Beres at his best
Despite intermittent and at times heavy rainfall, patrons came out in their numbers for the second international night of Reggae Sumfest, a night which proved to be the most explosive of the three-day event.
King of the dancehall indeed
Beenie Man proved that he is really the king of the dancehall when he took the stage on Dancehall Night at Reggae Sumfest, held at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Complex in Montego Bay on Thursday.
More fire - let the reggae festivals commence
I had the pleasure of travelling to Jamaica recently for the media launch of Italy’s renowned reggae festival, Rototom Sunsplash.
Island sounds return to desert for music festival
Songs can both soothe and singe the soul — in a single stride.
“Life has always been a struggle; Distrust, fear and obstacles; Many are called, but few are chosen; Why can’t we all be merciful?”
Now set the words against the gently percussive rhythm and exotic melodic flavor of Jamaica.
Last Night: Best of the Best at Bicentennial Park
As if you need an introduction, Best of the Best is by far, the biggest annual dancehall/reggae festival in North America today, comparable to say, SumFest held in MoBay, Jamaica. Yet for the Caribbean community here in South Florida, their irie was strategically placed smack in the middle of Downtown Miami as Bicentennial Park filled up with approximately 30,000 Jamaicans, Haitians, Bahamians, Trinis, Bermudians, and every other island nation that repped their flags high in the air.
The songs of Ecclesiastes
“A man’s gift will make room for him” is one of the many promises of the Bible that gospel hip/hop and reggae recording artiste Mark Bailey knows to be so true.
Billy Ocean Inducted Into International Reggae Music Hall Of Fame
Trinidad & Tobago-born, UK raised singer, Billy Ocean, was Sunday night inducted into the International Reggae & World Music Awards Hall Of Fame.
The singer, whose real name is Leslie Sebastian Charles, was honored for his lengthy years of service to the music industry at the Apollo Theater by organizers of the annual event, Martin’s International & Associates, LLC. Ocean had a string of rhythm and blues-tinged international pop hits in the 1970s and 1980s and last returned to the touring circuit after an absence of 15 years, performing in January at the Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival in Montego Bay, Jamaica. He released his new album, `Wilberforce 200` and the single, `Chained` last month.
Reggae: from Iowa to Hawaii
Dave Bess is living the dream. The Hawai’i-born ‘Iolani ‘99 grad rents a house with six bandmates so they can save money for their cross-country tours. They spend summers playing at music festivals, travel together in a van, write most of their own music and enjoy the oddball notoriety of being an all-white reggae band from Iowa.
Carnival - A sweet it sweet so!
Carnival in St. Kitts is sweet, sweet , sweet! The soca music blaring, the big drum resonating, the fife music piercing the air, the thrashing of the clatter, the rhythmic music of the steel pan, the chants of the masquerades, the running of the “bullâ€, the animation of the mummies and the cherished art of calypso are components that have accentuated the festival. Carnival 2007-2008 will be the 36th edition and the ingenious merger of Carnival with the Christmas Season- an experience unique to St. Kitts- has forever enhanced the festival’s brand and added to the appeal of the affair.
