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Music
Ajji sizzles for the summer
AFTER pursuing a career in music for the past eight years, deejay Ajji (formerly known as Ajrenalin) has scored a hit with Live for the Summer . The song also features Stylo G and Busy Signal. Read More
Toots, Clarendon's finest
Along with Trench Town and Rockfort, Clarendon produced most of Jamaica's early music stars; among them Toots Hibbert. Read More
Cruz rocking with dancehall
Singer Cruz Rock says his love for dancehall music inspired Be Mine , which features dancehall veteran Beenie Man. Read More
Impressario Delroy Carroll is dead
Delroy Carroll, whose Solar Entertainment promoted shows featuring American soul acts from the 1970s and 1980s, died September 4 at his home in Brooklyn, New York. He was 55 years old. Read More
Sun shines on Billboard for Bob
IN 1999, Danish producer Funkstar De Luxe remixed Sun is Shining by Bob Marley and The Wailers and it became a global hit, charting in more than 23 countries. It reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the US Billboard Dance Music Club Songs... Read More
Chezidek looks to Africa
Hello Africa by Chezidek is number one on the South Florida Foundation Network Chart. The album was released in late July by Tad's International Record. Read More
Owen Gray cherishes award from God
At 82, when many people are beset by waning faculties, singer Owen Gray retains an unwavering retention of dates.Like May 28, 1962 when he first landed in the United Kingdom. His memories are of the time are vivid. Read More
'Skill' lifts hat to Spartan
BY BRIAN BONITTO Associate Editor -- Auto & Entertainment bonittob@jamaicaobserver.com | Wednesday, September, 16 2020
Allan “Skill” Cole, long-time Spartan Health Club member, is saddened by the announcement that the gym will be shuttered after more than four decades of operation. Read More
Elephant Man 'lingas' until November 17
BY BRIAN BONITTO Associate Editor --- Auto & Entertainment bonittob@jamaicaobserver.com | Tuesday, September, 15 2020
WHEN Elephant Man returns to the Kingston & St Andrew Parish Court in Half-Way-Tree on November 17, his attorney-at-law Christopher Townsend is hoping video footage from the entertainer's arrival at Sangster International Airport in early March will be available to... Read More
Ras Kronik opens up about lockdown
In the era of coronavirus, the word 'lockdown' usually means quarantine. However, singer Ras Kronik's song of the same name has to do with a nagging spouse. Read More
On the road with a legend
BY BRIAN BONITTO Associate Editor --- Auto & Entertainment bonittob@jamaicaobserver.com | Sunday, September, 13 2020
REGGAE legend Frederick “Toots” Hibbert's death has sent shockwaves throughout the entertainment industry. Hibbert, 77, was the frontman for Toots and The Maytals for 58 years. Read More
Grange saddened at Toots passing
ENTERTAINMENT and Culture Minister Olivia “Babsy” Grange is expressing deep sadness at the passing of reggae legend Frederick “Toots” Hibbert.He was the lead singer of the 58-year-old group Toots and the Maytals. Read More
Mick Jagger mourns Toots
English singer Mick Jagger, frontman of the rock band Rolling Stones, is expressing deep regret at the passing of Frederick 'Toots” Hibbert.Hibbert, 77, was the lead singer for Toots and the Maytals. Read More
TOOTS HIBBERT: Ska son — Reggae father
If Marley was the rebel and Jimmy Cliff world beat, then Toots Hibbert was reggae's soul man. With a sound drenched in the revival church, his classic songs reflected his religious upbringing. Read More
Mr Peppa to share his sauce
Don't call it a comeback because dancehall deejay Mr Peppa says he never left the entertainment business and was always recording. Read More
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