In his opening song, Forward March, ska great Derrick Morgan summed up the vibeat Reggae on the Pier, filmed at the Port Authority of Jamaica’s cruise port at the historic Naval Dockyard in Port Royal – “ … because the time has come when you can have your fun… .” Reggae on the Pier, which […]
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History was created inside the National Indoor Sports Centre on Saturday when reggae artiste Sizzla Kalonji lived the words of his now-classic song, Rise to the Occasion, as he was expertly accompanied, for the first time ever, by a 35-piece orchestra. It was fused with Nyabinghi musicians and an authentic reggae band. It was musicality […]
The expectation of the local entertainment industry is that it will return to some level of normality in the current year as it relates to gathering restrictions and the approval of permits for events. Carlene Smith, known more popularly as Dancehall Queen Carlene, is one of many professionals who has been looking beyond the horizon […]
TOKYO (AP): A musical revolution in Jamaica has a connection with a bouncy rhythm from a portable electronic keyboard that’s the brainchild of a Japanese woman. The pattern that resonates in the 1985 reggae hit by Wayne Smith, Under Mi Sleng Teng, came from Casiotone MT-40, which went on sale in 1981, the first product […]
It was a virtual lovefest on Tuesday evening when the Kiwanis Club of Eastern St Andrew entertained royalty as they honoured reggae queens, Marcia Llyneth Griffiths and Judith Veronica ‘Judy’ Mowatt, to celebrate Reggae Month. Much was made of the unique date – 22. 02. 2022 – recognised as a palindrome and an ambigram. Hosted […]
In celebration of Reggae Month, a number of emerging artistes were invited to showcase their skills and put reggae music on display in a never-before-seen episode of Gleaner Premium’s ‘Live with North Street’. The virtual event featured Vyzadon, Bingi, and J Written, backed by the Rootz Impact Band. Prince ‘Vyzadon’ Shand, who hails from Trench […]
Monday could be decision day for the entertainment sector. Prime Minister Andrew Holness, during a virtual press briefing last Tuesday, announced that Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Desmond McKenzie is devising a plan for the reopening of the entertainment sector, which has been closed for close to two years. McKenzie, in responding to […]
NEW YORK (AP): Film-maker and actor Sean Penn is in Ukraine to continue work on a documentary about the ongoing Russian assault. The Office of the President wrote in a Facebook post on Thursday that Penn attended press briefings, met with Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk, and spoke to journalists and military personnel about the […]
LONDON ( AP ): The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) says that Russia will not be allowed an entry in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. The union said in a statement Friday that given the unprecedented crisis in Ukraine, the inclusion of a Russian entry would bring the competition into “disrepute”. “The EBU is an apolitical […]
LOS ANGELES (AP): Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, will receive the President’s Award during the 53rd NAACP Image Awards this weekend. The NAACP announced Thursday that it had selected Prince Harry and Meghan who have “heeded the call to social justice” and joined the “struggle for equity” in the US […]