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
By Cecelia Campbell-Livingston--- A float saluting Jamaican music.---- REGGAE held centrestage during last weekend's Florianopolis Carnival in Brazil which involved a number of Jamaican personalities. Singers Bunny Wailer and Andrew
By Howard Campbell--- Carl Dawkins--- ALONG with fellow singers Jackie Opel and Tyrone Taylor, Carl Dawkins is considered one of the finest exponents of soul-reggae. Dawkins, 65, salutes some of
By Ryne Nelson----- Joakim Noah loves the city of New Orleans. Some reasons are obvious: Noah enjoys partying and great music—two of the Crescent City’s hallmarks. But perhaps most of
Cecelia Campbell-Livingston---- DUANE Stephenson is set to sign a three-year deal with Brazilian booking agency, THT Event. Yesterday, the singer confirmed he is in talks with the company to help
By Cecelia Campbell-Livingston--- MUSIC producer Winston 'Niney' Holness is determined to revive the fortunes of the reggae singer with his Observer Soundbox studio which officially opens on Tuesday. Holness
. U.S.A – For all reggae and music lovers here comes a must have in your collection. 21st Hapilos Digital has released a collection of legendary King Jammys “Best Of”. These
King Isaac, a Zimbabwean musician and professor, is in the country and has just released his most successful album locally. Titled Isaac meets Isaacs; the album is a result of
By Howard Campbell----- In August, it will be 50 years since Jamaica gained Independence from Britain. Today, the Jamaica Observer's Entertainment section reflects on the influence Jamaican pop culture has
By Janice Brown----- For the past several months, reggae producer Clive Chin and The Kennel chief engineer Billy “Prince Polo” Szeflinski have been working to digitize, catalog, embellish and mix hundreds of hours of previously unreleased recordings