By Curtis Campbell— Ibo Cooper Chairman of the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA), Ibo Cooper, recently told THE STAR that the music industry is lacking in new talent. According to the former Third World band member, the youth must be allowed to add their own flavor to the music industry without being judged by purists and blocked by self-proclaimed gatekeepers. He also stated that local radio should put more focus on local music. “Our radio stations here will play more hip hop than dancehall and reggae, and that’s their preference. You can’t force down a thing on people, but we need to have a recognition of creativity and development because we are having a shortage of new artists,” he said. Freedom to create The youth are often blamed for the poor international reception to locally produced dancehall and … Read entire article »