Promoters request performers' alter egos
Marion Hall has two very important performances this month. First, she will do Pepsi Rebel Salute 2010 on Saturday at the Port Kaiser Sports Club, St Elizabeth. Then, about two weeks later, she will be onstage at the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival...
'Conscious' decision pays off
It WAs Beenie Man who, in the last decade, 'set the trend' for appearing onstage under a pre-announced alter ego, first performing on Western Consciousness and then Rebel Salute the following year as 'Ras Moses', his Rastafarian persona, which includes...
YVAs & EMEs - survive another season
In 2008 there seemed to have been a surge in award shows but not all of them survived the test of the recession. Yet, there were some that have been able to maintain their presence, like the Youth View Awards (YVA) and the Excellence in Music and Entertainment awards (EME)....
Bringing a better vibe - Kingston has big plans for Jamaica concert
International hitmaker Sean Kingston, at only 19 years old, is a busy man. Months after the release of his sophomore album Tomorrow, the youngster is already moving on to his next, launching his own label and has his hands in a number of other ventures...
Getting ready to 'Jazz it up' - 2010 staging set to transform Trelawny stadium
Western Bureau: From bonfires to colour coordinated LCD lighting at the venue entrance to match the ones onstage, the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium outside of Falmouth is poised for ignition through musical masterpiece and unique decor to complement the Jamaica Jazz....
Sizzling line-up for the festival
There's no denying it. The Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival is known for the sizzling hot line-ups it has boasted over the years. A look at posters for the event over the years will see you skipping through a formidable cohort ...
Jamaica Youth Theatre selected for world festival
Jamaica Youth Theatre (JYT) has been selected to participate in Contacting the World 2010 - a pioneering international theatre festival linking young people's theatre groups from around the world in the spirit of creating theatre across boundaries of geography and culture....
Reggae Music Festival celebrates 50 years of Jamaican talent
The 50th Anniversary of Reggae Music Festival, celebrating 50 years of Jamaican music since the release of one of the more notable of the first identifiable ska tunes Oh! Carolina by the Folks Brothers (1960), will kick things off with a launch party ...
DA to seek indictment of Jackson's doctor
LOS ANGELES (AP):Prosecutors are prepared to seek an indictment of Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the pop star's death, the Associated Press has learned.A law-enforcement source who spoke on condition...