Toots under pressure
TOOTS Hibbert has earned the title 'reggae great' due to an enduring career that has produced classic songs like 54-46 and Pressure Drop, but that meant nothing to an intoxicated fan who struck him...
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HARRISON Stafford was an eight-year-old Jewish boy attending Hebrew school in northern California when he discovered Jamaican popular music.
View ArticleThe Conversation
"Recovery, with a question mark" : Editorial Page Editor Dan Morain's article zeroed in on the problem regarding mental health: Money is not the issue, but the law is.
View ArticlePoet investigates Page Hall troubles
Tensions between local residents and members of the Roma community on Sheffield's Page Hall estate are the subject of a television report tonight.
View ArticleDuchess bats for a integrationa
TRINIDAD and Tobago's DJ Duchess provided the soundtrack for thousands of soca faithful to 'ring in the new year' at the Mas Camp in St Andrew, last Friday.
View ArticleFriends rally for Charity
JAMAICANS gave Tessanne Chin the welcome she deserved at the Shaggy and Friends charity event at Jamaica House in St Andrew on Saturday night.
View ArticleSmirnoff Soak Bikini Fest rocks Ochi
Rising singjay Loyal Flames, rode a musical heatwave during the festive season. The artiste delivered credible performances on local and overseas stages.
View ArticleAn Icebreaker Gets Stuck in the Ice, Photos are Used to Mislead
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View ArticleWomen Worse Off When it Comes to Natural Disasters
This article was originally published at The Conversation . The publication contributed the article to LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights .
View ArticleSea, surf and plenty of sounds
Not many sleeps now until Kaikoura's Summersounds Music Festival, and could there be a better way to spend the weekend? Summersounds has produced an awesome Kiwi lineup for the two-day event, which...
View ArticleJamaican Artist Banned From STING Concert Series For Homophobic Remarks: VIDEO
Jamaican reggae artist Sizzla Kalonji may have figured he was playing for a sympathetic crowd during STING 30, Jamaica's annual reggae show, when he included in his performance multiple songs about his...
View ArticleFrom Australia to Italy with Elen Levon
Elen Levon is a huge Australia n pop star that has been performing since 2008. Levon was born in the Ukraine but relocated to Australia at an early age with her parents.
View ArticleSoundCheck: Speedy Ortiz, Steel Magnolia, the Wailers among top live music picks
Speedy Ortiz's moniker is a nod to a desperately lovelorn character from cult 1980s alt-comic Love and Rockets .
View ArticleVampire Weekend - "Con Te PartirA2"
Starbucks' Sweetheart 2014 compilation, the coffee chain's latest Valentine's Day-themed collection of contemporary artists covering older love songs, looms imminent, and we've already posted Beck's...
View ArticleNew Vic to Stage Bob Marley's Three Little Birds, 2/7-23
A jammin' new musical with live accompaniment featuring the timeless music and lyrics of Bob Marley , Bob Marley 's Three Little Birds shares the legendary reggae artist's message of peace and love...
View ArticleJam Cruise Journal | Jamaican It Count
On Monday the musical adventure known as Jam Cruise 12 visited Falmouth, Jamaica - the first port of the five-day trip.
View ArticleThree New Tech Concepts You Might Actually Use From CES 2014
An 85-inch bendable Ultra HD LED television, unveiled at the CES 2014, might be standard in living rooms one day.
View ArticleBarrington Levy pleased with 'Rosie'
Reggae superstar Barrington Levy is pleased with response to his latest single, 'Rosie', which hit FM radio a few days ago.
View ArticleWhy One Hectare of Rainforest Grows More Tree Species than US
This article was originally published at The Conversation . The publication contributed the article to LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights .
View ArticleLegalize It?
When Peter Tosh, a former singer with Bob Marley and the Wailers, the influential Jamaican reggae music group, made a demand to legalize marijuana in a song he recorded in 1976, Vermont, Colorado and...
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