By Roy Black--- Laurel Aitken--- Laying the foundation for the dissemination of Jamaica's popular music to the outside world is the focus of this retrospective. Last week, the Music Diaries paid
BY RORY DALEY--- Trevor McNaughton of The Melodians with his award. (Garfield Robinson)--- Organizers of the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) Honor Awards stressed its importance Sunday at the Courtleigh
Chris Blackwell--- Legendary music producer Chris Blackwell, who is credited with introducing The Wailers — Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer — to the international market, is set
By Richard Johnson--- Top: Chris Blackwell Bottom: Entertainment and Culture Minister Olivia “Babsy” Grange sharing a moment with music mogul Chris Blackwell. (Photo: Karl McLarty)--- JAMAICA has the distinction of
By Arnie Weissmann--- Artist, photographer, film director, musician. Lee Jaffe has comfortably inhabited all these roles in many parts of the world, but his attachment to Jamaica, where he was,
BY KEVIN JACKSON---- Sean Paul---- The Jamaica Observer has learnt that international recording artist Sean Paul has joined the roster at Island Records. A deal was reportedly signed recently between
Laurel Aitken---- Laurel Aitken has the distinction of being the first Jamaican in popular music to expose the island's music to the outside world. Aitken's exploits in the United Kingdom
By Shereita Grizzle--- Jimmy Cliff--- Reggae music was birthed in the trenches of Kingston, Jamaica, but today it has evolved into a universal language, a world music, loved and respected across
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL--- Allan ‘Skill’ Cole---- IN Jamaican parlance, Allan 'Skill' Cole and Bob Marley were 'bonifide bredrin'. They shared a passion for football and music. They wrote several of
Grace Jones and Chris Blackwell share a friendship that spans over three decades. (PHOTOS: ANTONIO GRAHAM)--- If you’re expecting Grace Jones to be a diva, she is; albeit in a