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Tuff Gong celebrates Ziggy, Stephen Grammy wins
Sharon Marley, a member of the Melody Makers, appeared on behalf of the Marley siblings. She is pictured here with (from left) Solomon, Sage and Samuel, the sons of Stephaine Marley.
The atmosphere last week Friday at the corner of Marcus Garvey Drive and Bell Road was festive as Tuff Gong International celebrated the recent Grammy awards for Ziggy Marley's Family Time and Stephen Marley's Mind Control (Acoustic) albums. A number of musicians, fans and media representatives turned out fo ...more
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Review: Our Family Wedding surpasses stereotype
Saturday, March 13, 2010
OUR Family Wedding could have easily been mistaken for cheesy movie, however, it has proven to be anything but. As a genre, wedding films are typically about as cloying as two-hours worth of kitten videos on YouTube. Add the equally checkered histo ...more
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Saturday, March 13, 2010
NEW YORK, USA (AP) — Madonna doesn't think a wife should withhold sex from a sloppy husband. But she believes a wife should dispose of her late husband's prosthetic leg to spare the feelings of the wife's current mate. This was some of her relation ...more
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Friday, March 12, 2010
SAINT International will be hosting its annual FashionFace of The Caribbean at the Courtleigh Auditorium tomorrow at 9:00 pm. The agency also announced the return of the Avant Garde Designer of the Year following a two-year break. This year the eve ...more
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Friday, March 12, 2010
Singer Trilla U is in the process of rebranding his musical output, promising that from here on his focus will be lover's rock, gospel and songs for children. The artiste, who is also a member of the group LUST, said that as far as his solo career ...more
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Tears from The Strong One as emotions flow at Womanbition
Friday, March 12, 2010
IT was no ordinary concert. It was a showcase in which the sisters stood up and demanded to be counted. It was about sisters lending their voices for the transformation of their less fortunate sisters. So much so, The Strong One Etana broke down in t ...more
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Hats on to Easter to benefit SOS Children's Village
Friday, March 12, 2010
ON Sunday, the fifth staging of the popular Hats On To Easter fund-raising event to assist children at risk takes place in the courtyard of the OGM building at 3 Ardenne Road, Kingston 10, starting at 11:00 am. Proceeds from the 2010 event will ben ...more
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Global interest high for IRAWMAs
Friday, March 12, 2010
Voting is now in high gear for the 29th International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA), set for Sunday May 2, at York College Performing Arts Centre, New York. According to the organisers, the competition is stiff and the global interest is hig ...more
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Alison Hinds to roll it at Mas Camp tonight
Friday, March 12, 2010
KNOWN by fans worldwide for her powerful voice and high-energy shows, the undisputed Caribbean Queen, Alison Hinds is set to bless the Bacchanal Jamaica Mas Camp stage tonight. The legendary soca star was born in England and moved to Barbados with h ...more
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Friday, March 12, 2010
FRIDAY, MARCH 12 After-Work Party Jam @ The Deck, Trafalgar Road. Featuring: Richie Clarke and Gary Gong. Time: 7:00 pm. After-Work Jam @ Hilton Kingston Poolside. Featuring: A special guest artiste. Time: 9:00 pm. Mission 2010, The Kingdom ...more
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Friday, March 12, 2010
WASHINGTON, USA (AP) — Actress Reese Witherspoon says her Legally Blonde, character Elle Woods has been ousted as the most stylish woman to come to the US capital by first lady Michelle Obama. Speaking Wednesday at a ceremony where Mrs Obama and Sec ...more
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3-D boosts box office worldwide to record $30 billion
Friday, March 12, 2010
LOS ANGELES, USA (AP) — The appeal of 3-D movies helped boost movie ticket sales by nearly eight per cent to a record $29.9 billion worldwide in 2009, according to the Motion Picture Association of America. The jump, from $27.8 billion a year earlie ...more
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Gramps to collaborate with Musiq Soulchild, Ziggy Marley on new album
Thursday, March 11, 2010
REGGAE crooner, Gramps Morgan, is still on a musical high, this after a whirlwind year in 2009 which culminated with him winning the Album of the Year at the 2010 EME Awards in Jamaica for his debut album, Two Sides Of My Heart Vol 1. The 6' 2" form ...more
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From all quarters, the drums are rolling for David M
Thursday, March 11, 2010
