By Basil Walters--- Marcia Douglas, acting Ketnal of the Charles Town Maroons, addressing guests at the launch of the ninth annual Charles Town Maroon Conference at Redbones Blues Cafe in
By Simone Morgan-Lindo--- Mutabaruka--- DUB poet and radio personality Mutabaruka will be one of several people honored at the Jamaica Poetry Festival scheduled for the Louise Bennett Garden Theater in
By Richard Johnson--- Barbara Blake Hannah--- FOR filmmaker and author Barbara Blake-Hannah, the recently launched Rasta Radio provides a much-needed space where the issues, ideas and opinions relating to Rastafari
Paula-Anne Porter Jones - File By Mel Cooke- A few days ago, I was in the parking lot of a supermarket, about to turn off the car's engine and the
Luciano Africa bound--- ROOTS singer Luciano is set to become the first Jamaican reggae artist to perform in the south-east African country of Malawi. An article in the Malawi Nyasa
MEREDITH... a bit too much computers in the music... LAST year when bass player Chris Meredith decided on a return to music production he wanted his comeback project to
Sizzla Kalonji - File--- Sizzla Kalonji was honored by the government of Gambia when he recently performed at a series of events there. Perceived as a liberator with a cause,
By Basil Walters----- MALACHI Smith, South Florida-based Jamaican dub poet, is the headliner for the International Poetry Festival of Medellin, Colombia which runs from June 24-30. He is among 1,120
BY CECELIA CAMPBELL-LIVINGSTON & RICHARD JOHNSON---- ANOTHER incident involving a flag at a public event has sparked anger. This time, it was at the Jamaican premiere of Marley, the new