• Wed, 24 June 2026

Richie Loop’s ‘My Cupp’ overflow with vibes, skills

Everytime he sings “My Cupp”, you know it’s clean. Like the energy god, ‘Elephant Man’ he admires, Richard Raquesh “Richie Loop” Webb is all that and more in creating an alarming buzz with his single My Cupp. He’s hot, full of talent and burning with a desire to do good for Jamaica musically, yet he […]

Memories of my friend; the Great Don Drummond

Arguably the best trombone player Jamaican ever produced DON “D” was what most people called him. Some of them didn’t know his name. Others never saw him in person or seen him perform, but most people who were connected to any kind of music in Jamaica during the fifties and sixties would probably know about […]

The State of Reggae

The New York reggae scene – specifically concerts, promoters and the paying public seem to be in a flux.  The last spate of shows did not go well.  Does the problem lie at the feet of greedy promoters, lackadaisical artists or a jaded public?  Recently held local events failed to generate the kind of buzz […]

Jamaica Day 2010 Outdoor Reggae Music Fest Come Of Age

Arundel County Maryland: The DC tri-state area (Washington/ (Virginia/Maryland) Jamaican community kicked of its celebration Jamaica’s 48th year of independence, in spectacular fashion, with the fourth staging  of the annually Jamaica Day Outdoor Reggae Festival celebration at Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds in Maryland. The concert presented by Jamaica Promotions Company is the brainchild of Carlos […]

“See Me in Me Heels and Thing” Fashion and the Best of the Best Concert 2010

See Me in Me Heels and Thing Fashion and the Best of the Best Concert 2010

This year’s “Best of the Best concert” in Miami, Florida, took place at Bicentennial Park on Sunday, May 29th and included an impressive array of diverse reggae dancehall artists as well as some hip-hop and calypso performers. Some patrons were concerned that Jamaica’s recent wranglings with the United States over the extradition of alleged drug […]

Interview with R&B and reggae singer, Kimberly LaLa Nain

This week we interview Jamaican R&B and reggae singer, Kimberly LaLa Nain. Ever since her birth she was thought to become a great singer, a talent she would have acquired from her father, Audley Nain who used to be a member of the ‘Jamaican Folk Singers’. Ever since her first note, Kimberly always aimed at […]

Interview with George Crooks organizer of the Brooklyn Music Festival

Senior writer for Jamaicans.com, Cathy Kleinhans interviews well-known Jamaican entertainment promoter in Brooklyn, George Crooks.  The inimitable George Crooks has once again added his heavy-weight Jammins Productions behind the Brooklyn Music Festival now in its third year.        Why did you choose the name Brooklyn Music Festival? Brooklyn is our base.  It has the largest […]

Music Review: NYMLA – Memorial Weekend

All weekend I’ve been partying with the grown folks, but I should revise that term, because in reality the party people were of mixed ages.  There were some in their 20s and 30s and then there were also the veterans.  The group I’m talking about – NYMLA, or the New York Music Lovers of America, […]

“Little Jamaica” Shows Off Its Musical Side

Saint Lucia’s Minister of Tourism Allen Chastanet warmly refers to his island as “Little Jamaica”. Just as lush, mountainous, and friendly, Jamaica’s “little sister” truly showed off its beauty and warm Caribbean vibe at the recently concluded Saint Lucia Jazz festival, May 1-9, 2010. Now in its 19th year, little sister beat out its older […]