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Reggae/Dancehall songstress Nadine Sutherland will be among several presenters who will speak at the 2023 staging of the Annual Peter Tosh Symposium at the University of the West Indies (UWI) on his birthday this Thursday, October 19.
Romeich Major is facing the wrath of many Jamaicans after he posted a job fair advertisement for several positions within his companies and declared that he would be charging an entry fee of JMD $1000 for persons to be interviewed.
As Jamaica readies to host the 2023 staging of the CANEX Conference and Wellness Expo this week, event founder Douglas K.
Montego Bay businessman and music producer Ras Astor Black says his many years of struggle to find a permanent home for the Reggae Walk of Fame, which he conceptualized almost three decades ago, seems headed to become a reality, at long last.
The Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album has 65 entries this year, a slight dip from 67 in 2022 and a sharp decline from 125 in 2021.
The Fireman Capleton has announced that he will be embarking on part two of his European Tour, which will see him performing live at 22 shows beginning October 15 to November 17 at his Capleton Live in Concert series, for which he has promised “fire bunning” and “righteousness.”
Ziggy Marley’s record label Tuff Gong Worldwide has called on non-Jews to speak out against the recent attack on Israelis by Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that rules the Gaza Strip, and which has as its mission, the destruction of the State of Israel.
Solid Agency president Sharon Burke rained praises on Teejay, as she reflected on her two-year sojourn as his manager, following his exit from the Romeich Entertainment camp.
Reggae legend Bob Marley not only pulled capacity crowds as he swept through Europe, but caused many venue records to come tumbling down, and shocked The Vatican.
Reggae legend Max Romeo has filed a US$15 million lawsuit against UMG Recordings and Polygram Publishing, Inc., claiming unpaid royalties on 19 songs.
Buju Banton has lamented what he says is the fact that Jamaican men have become “weak”, and as a consequence, have displaced their anger onto their compatriots, instead of confronting their oppressors.
As he celebrates the 30th anniversary of his hit song Jamaican in New York, legendary British-Jamaican artist Shinehead has asked fans to engage in a dance challenge on Instagram, to showcase “what makes them a Jamaican in New York”.
“There’s not a third party. My choices are limited.” That was among the key reasons given by Buju Banton, in explaining why he had no option but to throw his support behind the Peoples National Party (PNP), instead of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), during an Onstage interview that aired last night.
Minister Marion Hall has been giving the signal over the last three weeks, that she will be opening a Jamaican restaurant in Florida, which will be given the name “Pot Ah Love.”
Sound System Culture will be the toast of The Reggae Studies Unit of University of the West Indies upcoming 8th Global Reggae Conference, which is to be held during Reggae Month, February 2024, under the theme “A Century of Sound: Technology, Culture and Performance”.
The sound of Rastafarian music is expected to ring out at the Jamaica Defence Force’s National Poppy Appeal’s Festival of Remembrance at the Little Theatre this Sunday, as the Djembe-Kon Nyahbinghi drummers undertake a performance that the army has described as one which will be “chanelling Africa.”
The Jamaica Constabulary Force’s use of gospel singer Rian Davis’ cover version of The Righteous Twins 1969 song Satan You Can’t Prevail in a social media post, calling for the capture of wanted man Omar “Satan” Fogo, has left Jamaicans in stitches.
Bounty Killer has voiced concern about the quality of the mixing and production of much of the new music being recorded in Jamaica and the mushrooming of “disposable” songs.
Sean Paul is celebrating the 18th anniversary of his third album, The Trinity, and the Grammy Award-winning superstar reminded his fans that the platinum-certified project took three full years to be completed in Jamaica.
Reggae legend Peter Tosh was extorted by police in Nigeria, and almost had a confrontation with members of the security forces, whilst on his first ever trip to Africa, a story very few people know about, but which his manager, Copeland Forbes, witnessed live and direct.