By Simone Morgan---- AS the huge metal gates at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Facility are closed, the visitor is overcome by an eerie feeling of confinement. With security checks
By Steve Karras---- Photo: Mark Squires--- Much has been made of Matisyahu since he took clippers to his dangling beard and side-curls, 86'd the black fedora and shockingly emerged
By Howard Campbell------ In August, it will be 50 years since Jamaica gained Independence from Britain. Today, the Jamaica Observer's Entertainment section reflects on the influence Jamaican pop culture has
By Kevin Jackson----- MATISYAHU, the American-Jewish performer who has made a name blending traditional Jewish themes with reggae, rock and hip hop, has set July 17 for the release of
By Marlon Burrell: Did you know that Dennis Brown never formally voiced most of the hits songs he recorded for Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare? According to the engineer who