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AFTER 45 YEARS, JAMAICANS SAY FAREWELL TO RJR’s “GOOD MORNING MAN” ALAN MAGNUS!

March 23rd, 2017 | Add a Comment

BY RICHARD JOHNSON —  Alan Magnus— FOR close to half a century, Jamaicans have awoken to the voice of broadcaster Alan Magnus on Radio Jamaica (RJR). That is about to change in a few days when he demits ‘office’. Magnus, who has been at RJR since 1971, is not leaving the airwaves totally. “I have pointed out to management that I will make myself available to do The Nutty Buddies with Dorraine (Samuels). I am available for outside broadcasts, and if an announcer reports ill I am available to sit in,” he told the Jamaica Observer. When asked if he will miss waking up for his 5:00 am shift, Magnus was unequivocal.  “Den nuh mus,” he declared, before bursting out into his trademark laugh. “For the past year I have been thinking about it — whether or … Read entire article »

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SINGER NADINE SUTHERLAND EARNS HER MASTER’S DEGREE!

November 2nd, 2016 | Add a Comment

BY RICHARD JOHNSON—  The official graduation portrait of singer Nadine Sutherland— Singer Nadine Sutherland is still beaming, having proudly stepped across the stage of The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona campus with a master’s degree in cultural studies last Friday, October 28. When the Jamaica Observer caught up with her, she said since word got out that she had completed the postgraduate program, the support has been overwhelming. “I have always wanted to go back to school. I spent my 20’s on the road as an artist and was always somewhat envious of my friends who could speak of their college days. During the 1990’s, I was in London recording and I applied and was accepted to study law, but then came the hit song Action and, as they say, the rest … Read entire article »

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RADIO BROADCASTERS WHO REAP SUCCESS AS RECORDING ARTISTS!

May 29th, 2016 | Add a Comment

  RJR announcer Charlie Babcock (left) interviews Byron Lee in 1968.— Two weeks ago The Music Diaries brought to you an instance of a radio broadcaster who found himself in the recording studio, and in the process, became a fairly successful recording vocalist. The man of the moment then was veteran broadcaster Alan Magnus, who recently completed 45 year service in broadcasting with RJR’s 94FM. But Magnus’ case was not an isolated one as the phenomenon of radio broadcasters, or disc jocks, becoming recording artists has seen several other instances in the Jamaican entertainment business. According to Magnus, “It’s a natural progression”. He believes that once a radio presenter begins to play records, somehow the music will get into his or her blood and chances are, the individual will end up in the recording studio. Perhaps one of the … Read entire article »

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NADINE SUTHERLAND GOES DUB WITH “INNA ME BLOOD!”

October 4th, 2015 | Add a Comment

 Nadine Sutherland—- Singer Nadine Sutherland is preparing to leave for the United Kingdom in a few weeks to do promotional work on her latest single Inna Mi Blood. Released two weeks ago, Inna Mi Blood is a dub track produced by Guyana-born producer Mad Professor. She also said an album was in the works. “Recording with the Mad Professor, who is a kind of dub music king, opened my eyes to the possibilities in that area. He has a whole network in England and the wider European continent and so we are seeing the early stages of what we hope will be something truly great. He and I have decided that this is not going to be a three-month song. For us, it is a classic in the making, so we are doing … Read entire article »

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SHOULD MORE BE DONE TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM THE VAGARIES OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY?

September 8th, 2013 | Add a Comment

SHOULD MORE BE DONE TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM THE VAGARIES OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY?

Young Kareem ‘QQ’ Dawkins, who became famous at 10 years old with his hit song, ‘Poverty’. By Sadeke Brooks– Being in the music industry is no easy feat. But being a child in this very stressful environment is an even harder task. Singer Nadine Sutherland can fully relate, as she started out in the music industry at only 11 years old after winning the Tastee Talent Contest in 1979. Looking back, she says her experience was quite different … Read entire article »

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