Leeds Literature Festival “Out Of Many Lit” to feature Linton Kwesi Johnson & Jamaica’s Poet Laureate, Olive Senior

Award-winning dub poetry pioneer Linton Kwesi Johnson and poets laureate Simon Armitage and Olive Senior are coming to Leeds as part of a five-day literature festival. The festival, Out of Many Lit, runs from October 4-8 and promises both a celebration and exploration of Jamaican literature. It kicks off with Laureate to Laureate, an evening […]

This Video by Jamaican American Sean Kingston Joins YouTube’s Billion Dollar Club

The music video for Sean Kingston’s “Beautiful Girls” officially surged past 1 billion views on YouTube on September 8, 2022, making the recording artist a member of an exclusive group of musicians. The video depicts Kingston moving between current times and a retro 1950’s fantasy as he expresses his feelings about the women of the […]

Trinidadian soca star Bunji Garlin has tapped into the Jamaican dancehall culture with the release of his latest project courtesy of Apple Music

The project, a four-track EP dubbed Apple Home Sessions EP, sees Bunji enlisting the services of Walshy Fire to deliver a nostalgic dancehall vibe with the single Pop Champagne. The EP has two cuts, an acoustic rendition and a full live instrument version. The former is available exclusively on Apple Music, while the latter can […]