Judith Gayle……..A Story of How the Sun Shined Again
Judith Gayle-Wright was born and raised in Chateau, Clarendon. From ever since she could remember, music has always been her love. She traveled to the Cayman Islands to perform in 1983, and when she was about 14 years of age, she auditioned for the ‘Tastee Talent Competition’. Although she was not selected for the competition, […]
Dennis ‘De Menace” Thompson: Engineer Extraordinaire – Part 1
What has Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Monty Alexander, Alicia Keys, Missy Elliot, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Buju Banton and Marcus Miller all have in common? They are music legends and great musicians you say, well, the question wouldn’t be asked were the answer quite that easy. Try Dennis Thompson, he has worked with all of […]
Staged Shows by Jamaican/Caribbean Nationals
I enjoy attending most staged shows by Jamaicans. Pretty much any where because I know I will get that authentic Jamaican/Caribbean vibe. Now, a part of that authenticity may extend to – hmmm – late starts, long band changes, and even being subjected to a boring, and in some cases extremely boring emcee. Or, worse, […]
Charmaine DaCosta; A Singer With Class in Christ
Charmaine DaCosta is a single mother of two beautiful daughters; she has a BA in English Literature and an MBA. Charmaine is also an independent artist and entrepreneur. She is a former member of Worl-A-Girl, the most successful ‘90s reggae/ dancehall girl-group. A member Phi Beta Kappa honor society, Golden Key International Honor Society, this […]
Sister Carol – An Artist of Relevance and Distinction
“Sister Carol projects more vibrancy and power in the flex of an eyebrow than most performers do in an entire set.” — Billboard Magazine With a BSc. in Education Carol East aka Sister Carol has many monikers, Movie star, singer, D.J, humanitarian, certified teacher to name a few. With eight albums to her credit, her […]
Reggae Interview Series: Reggae Music In Russia
This month our series “Reggae Around the World” we interview Dub Vision a reggae band group from a Russia. “Dub Division” participated in several music festivals in Russia and abroad. There goal is to promote Dub and Reggae in Russia. Question: What is the reggae scene like there? It is really ill-developed. The situation can […]
Reggae Interview Series: Reggae Music In Hawaii
This month our series “Reggae Around the World” we interview reggae artist Irie Love. She was born and raised in Hawaii in a little town called Kailua on the island of Oahu. She has the opening for the major reggae acts that would come to Hawaii such as Steel Pulse, Don Carlos and the Marleys, […]
Lady G: Musically Taking Control and Still Sexy.
Janice Fyffe a.k.a. Lady G, is one determined lady. She has decidedly made her mark as female artist in Jamaican music and has done so on her own terms. With hits like “Nuff Respect” the female anthem of respect, “Me or You Gun” imploring gunmen to chose family over badness, “Roundtable Talk” W/Papa San, “Breeze […]
TessAnne Chin: Out of many One Voices, A big voice.
My passion…is music, all types of music.The kind of music that leaves a message…And gets yah thinking, the kind a music thatLives on even when many many years have passed-Tessanne Chin So says emerging star Tess-Anne Chin, the younger sibling of uptown dancehall sensation Tami Chynn. Her current single “Hideaway” featured VP Records Reggae Gold […]
Unity Thru’ Music: Marcia Davis Interview
Looking at the public face of Reggae music, both on record and live performances one could reasonably conclude that musically, the genre is man’s music or a bull boys club. The culture of reggae music is testosterone-driven and, as far as equal representation it is far less accommodating to female artists than their male counter […]