Entries tagged with "Marcia Griffiths"

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LEGENDARY GROUP THE TAMLINS – TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM BY THE SUMMER!

April 8th, 2012 | Add a Comment

The Tamlins in performance. – File By Sadeke Brooks, Staff Reporter Although not as visible in the industry as some of their younger counterparts, veteran group, The Tamlins, wants to increase its presence with a new album called Crossover. Speaking with The Sunday Gleaner recently, Carlton Smith, who, along with Derrick Lara and Junior Moore, makes up The Tamlins, said the group would be releasing its new album in the summer. Smith said all the songs from the album had already … Read entire article »

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ALL SYSTEMS GO! COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS FOR JAMAICA JAZZ & BLUES PATRONS!

January 20th, 2012 | Add a Comment

Celine Dion, one of the major acts for Jazz and Blues. – Contributed The organisers of the 2012 Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, the Art of Music, have orchestrated a fine-tuned transportation systemfor patrons planning to attend the 2012 edition of the festival, which is slated for the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium from January 26-28. Transportation will be easier and more affordable throughout the festival, with taxi services, JUTC buses, Knutsford Express and shuttleservices all working in tandem to provide an efficient, … Read entire article »

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JR. GONG MARLEY WILL CLOSE JAMAICA JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL!!!

January 18th, 2012 | Add a Comment

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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THE “TRUE BEGINNINGS” OF REGGAE MUSIC

January 15th, 2012 | Add a Comment

Published: Sunday | January 15, 2012 By Roy Black – ///// The name reggae has come to be accepted by many as the generic name for all Jamaican popular music since about 1960. But to those of us who lived with the music and understand the changes it went through will know that reggae is only one of several types of Jamaican music. It is different from ska, rocksteady and dancehall, and occupies a specific period which began in late 1967. Jamaican popular … Read entire article »

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A RECAP OF 2011

January 5th, 2012 | Add a Comment

By Marlon Burrell //// A new year is upon us and as we move forward, it is always great time to reflect on some of the events that took place in the year past. In this case, we reflect on happenings in the world of reggae music. Some things shocked us, while others were expected. Some will be remembered for years to come, and others will be soon forgotten. On February 13, Buju Banton amidst his legal … Read entire article »

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Ramblings 12/23

December 23rd, 2011 | 3 Comments

Welcome to another ramblings….last night (Thurs) at 10:50 I got a call from my brethren Byron who was in the Emancipation Park, New Kingston, shouting in my ears (music blasting in the background – I could hardly hear him) telling me how I am missing a “wicked” concert….a wicket concert? I asked, he said yes, in the park that I talked so much about. I said “really?..but the little blurb I read about this concert … Read entire article »

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Phillip “Fattis” Burrell Seen As A Giant

December 19th, 2011 | Add a Comment

From The Jamaica Observer Richard Johnson Monday, December 19, 2011 WHETHER it was preceded by gentle, or righteous, the word “giant” punctuated most tributes at Saturday’s thanksgiving service for the life of producer and CEO of Xterminator Records, Philip ‘Fattis’ Burrell. Kingston’s Holy Trinity Cathedral resounded with glowing tributes to the man responsible for the careers of a number of Jamaican artistes including Luciano, Sizzla and Ini Kamoze. The casket bearing the remains of reggae producer Philip ‘Fattis’ Burrell at … Read entire article »

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