DJ Mac gives UK-based Drip Rick Vi the green light
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DJ Mac gives UK-based Drip Rick Vi the green light
December 25 01:39 PM
Fast rising Uk-based dancehall artiste Drip Rick Vi is enjoying a great run in dancehall. The witty deejay has scored a place on one of the hottest be...
Complex Ricki wants to ‘Make a Change’
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Complex Ricki wants to ‘Make a Change’
December 25 12:54 PM
Fusion reggae artiste Complex Ricki is generating a major buzz on the streets with her latest ambitious single, Make a Change , dedicated to the survi...
Democrats demand probe into Caribbean boat strikes
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Democrats demand probe into Caribbean boat strikes
December 25 12:35 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – As United States President Donald Trump expands the US military build-up in the Caribbean, Democratic legislators ar...

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After the quake, 12 Haitian artists to shake up Jamaica
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After the quake, 12 Haitian artists to shake up Jamaica
BY STEVEN JACKSON Observer writer 
April 3, 2010
Gallery to provide 3-month residency for Haitian artists Twelve Haitian artists will create earthquake inspired art during a three-month residency in ...
Kemar Flava McGregor’s new find
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Kemar Flava McGregor’s new find
April 3, 2010
Kemar 'Flava' McGregor is one of the best young roots-reggae producers in Jamaica. His excellent track record speaks for itself when it comes to produ...
Dancehall’s decline
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Dancehall’s decline
By Clyde McKenzie 
April 3, 2010
Bans, stop orders and incarceration. Is Jamaican music, or more specifically Dancehall, under threat? Are forces hostile to certain strains in popular...
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Singer to be cited for stripping at JFK killing site: report
AFP 
April 3, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Iconoclastic R&B singer Erykah Badu is expected to receive a disorderly conduct citation this week for stripping naked in her new ...
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HAPPENINGS
April 3, 2010
SUNDAY, APRIL 4 Rapid Heatwave The Ultimate River Party @ White River, Ocho Rios. Featuring: ZJ Chrome, Supa Hype, Richie Feelings, Code Red, Illusion...
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Natalie Storm making moves in the UK
April 2, 2010
THE video for recording artiste Natalie Storm's new single, Look Pon Me has muscled its way into rotation on MTV outlets in the United Kimgdom. MTV UK...
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John Forsythe of Dynasty fame dead at 92
AFP 
April 2, 2010
LOS ANGELES, USA (AFP) -- John Forsythe, the suave, smooth-voiced US actor who portrayed patriarch Blake Carrington in the television soap Dynasty, ha...
Janet Jackson unleashes in latest Tyler Perry film
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Janet Jackson unleashes in latest Tyler Perry film
AP 
March 31, 2010
NEW YORK,USA (AP) -- Janet Jackson unleashes her anger in an over-the-top, dramatic and staggering way in the latest Tyler Perry film, Why Did I Get M...
Orrett Rhoden mesmerises at Royal Plantation
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Orrett Rhoden mesmerises at Royal Plantation
March 31, 2010
The famous Drawing Room of the elegant Royal Plantation, often used by the legendary Sir Noel Coward to entertain his guests, resonated with the sound...
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Greensleeves former owners deeper in debt
BY STEVEN JACKSON 
March 31, 2010
UK-based Zest Group is in deeper debt with £4.3 million ($572 million) in accumulated losses following the disposal of reggae label Greensleeves, one ...
For Better or Worse sweeps Actor Boy Awards
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For Better or Worse sweeps Actor Boy Awards
March 31, 2010
BASIL Dawkins' provocative serio-comedy, For Better Or Worse, swept the milestone 20th Anniversary Actor Boy Awards (ABA) Monday night, winning in all...
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Happenings
March 30, 2010
THURSDAY, APRIL 1 Blackout, Lights Out & Glow @ The Quad, New Kingston. Featuring: Coppershot, Selecta Renegade from Miami, DJ Karyzma and DJ Shine. T...
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Erykah Badu strips in video
AFP 
March 30, 2010
LOS ANGELES, (AFP) -- R&B singer Erykah Badu has struck a raw nerve in the United States, not just for stripping off in her new video but for being co...
Review: Same old Usher on Raymond v Raymond
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Review: Same old Usher on Raymond v Raymond
March 30, 2010
USHER'S latest disc, Raymond v Raymond, is a bit like déjà vu. It has all the elements of his earlier albums. There's the less-than-subtle autobiograp...
EMC’s Pygmalion a memorable production
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EMC’s Pygmalion a memorable production
March 30, 2010
THERE are certain aspects of a good production that will stand out in one's mind -- the characters and how well played they are by the cast, the creat...
Germany-based designer returns to her roots for CFW
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Germany-based designer returns to her roots for CFW
March 30, 2010
WHAT started as a teenager's dream to launch a fashion line has become reality for Germany-based designer, Yolander James. After 10 years in the busin...
Toots didn’t make fans ‘feel like jumping’
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Toots didn’t make fans ‘feel like jumping’
By Basil Walters Observer staff reporter 
March 30, 2010
OPPORTUNITIES to witness many of the pre-eminent reggae artistes live are all too rare, so Toots' appearance at Studio 38 on Sunday night, was one tha...

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