Tanya Batson-Savage | Friday, April 26th, 2013
The Alpha Boys School recently unveiled its new logo, designed by Michael Thompson. The striking image of a young male stridently playing the trombone emerged from the inaugural International Reggae Poster Competition, the brain child of Thompson and Maria Papaefstathiou.
Tanya Batson-Savage | Sunday, April 7th, 2013
In the third in a series of Reggae Talks staged by the Department of Literatures in English, UWI, Mona, Nomaddz took over the lectern at the Neville Hall Lecture Theatre.
Tanya Batson-Savage | Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013
With the release of his sophomore album The Eight Year Affair, Protoje has firmly cemented his space on the Reggae landscape.
Tanya Batson-Savage | Friday, March 29th, 2013
Sezi recently launched her EP, Slow Burn, at Redbones the Blues Cafe, but the small audience who turned out for event had to go through their own slow burn as the event started over an hour and a half late.
Tanya Batson-Savage | Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
If there had been doubt about the existence of a growing pool of young talented musicians and singers, the idea was laid to rest when the Ministry of Tourism presented Arts in the Park, hosted by Shaggy, at Hope Gardens on Sunday, February 24, 2013.
Tanya Batson-Savage | Sunday, February 17th, 2013
Reggae historian David Katz played selector and interviewer as he led, three iconic and prolific producers of Jamaican music, Bunny Striker Lee, King Jammy and Bobby Digital, through a discussion about their careers, the evolution of the music and their thoughts on the contemporary music landsca
Tanya Batson-Savage | Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
Rising artist Protoje has made no secret of his ambitions to walk in the footsteps of reggae legend Bob Marley, so it seemed only fitting that the launch of his sophomore project, The 8 Year Affair took place at Tuff Gong Studios, Three Miles, Kingston. Protoje admitted th
Tanya Batson-Savage | Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
The musical skills of Nomaddz and Di Blueprint Band combined with the theoretical ground of Joshua Chamberlain and Dr. Clinton Hutton second week of Grounation 2013.
Tanya Batson-Savage | Wednesday, January 30th, 2013
“I'm an artist. I'm a DJ,” says Afifa Aza, creative director of Sounds of Life - So((u))l, which she operates with Georgia Love. Afifa’s affair with music has lasted a lifetime but approximately four years ago, to took it to another level.
Tanya Batson-Savage | Sunday, January 27th, 2013
When the Reggae Grammy nominees were announced last December, it underscored that once again the academy had favoured the talent of veterans to the detriment of those currently on the rise.
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