Gay gap in J'can music
Following the latest battle between members of the gay community and dancehall performers, some roots reggae artistes have distanced themselves from the homosexual issue. According to them, dancehall and reggae are two separate genres...
Different rules apply
"To the entire Black race living in America, we, the Aryan, pink complexioned race (better known to you as the white race) that came to these shores from Europe, England, Scotland, Ireland, Iceland, Germany and the like, do hereby apologise ...
Sister Carol a certified musical teacher
In the bustling Jamaican music industry entertainers come and go with amazing frequency, with some notable achievements being lost to the next wave of what's new.
Celebrities 'sell off' products
Have a product to promote? Get a celebrity to do it. Personalities in music, film and comedy are some of the biggest sales pitchers. They pack 'star appeal' and countless corporate firms are using them as the hottest marketing strategy.
Funny brings in the money
Comedians have also struck gold with commercials. Christopher Daley is a big supporter of Cashpot and Ity and Fancy Cat have promoted Lasco mackerel as well as Courts. Ity says, "we've been doing Courts for years, while...
Browne changes Main Street to straight and narrow
Like the rich young ruler, Danny Browne built himself an empire but found it was still easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye than for a wealthy person to enter the kingdom of heaven.
Scorpio: A sign, a sound, a studio
There was a time in Jamaica when several active sound systems were named after Zodiac signs, among them, Aries, Gemini, Virgo, Aquarius and Taurus. Most have long gone down the dusty road to sound system retirement, which is lined with old amplifiers...
'Gone A Negril' made from a western trip
General Trees' Gone A Negril, with its three heavy beats after each line in the chorus, is a consistently popular, high-energy deejay song that has stood the test of time and changing highways.
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