Jazz hits high note
Western Bureau: Patrons at the 14th staging of the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival at the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium were injected with high energy as soca music ruled Friday night through Trinidadian Machel Montano.

Blu Grass bloomed on talent stage
Western Bureau: Had it had similar lighting, sound and attention, the talent (small) stage at Friday's second night of the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival at the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium might well have upstaged the more...

Dominic exchanges pen for microphone
Before Snow from Canada with Informer in the 1990s and Gentleman from Germany with Infatuation in the middle of the past decade, Dominic from England broke ground as a white deejay in the 1980s.

STORY OF THE SONG: On his knees:Song on Jamaican history evokes intense emotions in Peter Metro and his audience
At Pepsi Rebel Salute earlier this month, deejay Peter Metro fell to his knees as he outlined Jamaican history in song to the large...

Expectations high for Reggae Month
With limited funding, Reggae Month will kick off tomorrow but expectations are still high for new Committee Chairman Charles Campbell.

'Cool Ruler': Dark horse for the Grammy Awards
Even though he is the long shot to win the Best Reggae Album award at tonight's Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, veteran singer Gregory Isaacs is not thrown off by his unfavourable odds.

Get out of Jail Free: Cocoa Tea, Anthony B record defence of Buju
Performances are good for a night, but going on record is another thing entirely.

Buju cleared by musical peers - Connection made between case, gay activists
Buju Banton probably occupied more performance time than most of those who actually made it to the stage at Pepsi Rebel Salute on Saturday, January 16.

'Listen To The Call' expanded for Haiti
Producer and arranger Handel Tucker smiles as he explains to The Sunday Gleaner how Raymond Azan presented him with a song and he took it into 'Handel World'.