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Directors of the Treasure Beach Food, Rum & Reggae Festival, Gregory Wright (far right) and Jason Henzell (far left) are joined by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Floyd Green, at the launch of the 2025 event. The festival organisers recently
10 Aug, 2026 0

Treasure Beach Food, Rum & Reggae Festival returns

One year after Hurricane Melissa forced organisers to reimagine one of Jamaica’s premier culinary and cultural festivals as a one-day benefit concert, the Treasure Beach Food, Rum & Reggae…
DJ Damage sits in front of his Billboard No. 1 plaque hanging prominently on the wall.
10 Aug, 2026 0

Billboard Gospel chart success for DJ Damage

Jamaica-born Leonard ‘DJ Damage’ Douglas is celebrating career-defining achievements as the creative force behind Without You, a chart-topping single by Jevon Dewand and The Trap Starz. The single,…
Stranger Cole and Millicent Todd, the duo known as Stranger and Pats,y made their musical mark with songs such as the classic ‘When You Call My Name’.
10 Aug, 2026 0

‘Gratitude and sadness’ at posthumous OD for Stranger Cole

A little less than two months after his death, the Government of Jamaica has announced that ska, rocksteady and reggae pioneer Wilburn ‘Stranger’ Cole (also spelt Strangejah) has been awarded the…
Anneli Borgmann, chairwoman of the John Cage Organ Project, adds a pipe during a chord change on the organ inside the medieval Burchardi Church in Halberstadt, Germany, on Wednesday.
09 Aug, 2026 0

This organ will play one composition until 2640

HALBERSTADT, Germany (AP): A small organ in eastern Germany is the headliner of the world’s slowest concert. It has been playing the same piece of music by composer John Cage at a glacial pace for…
Singer Keisha Patterson, following her well-received Jazz in the Gardens performance at The Jamaica Pegasus, stuns in red-hot evening wear.
09 Aug, 2026 0

The lady sings what’s new

Delivering a master class in showmanship, Keisha Patterson left the audience at last weekend’s Jazz in the Gardens show lustily applauding. Her velvety smooth vocals throughout a six-song set, which…
Music executive Michael Anthony Bennett.
09 Aug, 2026 0

Mikie Bennett says OD is ‘icing on the cake’

For more than 45 years, Michael ‘Mikie’ Bennett has been a driving force in Jamaican music, creating music, nurturing talent, and helping to shape an industry that has become one of the country’s most…
Dancehall artiste Busy Signal (centre) accepts the Reggae Icon Award from Prime Minister Holness as Minister Grange looks on.
08 Aug, 2026 0

A grand celebration of Jamaica 64

A grand celebration of 64 years of Jamaica’s Independence unfolded seamlessly inside a sold-out National Stadium on Thursday at the annual, showpiece event, the Independence Grand Gala. This year, the…
Lady G poses with 10-year-old singer RJ following their duet of ‘Thank You’, the 1995 gospel hit produced by Philip ‘Fatis’ Burrell, at the 10th annual Jamaica Day Celebration at Eastside Park in Paterson, New Jersey, on August 1.
07 Aug, 2026 0

What a ‘Bam Bam’ at New Jersey’s Jamaica Day Celebration

Dancehall pioneer Sister Nancy, clad in black, green and gold to celebrate Emancipation and Jamaica Day, greeted fans in her trademark bare feet and delivered a masterclass performance at the 10th…
Lauryn Hill accepts the living legend icon award during the BET Awards on Sunday, June 28, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
07 Aug, 2026 0

Lauryn Hill brings Diaspora Calling! to the UK

AP: Moments before Lauryn Hill hopped on a call with The Associated Press, she and Fugees’ bandmate Wyclef Jean stood in the centre of London’s Piccadilly Circus, surrounded by fans. Broadcast above…