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Jamaica Gleaner Entertainment
published: Sunday | January 26, 2003

Dancehall vs. root reggae - Local genres clash in the US market
WHEN IT comes to United States' (U.S.) Billboard charts, roots reggae singers must be humming Bob Marley's Waiting In Vain. On the other hand, however, the dancehall fraternity must be singing 'dem a go tired fi see mi face'. Dancehall...

Satisfactory 10th 'Barbados Jazz Festival'
THE 10TH anniversary of Barbados Jazz festival went well last week, despite a few below par performances by some stars and a stinging criticism of local musicians. Speaking to local and international journalists at a press conference held at...


Playwrights in waiting
Most of Jamaica's currently active playwrights have been writing for more than 20 years. These 'oldsters' include (in no special order) Trevor Rhone, Aston Cooke, Basil Dawkins, Ted Dwyer, Carmen Tipling, Louis Marriott, Paul Beale, Patrick Brown...












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