Pinchers Reggae Sumfest, now into its 20th staging, has also been dubbed a Jamaica 50 event. As such, the producers have arranged for a Jamaica 50 tribute to take the
BY RICHARD JOHNSON------- JAMAICA'S dancehall is noticeably absent from the line-up of the 13-day concert to be staged in London's O2 Arena on July 25 to August 6 this year.
Review by Marlon Burrell About five years has gone by since the first volume of “The Best of Joe Fraser.” We are due for another, and if you are a
Vere Johns The name Vere Johns may mean very little to many though, quite ironically, it is a name that carries a lot of weight in terms of its
By Simone Morgan------ ON Friday, the children of dancehall giant Lincoln 'Sugar' Minott will host a concert to commemorate their father's birthday. Dubbed 'Sugar Minott's Day', the show will be
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
Duke Reid's Sound System at work. By Roy Black----- When Duke Reid was crowned king of sound and blues at the Success Club in Kingston in the late 1950s,
Jr Gong To Close Jazz Fest 2012 Published: Wednesday | January 18, 2012 Janet Silvera, Senior Gleaner Writer WESTERN BUREAU: Grammy megastar, Damian 'Jr Gong' Marley will close the curtains on
Published: Saturday | January 14, 2012 //// Hundreds of talented musicians have begun to audition for limited spots on The 2012 JAMAICA Jazz and Blues Festival's talent stage. The festival
TITLE: STEELY & CLEVIE PRESENTS MEMORIES ARTIST: VARIOUS ARTISTS LABEL: VP RECORDS Review by Marlon Burrell ///// I was very excited when I learned that there was a new Steely