Germain to 'save music' BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer Thursday, January 12, 2012 AFTER a relatively slow 2011, producer Donovan Germain says it will be a hectic 2012 for
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The 2012 JAMAICA Jazz and Blues Festival will open on Thursday January 26 with first night dedicated to highlighting the best of Jamaican music and talent over the years. Headliner
By HOWARD CAMPBELL Sunday, January 08, 2012 //// REGGAE great Toots Hibbert, who recently underwent throat surgery, is recuperating and is expected to resume touring soon. Toots's agent, Andrea
By Cecelia Campbell-Livingston Sunday, January 08, 2012 Seminars, conferences and other educational fora organised by the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) do not have the support and participation of younger
FROM THE JAMAICA OBSERVER BY RICHARD JOHNSON Thursday, January 05, 2012 ///// Artist and show promoter Tony Rebel is making an impassioned plea for Jamaicans to protect the local
By Marlon Burrell //// A new year is upon us and as we move forward, it is always great time to reflect on some of the events that took place
From The Jamaica Observer Cultural industries show impressive earning capacity Cecelia Campbell-Livingston Friday, December 30, 2011//// MILLIONS of dollars can be earned from the music industry. This was made clear
Jamaica ignoring the 400th anniversary of The King James Version? BY BALFORD HENRY Wednesday, December 28, 2011... I find it so interesting that while Jamaicans seem so pre-occupied with the
From The Jamaica Gleaner Published: Sunday | December 25, 2011 Popular Songs Campaign Hits '70s Peak Over the years, political parties have used popular Jamaican hit recordings to help
'Reggae treated unfairly' Wednesday, December 21, 2011 LACK of commitment by the government was a sore point brought out at the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association's (JARIA) press conference at the