Jamaica Gleaner Entertainment
Published: Monday Thursday | June 4, 2009
Buju heads to Europe
BUJU BANTON is scheduled to start a 40-city tour of Europe on Sunday to promote his Rasta Got Soul album which was released in May by his Gargamel company.The tour will kick off in France, Tracii McGregor, president of Gargamel Music, told Tidbits... Read More...
Bushman lights up California
Roots-reggae singer Bushman has an handful of dates booked for California, starting on June 19 when he appears on the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival in Booneville.The Bushman itinerary also includes shows in the cities... Read More...
Wanted: Tanto Metro and Devonte
VP Records have released Most Wanted, a 'greatest hits' package by the deejay/singer duo of Tanto Metro and Devonte. The album has been available since May 25. It includes ... Read More...
New sound for Bob
B Is For Bob is the title of a compilation album by singer Ziggy Marley. On it, he reworks some of his father's (Bob Marley) most popular songs. It is scheduled to be released on June 23 by Island Records... Read More...
Trojan issues second helping of Drummond
Trojan Records has reissued Don Drummond's Memorial Album to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the trombonist's death. The album was first released by the British company in late 1969... Read More...
Timeline: 1969
This was an eventful year: American Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon in June, while Woodstock, the mother of all music festivals, took place in New York two months later.Jamaican popular music came of age that year. Read More...
Something extra
It was a dolphin's day out in Kingston Harbour on Tuesday, proving yet again how important it is to keep it clean. Read More...
