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Entertainment
News: December
The
Rub A Dub Bar in Kyoto, Japan
It's
a "Tough Life" Says Junior Kelly
David
Rodigan Inducted into UK Radio Academy Hall of Fame
Who
Will Cop Reggae Grammy 2006?
Preston
Onfroy Scores Big with the "Jump Off" Rhythm
King
Prof--Vizion Sound's Professor of Reggae
NAP
Musiq Releases the "Passion" Rhythm
"Baddis
Ting" Rhythm
Entertainment
News: November
DJ
Rondon on the Rise
Sanchez
Takes Charge
Jimmy
Cliff, Vybz Kartel and Others Kick Off TEMPO
My
Encounter with the Marley Matriarch
MTV
Launches 24/7 Caribbean Channel with Big Stage Show
Jah
Cure: A Case of Reasonable Doubt
Mr.
Vegas Hits #1 in Jamaica
Jamaica
Independence in Cuba
Damian
Marley's "Welcome to Jamrock" CD Drops
Entertainment
News: September
Dutch
Reggae Star Ziggi Takes on Jamaica
Gearing
Up for Summer Sizzle 2005!
Mr.
Peppa Poised for Stardom
Jr.
Gong, Sizzla, Beenie Man to Headline Irie Jamboree 2005
The
Beat's Annual Dancehall Issue Hits the Streets
New
Site Revealed for Reggae on the River
In Memory of Justin Hinds
First
Born Riddim: Taking Dancehall by Storm
Patra
to Face Montego Bay Court
Get
Ready for the Montreal International Reggae Festival 2005
Sierra
Nevada World Music Festival 2005: Preview
Mario
C Makes A Difference
Music
and Jamaica's Inner City Development Programme
Payola
in the Reggae Music Industry
Daddy
U Roy--The Man Behind the Name
The
Bay Area Loses a Great Talent and Friend: Fazel Predergast
Good
Songwriting: The Key to a Successful Music Career
Sizzla
Released After Four Days of Police Questionning
Latin
Reggae Explosion
Jah
Cure's Mother Pleads for her Son's Mercy
Knowledge
is Key in Serious Music Business
Entertainment
News, February 2005
In
Memory of Daddigon
A
Final Farewell to Bogle
A
“Second Emancipation” Transfigured?--Reflections on Bob Marley
at 60
"Beenie
Man Not Welcome at Bogle's Funeral," says Roses Crew Members
Elaborate
Funeral Planned for Bogle
Steel
Pulse--"The Hardest Hard"
Who
Killed Bogle and Why?
Brace
Yourself for the Raggamuffins Festival 2005!
Jahworks.org
Launches Merchandise Store!
Caribbean
Beat Compiles the Best of Caribbean Music
The
Musical Journey of Luna Angel
Shaggy
Tours Europe with Pop Icons and Prepares to Release New Album
Producer
Mario C Hits Big After Scoobay
Entertainment
News, December 2004
ASCAP
Honors Stephen "Lenky" Marsden
Sizzla
Banned in the UK over Homophobic Lyrics
With
Signed Artists Merciless and Jah Cure, DangaZone is on the Rise
It's
the Rat! He's Back!
Dancehall's
Top Performers to Headline Miami's Caribbean Reggae Fest
Corporate
Jamaica Takes a Stand Regarding Dancehall Lyrics
DJ
SpinCycle's 9-Month Motorcycle Ride Across Africa
Entertainment
News, August 2004
Slackorality
in Dancehall Culture
Monterey
Bay Reggaefest Returns After a One Year Hiatus
Countdown
to Reggae on the River 2004
Entertainment
News, July 2004
Entertainment
News, June 2004
Wendy's
Perspective: Women, Rise Up!
Irish
and Chin bring you U.S. Rumble 2004
Get
Ready for Sierra Nevada World Music Festival 2004!
Montreal
Anticipates the Biggest Names in Reggae for Their 2004 Reggae Fest
Gear
Up for Celebrity Soccer 2004!
