday evening after it was revealed that he was in Florida, Buju Banton made the post that fans were waiting for ever since he was seen in an Instagram Live earlier over on DJ Khaled’s platform. “Long was the road....
What many thought was impossible has come through. Grammy Award-winning reggae and dancehall artiste Buju Banton is now in the United States of America, having been granted a visa to enter that country. Buju Banton was deported to Jamaica on...
The first line of his bio states: “Glenroy Anthony Smith was born in Kingston, Jamaica on May 1, 1945, and raised in St Ann”, and it goes on to give an interesting and detailed history of the singer who thousands have come to know and love as Ernie...
On Tuesday night, the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston was festive in every sense of the word when a bustling Kingston Night Market met International Jazz Day and locked the city. Vendors and an overflowing house of patrons...
Comar ‘Frankie Music’ Campbell is a name that has become a heavyweight in the music industry in a relatively short time. The Grammy- and Billboard Award-winning producer and manager is acknowledged as a visionary within music circles, and over the...
At least one music marketer is championing the strong link between music and sports as superstar cricketer and reggae artiste Chris Gayle and eight-time Olympic gold medallist and music producer Usain Bolt have been named as ambassadors for the ICC...
The reggae-loving world was shaken to its core in 2022 when two members of the iconic trio, the Mighty Diamonds, died within days of each other. Lead vocalist Donald ‘Tabby Diamond’ Shaw, 67, was killed on March 29 in a drive-by shooting in his St...
‘King of Fyah’, Capleton arrived at the Newport Commercial Centre in the early hours of Sunday morning blazing with an unquenchable energy to “bun out dutty wickedness and wicked man”, while sending out an equally impassioned plea for respect, as...
Producer Kareem ‘Remus’ Burrell is living his dream. He continues to trod in the impressive footsteps of late veteran producer Phillip ‘Fatis’ Burrell, of the renowned Xterminator label, even as he seeks to make his own mark on the music industry....
December 9 will make 30 years since Rastafarian reggae singer Garnett Silk made his transition, and two days ago – April 2 – was the 58th anniversary of his birth. In tribute to Garnett, Rub-A-Dub Tuesdays hailed him with a segment led by veteran...
The Musgrave Medal Award ceremony held at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts at The University of the West Indies, Mona, last Wednesday represented the passing of the baton, and as Gold recipient Dr Vivian Crawford said, “I feel...
After a nearly four-hour-long Jerusalem concert on the grounds of the Liguanea Club in New Kingston, Christians seemed just ready to party when Nigerian singer Victor Thompson brought the curtains down at 11:50 p.m. on Saturday with his mega hit...
A fusion of rum and reggae is how Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett described the 2024 iteration of the Jamaica Rum Festival, which had its launch at The Ruins, UWI, Mona on Wednesday, with the big announcement that the event has forged a...
A fabulous celebration of women of varying ages, shapes, colours and form – united through natural sisterhood, and also by being threads in the fabric of the entertainment industry– unfolded inside the Karl Hendrickson Auditorium on Sunday evening...
Tributes are pouring in even as the theatre world reels from the shock death of retired educator Brian Heap. The former head of the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts at The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona campus, Heap, 73, had...
