Jamaican reggae artiste Buju Banton, who is to face a US court tomorrow on drugs and gun charges in a matter of hours, has won the 2010 Grammy for the Best Reggae Album. This is Buju's first Grammy victory. Buju, who was nominated for his album 'Before The Dawn' beat out five other nominees. This is the second consecutive year, that Buju was nominated. Last year he was nominated for 'Rasta Got Soul'. Buju joins a list of other reggae […]
The lecture will be delivered by Dr Matthew J. Smith, senior lecturer in the Department of History and Archaeology, UWI, Mona. His presentation is entitled 'Bob Marley and the Wailers Live! Performance and Politics in the Touring History of the Wailers'. Dr Smith has a wide range of research interests, most notably Haitian history and politics. He has much experience in the study of Jamaican popular music and is considered an authority on the music of Bob Marley and the […]
"When heard I was nominated twice, I said for what?" is how Sly Dunbar, one half of the rhythm twin, Sly and Robbie, described his reaction to the news that he had two nominations in the Reggae category for this year's Grammy Awards. It was even more shocking to him as he can't recall any artiste or group receiving two nominations in the same category. Looking ahead to Sunday's award show, Dunbar is not getting all worked up about it. […]
Lisa Hyper declares that she enjoys the perception that she is flying under the radar a little after a turbulent 2010 that saw her make unwanted headlines in a sordid sex photo scandal that rocked the dancehall world. Now, a more focused and resolute Lisa Hyper is ready to lock the game down and shut the haters up. "I realise that nuff ah the older artistes never got the chance to buss until they were much older so there is […]
Trinidadian/ Brooklyn-based artiste Lee G has been spreading his message musically for many years blending various musical influences into his culture reggae sound. As lee G says, whats makes the difference is “the soul in the music”. The video for “Standing” was directed by Simba and was shot on various locations in Sweden, Trinidad, Jamaica and Brooklyn N.Y. The concept of the video plays on the true story behind the song and album “Standing“…. The incident that resulted in his […]
Lion, also known as Lyon, has been making strides as an up and coming artiste, especially in his home base by choice in Canada as well as in the Bahamas. The songs and videos for “Swagga on High” and “We Winning”, both collaborations with fellow Bahamian artistes Sammi Starr, So$a Man and M Deez also have been recognized well past Canada and the Bahamas and have been successful internationally. Lion also has started to make a name for himself as […]
Digicel, Jamaica’s Bigger Better Network has hailed the 4th staging of the Youth View Awards a stellar success and congratulated the organizers for the energy around what was dubbed the Young, Hot and Hype Edition. In the meantime, Digicel’s Brand Ambassadors dominated the awards with, Tifa, Yendi, DJ Bambino and Ding Dong copping a total of nine awards. Certified Diva and hot dancehall sensation Tifa walked away with five awards. Senior Sponsorship Manager at Digicel, Shelly-Ann Curran expressed delight at […]
Social media have revolutionised the way people communicate with each other and share ideas globally. The popularity of social networking has birthed the latest branch of communication known as blogging. It is within the more than 200 million registered blogs around the world that the expertise of professionals and young writers (most of which have never been formally published), has taken the information age and transformed it into the vast phenomenon it is today. In fact, it is this non-traditional […]
Adversity makes us stronger and none knows this better than 26 year old Julio Hall an aspiring Contemporary, Reggae R&B, Pop artist who is making a name for himself internationally and hopes to do the same locally. At thirteen while most boys are busy chasing teenage girls Julio was busy dealing with the vicious murder of his mother. Later disillusionment with the music industry pushed him away from it. However today he is a well adjusted triple threat with music […]
