Reggae singjay Ras Chibuzo has embarked on what he has dubbed a Royal Soul Youths Restoration tour to heighten black consciousness in schools in St. Catherine. He kicked off this tour with a performance at his alma mater, Ewarton High on Tuesday of this week. “I started my Royal Soul Youths Restoration Tour in my […]
Read MoreSHIZZLE! Elephant Man freed of immigration charges
Finally. Dancehall star Elephant Man has been freed of immigration breaches which arose when authorities accused him of making a false declaration to Jamaican immigration officers two years ago. The court case was dropped when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court in Half-Way-Tree on Tuesday.The incident happened during the height of […]
Read MoreMore prison time for Jah Cure?
CLAUDE MILLS ONE876 EDITOR On Tuesday, the Netherlands Public Prosecution Service has lodged an appeal against Jah Cure’s acquittal for attempted murder, seeking to overturn his acquittal in the Netherlands Court of Appeals. “It will most likely be a matter of months before the case is on trial (being heard) again. Our office (of appeals) […]
Read MoreIndustry reacts to SOJA’s win
CLAUDE MILLS/ ONE876 EDITOR Jamaicans reacted with anger and incredulity to news that SOJA, a predominantly all-white reggae band, had won this year’s Reggae Grammy with their album, ‘Beauty in the Silence’. Cooler heads within the reggae industry however believe that SOJA’s surprising victory is a fitting snapshot of an industry in tatters, and hence […]
Read More10Tik and Yaksta ready for ‘Acoustic Live’ at Bamboo Splash Lawn
Entertainers 10Tik and Yaksta will be performing at an event dubbed ‘Acoustic Live’ at the Bamboo Splash Lawn at 90 Barbican Road on March 31st. “Live music is back! Live entertainment in the soul of the city is back and the whole industry is buzzing about this live acoustic showcase. This will be Yaksta’s first […]
Read MoreCitizens kill mad man after he stabs two in May Pen
There was a mob killing in the May Pen Market in Clarendon on Saturday as angry citizens attacked and killed a man who is reportedly of unsound mind, after he stabbed two men during an altercation. The deceased has been identified as 27 year-old Ricardo Brown of a Donna Scott Avenue address in Canaan Heights […]
Read MoreDEATH IN THE DANCEHALL
DEATH IN THE DANCEHALLI’m not sure anymore, moreWho is knocking on my door, doorAll the faces that I knewSo sunny and blue, blueI-man can see it in the skyTenor Saw already die die…When dem a go stop kill off the superstar? Super Cat Claude MillsFreelance Writer A rash of events over the past week has […]
Read MoreAmbiance forced to ‘Cry’ for loved ones: VIDEO RELEASED
Whenever dancehall artiste Ambiance does a live performance of his popular song, ‘Cry’, reluctant tears sting his eyes as he is overcome by emotion. He first started writing the emotional song a few days after his grandfather’s passing in 2018. “I did the chorus from that experience and then used past experiences to finish the […]
Read MoreSay no to censorship
’Give me six lines written by the most honourable of men and I will find an excuse in them to hang him.’ – Cardinal Richelieu In recent weeks, the authorities have sent a clear warning to the entertainment community by embarking on a system of reviewing tapes of stage shows and summoning entertainers before court […]
Read MoreShenseea shows off dripping ice
Shenseea was dripping in ice after she was gifted with a most eye-popping piece of jewellery by London Tyler Holmes, American record producer, rapper and songwriter,at the local launch of her new album ‘Alpha’ at Romeich’s headquarters on Campbell Boulevard, Kingston 11, last night.
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