Last Thursday evening, there was definitely “a natural mystic blowing through the air” at Tuff Gong International, located at 220 Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston. Guests were invited to the launch of the newly refurbished studio, and if the Marleys...
The atmosphere inside the Vera Moody Concert Hall at Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts shifted quickly on Wednesday evening when what appeared to be an ordinary gathering of media and guests transformed into worship. Without...
Nobody parties quite like Jamaicans, and this Easter Weekend, Ocho Rios is set to host six events over four days as part of the expanded Vacae Weekend. From April 3 to 6, locals and visitors alike will have the chance to enjoy food, fashion, and...
True to his moniker, the ‘Messenjah’, reggae stalwart Luciano continues to deliver powerful and timely nuggets of wisdom between his songs, and his performance at last week’s Reggae Gold Awards was no exception. When asked what keeps him motivated...
Whoever described Jah9 as “possessing a chilling yet bewitching vibrato evoking a young Ella Fitzgerald and a rootsy coolness à la Erykah Badu” was definitely on point. And, perhaps one could add to that a spiritual aesthetics that is totally her...
AP: Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! is a big, brash swing at a new The Bride of Frankenstein that struggles to cohere its many parts. But I’ll say this: It’s alive. Just months after Guillermo del Toro presented his lavish Frankenstein, Gyllenhaal,...
Reggae singer-songwriter and three-time Grammy Award winner Sharon Marley is set to release her new single, Island, today. The track, featuring Sharon alongside her sister Cedella Marley and Rica Newell, former members of Ziggy Marley and the...
Jack Russell Music, a notable success in publishing, was founded in 2007 by Clare Ram with a handful of songwriters on her roster. Nearly two decades later, there are more than 1,300 signed writers and catalogues. On Tuesday, Ram hosted a free...
LONDON (AP): Delroy Lindo is feeling the love and planning for the future. The actor says that his Oscar nomination for Sinners has shown him how many people are thrilled for him. “That’s been truly monumental,” says the supporting actor nominee. “...
After more than five decades of championing Jamaica’s entertainment sector, founding member of Fab 5 band, Franklyn ‘Frankie’ Campbell, said he is deeply honoured to be recognised by his peers at this stage of his career. Speaking at Friday’s...
AP Hoppers might be built with familiar parts, but Pixar’s latest isn’t trying to hide its various influences. Instead, this buoyant, freewheeling adventure about a spirited 19-year-old environmental activist, who infiltrates the animal world in...
Lost in Time, which closed Reggae Month at Hope Botanical Gardens on Sunday night, is still basking in rave reviews after high-profile cameos from Koffee, Damian ‘Jr Gong’ Marley and Stephen Marley, as well as Chronixx and conceptualiser Protoje....
Chronixx, Jesse Royal, Naomi Cowan, D’Yani, Royal Blu, and David Slur were the advertised acts for Day 2 of the highly successful Lost in Time Festival on Sunday at Hope Gardens, and they gave patrons what they craved and more. Chief organiser...
Some amount of pathetic fallacy was at play when, shortly after D’Kru Band did a heart-stirring tribute to the late Sly Dunbar, the raindrops started trickling down at Reggae Wednesdays last week. Drummer, Junior ‘Bird’ Bailley, who was a student...
With two stages erected, it was double the pleasure and entertainment value, as the usual lengthy band changes were eliminated with the flow of movement from one to the next being relatively easy for day one of the third staging of Lost In Time....
Bruno Mars is back. Did you miss him? The 16-time Grammy Award-winning Mars is an undisputable hitmaker, and that trend continues with the nine-track The Romantic, his fourth full-length album. Just over 30 minutes in runtime, it’s a brief return...
MANCHESTER, UK (AP): It was Olivia Dean’s night at the Brit Awards; she took home four trophies, including Artiste of the Year and Song of the Year. Dean, once a Brit school pupil herself, also performed her song Man I Need during Saturday’s show...
LOS ANGELES (AP): Viola Davis delivered a powerful speech about self-worth, resilience and collective progress on the 57th NAACP Image Awards stage Saturday night, telling the audience that personal and national growth require confronting truth and...
At 8:28 p.m., there was a shift in the tempo at Lost in Time as if something big were about to happen. The emcee thanked the patrons for their support and announced that the upcoming act was last seen doing a full set in the summer of 2019. "He has...
At 11:30 p.m. on Saturday night, when Protoje launched into the popular track Switch It Up, the Lost In Time crowd erupted after hearing a familiar voice burst through the speakers. Moments later, an energetic Koffee stepped onto the stage. Clad...
Known for her 'rude girl' roots reggae, Yeza did not disappoint as she made her appearance on the Lost In Time Foundation stage on the back of a bike to the delight of patrons. Showing respect to her musical roots, the reggae newcomer, who said...
Arguably one of the biggest names to emerge from Jamaica musically, with a strong crossover appeal that has seen him work with icons from practically every popular genre of music, Orville ‘Shaggy’ Burrell is a well-known and respected global...
At Wednesday’s opening session of the Orville ‘Shaggy’ Burrell-led Island Music Conference (IMC), held at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange announced plans to establish an...
Good music needs a solid foundation, and the early segment of Lost in Time (LIT) delivered just that as rising standouts gave the audience musical sustenance. Joby Jay came cut a striking figure in burgundy, though she begged nature to deliver a...
Lost In Time Festival is set to take over the lawns of Hope Botanical Gardens this weekend for its debut two-day festival. After a hiatus in 2025, reggae artiste Protoje shared at the festival’s media launch earlier this month that the move to a...
