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REASON TIME – REGGAE ALBUM SALES ARE DOWN, BUT WHAT DOES THIS REALLY MEAN?
By Angus Taylor— Reason Time… an occasional column by Angus Taylor. All his opinions his own. All research subject to deadlines! On March 1st the Jamaica Observer published yet another article about album sales in reggae being low – based on Billboard Chart positions versus Nielsen SoundScan figures for the USA and Canada. Despite debuting at number one on the Billboard chart Sean Paul’s new album Full Frequency had sold just 2,160 copies. This is contrasted with his hit album Dutty Rock which “opened with 65,000 copies in November 2002” At … Read entire article »
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CALIFORNIA-BASED E-DEE TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM AND MOVIE SEQUEL!
By Kevin Jackson—- E-Dee SINGER/actor E-Dee and producer Q Million (he worked on American Jazz artist Robert Glasper’s 2012 Grammy-winning album Black Radio) are working on his second album, scheduled for release this summer. It will have collaborations with several dancehall acts including Future Fambo, Wayne Wonder and Irie Love. Last year E-Dee scored a minor hit with Ghetto Yutes Rise alongside I-Octane and performed on shows in the United States with acts like Beenie Man. The California-based artist had … Read entire article »
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TOM TAVARES-FINSON, THE JAMAICAN LAWYER OF THE STARS!
By Brian Bonitto—- Top (L-R) Grace Jones, Mavado and Bounty Killer– Bottom: Gregory Isaacs, Sean Paul– WHILE the court of public opinion may be split on the guilty verdict in the Vybz Kartel murder trial, the deejay’s lead attorney Thomas Tavares-Finson, is planning his next move. “I am beginning to assemble a team to review the documents because we will appeal,” he told the Jamaica Observer. Kartel (given name Adidja Palmer) was found guilty for the October 2011 death of … Read entire article »
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DANCEHALL FACES THE MUSIC!
By Cecelia Campbell-Livingston— Top: Vybz Kartel, Bottom: Tommy Lee Sparta DESPITE suffering body blows in recent times, some players in the Jamaican music industry believe dancehall will survive. “I think it will change if we get back to basics and push talented people who are really professionals; then we can repair the damage,” Ralston Barrett, booking agent and publicist, told the Jamaica Observer. On Thursday, top-shelf deejay Adidja ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer and three co-defendants were found guilty for the … Read entire article »
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BISHOP BOBBY DAVIS, 72, DIES IN FRONT OF HIS PARISHIONERS AFTER CONFESSING TO AN EXTRAMARITAL AFFAIR!
Bobby Davis asked his parishioners in Bridgeport, Connecticut to stay behind after Sunday’s service and said he had an affair ‘long ago’ Congregation started screaming and he keeled over ‘from a heart attack’ He had been married to his wife Christine, 69, for 50 years A pastor who rounded up his parishioners and confessed to having an affair dropped dead moments later from a suspected heart attack, witnesses have said. Bishop Bobby Davis, the pastor and founder of the Miracle … Read entire article »
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KIPRICH RELEASES ANOTHER PHONE TUNE THROUGH “SMARTPHONE!”
Kiprich By Sadeke Brooks– It may seem like an obsession with phones, but dancehall artist KipRich says his new song Smartphone was inspired by personal experiences. Years ago, KipRich released Telephone Ting, and about three weeks ago he gave the public Smartphone. “The concept is about this girl who can’t get herself out of her phone. Is like we go out on a dinner date and is her phone she into all night,” he told The Gleaner. “Is sup’m weh mi see happen everywhere. … Read entire article »
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JIMMY CLIFF CALLS FOR SLAVERY REPARATIONS!
A Ghana flag is waved as fans watch Jimmy Cliff perform at Coachella, 2012 (Reuters) Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff has backed calls for European nations to pay reparations to Caribbean countries targeted by the slave trade. The issue hit headlines this week when the leaders of 15 Caribbean states issued a demand for official apologies and compensation from countries including Britain and France for their part in the barbaric practice. Cliff, who hails from Jamaica, has now waded … Read entire article »
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VYBZ KARTEL FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER!
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Popular Jamaican Dancehall DJ Vybz Kartel and three co-accused were found guilty of murder in the Home Circuit court today, Thursday, March 13. Kartel, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, was charged jointly with fellow entertainer Shawn Campbell, also called Shawn Storm; Kahira Jones; Shane Williams; and André St John for the murder of Clive‘Lizard’ Williams . Of the four co-accused only Williams was found not guilty. Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams was allegedly killed over a missing … Read entire article »
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INNER CIRCLE CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF “COPS!”
Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do when they come for you?” For 25 years now, that familiar refrain has introduced every episode of the popular police documentary series, “Cops.” But what’s the story behind the song that so many Americans can sing along to? “Bad Boys” actually pre-dates “Cops.” The Jamaican reggae group Inner Circle released the track on the 1987 album “One Way.” Two years later, the band re-recorded it for the album “Identified.” That … Read entire article »
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OCHO RIOS’ IRIE FM APPOINTS A NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR!
ST ANN, Jamaica — Grove Broadcasting Company Limited and ZIP 103 Limited have announced the appointment of a new managing director — Mrs Debbian Dewar, former Financial Controller of IRIE FM and ZIP 103 FM. Dewar has been with the company in a senior capacity for over 13 years and has been acting in the capacity of managing director for nearly a year, a release from the company said. “Dewar and the Management Team of IRIE FM and … Read entire article »
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