Jamaica Gleaner Entertainment
Published: Monday Sunday | March 15, 2009
Jamaica's gifts to British theatre
'Seasoned Rice':Better ingredients the second time 'round
50 and not giving up
Remake in unusual musical place
Canadian women take writers' prizes
'Seasoned Rice':Better ingredients the second time 'round
The chefs upgraded the flavour from mild to spicy and, in some instances, hot and spicy. Read More...
42nd anniversary for Jamaican Folk Singers
The Jamaican Folk Singers celebrates 42 years today."It has been 42 years of deeply satisfying work; 42 years of ever growing involvement with, and respect for our traditions, and for the people who have kept them alive," reads a press release. Read More...
The blues hit Sesame Street
50 and not giving up
Carlton 'Peppermint' Reckford has been in music for more than two decades but the versatile singer, composer and producer hasn't had the luck of the spotlight shining on him. Read More...
Pope John Paul II poems put to music
NEW YORK (AP):When Placido Domingo and his son, Placido Domingo Jr, set about to put the poems of the late Pope John Paul II to music, they discovered several religious passages, already translated from his native Polish to Italian, that would have made... Read More...
CXC literature goes to the stage
A group of trained drama educators is on a mission to make CXC literature easier for high school students through BOOKFLEX. Read More...
Sir Willard White pays tribute to Paul Robeson
To his already enormous repertoire, Jamaica's opera star Sir Willard White recently added a set of songs paying tribute to another renowned singer, Paul Robeson. Read More...
Jack White chases his muse with new band
Remake in unusual musical placeCanadian women take writers' prizes
After Dr. Erna Brodber had opened the envelope last Wednesday evening and announced Marina Endicott had won the Best Book Award in the 2009 Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Canada and the Caribbean), she said, "So, the women have... Read More...
'Serious Time' lasts for Admiral Tibet: Remake with deejays makes song a hit
When Admiral Tibet recorded Serious Time at King Jammy's Waterhouse studio in 1986, he knew it was a good song. Read More...
