Chris Martin can safely say his name has once again been edged into international history. He finally answered the call of duty issued by his Guyanese fans by making on an appearance last Saturday.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Although RiseUp is essentially a Jamaican documentary that spotlights Reggae, it transcends genre and niche, seamlessly weaving three distinct stories into one inspiring feature film that is both dramatic and vibrantly explosive. Some are calling RiseUp the Jamaican ‘Hoop Dreams’ and the best movie to come out of the Caribbean in many years. The film features appearances and performances by both arising and legendary artists. Read More
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Amidst reports of an alleged altercation between popular sound system selector Boom Boom and dancehall deejay Blak Ryno. The artiste has issued a statement distancing himself from the incident and allegations and it read. Read More
Monday, August 30, 2010
The recently launched ICE RIDDIM has already made an impact on local and international charts and is in rotation across the globe. Produced by Digiplay the riddim features a mix of established and young artistes from Macka Diamond, Munga and Erup to Nefetari and Riquey Bingham. Read More
Monday, August 30, 2010
(Kingston, Jamaica) – September heralds the back-to-school season, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to end just yet, nor does it mean you have to choose between buying your high schooler’s biology books and seeing some of your favourite stars.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Tax Administration enforcers yesterday seized two luxury vehicles belonging to popular dancehall artiste, Bounty Killer.
The vehicles, a Range Rover and Totoya Land Cruiser, were said to have been seized because the deejay, whose real name is Rodney Pryce, owes the tax department millions of dollars in taxes.
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Saturday, August 28, 2010
Over the past two years, Sophia Brown has been catching the ears of a growing number of Jamaicans. Now, it seems she is beginning to win Canadians over as well as her latest song is beginning to gain traction there.
Let It Be Me, a song Brown wrote along with Anthony Q, and produced by Cashflow Productions, was released officially in July on the ‘Pleasure’ rhythm. In the weeks following the release of the song, frequent air play both here – Zip FM, Hitz 92 and Irie FM – and abroad allowed it to gain traction.
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Saturday, August 28, 2010
Despite the insults levied at him and being at odds for years, Wayne Marshall says he and Vybz Kartel have put their differences aside to set an example.
Speaking with THE WEEKEND STAR yesterday, Wayne Marshall says he is now on speaking terms with Vybz Kartel.
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Saturday, August 28, 2010
With two recent number one hit songs, Unfair Officer and Cry Fi Dem, fast rising deejay Wasp is hoping to make more hits and cross over on the international market.
Spending years trying to make it big on the dancehall scene, he is now more than ever being recognised by the Jamaican public as one of the industry’s young stars.
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Saturday, August 28, 2010
Fast Rising dancehall artiste Khago is steadily making strides to the top in the competitive music industry, the artiste, who broke on to the music scene with his single Caan Cool in 2009, is set to perform on the Stars On The Rise concert on September 4.
THE WEEKEND STAR caught up with Khago recently to find out what his road to progress has been like, and how it feels to have acquired a taste for success. According to the artiste, the road to being an established act was far from easy. “I never had a house nor a stable family structure, so I just move from place to place and stay by mi friends,” he said. Khago said he travelled from rural Jamaica to the Corporate Area on a regular basis not knowing how he would survive, just because he wanted to be successful in music.
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Friday, August 27, 2010
It seems that a collaboration between deejay Vybz Kartel and American rapper Nicki Minaj is not out of the question for the near future.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Reggae artiste Chuck Fenda left the island yesterday for the Rotterdam Festival tour in Europe.
Fenda will perform in several European countries such as Spain, Germany, France and Italy.
He is among the headline acts for the tour which will feature other Jamaican artistes such as Busy Signal, Queen Ifrica, Etana and Wayne Wonder.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
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