Dennis Brown 15 Years Gone But Not Forgotten

Dennis Emmanuel Brown, CD born February 1, 1957 was a Jamaican reggae singer.  He began his career at age eleven, he recorded more the 75 albums and was one of…

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Jah Cure Leads Strong Line-Up Of Western Natives On Sumfest

Jah Cure is set to lead a strong delegation of artistes hailing from western Jamaica, who will ignite Reggae Sumfest, slated for July 13-19. Jah Cure appears on International Night…

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Scammers Target Toots And The Maytals

Shereita Grizzle, Gleaner Writer It has been a year since singer Toots Hibbert, lead singer for the iconic group, Toots and the Maytals, suffered head injuries from an incident which…

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REGGAE NIGHT AT ST. KITTS MUSIC FESTIVAL

Last night the crowd at the St. Kitts Music Festival got a good taste of Reggae Music (hardcore dancehall, conscious and roots) Above: Chronixx taking the stage at St. Kitts…

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Octane’s ‘Journey’ Takes Him Into New Territory

Davina Henry, Staff Reporter (Jamaica Gleaner) Two months after releasing his sophomore album, My Journey, reggae star I-Octane is already reaping the fruits of his labour. In an interview with…

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SEAN PAUL-VIP tickets to Reggae Sumfest available in online competition

BY Jamaica Gleaner VIP tickets to Reggae Sumfest available in online competition With two winners already announced, Sean Paul’s Reggae Sumfest Instagram competition is now full speed ahead on social…

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Natural Black shuns prejudice

By Jamaica Observer NO Prejudice, the latest studio album from reggae singer Natural Black, is slated to be released on July 8. According to the entertainer, the 15-track album —…

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Ganja: ‘Too little too late’

Bunny Wailer scolds Gov’t for slow pace on decriminalisation BY RICHARD JOHNSON Observer senior reporter [email protected] VETERAN reggae artiste and ganja legalisation advocate Bunny Wailer is describing the Government’s recent…

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Happy Birthday to Freddie McGregor

Freddie McGregor (born 27 June 1956, Clarendon, Jamaica) has been variously a singer, musician and producer. His music career began when he was seven years old.

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Happy Birthday to the late Byron Lee

Byron Lee OJ CD, born Byron Aloysius St. Elmo Lee (27 June 1935 – 4 November 2008), was a Jamaican musician, record producer, and entrepreneur, best known for his work…

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Happy Birthday to the late Junjo Lawes

Henry “Junjo” Lawes (1960 in Kingston, Jamaica – 13 June 1999 in London, England) was a highly influential Jamaican record producer.

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Happy Birthday to the late NICODEMUS

Cecil Wellington (1957–1996), better known as Nicodemus, was a Jamaican reggae deejay who released a string of albums in the 1980s and 1990s.

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A 25-year Renaissance

By Kevin Jackson Observer Writer WHEN the Renaissance Disco started out in the 1990s, many in dancehall circles dubbed it an ‘uptown’ sound system. It has confounded the Doubting Thomases…

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