By Roy Black--- Laurel Aitken--- Laying the foundation for the dissemination of Jamaica's popular music to the outside world is the focus of this retrospective. Last week, the Music Diaries paid
By Mel Cooke--- Ian Allen One of the rooms at 127 Orange Street which was vandalized.-- On the left side of the double glass door at the entrance of Prince Buster
Hailed As Singer, Rapper, Songwriter, Record Producer, Sound System Operator, And Self-Styled 'Defender Of The Underdog' By Roy Black--- The passing of Cecil Campbell, better known as Prince Buster - the
Legendary singer and producer Prince Buster (Cecil Bustamante Campbell) dies this morning in Miami, at age 78. Buster was born in Kingston on May 24, 1938. Buster had been suffering
By Roy Black--- Clement 'Sir Coxsone' Dodd----- One of the most commonly accepted inaccuracies in early Jamaican popular music is the story that legendary record producer Clement 'Coxson' Dodd's voice appeared
Sultan Ali--- Before he started his career, Sultan Ali knew he had big shoes to fill, being the son of ska legend Prince Buster. But he has made a name
Top: Yellow Man Bottom: Alan Magnus---- SOME of Jamaican music’s noted stalwarts will be honored by the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) during its annual awards at Courtleigh Auditorium in New
By Kevin Jackson---- Christopher Price, proprietor of Peckings Records---- THERE is growing demand for vinyl records in the United Kingdom and Europe which is music to the ears of administrators
Filmmaker Brad Klein (left) speaking with veteran deejay Stranger Cole (center) and Herbie Miller, director/curator of Jamaica Music Museum, on Monday. Klein donated a cache of digital tapes to the
Top: Ken Boothe, Andra Davis Bottom: Cherine The media-based celebrations aim to bring reggae into sharp focus globally. This is achieved through increased airplay of reggae music, special conferences and