Ziggy Marley--- The anticipation mounts as the date for the release of ZiggyMarley's Fly Rasta album approaches. Scheduled for an April 15 release date, the album is expected to put reggae music on a
Someone knew what they were doing when they decided to name this album “Real Reggae Music” because that is exactly what you get. The formula here is very simple.
By Cecelia Campbell-Livingston--- Promoter Piotr Kolaj (right) and veteran reggae artiste Max Romeo. THE Ostroda Reggae Festival, an offshoot of the 1980s Ost-Rock Festival, has been held annually in
By Brian Bonitto----- In commemoration of Jamaica's 50th anniversary of Independence from Britain, the Jamaica Observer's Entertainment section recognises 50 persons who made significant, yet unheralded, contributions to the country's
Pinchers Reggae Sumfest, now into its 20th staging, has also been dubbed a Jamaica 50 event. As such, the producers have arranged for a Jamaica 50 tribute to take the
BY RICHARD JOHNSON------- JAMAICA'S dancehall is noticeably absent from the line-up of the 13-day concert to be staged in London's O2 Arena on July 25 to August 6 this year.
By Janice Brown----- For the past several months, reggae producer Clive Chin and The Kennel chief engineer Billy “Prince Polo” Szeflinski have been working to digitize, catalog, embellish and mix hundreds of hours of previously unreleased recordings
Duke Reid's Sound System at work. By Roy Black----- When Duke Reid was crowned king of sound and blues at the Success Club in Kingston in the late 1950s,
Title: They Call Me Mr. Melody Artist: Singing Melody Label: Shem Records Rating: **** “This is the first album I've done in many years since taking time off from my
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - //// - THE two years spent by singer Singing Melody to record his latest album has certainly paid off. The artist — best known as