Entertainment

After 30 years as an artiste, singer Papa Juggy makes his debut as a producer on The Sound Complete, a rhythm-driven album.

Three creatives get a boost 9:00 pm
Three Jamaican creatives have been given a boost with the injection of funding for their various projects valued at a combined $800,000. The projects, which are in the areas of film, literature, and gastronomy, received the funding to kick-start from Kingston Creative,...

Exodus 7:50 pm
Fresh on the heels of his critically acclaimed film King Richard, director Reinaldo Marcus Green is speaking about his next film project — the Bob Marley biopic.

Staying positive with Donna Moore Stewart

Monday, November 29, 2021

Weary of the stereotypes that have dogged Jamaicans abroad for decades, Donna Moore Stewart wanted to correct that image when she made her radio debut three years ago. After two years at two independent stations in the Bronx, the Kingston-born real estate agent launched Pozytyve...

Ernesto Mitchell makes music visual

Monday, November 29, 2021

For principal and chief music video director at Xtreme Arts, Ernesto Mitchell, what started as a trial turned into a successful venture that made him one of the most sought after in his field among dancehall and reggae acts.

Feeling 'Royal'

Sunday, November 28, 2021

Producer Yared “BoomDraw” Lee is blissful after reggae artiste Jesse Royal's 11-track album Royal received a Grammy nomination in the Best Reggae Album category.

Kingston Biennial for 2022

Sunday, November 28, 2021

Plans are currently moving apace for the 2022 staging of the Kingston Biennial organised by The National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ).

Little Jamaica coming to Toronto

Sunday, November 28, 2021

Jamaican culture and the contributions of immigrants from Jamaica feature heavily in the plans of the city of Toronto in Canada to establish a cultural districts programme to maintain and advance its identity and international reputation as one of the world's most multicultural...

Boosting your team for reggae's success

Sunday, November 28, 2021

Reggae as a brand is going through some major changes. Some of the pioneers who we have come to know have been more focused on refining their own repertoires and trying to collect royalties, while the younger generation has been touring and developing catalogues aimed at global...

Kumina turns 50

Sunday, November 28, 2021

Based on the Jamaican Afro-cult to be found largely in the parish of St Thomas. The rites are held fo a variety of occasions — for mourning, tombing, healing, thanksgiving and even when help is needed to win a court case or for winning a lover. Included is a dance combat called warrick...

SOJA-ing on

Saturday, November 27, 2021

When the nominations for the Grammy Awards were announced on Tuesday, featured among the artistes up for the Best Reggae Album is the American band SOJA. The band was nominated for their seventh studio album Beauty in the Silence which was released on September 24 on ATO...