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LENN HAMMOND PROMOTES HIS ALBUM “RAW SOUL” AMID TERROR ATTACKS!
By Richard Johnson—- Lenn Hammond— IT’S been nearly a month since the terrorist bombings in Brussels, Belgium, which left 35 people dead (including three suicide bombers) and 300 injured. That tragic morning remains in the mind of reggae artist Lenn Hammond, who was in the city at the time promoting his latest project. Hammond, who is a nephew of Beres Hammond, spoke to the Jamaica Observerfrom his base in Toronto, Canada. He said he was in Belgium as part … Read entire article »
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A CELEBRATION FOR CYNTHIA SCHLOSS!
Top: Pam Hall Bottom: Cynthia Schloss ‘Love Forever’, a celebration of singer Cynthia Schloss’s music, takes place at the Alibi in St Andrew Wednesday evening. Several performers — backed by the Pon Fire Band — will do renditions of her most popular songs. Pam Hall, Nina Karl and Errol Dean are among the artists billed for the show which is being promoted by disc jockey Michael Thompson. “She was awesome, truly a songbird,” said Thompson, who first met Schloss in the … Read entire article »
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BERES HAMMOND TO HEADLINE “GROOVIN IN THE PARK” IN NEW YORK JUNE 26!
Beres Hammond— Crowd favorite Beres Hammond will headline the Groovin In The Park show scheduled for June 26 at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens, New York. It will be the singer’s third appearance on the annual event. He previously performed in 2012 and 2014. “Based on calls to our office, emails we have received over the past seven months and feedback on all our social media platforms, Beres is by far the most requested performer by fans. So we had no choice but to book him this year,” said Christopher Roberts, CEO of show promoters Groovin Inc. Roberts did not disclose the other acts for this year’s event. The 2015 show had a strong cast of Morgan Heritage, Luciano, Capleton, Cocoa Tea, Lt Stitchie, Billy Ocean and Michael Bolton. This year is the sixth staging … Read entire article »
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ARTIST MANAGER CLAUDETTE KEMP MARKS MILESTONE!
Claudette Kemp— Though she has managed high-profile acts like Beres Hammond and Capleton, Claudette Kemp says she prefers to stay out of the limelight. That changes on February 6, her birthday. Kemp will be the toast of a concert marking her 36th year in the music business at Spego’s Place, off Mandela Highway. An impressive line-up of acts including Capleton, Luciano and Iba Mahr will salute Kemp, a former insurance industry executive who made her entertainment industry debut in 1980 as manager of singer Keith Poppin’s Popular Song Contest campaign. “We started out planning it as a birthday show, but I realised I’ve reached the four 9s in the music business. That’s 36 years, so we decided to make it a celebration,” Kemp said. For the past 15 years, she has managed Capleton, one of … Read entire article »
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LUCIANO, RICHIE STEPHENS, LUKIE D, BERES HAMMOND, SANCHEZ AND TONY CURTIS, NAMED AMONG THE TOP 5 MALE SINGERS IN JAMAICA BY THE STAR NEWSPAPER!
By Sherine Williams and Renee Deleon— Beres Hammond– Jamaica, the land of sand, sea, sun and singers. Truly we have produced some of the world’s best singers (R.I.P Garnett Silk and Dennis Brown). We have compiled a list of five persons we believe are the top male singers in Jamaica. As usual this one was haaaaard to compile because as you know our Jamaican artistes are talented. Nonetheless, we tried so here goes: 1. Beres Hammond- Of course, this soulful, lovers-rock master had to make our list. Beres knows how to make every song sound like a love song. Just think about “Rockaway”, a tribute to reggae that makes you want to dance with that “special someone”. Some say he’s the Jamaican Marvin Gaye but we say he is better…way better! Big Up yuhself Master Beres, … Read entire article »
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TONY REBEL IS BASKING IN THE SUCCESS OF “REBEL SALUTE 2016!”
By Richard Johnson—- Beres Hammond and Marcia Griffiths—- Artist and promoter Tony Rebel is still basking in the success of his two-day reggae festival, Rebel Salute, which was held at Grizzly’s Plantation Cove in Priory, St Ann, on the weekend. He said from all indicators, the numbers for both nights reflected an increase over previous years, and identified the high point as being the performance by reggae singer Beres Hammond on night two of the event. But his highest praise went to the Herb Curb — an exposition and symposium on ganja. “The Herb Curb was a hit. We are so pleased with the way it all turned out. It was educational and truly lived up to the highest standards. I was always insisting that we had to present this in a manner which … Read entire article »
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SEVEN YEARS IN THE MAKING – ILEY DREAD TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM “UNLEASHED”, FEBRUARY 1!
Iley Dread— SINGER Iley Dread is back with a new song, Smile, which is the lead single from his upcoming album, Unleashed. The track, released on Tuesday, is produced by veteran Willie Lindo whose credits include Dennis Brown’s Inseparable and What One Dance Can Do by Beres Hammond. Unleashed took seven years to complete. It hears Iley Dread (real name Colin Levy) working with several high-profile producers including Dean Fraser and Grammy winning Stephen Marley. The 17-track set will … Read entire article »
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SINGER RAS MINIMUM TO RELEASE EP “HOLD YOUR HEAD UP HIGH!”
By Kevin Jackson— Ras Minimum— PERCUSSIONIST/SINGER Ras Minimum is set to release an EP titled Hold Your Head Up High. It has seven songs: Strong Woman, Real Love, East Side, Nice Again, Reggae Music Lives On, Mama I Thank You and the title track. Ras Minimum, whose real name is Errol Anthony Graham, is a member of Beres Hammond’s Harmony House band. He has also done stints with Lloyd Parks And We The People and High Times bands. He previously released songs including One Love Mi Brother for the Chariot label, and Every Woman is a Gift. Hold Your Head Up High — which has songs produced by Graham and Charmaine Curtis — will be released by EJ Records. Ras Minimum is from Montego Bay. During his teens, he moved to Kingston and studied music at … Read entire article »
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SINGER/SONGWRITER HOPETON LINDO, IS ON THE MOVE!
Singer/songwriter Hopeton Lindo released his highly anticipated 4th album “My World Your World” in Sept 2015, again he captures the positive vibes of an excellent collection of songs, thus creating a well balance album. Multi-talented Hopeton Lindo or “The Pen” as he is affectionately called for his song writing ability, is used to donning many hats, and it is no different with his new album. He multi-tasks as songwriter, singer and producer on this sixteen tracks journey, of which fourteen are originals with the signature sound of The Pen. The album opens with the title track remix, featuring the legendary Dennis Brown, Luciano and Sly & Robbie, and it closes the set with the ballad mix featuring Dennis, Luciano and Dean Fraser. The other featured guests on the album include Anthony B … Read entire article »
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FORMER MAJOR LABEL EXECUTIVE KAREN MASON TALKS REGGAE!
By Kevin Jackson— MASON… a lot of reggae-influenced music going on right now Former music executive Karen Mason hopes the advice she gave to finalists in the Digicel Rising Stars competition last weekend, will help them develop careers. Mason, who helped propel reggae and dancehall music to international heights in the 1990s, was in Kingston as a guest judge for the popular talent series. “Any opportunity to come to Jamaica and to participate in particularly the art world and culture, moving things from point A to point B, I will be there. I was honored when I was contacted to be a part of the judging panel because a lot of the work that I do is about teaching and showing artists how to really understand and navigate this music industry,” Mason said. “In … Read entire article »
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