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SINGER BUNNY BROWN PAYS HOMAGE TO PRINCE WITH “PURPLE RAIN!”

SINGER BUNNY BROWN PAYS HOMAGE TO PRINCE WITH “PURPLE RAIN!”

When R&B icon Prince died on April 21, little did he know that within weeks there would be a reggae cover of his popular 1984 hit Purple Rain. It has been three months since Prince’s passing, and Jamaican singer Bunny Brown is releasing his tribute to “His Royal Purpleness” with a version of the popular track with the help of ‘Rhythm Twins’ Sly and Robbie. “We were asked to do this tribute by WBAI — a radio station in … Read entire article »

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JAMAICA’S MINISTER OF CULTURE/ENTERTAINMENT OLIVIA “BABSY” GRANGE, HAS APPOINTED A NEW ENTERTAINMENT ADVISORY BOARD!

 Minister of Sports Olivia Grange (Photo: Michael Gordon)— Olivia “Babsy” Grange, minister of culture, gender, entertainment and sport, has appointed a new entertainment advisory board, which she said should assist in constructing a viable and vibrant creative economy. The board comprises: Lenford Salmon, chairman; Gussie Clarke, deputy chairman; Councillor Duane Smith; Kingsley Cooper; Clifton “Specialists” Dillon; Dr Carlene Davis-Cowan; Dr Sonjah Stanley-Niah; Paula Surtees; Bunny Brown; Howard McIntosh; Herbie Miller; Clyde McKenzie; Michael “Ibo” Cooper; Joseph Bogdanovich; Karen Smith; Jacqueline Knight-Campbell; Shelly-Ann Curran; and Kamal Bankay. Speaking in the Sectoral Debate in Parliament on Tuesday, Grange said she plans to hold discussions with Edmund Bartlett, minister of tourism, to determine what is served to visitors as Jamaican entertainment. “Our aim is for every visitor who arrives in Jamaica to experience the distinctive sounds and … Read entire article »

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JAMAICANS IN NEW YORK PROVIDE MORE HELP FOR BLIND MAN WHO LIVED IN CHICKEN COOP!

 (L) Local entertainer Bunny Brown is assisted by residents from Jericho as he delivers the barrel to Rosalvo Patterson over the weekend. (R) Sister of Rosalvo Patterson, Eileen is also presented with a barrel of her own. (PHOTO: LIONEL ROOKWOOD)— More assistance has come for 82-year-old Rosalvo Patterson, the blind man whose fortune changed earlier this year after the Jamaica Observer highlighted the squalid conditions in which he existed in a fowl coop. Four months after local entertainer Wayne ‘Lonesome’ Brown led some kind-hearted Jamaicans into constructing a one-room house for the elderly resident in his community of Jericho, Jamaicans living in New York Tri-State area, have come on board to offer more assistance. This latest initiative to further assist Patterson was led by Kimi Fire, a radio station personality who operates on … Read entire article »

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