Jamaica Gleaner Entertainment
Published: Monday Wednesday | September 2, 2009
Producing whiz makes 'steely' exit
Wycliffe 'Steely' Johnson, half of the influential production duo Steely and Clevie, has died. The keyboardist, who was in his early 50s, passed away in a New York City hospital yesterday morning. The Gleaner has learnt that Johnson suffered heart failure around 5 a.m. yesterday... Read More...
Tributes to 'Steely'
Wycliffe 'Steely' Johnson worked with a wide range of artistes and musicians throughout his career. Following his death yesterday, some of his colleagues shared their sentiments with The Gleaner.... Read More...
Woman power from The Deck
There was lots of female control over what was put on the CD player and a fair serving of woman power coming from the speakers (Dorothy Hobson started out with a run of Jamaican female artistes) at last Saturday night's Women at the Control Dance Party... Read More...
Get ready for Yes!
Father Richard HoLung and Friends return for another season with Jam Reggae Opera Yes! for five shows running from October 2-4 at the National Arena. The production was launched yesterday at the Knutsford Court Hotel with the help... Read More...
An appealing 'Guitars in Konversation'
Guitars were in sweet dialogue on Sunday night at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston as a top-class field of musicians played at 'Guitars in Konversation'.Interacting with each other onstage for a grand finale... Read More...
'Boom Bye Bye' still haunting Buju
Singjay Buju Banton has been forced to cancel his seven-city tour of the United States (US) due to another round of protests from gay rights groups against him in that country.The New York Times and major networks like NBC... Read More...
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