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VETERAN MUSICIAN CARLOS MALCOLM REGRETS HIS DEAL WITH JAMES BOND’S “DR. NO!”
By Basil Walters— Trombonist Carlos Malcom (right), founder/leader of Carlos Malcolm and the Afro-Jamaican Rhythms, at the Lecture Hall of the Institute of Jamaica, downtown Kingston, recently. At left is Herbie Miller, director/curator of the Jamaica Music Museum.—- LEGENDARY bandleader Carlos Malcolm says he has never earned from the musical scores he wrote for Dr No, the first James Bond movie. Starring Sean Connery, Dr No was largely filmed in Jamaica. “After Dr No came out, it took me … Read entire article »
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“I WON’T BE RULED BY RECORD SALES” SAYS TESSANNE CHIN!
By: Jodee Brown—- The path from TV talent show winner to recording star can be a fraught one, but Tessanne Chin won’t let it rattle her. “I look at people like Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood; it was not an overnight thing,” she told the Star at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Toronto, where she received a Luminary Award at the weekend University of the West Indies benefit gala. “I am not going to take on that pressure of, ‘Oh, … Read entire article »
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UK-BASED SINGER ALPHEUS TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM “GOOD PREVAILS!”
By Erik Magni UK-based singer Alpheus teamed up with renowned Spanish producer Roberto Sánchez about four years ago and in 2011 the acclaimed album From Creation was released. It was a step in a new and different direction for both Alpheus and Roberto Sánchez. From Creation was not the usual European one drop or hard Channel One roots reggae. It was something completely different – soulful rocksteady and swinging ska. Now this duo has a new album – Good Prevails. It collects 14 tracks, of which two … Read entire article »
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ACTOR PAUL CAMPBELL TO RECEIVE THE CARIBBEAN HERITAGE AWARD, MAY 26 IN NEW YORK CITY!
Paul Campbell—-ACTOR Paul Campbell is one of two recipients of the Caribbean Heritage Award, to be presented during the inaugural Oracabessa Festival, at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens, New York, on May 26. Irwin Clare, a stalwart in New York City’s Jamaican community, will also receive an award. Campbell first came to prominence as Priest in the 1997 movie Dancehall Queen. He has had leading roles in films such as The Lunatic, Shottas and Third World Cop. Last … Read entire article »
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TORONTO BILLIONAIRE PAYS $40,000 FOR TESSANNE CHIN TO SING THREE SONGS!
The winner of “The Voice” – Tessanne Chin – took to the stage in Toronto Sunday night. It was a spontaneous, and remarkable, performance that raised $40k for scholarships. How much is a song from Jamaica’s Tessanne Chin worth? Plenty it seems, at least to some Canadians. Toronto philanthropists Michael Lee-Chin and Raymond Chang got into an impromptu bidding war to persuade Chin to sing her first song on Canadian soil. Chin, the winner of Season 5 of NBC’s The … Read entire article »
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JET BLUE FLIGHT MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN KINGSTON!
A Jet Blue flight which had just taken off from the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston was forced to turn back and make an emergency landing this evening. Alfred McDonald, senior director of commercial development and planning at the Airports Authority of Jamaica, told the Gleaner/Power 106 News Centre that the flight, with 98 passengers and four crew members, landed safely. However, four passengers had to be taken for medical attention as a result of injuries sustained … Read entire article »
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TEAM JAMAICA BICKLE TO ESTABLISH A CAVAHN McKENZIE PAVILION AT PENN RELAYS!
Cavahn McKenzie—- KINGSTON, Jamaica — Team Jamaica Bickle (TJB), a sports organisation which provides support services for Caribbean athletes competing in the annual Penn Relays in Philadelphia, USA, will be establishing a medical and dental pavilion in honor of the late Cavahn McKenzie. The St Jago athlete was representing Jamaica in the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association Cross Country Championships in Trinidad, when he collapsed and died at the end of his race on February … Read entire article »
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NEW MICHAEL JACKSON ALBUM “XSCAPE” COMING MAY 13!
Music fans will get to hear new Michael Jackson music in May, nearly five years after the singer’s death in 2009. Titled “XSCAPE,” the record will arrive on May 13 via Epic Records and in conjunction with Jackson’s estate. From the Epic Records website: After mining by the Estate of Jackson’s archives, L.A. Reid was granted unlimited access to the treasures spanning four decades of material on which Jackson had completed his vocals. Reid then teamed up top producers … Read entire article »
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BANG RADIO LAUNCHES LONDON’S FIRST LEGAL REGGAE AND DANCEHALL STATION!
Bang Radio Founder/CEO Jennifer Ogole— Founder and CEO of BANG Radio, Jennifer Ogole, officially launches Riddim Radio on 103.6 FM across London, and online via www.weareriddim.com, becoming the first legal reggae and dancehall music station in the capital. April marks what would have been BANG Radio’s 5th birthday, yet with the saturation of urban music in the British market, the team behind the community station brand have been working on bringing Caribbean sister station Riddim Radio to the UK. Jennifer Ogole confirms: “We … Read entire article »
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THE GRAMMY MUSEUM DIRECTOR SAYS JAMAICA “SHOULD INVEST MORE IN CULTURE TOURISM!”
Director of the Grammy Museum, Bob Santelli holds a plaque, displaying the Bob Marley Museum’s new status as an official affiliate of his organisation on Friday during a presentation ceremony. – Contributed photos— By Shereita Grizzle—- Director of the Grammy Museum, Bob Santelli says Jamaica should make more investments in cultural tourism. In an interview with The Gleaner following a brief presentation at the Bob Marley Museum on Old Hope Road last Friday, the former journalist said Jamaica is armed with one of the most powerful … Read entire article »
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