'World' meets word on stage
It is not unusual to see gospel artistes shrugging aside the conservative ways of the church and stepping on to the secular stage. Lately, though, there are secular artistes who have been wandering down the holy path.
Hedley Jones a man of many firsts
Put other names like Burning Spear or Lloyd Parkes in the mix and they would be readily identified for their respective contributions to Jamaican music. But throw out Hedley Jones and the mind may wander to cricketer George Headley or to saxophonist Headl
Performers 'court' danger
Bounty Killer, Vybz Kartel, Mavado, Miss Ting, I-Wayne, Peter Metro, Frisco Kid. They have more in common than being performers. Since the start of the year they have all been in contact with the mighty hand of the law...
Meaning needed in motion
For some, dancing is about looking pretty or sexy, or if you are one of the supposed 'bad men' to be glorified in your villainy, it can be about not dancing so that you look the epitome of deadly cool.
Sosheba lives saintly fairy tale
Sometimes fairy tales do come true in Jamrock. One of Jamaica's top models, Sosheba Griffiths, experienced some of the country's scourges: poverty, living in a violence-torn area and being ostracised, until she was informally adopted by Saint Internationa
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