Sonny Bradshaw presents Int'l Jazz Fest line-up
On Monday night, trumpeter and Big Band leader Sonny Bradshaw presented the schedule for this year's 19th Jamaica Ocho Rios International Jazz Festival as much as the event tends to be - unpretentious, with healthy doses of modesty and humour...

Bonsoir, everyone
In French, bonsoir means good evening or good night and that's what the organisers hope for when a concert of the same name is held on Saturday at 6 p.m. at Belair High School in Mandeville. Louinel Jean, a French teacher at the school, is the chief organiser...

Reggae national anthem played publicly
As Jamaica's national anthem was played at Redbones the Blues Café, Braemar Avenue, New Kingston, on Monday night, Fae Ellington and Keith Brown stood at attention on the small stage. But when the horns that carried the melody hit...

JARIA sensitising opposition to objectives
In a bid to begin discussions on a number of issues affecting Jamaica's music industry, a six-member team from the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JARIA), led by the organisation's Chairman Freddie McGregor, met with Opposition Spokesperson...

Disappointing turnout for Help Jamaica charity show - But organiser not giving up
Disappointment was evident in the voice of Birte Timm as she reflected on the poorly-attended show. Last Saturday, Help Jamaica foundation staged what was to be the first of a series of charity events aimed at raising funds...

Dove speeds off on a brand new 2009 Kawasaki bike
WESTERN BUREAU: When Robert Dove left his home in Bethel Town, Westmoreland, to attend the Guinness Road Show in neighbouring Cambridge, St James, last Saturday, he was clueless he would be the luckiest of all attendees...

Marley recruits kin for 'Family Time'
NEW YORK (AP): Ziggy Marley wants to get in touch with the future leaders of our nation, that's why his latest release is a children's CD. Family Time, released last month, is a reggae-flavoured kids album that Marley hopes will connect with those he says can best...

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