Entertainment
News, May 2004
The
Music World Loses A Legend:
Clement
Seymour (Coxsone) Dodd (1932-2004)
Editorial:
Projections and Erections
POETRY
CORNER: Isra's Song
TOK's
"Gal Yu A Lead" video
"Signs"
Point Bushman in the Right Direction
Buju
Banton's Former Background Singer Launches Solo Career
Entertainment
News, April 2004
And
Justeece For All: Canadian-Haitian Rapper Spits Fire
“King
of Kings” Will Celebrate Two-Year Anniversary with Determine and Local
Selectors
Luciano
Retrospective
Entertainment
News, March 2004
Reggae
on the River 2003 [Recap] Slideshow by Adebo Thomas
Entertainment
News, February 2004
Julian
Marley to Perform at SF's Annual Bob Marley Day Festival
Regularise
the Music Industry
Beenie
Man Recovering
DJ
Paul Michael Represents
Entertainment
News, January 2004
Caribbean
Vibes Spring Festival Seeks Sponsors
Nasio
Fontaine Album Launch in Trench Town
Wayne
Marshall Makes His Mark
Midnite
to Ring Over California
Entertainment
News, December 2003
Buju
Banton Denies Ganja Claim
Sean
Paul Cops Three Grammy Nominations
Entertainment
News, November 2003
Poetry
Corner: For My Sistas
The
Breeding of Hip-Hop and Reggae
Caribbean
Lifestyle News, 11/17/03
Julian
Marley's "Time and Space"
Star
Kutt Records Comes with Six Hot Riddims
ISLAND
TASTE BUZZ: Steam Fish with Calaloo, Curry Chicken, Sweet Potato Pudding...
DYCR
- Dub Poet with a Difference
Sierra Nevada World Music Festival 2003 Slideshow
Poetry Corner: Feeling the Vibes
Sweetheart of Reggae Omeil Set to Release Her Debut Album
22nd
Annual International Reggae World Music Awards Slideshow
Reggae stars line up for Celebrity Soccer Match in New
York
ISLAND
TASTE BUZZ: Jerk Chicken
Poetry Corner: I Am A Negro Man
Beenie Man, Wayne Wonder, Sanchez To Headline Sting Stage
Show in Connecticut
Bob Marley Days, Slideshow [ Long Beach , CA 2003 ]
Forever Milking Bob [update]
Puerto Rican Singjay Capital D Set to Blaze Reggae Dancehall
Black Shadow and Troyton Continue to Produce the Hits
Bob Marley Festival: Movies from the Warfield,
SF
Our
Music Belongs in the Forefront
Western Consciousness Event
Determined Oakland Chef Won't Let Building Condemnation
Keep Her from Cooking
Marcia Griffiths' Grandson Rides the Riddim
New
York Radio "Bun a Fire" on Jamaican Artistes "Enough
is enough," says DJ Roy
Quality Sounds, Runnings, and Lyrics from Fifth Element
Records
FIRE 2002 Kept the Fire Blazing
Unique
Opportunity to Become a Part of the Peter Tosh Museum
Colloqium on Peak and Decline of World Oil Production
Piracy killing the music business...or
is it?
The
US Trade Embargo on Cuba
Roots
and Routes: The connections between dancehall and rap
Pleasant Discovery
Found In Music of French Reggae Band, Mr Gang
Mystic
Vision Cites Truth As Reason for Playing
Spotlight
on Midnite–A Star Rising
Wendy's Perspective-Summer 2002
Bounty
Killer Faces Legal Troubles
Bounty
Killer—A living "Ghetto Dictionary"
"Fly"
A poem
Miss
Jamaican Universe 2002
San Francisco
Celebrates Carnaval 2002
Caribbean Music
Expo Review: Innovation is This Year’s Buzz Word
Caribbean Music
Expo Review: Where Were the Artists and Musicians?
Damian
Marley Ecstatic about Grammy Triumph
On the Streets of Bahia,
Brazil: Olodum
Rastafari
— Way of Life |
| 2002 Grammy Preview
Seventh Annual
Soccer Fiesta Proved Entertaining
Wendy’s Perspective:
Take Care of Your Local Musician
Entertainment
News–February 2002
Tanto Metro
and Devonte Optimistic About Album Sales
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| Pop
Music Says "Hey Baby"
Jack Radics
Working the European Circuit
Brian and
Tony Gold Paving New Ground…A New Album in the Making |
| Judy Mowatt
gives you ‘Something Old, Something New’ for Christmas
Entertainment
News—December 2001
Entertainers Snub Entertainment Consultation
Programme
Spragga
Benz: Full Speed Ahead
Peace
Poem by DJ Sister Yasmin
Dancehall/Reggae
Performer Sentenced to Serve Nine Months of Hard Labour
Sashi
2001: What an Experience!
