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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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THE GRAMMY FOUNDATION ON BOARD WITH PLANS TO ESTABLISH A REGGAE HALL OF FAME IN JAMAICA!

By Shereita Grizzle— State Minister for Tourism and Entertainment Damion Crawford (second right) and minister of transport, works and housing, and noted music afficionado, Dr Omar Davies (second left), listen attentively to producer of the ‘Legends of Ska’ documentary, Brad Klein (left), as he provides details of the 100 digital tapes containing priceless interview and concert footage. Also pictured is director/curator of the Jamaica Music Museum, Herbie Miller.— In light of several articles being published in The Sunday Gleaner in recent times regarding the issue of establishing a Reggae Hall of Fame in Jamaica, another industry insider has come forward to voice concern over the snail’s pace at which the country is moving in developing the idea. Elliot Leib of the Trade Roots Reggae Collections (TRRC) told The Sunday Gleaner that he has been … Read entire article »

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REMEMBERING PETER TOSH!

   By Howard Johnson—- The cover of Remembering Peter Tosh which was edited by Ceil Tulloch.— PETER Tosh was on the verge of an international breakthrough with The Wailers when Ceil Tulloch was born in June 1972. When he was murdered in September 1987, she was living in New York City and knew little about the fiery singer/songwriter. When she did get familiar with Tosh and his work, Tulloch found that his contribution to Jamaican culture was under-rated. “On several occasions when I spoke with people about roots-reggae music, they were quite familiar with Bob Marley, but confessed that they knew little about Tosh,” she said. The book is a collection of personal stories by people who knew Tosh, including his former manager Herbie Miller, guitarist Donald Kinsey and drummer Sly Dunbar, members of his Word, Sound … Read entire article »

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DOES DANCEHALL MUSIC NOW NEED A MESSAGE?

DOES DANCEHALL MUSIC NOW NEED A MESSAGE?

Twin of Twins— In recent times, players in the music industry have been arguing that dancehall music is on its death bed. Some critics have blamed producers, claiming that too many hip-hop rhythms were being made. Producers seem to have changed course in the last year or so, building new rhythms with authentic dancehall elements, in some cases sampling melodies and instruments from classic hits of the 1990s. Some notable contemporary dancehall rhythms like Major Lazer’splatinum-selling ‘Bumaye’, TJ Records’ ‘Toasted’, Head Concussion’s ‘Reverse It’, Big … Read entire article »

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