Reggae Academy - Reggae gains support
It is the first-ever Academy Awards to take place in Jamaica and already hundreds of artistes producers and other reggae music interests have been signing up to participate in next February's first staging.
Edge Michael: a fortunate chip off Tosh's block
Western Bureau: Had his parents moved a little faster, promising reggae singer Edge Michael would probably not have been around two Fridays ago at Independence Park, Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, to perform on the annual tribute...
Appreciative audience for two top choirs
We probably can assume there was no competitive element in last Sunday's concert at Holy Trinity Cathedral put on by two top school choirs. One was the Christ Church Cathedral Choir from Oxford, England; the other, the Kingston College Chapel Choir from Jamaica.
Cedar Hill well off beaten track
Far into the fog, mist and towering forms of Red Hills, in St. Andrew, lies a haven of inspiration to many local performers at Cedar Hill Digital. This week, Echo Chambers explores the small, yet quaint studio of producer, David Kennedy, a bit out of the ordinary and into the extraordinary.
Michel Bolton returns for 'One Night Only'
Michael Bolton has proven himself to be a timeless singer, one who can easily dazzle and move any crowd. When Bolton hit the Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival stage for the first time earlier this year he showed how powerful and charismatic he could be on stage, earning himself screams for an encore performance.
Ernie Smith imagines a 'Duppy Gunman'
If ever there was a case of a songwriter starting a song with the opposite of the real life situation which inspired it, it is Ernie Smith and Duppy Gunman.Written one Saturday night in 1974, recorded the following Monday at...
30-year gospel roots dug up
Ernie Smith has sung of sombre Tears on My Pillow and he has sung of the delightful Pitta Patta of raindrops coming down. He has rejoiced that Life is Just For Living and he has taken his stance against the fight for Power and the Glory.
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