Entertainment

Acts deliver at Ja Rum Festival 2021

After a week of premium rum seminars and mixology sessions, the Jamaica Rum Festival (JRF) concluded last Saturday with electrifying performances by some of Jamaica's finest artistes. The concert was presented by Appleton Estate.

Machel's wedding bells echo on chart

The Wedding Album, the latest by soca star Machel Montano, is number one on the sales-driven US Current Reggae Albums Chart. The 17-track set sold 109 copies in its first week.

Coachxlla bats for positivity

EMERGING deejay Coachxlla is throwing his weight behind positive lyrics. He is promoting S team , released September 2020 on the Dansky Records label.

Spragga to return as Top Shotta

A television series, Top Shottas starring Ky-Mani Marley and Spragga Benz, is in the making.According to Spragga Benz, it has no link to the 2002 movie Shottas except for using the same cast members.

U-Roy toasts The Wailers

IT was supposed to be the project blending two exciting genres and artistes — roots-reggae by The Wailers with toasting from U-Roy. But only one song from the ambitious collaboration was ever released.

Crime hits home for DJ Treasure

Homicides against Jamaican women have risen considerably in the last 10 years, with the worrying trend continuing in 2021 with several horrific deaths.

Anthony Grant hopes to inspire

UP-AND-COMING artiste-producer Anthony Grant is aiming at inspiring optimism amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 31-year-old is currently promoting his latest single, A Good Time which is self-produced by ASG Records. It was released on February...

COVID cancels Calabash, again

For the second year running, the Calabash International Literary Festival will not be held in Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth, due to the ongoing global health crisis.

No new date for JaRIA Awards

EWAN Simpson chairman of the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) said no new date has been set for this year's staging of its annual awards.An attorney-at-law and music manager, Simpson said he's adopting a wait-and-see aprroach.

Leba Hibbert to keep father's legacy alive

LEBA Hibbert, daughter of two-time Grammy Award winner Toots Hibbert, has vowed to keep her father's legacy alive.

Heron 'plays' Toots

TOOTS Hibbert and David Heron played to different audiences. One was a pop music legend, the other is one of the faces of contemporary Jamaican theatre.

Dane Ray pleased with Lockdown

MUSIC producer Dane Ray is on cloud nine after his song Lockdown (recorded by Koffee) won the National Association for Advancementt of Colored People (NAACP) Image Award on the weekend for Outstanding International Song.

Wanted: More diversity in entertainment

LAST week my good friend Nadine Sutherland published a stimulating article in this newspaper addressing the vexing issue of ageism in entertainment. It was timely and important. She pointed to an age-defying quality characterising a number of mature stars such as Marcia Griffiths,...

Chevelle Franklyn for The Potter's House

GOSPEL artiste and psalmist Chevelle Franklyn is scheduled to minister virtually at Bishop TD Jakes's The Potter's House today, Sunday March 28.

NDTC Easter celebration goes virtual

The National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC) is taking its annual Easter Sunday Morning of Music and Movement to the virtual space next Sunday.