The theme for a thanksgiving service to celebrate the life of Reggae star, Gregory Isaacs, which will be held at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston on November 20 at 10:00 am, will be 'A red rose for Gregory'. Members of the public who plan to attend are being asked to take along a red rose and to wear black or white or a combination of both and to be seated by at least 30 minutes before the scheduled […]
Veteran photographer Kim Gottlieb-Walker's varied career has encompassed all walks of entertainments -- from music to politics to movies and more. In the mid-1970s, she worked with Island Records and reggae performers all over Jamaica, and her High Times cover of Bob Marley remains their most popular cover ever. But, aside from the cover, Gottlieb shot Marley for years ... and is releasing a photo book giving fans a walk through his career through pictures, as well as other iconic […]
It looks as if rappers can now sleep easy at night. According to published reports, super groupie Kat Stacks has been arrested. Although reasons for her arrest are unknown at this time, multiple sources have confirmed that Kat Stacks, whose real name is Andrea Harrera-Cardena has been arrested and charged with immigration issues surrounding her citizenship status in the United States. On her last few tweets prior to the incident. Kat Stacks states that although her immigration issues have been […]
Following his recent brush with death on Waltham Park Road in Kingston on the Heroes Weekend, where he and a friend were knocked off their motorcycle by a motorist who swerved in an effort to avoid hitting a pedestrian. Ryno says he would like to apologise to his European fans for the postponement of his upcoming European tour slated to begin on November 23 in the United Kingdom. However, following a series of medical examinations to determine the extent of […]
Upcoming dancehall artiste Chedda claims that he is in fear for his life after receiving death threats. The latest threat, he said, were received yesterday over the telephone as well as BlackBerry messages sent to his mobile. Chedda, known for songs such as Fake Jeans Admit It, said the threats are coming as a result of an incident that occurred recently between T'Jean Bennett, a producer at UIM Records, and the deejay. As a result of the incident, Chedda said […]
Incarcerated deejay Buju Banton may be back in the streets next week, according to his lawyer, David Oscar Markus. According to a report carried in The Tampa Tribune yesterday, the reggae singer may be out of jail by next week after a federal judge denied a prosecution appeal over the musician's bail. drug-trafficking charges Banton, whose real name is Mark Myrie, has been behind bars since his arrest in December on federal drug-trafficking charges. After a jury was deadlocked in […]
"Bredda me love you; sister me love you; Mama me love you ..."reggae singer I-Octane croons in his latest single which speaks not just to his love for family and friends but, in true I-Octane style, also embraces his 'enemies'. Titled One Love, the single is set to become I-Octane's theme song to carry him through the rest of this year and into 2011, and seems a natural sequel to the lessons learnt from his monster hit, Lose A Friend. […]
Second-place winner in this year's Magnum Kings and Queens of the Dancehall competition, Juggla, who recently inked a new promotional deal with Prism Marketing Consultants, has been busy in the studio working on a number of singles for the upcoming holiday season. His inaugural track, Wah Wudda Happen, produced by Conrad Clarke of Jan-Biggs Productions, is a controversial composition with a comedic twist that pokes fun at a number of topical issues across the diaspora of Jamaican culture. In the […]
Kingston, Jamaica: Thursday, November 4, 2010: Stiletto Concepts wishes to advise patrons that ‘No Pain No Gain’ Betty Wright and Friends in Concert, scheduled for Saturday, November 6 at Liguanea Club, has been postponed owing to the inclement weather conditions expected due to the passing of Tropical Storm Tomas and in keeping with precautionary recommendations by Jamaica’s Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM). The new dates of the show will be announced soon. “In the light of the […]
