BY CECELIA CAMPBELL-LIVINGSTON Observer reporter Sumfest organisers pleased with 2014 staging GODFREY Dyer, chairman of Summerfest Productions — organisers of Reggae Sumfest — is pleased with the staging of this year’s week-long event. The chairman said while the final figures have not yet come in, things looked good from his vantage point. “I honestly don’t…
Damian Robert Nesta “Jr. Gong” Marley (born July 21, 1978), is a Jamaican reggae artist. Damian is the youngest son of reggae legend Bob Marley. Damian was only two years old when his father, Bob Marley, died; he is the only child born to Marley and Cindy Breakspeare, Miss World 1976. Damian’s nickname Junior Gong…
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1965, Mikey Spice began singing in his father’s church at age seven. He then became a dazzling multi-instrumentalist, learning guitar, bass, drums, trumpet, piano, saxophone, flute, harp and clarinet before age 13. Seven years later, he decided on a reggae career. After working with several bands, Spice (whose voice has…
By Cecelia Campbell-Livingston Observer reporter SINGER Tessanne Chin gave a command performance on International Night II of Reggae Sumfest, which closed at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Complex in Montego Bay yesterday morning. Dressed in a black suit, complemented by a white blouse, the Voice 2013 winner energised the weary crowd with even before she…
The 4th Annual Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival will take place at the Roy Wilkin’s Park in Queens, New York, Sunday, July 20, 2014. Entertainers scheduled for that event include Maxi Priest, Etana, Mr. Vegas and Ed Robinson.
Ainsworth Roy Rushton Shirley (18 July 1944 – July 2008), better known simply as Roy Shirley, and also known as King Roy Shirley and The High Priest, was a Jamaican singer whose career spanned the ska, rocksteady and reggae eras, and whose “Hold Them” is regarded by some as the first ever rocksteady song. He…
By Michelle E. Arthurton Jamar Rolando McNaughton, Jr, popularly known as CHRONIXX has made his name in Jamaica, as on of the top reggae acts of today. For the past three years, the reggae singer has built a good track record and is now taking his music to a different platform. ” The here comes trouble” singer will be the first…
By Jamaica Observer MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — Veteran deejay Ninja Man delivered an entertaining set to open the second segment of Sumfest Dancehall Night now on at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Centre in Montego Bay, leaving his fans begging for more. The large crowd responded to the ‘Don Gargon’ who was joined on stage by…
By Horace Hines (Jamaica Observer) MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — Rhyme Minista closed the first segment of Dancehall Night of Sumfest now underway at Catherine Hall Entertainment Centre in Montego Bay. The Montego Bay artiste was well received as he went through his pace. However, the performance of female dancehall artiste, Spice highlighted the first segment…
By -Michelle E. Arthurton- Photo (Marjorie Flash) Singer-songwriter and producer Ed Robinson is scheduled to perform at the 4th Annual Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens, New York, Sunday, July 20, 2014. The event is expected to attract 16,000 patrons. Entertainers scheduled for that event include Maxi Priest, Etana and…
By -Michelle E. Arthurton- On July 18, 2006, a dispute between 43 year old Michael Brown and 50 year old Devon Foster resulted in a brutal killing at Morgan Heritage Studio in Port Morant, St. Thomas, Jamaica. Six years later one of the stepsons (Michael Brown) of the international recording artist Denroy Morgan pled…
By Curtis Campbell – Jamaica Gleaner American rapper Wiz Khalifa says fans who come out to see him at Reggae Sumfest’s International Night 1 tomorrow, can expect a high-energy performance from himself and his band. “It feels good to be performing in Jamaica. I feel great and I can’t wait, because it’s my first…
By Jamaica Observer Singer Jah Cure is scheduled to release his fifth album in September. The self-titled set is his sixth. Its lead single, Life we Live, was released two weeks ago on the artiste’s Iyah Cure Productions label. Jah Cure, who performs on Reggae Sumfest’s International Night tomorrow, believes his latest album reflects,…
