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REGGAE SUMFEST TRIBUTE MAKES BIG PROMISES TO JAMAICA 50!
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 Sumfest patrons on a journey through the musical decades. To help celebrate the country’s Golden Jubilee, John Holt, Yellowman, U-Roy, Leroy Sibbles, The Mighty Diamonds, Leroy Smart, Derrick Harriott, Frankie Paul and Pinchers are all on board. The various highly acclaimed artists will bring their unique flavour and … Read entire article »
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SHAGGY AND WAYNE MARSHALL ARE THE ONLY DANCEHALL ACTS TO MAKE THE LIST FOR LONDON’S 02 ARENA!
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. Of the raft of prominent ska, rocksteady, roots reggae and dub poetry acts listed for the event, diamond-selling artist Shaggy, and singjay Wayne Marshall are the only two dancehall acts listed for the series. From left: Rob Hallett, head of AEG Live; music insider Copeland Forbes; reggae singer … Read entire article »
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CD REVIEW: THE BEST OF JOE FRASER VOL.2
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 fan of productions from Lloyd A. Campbell’s Joe Fraser label, you won’t be disappointed. This compilation is filled with hits of the past and present. Most of these songs weren’t massive hits, but there are some absolute gems here. The selections here represent a span of … Read entire article »
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UNSUNG: VERE JOHNS ONE OF JAMAICAN MUSIC’S TRUEST HEROES!
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 relation to Jamaican music in its embryonic stages. It is quite reasonable to assume that without Johns’ contribution, Jamaica’s popular music might never have attained the heights it has today. The most unsung and underrated hero in Jamaican music, Johns single-handedly unearthed and exposed many aspiring artistes through the very famous … Read entire article »
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NO SPONSORS FOR THE COMING “SUGAR MINOTT’S DAY” COMMEMORATIVE CONCERT!
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 held at the singer’s former residence on Robert Crescent in Kingston. MINOTT… died In July, 2010 at age 54 Bottom: Pashon (Tamar Minott) Minott died in July, 2010 at age 54. In an interview with the Jamaica Observer, Minott’s daughter Pashon (Tamar Minott) said that while artists were quick to jump … Read entire article »
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AFTER MORE THAN 30 YEARS IN THE VAULT – HISTORIC REGGAE RECORDINGS ARE BROUGHT TO LIFE!
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 by some of the biggest stars of the golden age of ska and reggae. As The Kennel reports on its blog, the archive consists of hundreds of hours of reggae music recorded from 1968-1978 by Clive Chin and his father, Vincent “Randy” Chin, at the legendary Studio 17 … Read entire article »
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REMEMBERING THE LEGENDARY ARTHUR “DUKE” REID OF TREASURE ISLE RECORDS!
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, he was well on his way to becoming one of, if not the most colourful and popular record producer in early Jamaican music. His vision, energy and taste for music were good foundation for the production of hundreds of top-class ska, rocksteady and reggaerecordings during the 1960s and ’70s on his … Read entire article »
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JR. GONG MARLEY WILL CLOSE JAMAICA JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL!!!
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 the ‘Sweet 16’ Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival next week Saturday night, January 28. Dubbed, The Art of Music’, Marley, the youngest son of reggae legend Bob Marley, shares the spotlight with Cee-Lo Green, Heads of State (featuring Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill and Ralph Tresvant), Earl Klugh, The Temptations Review, featuring Dennis … Read entire article »
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HUNDREDS ARE TURNING UP FOR JAZZ AND BLUES AUDITION!!!
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 will be held from Thursday, January 26, to Saturday, January 28, and will feature an amazing line-up of iconic and upcoming artists on two stages. The auditions began yesterday (Friday) at Studio 38, located at 38A Trafalgar Road, and continue tomorrow at Wickie Wackie Beach, Bull Bay. The … Read entire article »
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STEELY & CLEVIE PRESENTS “MEMORIES” (CD REVIEW)
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 & Clevie project coming out. I was even more excited to learn that the project consisted of their take on some Jamaican classics, similar to the “Steely & Clevie Play Studio One Vintage Classics” from 1994, which spawned the Dawn Penn hit “No No No (You Don’t Love Me”) … Read entire article »
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