Jamaica Gleaner Entertainment
Published: Monday Tuesday | March 31, 2009
Lord give me strength! - Taxing times for Luciano
IN OCTOBER 2007, reggae singer Luciano received the Order of Distinction during the National Honours and Awards ceremony. The Government recognised the Rastafarian vocalist's contribution to the development of reggae music with Jamaica's fifth-highest civic award... Read More...
Family Time with Ziggy
Family Time is the title of Ziggy Marley's third solo album, which will be released May 5 by Tuff Gong International. The singer says it was inspired by his two youngest children, Judah and Gideon... Read More...
All roads lead to Sierra Nevada
Tarrus Riley heads the list of Jamaican acts billed for the 16th annual Sierra Nevada Music Festival which takes place in Booneville, California, from June 19-21.The singer, who is recording the follow-up to... Read More...
Dreaming of calypso in South Florida
CALYPSO DREAMS, the acclaimed documentary about the history of that sound in Trinidad and Tobago, makes its South Florida debut this week with a series of events in Miami and Coral Gables. The events include screenings... Read More...
Wheel and come again, Amy!
Island Records has rejected Amy Winehouse's new album, according to Britain's The Sun newspaper. The bigwigs at the company were not taken with the reggae-type songs she wrote and recorded during her self-imposed 'exile' on the Caribbean island ... Read More...
Everything pays off for Humble
Canadian singer Humble won the Reggae Recording of the Year category at Sunday's JUNO Awards in Vancouver, British Columbia.The England-born Humble's song Everything, from his Everything Humble album, beat records ... Read More...
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