Jamaica Gleaner Entertainment
Published: Monday Tuesday | January 13, 2009
Lutan Fyah aims for the big 'bus' in '09
DUE TO years of gang fighting, Spanish Town has deve-loped a reputation as one of the most violent areas in Jamaica. On a positive note, it has produced big-name artistes like Stitchie, Papa San and his brother Dirtsman...
Artist Roy Reid is dead
ROY REID, whose paintings of everyday life won him many admirers in Jamaica and the Caribbean, has died. Reid was found dead Sunday by his wife Mabel, in the workshop of his St Andrew home. Angella Seymour, Reid's stepdaughter, said her mother found Reid...
Farewell to 'Tata'
THE THANKSGIVING service for songwriter Vincent 'Tata' Ford takes place this morning at the Webster Memorial church. The service is scheduled to start at 11:00.
Ford is co-author of the Bob Marley song No Woman No Cry...
Rourke wrestles demons with champion performance
Mickey Rourke's character in The Wrestler describes himself as a broken-down slab of meat, a man who's alone and deserves to be. It's a striking echo of how Rourke discusses his real life, the way he squandered his early potential with bad-boy behaviour that left him...
Obama's election a powerful thing, says Michael Franti
FOR 15 years, Michael Franti has been lead singer and chief songwriter for Spearhead, a politically charged American band that fuses rock, hip hop and reggae. The group recorded most of its latest album, All Rebel Rockers, with Sly and Robbie in Jamaica during 2008...
Keeping the 'Pulse' on Barack
BRITISH REGGAE band Steel Pulse were among the first musicians to endorse Barack Obama's run for president.Prior to the November 4 election between Obama and Republican Senator John McCain, the veteran band recorded the song...
First sunrise
Did you catch the first sunrise of 2009 or were you still fast asleep after a night of fun? Our photographer Ian Allen did, and captured these magnificent shots from his vantage point along the Palisadoes main road.
