Music

TO celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bob Andy and Marcia Griffiths entering the British national chart with Young, Gifted And Black, Trojan Records has launched the younggiftedandblack2020.com website.

Singay Conkarah earns his fourth title on the Current Reggae Albums Chart. On this week’s Nielsen Music sales-driven table, he debuts at number eight with Reggae Pop Style , an EP comprising covers of popular songs.It sold 22 copies in its opening week.In a recent interview with the Jamaica Observer, Conkarah spoke about recording covers.

The theatre community is feeling the pinch from lockdown of entertainment events and large gatherings due to the novel coronavirus outbreak in Jamaica.Speaking with the Jamaica Observer, actor Oraine Meikle said he and his colleagues have lost their bread and butter.

The last 18 months have been a period of soul-searching for Mark Wonder. That retrospection inspired a series of songs which found their way onto Remz of The Dragon Slayer , his latest album, which was released in March.Distributed by German company Oneness Records, the 12-song set is a follow-up to Dragon Slayer which came […]

DESPITE the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Propa Fade remains steadfast in the promotion of his single Top Choppa .The deejay, who hails from Cassia Park in Kingston, said while he is saddened by the global devastation from COVID-19; he will, however, continue pressing on in his chosen profession.

COVID-19’s shuttering of schools has offered respite to an emotionally scarred teen who was pulled from classes on February 18 when she was reportedly held down by three boys who took turns sexually assaulting her. The teen’s mother is appealing…

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security said that it is working with Jamaica Post to ease a cash-flow shortage at a number of post offices across Jamaica. The problem has been attributed to pensioners, some of whom would accumulate their…

As the number of COVID-19 cases inch up in Jamaica, Michaelann Mills arrives to work with apprehension. Her hair virtually stands on end as she prepares to go to battle with the prospect of every cough, sniffle, sneeze and wheeze being a missile…

With schools closing more than three weeks ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of Jamaican parents are finding it challenging to keep their children on track with lessons at home as teachers work out alternative arrangements to deliver…

WHEN TWO young women left Jamaica and migrated to the United States (US), never in their wildest dreams did they envision that one day, they would be working on the front lines, trying to save lives during a global pandemic like the new coronavirus…