Shenseea Named BET’s “Amplified Artist of the Month”
Dancehall star Shenseea has been named “Amplified Artist of the Month” by the television network BET. With this award, BET recognized the songstress as “the next big thing” in music. By winning the title, Shenseea becomes the network’s highlighted artist and will be featured in stories, videos, and more. The network will push Shenseea to […]
The Last Surviving Wailer Leaves The Stage. A Tribute To The Hon., Neville O’Reilly (Bunny Wailer) Livingstone, OM
Jamaica’s music legacy suffered another huge blow when the Honourable Neville O’Reilly Livingstone, OM, better known as “Bunny Wailer” was called home to glory on March 2, 2021. He was born on 10 April 1947 and spent most of his early years with his father Thaddeus Livingston in Nine Miles, in the hills of the […]
Over 130,000 Online Fans Watched Beres Hammond Livestream Concert
Fan postings of “G.O.A.T.” (greatest of all-time) on the Beres Hammond Facebook and VP YouTube live chat Sunday night highlighted the fan appreciation and pent-up demand for this first-class reggae performance, with more than 130,000 concurrent attendees on the livestream presentation. The 90-minute concert was a parade of hits by the crooner, who’s celebrating a […]
Leslie Kong was a Legend in Jamaica’s Music History
The legendary Beverley’s Records and the “Beverley’s” record label literally came into existence from a less than chance meeting between Leslie Kong and one James Chambers who called himself Jimmy Cliff, in 1961. Leslie Kong operated a restaurant, ice cream parlour, and record shop called “Beverley’s” on Orange Street in Kingston along with his two […]
Morgan Heritage Included on Soundtrack of “Coming 2 America” Film
Morgan Heritage, the reggae band whose members are all children of reggae legend Denroy Morgan, contributed to the “Rhythms of Zamunda” soundtrack, which was inspired by the new comedy film “Coming 2 America,” a sequel to the original “Coming to America” film released in 1988. Morgan Heritage is included on the track “Hallelujah” with Diamond […]
Salute to ‘Daddy U-Roy’: The Originator’s Toasting Art-Form Spawned Dub Reggae and Dancehall—With Rap as Its Most Notable Offshoot
On February 17, 2021, the Jamaican music establishment lost a true giant in the industry. Ewart Beckford, popularly known as ‘U-Roy’ or ‘Daddy U-Roy’ passed away at the age of 78 at the University of West Indies in Jamaica after a long spell of illness. In the days following his death, there was a steady […]
Usain Bolt Wants to Become an International Music Star
Usain Bolt, Jamaica’s eight-time Olympic gold medal winner, said that he wants to become a global music star and is ready to pursue a musical career on an international scale. Bolt has just released a recording of “Living the Dream,” which features his friend Nugent “NJ” Walker, and is now working on his first dancehall […]
Beres Hammond among Jamaicans Inducted in YGB Hall of Fame in New York
The veteran singer Beres Hammond is slated to be inducted into the Young, Gifted & Black (YGB) Caribbean Music Entertainment ICON Hall of Fame in New York. His induction, along with the inductions of other iconic Jamaican entertainers Beenie Man, Freddie McGregor and Marcia Griffiths, coincides with Black History Month. According to the president of […]
Sonia Pottinger, OD Jamaica’s Matriarchial Record Producer
Most of us are acutely aware of the male dominance in Jamaican music, not only at its early years but throughout and with the exception of a few women involved from behind the microphone as solo or back up vocalists, only one emerged during the period brave enough to challenge from the business end. That […]
Tribute To Ewart ‘U-Roy’ Beckford, OD. (September 21, 1942-February, 17, 2021)
Jamaica lost another of its musical sons with the passing on February 17, 2021 of Ewart Beckford OD, better known to Jamaicans as U-Roy. Among the “massives” that have followed the development of Jamaican music and in particular the Jamaican sound system, he was known as Daddy Roy and was considered as “The Originator” for […]