NEW YORK: Arthur, the longest-running children’s animated television series in the US, which airs on PBS TV and features the voice of Grammy Award-winning artiste Ziggy Marley on the theme song Believe in Yourself, will celebrate its 25th anniversary and on February 21 this year. However, Marc Brown, whose bestselling book the TV series is […]
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MIAMI (AP): A new mural honouring Gloria and Emilio Estefan has been unveiled in Miami’s Little Havana. Local artist Disem305 painted the giant mural depicting the power couple of Latin pop in the 1980s when they came out with smash hits such as Conga and Rhythm is Gonna Get You. The artwork was unveiled at […]
As part of Bob Marley’s 77th Earthstrong festivities, #Roots77, the Bob and Rita Marley Foundations staged a beach clean-up and live show to spotlight environmental consciousness as one facet of the late reggae icon, Bob Marley’s holistic wellness livity. The event took place last Saturday at Bull Bay’s cultural monument, Jamnesia, and concluded at 11:00 […]
Dancehall artiste Mr Lexx revealed that he is recovering from emergency surgery. The Survive DJ said he was doing “OK” and that the surgery, which took place Sunday night, “was successful”. “Ten minutes into my performance last night, my right lungs collapsed, went straight into surgery last night,” Mr Lex tweeted on Monday morning, along […]
The Calabash International Literary Festival has been postponed once again due to the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s a day of sad news from us to our Calabash Family. There will be no Calabash 2022, which is probably not a surprise, though it is a disappointment,” Calabash organisers shared in an Instagram post. “We will be back […]
Tribe Sankofa, a performing arts collective of multi-talented, vibrant and eclectic performers, will celebrate their 10th anniversary this year. The group plans to execute a series of events reflective of their core values, while celebrating the milestone and paying tribute to their allies and supporters, who, through the years, have encouraged and facilitated the collective’s […]
Many will mark February 6 as the birthday of reggae icon Bob Marley, but if you are a ‘College man’, then February 6 has its own revered distinction – it is the day in the year 1947 when Kingston College’s St Augustine Chapel was dedicated by Archbishop Hardie “to the glory of God”. The “union […]
More than a month after Opposition Senator Floyd Morris called for a motion for Usain Bolt to be declared a national hero, the Jamaican sprint legend said that he is humbled to know there are people who hold him in such high regard but that he thinks differently. “I apologise, but I am not aware […]
In 1999, producer Anastas ‘Pupa Nas-T’ Hackett got tingles while making Work, recorded by soca star Denise Belfon. He associates the feeling with a sure hit song, which he said he felt when he heard Shenseea’s Lick, which samples the track. Lick features rapper Megan Thee Stallion and premiered on Friday. “I actually heard it […]
Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has bat down the idea of reopening the entertainment industry as COVID-19 infections continue to spiral and hospital services are heading for collapse. He told a press conference yesterday that 860 new COVID cases were recorded on Wednesday, bringing the total number since March 20 to 116, 994. […]