Sizzla in performance with a 35-piece orchestra, with arrangement and compositions by the elite in Jamaica’s reggae and clasical music realms, will be one of the highlights for Reggae Month 2022. This was announced by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange at the hybrid virtual and in-person church service and launch of […]
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For the second year straight, there will be no ‘bashment’ norfree concert, whether on Orange Street or the Kingston waterfront, to celebrate the February 1 birthday of the acclaimed Crown Prince of Reggae, Dennis Emmanuel Brown. However, there will be the annual wreath-laying ceremony at the National Heroes Park, where his remains are interred, and […]
Sidney Poitier’s memorial service will be held privately. The iconic actor passed away on January 6, at 94, and his family have now confirmed that his memorial service will be a private family affair because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement shared with Entertainment Tonight, the family said “The Poitier family so appreciates the […]
With the continued uncertainties surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, the Calabash International Literary Festival, the three-day event held at Jakes Treasure Beach in St Elizabeth, has been shelved until 2023. The biennial festival of readings and music was last held in 2018, and this year’s event was initially scheduled to be held from May 27 to […]
As part of the 77th birthday celebrations for Bob Marley’s birthday – dubbed #ROOTS77 – this year, there will be seven days with seven main events, including a beach clean-up, a sound clash, music industry seminars, two art installations, and two concerts. All activities will showcase various aspects of Marley’s legacy under the theme Roots […]
One week after releasing a video in which he outlined his wide-ranging plan to fight crime in Jamaica, outspoken veteran deejay Admiral Bailey is claiming success, while giving props to the under-fire minister of national security, Dr Horace Chang. “The minister has started to act. You see what happen at Stadium East this week? The […]
There’s always a certain pressure with movies. The giant screen and thundering speakers create an epic atmosphere. The cinema strikes a challenge for any film that dares to be worthy of its prestige. When a story makes that leap from the small screen to the big screen, it’s always going to be asked if it […]
Eclectic production duo Circa Eleven has made their vocal debut with the newly released single, Interest. The musicians, comprising brothers Phillip ‘circa.phil’ and Mark ‘circa.fatman’ Myers, teamed up with fellow up and coming acts Rizk and Mundo Don on the Latin-flavoured, wordplay-filled track which centres around investing in your lady love, once said investment accompanies […]
Alicia Keys’ husband learnt a lot about her by watching her docuseries. The 41-year-old singer has been married to Swizz Beatz – the father of her sons Egypt, 11, and seven-year-old Genesis – since 2010, but the 43-year-old producer was still taken by surprise by some of the revelations in her YouTube programme Noted: Alicia […]
Justine Henzell, co-founder and producer of the Calabash Literary Festival, said she is deeply saddened by the death of Ralph Thompson, whom she credits as one of the first to read at the inaugural staging of Calabash. The Jamaican poet, businessman and educator died on Sunday, January 23. He was 93 years old. “In 2001, […]