Festival International early estimates claim 400,000 attendees
According to Festival International Executive Director Dana P. Baker, the local fire marshal's closing off of the headlining show with The Wailers on Sunday afternoon was a strong indicator of the...
View ArticleThe Conversation: Days of the Jackals
Gail Collins : David, I just got back from a vacation in Botswana. We were cut off from the outside world for quite a while, just looking at nature.
View ArticleReggae on the River
Don't delay in planning your pilgrimage to the 29th annual Reggae On The Rivera on August 1-4, 2013.
View ArticleSublime to Release Live CD/DVD set, "Three Ring Circus: Live at the Palace --...
Sublime has unveiled plans to release a live CD/DVD set which features a classic performance by the band's original lineup, which includes late frontman Bradley Nowell .
View ArticleHuge concert lineup for Sands 1st anniversary
When the Sands Bethlehem Event Center announced in January that it would celebrate its first anniversary this month with special concerts and shows, a spokesman said it would be "a powerful, monthlong,...
View ArticleProtoje, Ky-Mani Marley line-up for Live From Kingston
Live From Kingston returns on May 4 for it's third staging, with a spectacular line-up featuring Ky-Mani Marley, Protoje, Nyla, Jesse Royal and Kelissa.
View ArticleSnoop top reggae charts
AMERICAN rapper Snoop Lion's debut reggae album Reincarnation has made an encouraging start on the Billboard chart.
View ArticleGeorgia Southern holds off Charleston Southern 7-6
STATESBORO, Ga. Georgia Southern's Robbie Dodds threw out Charleston Southern's Zack Hagaman on a tight play at the plate, ending the game and a ninth-inning rally by the Buccaneers in a tough 7-6...
View ArticleSaskatoon's Jazz Festival releases full lineup
Artists like reggae royalty Ziggy Marley, jazz innovator Herbie Hancock and blues star Jimmie Vaughan willl take the stage at the Saskatchewan Jazz Festival.
View ArticleExclusive: Clip from Marley Africa Road Trip Shows Marley Brothers on a Journey
Bob Marley and his family have had an extensive effect on popular music. ARC Entertaiment's "Marley Africa Road Trip" aims to show some of the musical genius behind Marley in this film about his...
View ArticleCarnival time again
It's internationally hailed as the second T&T Carnival for the year and this year's festival is anticipated to eclipse all previous stagings.
View ArticlePhotos: Vancouver's new food carts
Trevor Holness operates Stir It Up, a Rasta-themed mobile coffee cart endorsed by music legend Bob Marley's family, and the city's first to operate under cycle power.
View ArticleSoca power couple making the switch?
Soca power couple Ian "Bunji Garlin" Alvarez and Fay-Ann Lyons-Alvarez may be on the verge of closing an endorsement deal with mobile services provider Digicel.
View ArticleJam Cruise 12 planned, adds first-ever Music Masters Camp to trip options
The 12th annual Jam Cruise will set sail early next year with performances by more than 35 artists, as well as the first-ever Music Masters Camp at Sea.
View ArticleRedbones believes in live music
There seems to be a live-music revolution happening in the island at the moment, but a few venues have long recognised its pull of live.
View ArticleReggae icons set to thrill this Sunday
For 2013, Hennessy has partnered with Reggae on the Bay, and together they will be hosting reggae icons Beres Hammond, Coco Tea and Tarrus Riley this Sunday at the O2 Park in Chaguaramas, from 3 p.m....
View ArticleNorth East roots scene: In harmony with reggae greats
Live performances by original reggae artists, like those of the great and much copied American bluesmen, are rare occurrences these days.
View ArticleKenny Chesney 'Had No Boundaries' for 'Life on a Rock' Album
Kenny Chesney is getting set to release 'Life on a Rock,' an album which he says he had ultimate creative freedom while recording: "It felt like I had no boundaries." The star lives on an island, which...
View ArticleReggae music reigned at Westmoreland Curry Fest
Reggae music reigned supreme at the Westmoreland Curry Festival over the weekend as Edge Michael, Ernie Smith, Ken Boothe and Lovindeer thrilled a mixture of young and old patrons who enjoyed every...
View Articlerocksteady legend Ken Boothe playing Brooklyn tonight, and DC Reggae Splashdown
Ken Boothe was one of the most popular and soulful singers of the rocksteady era, arguably second only to Alton Ellis.
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