Can We Get A
Dose of Morality, Please?
Livin for La Video
Reggae–Filling the Void
Island
Buzz
Connecticut
News
Entertainment
News October
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| Greensleeves
Records to Sign Delly Ranks?
Dia
Rising
Entertainment
News September
This
foolishness must stop... Or someone will pay dearly!!
Afribbean
2001 Music & Cultural Festival: Where The World Comes To Play
Eye-Witness Account:
Working The Ticket Booth at SNWMF
Bushman
- Fighting Mystery Babylon With Music
Entertainment
News from Around the World
"Tribute
to Ms. Moodie" was a Good Effort
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The
ACLU & Racial Justice Coalition Score Victory Against Racial Profiling:
"WE HAVE ONLY JUST BEGUN TO FIGHT"
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| San
Francisco Carnival & Oakland Carajama Carnival Celebrations 2001
Reggae
for Kids
The
FIYA BURN Controversy:
On the Uses of Fire
in a Culture of Love and Rebellion
The
Island Buzz: April 2001
Bob
Marley Celebrations Slideshow
Memorial Day Weekend in Negril
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| New Album to Put Wayne Wonder Back in the Mix
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Beenie Man Dominates the 13th Annual Tamika Reggae Awards
Nominations
Beenie Man is the top nominee in the 13th staging of the Tamika Reggae
Awards. The dancehall kingpin tops the field of nominations with 7. Beres
Hammond and Freddie McGregor, both of whom tie with 5 nominations each,
follow him closely. Junior Kelly is up for 3 nominations.
click here for full
story by Kevin Jackson |
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R. Kelly and Jagged Edge Topped Soul Train Music Awards
The 15th annual Soul Train Music Awards took place on February 21, 2001
at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. R&B singer/songwriter
R. Kelly and So So Def/Columbia vocal group Jagged Edge, best known for
the hits "Let’s Get Married" and "Promise," were
the big winners taking home two trophies each.
click here for full
story by Kevin Jackson |
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Ras Mo Brings Caribbean Art and Culture to the Community
Ras
Mo is a 21st century renaissance man. He combines his talents as a drummer,
singer, performer, storyteller, recording artist, actor, poet, and community
activist. Born in the Eastern Caribbean island of Dominica and visitor
to many of the neighboring islands, Delmance "Ras Mo" Moses
settled in the Bay Area five years ago, where he has established a solid
foundation and community spirit in all that he does.
click here for full story
by L. Gardner |
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Shaggy’s Act of Philanthropy
Quite a few celebrities and personalities have aligned themselves with
various charities for a variety of reasons or purposes. International
deejay Shaggy last Wednesday (March 7) donated a check for US$25,000 towards
the purchase of a ventilator for the Bustamante Hospital for Children...
click here for full story
by Kevin Jackson |
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Are Jamaican Artists Pricing Themselves Out of the American
Market?
One
of the perks of hitting the big times in the entertainment arena, is the
prospect of earning major US dollars by performing on various concerts
and stage shows in various countries overseas.
click here for full story
by Cecelia Campbell-Livingston & Clinton Lindsay |
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RASTA MUSIC—Universal Struggle
Through our continued struggles to keep the music and the message clear
and clean, we must set higher standards for ourselves and not let the
"anything goes" mentality parallel true freedom and liberty. Reggae music
is "The King’s music" so let all musicians strive to maintain the
Kingly character of it...
click here for full
story by Ras Gilbert, Shashamani Production |
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Jamaica’s Most Popular Nightclub Closes with a Bang
Portmore, JAMAICA—The Cactus Nightclub, once regarded as
the top nightclub in Jamaica (the club won the "Nightclub of the
Year" title 5 consecutive years in a row), closed its doors on Sunday
February 11, after 8 and 1/2 years of operation...
