Before migrating to South Florida 25 years ago, singer Novel-T was a regular performer in pageants and on the north coast tourist scene. With a succession of number one singles in her adopted home, she is looking to get familiar again with ‘yaad’. Novel-T, who is from the August Town/Hermitage area of St Andrew, topped […]
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Bunny Wailer, the original Blackheart Man, who made his transition on March 2, would want to be remembered as a warrior, a man who stood out there to fight for what is right in the music and the development of black people, his long-time friend Junior Lincoln shared with The Gleaner. “Another warrior gone,” Lincoln […]
Reggae artiste Bobo Vizion has high hopes for his debut EP, Vizionary. The eight-track EP features a mixture of reggae and dancehall songs, including Mama’s Bwoy, Tribute, Summer Heat and Ganja Gyalis. Vizionary was produced by Bobo Vizion and released on his Carnicks Entertainment imprint last December. It is available on all major digital platforms […]
Several entertainment industry players are appealing to the Jamaican music fraternity and supporters of reggae and dancehall worldwide to help raise funds for a headstone to mark the burial site of Don Drummond. “It’s a disgrace!” exclaimed one participant of a group on the discussion-based network Clubhouse, about the way the musician was laid to […]
Reggae icon Bunny Wailer has died. The 73-year-old legend passed away minutes to eight this morning at the Medical Associates Hospital in Kingston, his manager Maxine Stowe confirmed to The Gleaner. “The family will be putting together a release to officially announce Jah B’s passing,” Stowe said. The reggae icon suffered what was reported as […]
The Tobago-born actor Winston Duke has been tapped to play Jamaica’s first National Hero Marcus Garvey in Marked Man, a movie looking at the circumstances that led to his 1923 imprisonment. The deadline.com website reports that the movie will be released by Amazon Studios, but did not give details about when production will begin. Its […]
Since news of Spotify making its way to scores of new countries globally last week, with Jamaica making the list for the Caribbean, Alkaline is now the face of its first Jamaican-focused playlist Back A Yard. The playlist currently consists of 51 authentic dancehall tracks from the genre’s leading headliners, highlighting user demand for these […]
‘Superstar’, a term that publicists attach to entertainers with three songs, is used so loosely nowadays that it seemed to be on the verge of losing its meaning. But on Sunday evening, the last day of Reggae Month, acclaimed reggae singer and lover’s rock maestro Beres Hammond put things in perspective and gave a master […]
Season five of Ava DuVernay’s critically acclaimed drama series Queen Sugar is now being aired on the Oprah Winfrey Network ( OWN ). The series, which premired on February 16, has been lauded for its powerful portrayal of an African-American family in the US deep south and for DuVernay’s continued hiring of women directors. It […]
Many know Kabaka Pyramid as a reggae singer and potent lyricist who uses his talent to bring much-needed attention to serious social issues affecting the society. Today, he is looking to expand his musical reach as he branches out into the production arena with his debut rhythm, Victory Rock. The juggling rhythm, which will feature […]