In an attempt to help Haiti to a speedy recovery, The Gleaner and TurnKey Productions will be facilitating the donation of non-perishable items and cash for the island's destitute at the upcoming Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival.
While the original Tour for African Star rocked the dancehall it was the video for the remix which made it to BET and MTV, carrying Capleton along to an album deal with Def Jam. The arrangement yielded two albums, Prophecy (which contained the Tour remix) and I-Testament.
From 1,500 patrons 14 years ago to an expected 30,000 this year, having hosted some of the world's top music superstars alongside local talent and now at its fourth home, the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival has been a musical chameleon.
Rocksteady great Ken Boothe will perform tonight at Studio 38 bistro at the Pulse Centre on Trafalgar Road. Boothe is likely to perform an extended set, similar to John Holt's two-hour set at the same venue on January 3.
Militant. Provocative. Unapologetic. Complex. That's Yasus Afari, well-known Rastafarian performance poet and cultural ambassador. Always the rebel and ever advocating black heritage and his faith, his captivating presentations have left indelible marks in people's mind the world over. And there's no stopping him.
Come today, TurnKey Productions expects the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium (commonly called Greenfield stadium), the new home of its Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, to be 85 per cent ready in its quest to recapture the jazzy, sexy ambiance that has been one of the trademark features of the festival since its inception.
In 1995, Capleton's Tour, released on the African Star label, took off like the jet plane from which it borrowed the defining sound at its start. It was not just that the song was popular - which it undoubtedly was and still is - but it also defined a time of changing popular cultural identities and images in Jamaica.
An excellent performance by organist Diane Bish at the Stella Maris Church on Sunday could only have cemented her reputation as "the most visible and influential classical organist performing today".
Nerlin 'Lynn' Taitt, the Trinidadian guitarist many musicologists credit with the birth of rocksteady, has died. The WACK 90.1 radio station in Trinidad reported on its website that he passed away at age 75 on Wednesday in Montreal, Canada.
Recording artiste Joshua has voiced two songs, Gun or Life and Everyday is a Gunshot, for the 'No to Guns, Yes to Life' anti-gun campaign.The campaign will be launched on Monday at the Amphitheatre in the Portmore Mall and ends on February 6."We believe...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inductee Jimmy Cliff is on the verge of releasing his latest CD, titled Existence. The project has 15 exciting songs, 13 of which are brand new compositions. On a recent trip to the island, Cliff gave this reporter an opportunity to listen...
LOS ANGELES (AP):A month after Brittany Murphy's mysterious death, her mother and husband say they are convinced the actress died of natural causes, not drugs or an eating disorder.In an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday...
The Jamaica Jazz and Blues festival has not only shifted location from St James to Trelawny, but is also venturing into St Ann this year. Next Monday, Turnkey Productions, promoters of the show, will present Jamaica Jazz and Blues...
Gramps Morgan will be hoping to, yet again, soothe reggae fans with the release of his debut solo album, Two Sides of My Heart - Volume 1.The baritone singer, born Roy Morgan, branched out on his own with his 16-track solo...
NEW YORK (AP):The Grammys are staging an unprecedented tribute in honour of Michael Jackson, including a 3-D film clip the singer made before his death. A posthumous tribute to Jackson will be a focal point of the January 31 Grammy Awards broadcast...
LONDON (AP):Amy Winehouse admits it went beyond seasonal spirit.The soul diva pleaded guilty Wednesday to assaulting a theatre manager who asked her to leave a family Christmas show starring Mickey Rooney, because she'd had too much to drink....
NEW YORK (AP):With Simon Cowell's days numbered and Paula Abdul already gone, this season is shaping up to be the end of an era for the nation's most popular show, the Fox Network's 'American Idol.'However, when it comes to living up to its title and...
Vocalist Gramps Morgan of Morgan Heritage has revealed that the members of the family-group are itching to get back in the studio as a unit following their decision to venture into solo careers in 2008. The famous reggae...
The eyes of the world are focused on relief efforts for Haiti's earthquake survivors, even as activities on the social scene continue.Former president and United Nations special envoy for Haiti, Bill Clinton, greets an injured woman while touring...
Combining education and partying, promoters of the Bar-Raage series, Lawless Events and Alca Entertainment, are giving back to the partying community with the successful execution of the Bar-Raage Scholarship. Christmas Day...
BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP):James Cameron may get to proclaim himself king of the distant moon Pandora at the Academy Awards.Cameron - who borrowed Leonardo DiCaprio's line from Titanic and declared himself "king...
Vivian 'Yabby You' Jackson, the visionary producer/singer, has died. His close friend and musician, Leroy 'Horsemouth' Wallace said Yabby You passed away last Tuesday in May Pen, Clarendon, from an aneurism. He was 63 years old.
Twenty-eight-year-old Executive Assistant Cindy Lyons was named the winner of the inaugural Pulse Caribbean Model Search (CMS) full-figure reality TV competition this month.In the highly contested finals, Lyons and the season's top seven full figure...