IT'S amazing how in one year, the impact new kid on the block David M has made and the attention he has been getting in his blossoming musical career. The lawyer-turned-singer who the Observer in September of last year stated was on a roll after onl ...more
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Red Stripe features in Oscar winning short
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Perhaps you can jolt your memory and try and remember all the names of Movies or TV Sitcoms that you have ever seen Red Stripe in? By our checks up till Sunday last, Red Stripe had been featured in 21 movies . From the White House to the Big Screen, ...more
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
THURSDAY, MARCH 11 AT THE MOVIES Extraordinary Measures Starring: Brendan Fraser, Keri Russell. The Wolfman Starring: Simon Merrells, Benicio Del Toro. Up in the Air Starring: George Clooney, Jason Bateman. Cop Out Starring: Bruce Willi ...more
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DMX back in jail for alleged probation violation
Thursday, March 11, 2010
PHOENIX, Arizona (AP) -- Authorities in Arizona say rapper DMX has been arrested for allegedly violating his probation by using drugs. DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, had served about half of his 18-month supervised probation when he was booke ...more
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Kingsley Cooper to be honoured in New York
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
NEW YORK -- Kingsley Cooper, the man credited with pioneering the billion-dollar Pulse Investments Ltd in Jamaica and launching the careers of several international models, including Vogue and Gucci models Nadine Willis, Jaunel McKenzie, Gaye McDonal ...more
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US troops commander praises Oscar-winning drama
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
WASHINGTON, March 9, 2010 (AFP) - The commander of US troops in Iraq on Tuesday praised Oscar-winning drama The Hurt Locker, saying that unlike some media coverage it showed the complexities on the field. General Ray Odierno said he watched The Hurt ...more
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Lil Wayne begins 1-year jail term in NYC gun case
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) -- After saying goodbye on concert stages and online video streams, Lil Wayne had nothing to add as he was sentenced Monday to a year in jail for having a loaded gun on his tour bus. The Grammy Award-winning rapper delivered only a bri ...more
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Artifacts being gathered for museum of Jamaican music
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- Jamaica plans to open a music museum next year that officials say will feature rare pieces from the island's music history, such as the sole album that the late reggae star Bob Marley produced before he gained international ...more
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‘Good Times: Yaad Meet Farin’ heads to New York
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
PREMIER oldies party, Good Times, is spreading its reach and heads to New York on Friday, April 30. The event is slated for Mingles Café in The Bronx, New York and is the first out-of-island experience for the party, but according to the organisers, ...more
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Digicel Deal or No Deal — excitement, intrigue, stupidity
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
DIGICEL Deal or No Deal is clearly the place to be on a Wednesday night, the excitement, the intrigue, the stupidity. I thank the Sunday Observer for noticing that since the start of the season I have given away over $3 million. Not a small sum to ...more
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Record companies have not lost their relevance — industry bosses
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
LONDON, March 9, 2010 (AFP) - Record industry bosses hit back yesterday at the "myth" that musicians no longer need them to become successful, insisting the Internet can help raise their profile but cannot make them stars. The success of the Arctic ...more
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How top Oscar Winners fared at the box office
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
(AP) Domestic box-office totals through February for the most-honored films at the 82nd annual Academy Awards: MOVIE: The Hurt Locker, Summit Entertainment. OSCARS: Six, including best picture and director. RELEASED: June. BOX OFFICE: $12.7 milli ...more
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Fawcett omission from Oscar segment no accident
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
LOS ANGELES, USA (AP) -- The executive director of the film academy said yesterday that Farrah Fawcett wasn't included in the Academy Awards' In Memoriam segment because the actress was better known as a TV star. It was a difficult decision for the ...more
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