Reggae versus Dancehall
The impact of reggae on the world has been massive and the music form has been adopted and performed successfully to world acclaim by others not from Jamaica such as UK acts Steel Pulse, Aswad and UB40...
View ArticleTom Dibb Set To Release His Debut 'Lost' EP On July 8th 2013
Introducing Tom Dibb , a new singer songwriter releasing his EP 'Lost' on new label Little Fan Records on July 8th.
View ArticleMichael Franti & Spearhead, Wailers to Headline Beer Fest
Porterhouse Productions announced this morning that Michael Franti & Spearhead and The Wailers will headline the fifth annual Traverse City Summer Microbrew & Music Festival August 23-24, 2013,...
View ArticleFuture of reggae safe, says Wailing Souls
"REGGAE is a music of love, a music of teaching people how live amongst each other from the earliest days.
View ArticleReggae legacy Ziggy Marley returns to town
But Ziggy's got his own long and storied career going; he's currently clocking in at nearly three decades of making pop-flavored reggae and world music imbued with positive vibes.
View ArticleBuju may need new lead attorney
Livern Barrett, Gleaner Writer Reggae superstar Buju Banton may need new attorneys to continue his legal bid to overturn his drug conviction.
View Article4th of July Celebrations in our area
The Fourth of July celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on 7-4-1776.
View ArticleSoul Look To Clinch Division In Cleveland
They have won three straight and five of six, and this surge has them in position to clinch the Arena Football League's East Division with a win on Saturday night in Cleveland.
View ArticleNew on Music Unlimited and Video Unlimited
Check out what's new on the Music Unlimited service this week! Read the highlights and browse new albums and singles below.
View ArticleFootnotes on the fringe
Producer Joe Boyd's list of great albums is a who's who of music from the 60s to today.
View ArticleSoldiers of Jah Army get irie at Tahoe's MontBleu
That would be the Soldiers of Jah Army, better known as SOJA, one of the irie-est reggae bands making music .
View ArticleToDo ToDay: Loads of Local Music! Caribbean Partying! Capital Fringe Preview
Once again, the DC Carnival parade won't happen in D.C. this year. Fortunately, you don't have to wait for July's street fAate in Baltimore for a chance to strut to live Caribbean soca.
View ArticleOvlov - "Where's My Dini?"
Throughout the year we've been exploring a collection of loosely connected bands able to sift through the sounds of the '90s and reassemble them as something fractured, modern, and really infectious.
View ArticleMichael Franti and Spearhead, Local Natives, Matt and Kim Top Live on the...
Great news for Michael Franti and Spearhead-heads and fans who missed Local Natives or Matt and Kim at Bonnaroo this month - those are your Live on the Green 2013 headliners.
View ArticleEle for Bet Awards Tomorrow
In the early 2000s, dancehall artiste Elephant Man found some international success.
View ArticlePatriotism: Revolutionaries were original American patriots
Patriotism is often confused with trust in government, but they are different, as the Revolutionaries of 1776 understood.
View ArticleWailers appeal to all ages
When I got my ticket to see the Wailers on Friday night at the Payomet Performing Arts Center, one of the first things I wondered was, "Who will the crowd be tonight?" Grandparents.
View ArticleMandela and our music - Former South African president a major figure in...
On Sunday, July 21, 1991, there was a physically small advisory in the entertainment section of The Sunday Gleaner which made a tremendous impact on the singers and players of instruments.
View ArticleContender twins music, boxing to good effect
On a night when Devon 'Concrete' Moncriffe limped over the line to cement his place as the Wray & Nephew middleweight champion, it was Bounty Killer who delivered a knockout performance.
View ArticleRich history for International Reggae Day to represent
The idea to dedicate a day in recognition of Jamaica's reggae music was conceptualised by music administrator, Andrea Davis, following a speech by Winnie Mandela, ex-wife of former South African...
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