By Angus Taylor— Reason Time… an occasional column by Angus Taylor. All his opinions his own. All research subject to deadlines! As a follow up to last week’s column on reggae album sales, this week I am looking at an alternative method of raising funds for albums and other music projects. Most internet users will now be familiar with the concept of crowdfunding. Crowdfunding is the endeavour to raise money for a project using multiple small donations from large amounts … Read entire article »

   By Paul Henry— Tchakamau Mahakoe is still not settled on which of the US universities she will attend. (OBSERVER FILE PHOTO)— TCHAKAMAU, the ambitious and brilliant schoolgirl the Jamaica Observer featured two years ago along with her brother for their academic achievements, has been accepted into 11 American universities, nine of which have offered her scholarships. Her mother Kamau Mahakoe shared the news with the Observer yesterday, noting that she was proud of her daughter’s achievement. “Clearly, l’m ecstatic. … Read entire article »

  Empress Production recording artist Trapycal is getting ready for his musical breakthrough. The talented singjay has been singing since he was little boy, but he didn’t take music serious until 2006. Since then he has recorded several singles, he has also performed a number of events across the island. “You could say music is an inborn thing for me, it’s like I was born to sing, from as early as I can remember I’ve been singing. As … Read entire article »

Kingston, Jamaica’s legendary Alpha Boys’ School, a school for disadvantaged youth that has been a powerhouse in training reggae musicians, is seeking funding for a radio and music studio and media lab to be constructed on the campus of the historic school in the summer of 2014. For more information about this amazing project > click here <. The $23,000 goal will go towards the construction of a radio on-air/recording facility. This will allow the boys to record audio … Read entire article »

Miami, FL: Jamaica’s national women’s football team welcomes its newest team member, Garden of Life. The leading provider of quality organic, nutritional support will now supply the Jamaica Reggae Girlz with protein powder, bars, and more from its popular line of branded nutritional supplements. Rhonda Price, Director of Media and Public Relations, says “Garden of Life is thrilled to be working with the Jamaica Football Federation to sponsor the Reggae Girlz Team. We admire the dedication … Read entire article »