Jamaican Hairstylist Names Most Iconic Video Influences in Vogue Magazine

Vogue Magazine features the hairstylist Jawara and his “encyclopedic catalog” of music video references. Music videos have had a strong impact on his work starting in his teen years. In the beginning, Jawara received hands-on training in his aunt’s salon in Jamaica where he learned about “over-the-top dancehall looks.” He says that it was in […]

Jamaican Reggae Singer/Songwriter Ikaya To Headline COJO Scholarship Gala & Awards On December 2

Jamaican reggae, dancehall, R&B singer/songwriter Ikaya, one of island’s top female artists will headline this year’s fundraising scholarship gala and awards of the New York-based non-profit Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO) Inc. The charity event will take place at the Hilton New York, JFK Airport on Saturday, December 2, 2017. The hot reggae/dancehall singer welcomes […]

On this day in Jamaican History Asafa Powell was born

On November 23, 1982, champion sprinter Asafa Powell was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica. Powell’s parents are both ministers and the parents of six sons, of which Asafa is the youngest. Powell attended Ewarton Primary School and Charlemont High School in St. Catherine. He had planned to become a mechanic, but while studying in Kingston, […]