KINGSTON, JAMAICA- February 26, 2013 – For years Jah9 has given soul-stirring performances and carefully selected singles to the world. Now, Jazz on Dub singer, Jah9 is a mere couple of weeks away from unleashing her first album- New Name set for release on February 26. Jah9’s previous musical projects include her 2011 EP 9MM- Message Music produced by [...]
FORMER Bob Marley and Lauryn Hill guitarist Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith led a band of global musicians and jammed to the philosophy of Rastafari at Red Bones Blues Cafe in Kingston, last Thursday night. Flagged in red, green and gold, Chinna sat with legs crossed and acoustic guitar atop. Relaxed, as if Inna de Yard — [...]
The bumper audience which turned up at the Village Blues Bar, Barbican, St Andrew, on Sunday night knew beforehand that something unusual was in store for the August edition of Seh Sup’m, dubbed ‘Omega Vibration’. An all-female cast of performers had been announced for Manifesto Jamaica’s performance at the Root Cause monthly poetry and music [...]
Using music to heal the people, musicians in the Trench Town community have come together to host their first annual ‘Trench Town Rock’ festival. The festival was hosted on Wednesday in Trench Town and saw a day’s worth of events, starting with activities for children, including workshops. The day ended with a stageshow. ‘Trench Town [...]
The Uprising Roots Band lost home, studio, and equipment to a fire in late June, but, from the start of Sunday night’s first concert on their road to recovery, it was clear that they have no fear of flames. Mama G lit a candle before she poured a libation, proclaiming blessing on all before the [...]