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Music
Ziggy rebels with a cause
Ziggy Marley says he is revolting for the love of humanity on his latest album, Rebellion Rises.The 10-track set debuted at number one on the Billboard Reggae Album Chart yesterday. Read More
Acts deliver at Best of Best
THE forecast for wet weather Sunday did not dampen the spirits of reggae fans in South Florida as they turned out in numbers for the Best of The Best show at Mana Wynnwood Center in Miami. Read More
Stingray to wow reggae fans
Back in 1994 when Carlton McLeod and his brother Raymond started Stingray Records in London, there was a lot of competition among reggae labels in the United Kingdom. A lot has changed since, with many of the companies that kept the music alive in that country either closing shop or seen... Read More
'Make Sumfest happen'
Josef Bogdanovich is calling for a unified effort from stakeholders, including the business community, to ensure the success of this year's Reggae Sumfest, despite the state of public emergency imposed in St James. Read More
Redbones saves it's best for last
A large turnout of patrons were treated to delightful music at Redbones Blues Café last Wednesday. Occasion was the first Best of The Best concert to mark the final week of operations at the venue's Argyle Road location. Read More
Vegas talks ISM
ISM , Mr Vegas's second album since his conversion to Christianity two years ago, will be released on July 31.The singjay is credited as executive producer for the 14-track set, which explores themes like Catholicism and racism. Read More
Buju video out
BY BRIAN BONITTO Associate Editor — Auto & Entertainment bonittob@jamaicaobserver.com | Monday, May, 28 2018
SEVEN months ahead of his release from a United States federal prison on drug charges, Buju Banton is again in the spotlight. Read More
Bernard 'Touter' Harvey — Man with the keys to Inner Circle
IT has been nearly 40 years since Bernard “Touter” Harvey went on his first tour of Europewith Inner Circle. The jocular keyboardist is preparing for another run on the continent, a 30-date trek celebrating the band's 50th anniversary. Read More
Music museum partners with jazz fest
The Jamaica Music Museum partners with the Ocho Rios Jazz Festival to add another performance to the festival's line-up this year. Read More
NYOJ to host free concert
The National Youth Orchestra of Jamaica (NYOJ) continues its outreach programme — NYOJ Gives Back — with a free concert entitled 'Musical Enlightenment: Lighting the Path to Success' at the YMCA on Hope Road in St Andrew on June 3. Read More
Shaggy, Sting hold firm
New Zealand reggae fusion band Sons of Zion makes its debut on this week's Billboard Reggae Album chart. Read More
Jah Cure risks it all
JAH Cure has released his latest single Risk it All, featuring Haitian American singer Phyllisia Ross. Read More
Tommy Lee bound over
DANCEHALL deejay Tommy Lee Sparta will remain in custody until next Tuesday, according to his new attorney Tom Tavares-Finson. Read More
Time to take Notis
Powerhouse rhythm sections have been part of reggae since ska took its first steps in the early 1960s. Welsh and Unga Barunga are the latest drum and bass team stepping up to the plate, and they do so as musicians and producers. Read More
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