HUNDREDS of patrons, including entertainment personalities, made the journey to Caymanas Golf Club in St Catherine for Coppershot’s 25th anniversary last Saturday night. The occasion, which saw the sound system in action, as well as performances from several artistes, was electrifying from start to finish. Playing a potpourri of dancehall, reggae, and hip hop songs, […]

Ras Myrhdak aka Siqx Godfather says the gun violence plaguing Jamaica can be drastically reduced if all artistes decided to clean up their lyrics. “We, as artistes, have been feeding the youths negative thoughts and ideas for decades now. When a gunman name established, either through lyrics by an artiste in a song; every other […]

MYSTIC Revealers, the Bull Bay-based roots-reggae band, are among headliners for the fifth Rastafari Rootz Fest, scheduled for Long Bay Beach Park from December 20-22. They are slated to perform on the second day. The announcement was made during the event’s media launch at Bob Marley Museum on Hope Road in Kingston last Wednesday. Anthony […]

“‘But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you.” These are the words from St Matthew Chapter 6 that Garnett Silk chanted before every show, his former manager Bridgette Anderson, recalled. Rastafarian singer, Garnett Silk, born Garnet Smith on April 2, 1966, was known […]

Nineties dancehall front-runner, Frisco Kid, says come 2020, he will be seeking to bring back some authenticity to dancehall music. During his performance at a Gleaner staff meeting on Tuesday, the deejay says in recent times, fans have been requesting that he return to the music scene to “fix things”, as dancehall music has lost […]

“You ah hear me selecta. Ah more music and less talk. I would ah talk to the youth them worldwide but me a start from east and forward out to the west side. Up top jungle all bout Zimbabwe, Angola … hear me out lawd.” These are the words of Buju Banton’s self-produced single Steppa, […]

Jamaican actress Sashani is currently in total celebration mode over her first big film role. The movie, A Christmas Winter Song, which stars veteran actor Stan Shaw, actress and singer Ashanti, and Sashani will premiere on Lifetime on December 14, and Sashani cannot wait to view it. “I am superexcited,” an obviously enthusiastic Sashani, the […]