BY RICHARD JOHNSON---- Joseph ‘Culture’ Hill--- PRODUCER and head of Penthouse Records, Donovan Germain, is on a mission to share the music of a bygone era with a younger
Jahmali ---- Roots artist Jahmali is preparing to get back in the mix during the next six weeks with a new song and EP. The song, Done Deal, is written
TRUE To My Roots is the title of the new album by Freddie McGregor. It is scheduled for release in March. McGregor describes the set -- his first since 2013's
BY RICHARD JOHNSON--- Top: Songwriter/Arranger Harold Butler receiving his national award. Bottom: Politician and music industry insider Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange (right) receiving her national award from Governor General Sir Patrick
By Howard Campbell--- GERMAIN... appreciates that the Government saw it prudent to reward him for his work AS a producer, Donovan Germain has amassed a remarkable record of hit songs
There are many unreleased Buju Banton songs which producer Donovan Germain intends to keep in the archives of Penthouse Studios. “If I go in my computer right now, I can
Top: Winston "Niney" Holness, Donovan Germain Bottom: Ronnie Burke, Marjorie Whylie RONNIE Burke, a co-founder of Reggae Sunsplash, will receive a national award for his contribution to the development of
Shuga--- NOT much has been heard about singer Shuga in recent months. She says she is working on an EP and preparing for a European tour. Shuga has been recording
By Mel Cooke--- Buju Banton’s ‘Til Shiloh’. It has been 20 years - plus a day - since Buju Banton's fourth studio album, 'Til Shiloh, was officially released through Loose Cannon (an Island
By Howard Campbell-- Producer of the single Blackman Redemption, Donovan Germain (left) and deejay Tony Rebel at the Jamaica Observer’s headquarters on Beechwood Avenue in Kingston. (Photo: Antonio Graham)--- UNITED