click
here for full story by Kevin Jackson |
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Reggae,
World, Latin, and Jazz Grammy 2001 Winners
click
here for full story
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Sisters of Reggae: The Rastarenes
Not many adjectives do justice to the female vocal trio, the Rastarenes,
but young, talented, confident, beautiful, spiritual and open-minded give
you a rough idea. The R.A.S.T.A.R.E.N.E.S. (Rasta, Always Spreading Truth
And Rights Everywhere Naturalizing and Ensuring Spirituality) are a breath
of fresh air in the male dominated reggae industry.
click here
for full story |
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Jamaican Jazz Musician Nominated for Grammy Award
2.15.01
Jazz musician Ronny Jordan has been nominated in the Best Contemporary
Jazz Album category of the 43rd Grammy awards, which was held
on February 21, 2001.
click
here for full story by Kevin Jackson |
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Vibe Zone–CD Reviews From Jamaica
2.15.01
Beenie Man "Best of Beenie Man"
Various Artists "Strictly the Best, Vol 25"
Various Artists "Strictly the Best, Vol 26"
Various Artists "Total Togetherness, Vol 11"
click
here for full reviews by Kevin Jackson |
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Vibe Zone–Entertainment News From Jamaica
2.01.01
Fans of dancehall deejay Shabba Ranks who have been patiently awaiting
new material from the Grammy-award-winning toaster, can find momentary
relief this coming April...
(also, info on Lauren Hill, Tony Mercedes, and Utech and UWI)
click
here for full story by Kevin Jackson |
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Bob Marley Awarded Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame–Ceremony
To Be Held on Feb. 6, 2001
On June 22, 2000 it was announced by the Associated Press that Reggae
legend Bob Marley will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame in
the year 2001. Barbara Barabino of Ragga Muffins Productions is the star
sponsor and implemented the application process for Bob’s star over
10 years ago. Petitions signed by thousands of fans and letters endorsed
by stars such as Lauryn Hill, Ky-Mani Marley, among many others were sent
to the committee over the past 10 years...
click
here for full story courtesy of
Ragga Muffins Productions |
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The "Real Revolutionary's" Guide to Bob Marley’s
Star
Twenty years after his death, Bob Marley is being embraced by the mainstream
American entertainment industry. On February 6 (his 56thth
birthday), Bob gets his star in Hollywood; on February 14, he is the subject
of a documentary on the PBS "American Masters" series, and February 20
he receives a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammies. This is a sharp
irony, given Marley’s fierce critique of the system now honoring
him.
click
here for full story by Gregory Stephens |
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 The
Island Buzz
by Joan Savoury
March 2001—Last
month all eyes were on Jamaica, the host of the "largest nude wedding
in the world," which took place at mega-resort Hedonism III in Runaway
Bay. On Valentine’s Day, Jamaica made history when 14 couples got
married in the nude.
February 2001—I
often meet non-Jamaicans who tell me they are excited to travel to Jamaica.
I assume their eagerness lies in the beautiful pristine beaches, the delicious
hot and spicy foods, or the warm-natured natives...
(also news on Shaggy and About Town events upcoming) |
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Reggae, World and Latin Music Grammy Nominees
click
here for full listings |
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Rasta Music
High Tide or Low Tide
Certainly a feeling of immense change is in the air. Surely there is
a universal vibration of mixed feelings about where we are headed in this
21st century...
click
here for full story by Ras Gilbert Levi |
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Animated slideshows!
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Article Written for Bob
Marley Day
“My music will go on forever.
Maybe it’s a fool say that, but when me know facts, me can say
facts. My music will go on forever.”
-The Honorable Robert Nesta Marley
Revolutionary, visionary, musician,
near prophet, father, messenger, son and the single most important influence
on Reggae music, Bob Marley has taken on an iconic status worldwide.
His image and his music appear in all corners of the earth, and he's
still moving people with his universal and timeless message. Despite
the commercialization of Marley’s image since his death (a Universal
Studios’ Bob Marley theme park opened last year in Orlando, Florida,
Tuff Gong clothing is all the rage, Warner Brothers is releasing a Bob
Marley biography starring Rohan Marley and Lauryn Hill, and as of press
time, “Chant Down Babylon,” the tribute album featuring hip-hop
artists, is #85 on the Billboard Top 200), Marley was a controversial
and complex figure during his short life.
click here for
full story by Laura Gardner
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