Author: Staff

Stars to Descend on Warner Park Cricket Stadium for St. Kitts Music Festival 2023

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  BASSETERRE (23rd March 2023): Be prepared for three nights of musical magic as we set the stage at the world-renowned Warner Park Cricket Stadium for the highly-anticipated 25th edition of the St. Kitts Music Festival, June 22-24, 2023. The St. Kitts Music Festival Committee recently unveiled the first wave of artists for the 2023 edition to phenomenal applause locally and internationally.   Chronixx, Air Supply, Koffee, Skinny Fabulous, Patrice Roberts, Skillibeng, GrandMasters Band, Byron Messia, Govana, and Valiant have been announced as the first tranche of sensational entertainers who will be part…

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Sumfest Marks Milestone

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THIS year Reggae Sumfest celebrates its 30th anniversary and principal Josef Bogdanovich is promising a memorable occasion. “Thirty years is an important milestone, and we intend to make this festival our most memorable yet,” said Bogdanovich. “We have had some of the greatest reggae stars on the Reggae Sumfest stage over the past several years, and 2023 promises to be more exceptional,” he continued. The event is scheduled for the Catherine Hall Entertainment Complex in Montego Bay from Sunday, July 16, to Saturday, July 22. “The team is already working…

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Marcia & Turbulence Spent Time

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Marcia Griffiths recently teamed up with Turbulence for Time Away. Released a week ago, Time Away is produced by Donsome Records LLC. “I have done a lot of collaborations over the years, but this one stands out for me. Come on, this is the queen of reggae we are talking about, and the song is sweet, sexy, and relaxing. It talks about taking a break from work to be together with that special someone, and lovers who work hard can easily relate to this song,” Turbulence told the Jamaica Observer.…

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Olympian Akuffo gives sound advice to Barbadian wrestlers

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Barbados has a huge advantage when it comes to beach wrestling, says Olympian Ohenawa Akuffo OLY who sees great potential for the country to develop the sport into something spectacular, both at the competitive and administrative level. The phenomenal, multi-talented Canadian born wrestler is currently on island spending time and said she wants to see various aspects of Barbados wrestling grow and develop especially the aspect of beach wrestling. “You have the beach that is part of your country, number one, number two, you have tons of people in your…

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Rain couldn’t stop ‘jam’ at First Light Breakfast Cooler Party

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The refrain from Edwin Yearwood’s Ultimate Party , ‘No rain can’t stop this jam’ rang true for those attending the First Light Breakfast Cooler Party. Even with mud caked on their feet, patrons continued to party with wild abandon on the soaked grounds of the Rockfield St Lucy location as they welcomed the new year. The crowd was massive and their determination to party was evident as they braved the rains and gusty winds waiting to gain entry to the venue. With a host of popular deejays on the show,…

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Alkaline models for Givenchy

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JAMAICAN deejay Alkaline has been featured in French luxury fashion and perfume house Givenchy’s SS22 campaign. The news of the achievement began making rounds on social media on Monday, where the deejay was seen clad in black, courtesy of photo director Matthew William. This comes less than a year after several of his songs were featured on the Haute Paris runway during the first major collection of Paris Fashion Week’s menswear season last June. The dancehall star worked on the show’s soundtrack, and video footage emerged of his hit song,…

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DJ Mac making musical strides

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Twenty-three-year-old Jason “DJ Mac” McDowell is certainly making a name for himself in the dancehall arena. Last year, the St George’s College and Jamaica College old boy co-produced Jahshii’s Born Fighter which has more than 23 million views on YouTube. “The success from the song has definitely changed how I am viewed as a young producer. More people have reached out to do more work, immense opportunities have come my way and it has also opened the gate for me to be respected in the music industry,” DJ Mac told…

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Blackwell, the icon

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WHEN the Music Business Worldwide (MBW) A&R Awards are handed out today at London’s Abbey Road Studios, Chris Blackwell, legendary co-founder of Island Records, will be on hand to accept the A&R Icon award. Blackwell will be presented with the award in front of more than 500 music industry executives, artistes and entrepreneurs. The UK-focused awards are made up of a mix of independent and major professionals across labels, management and publishing. The awards, which are divided into three category groups, will be judged on a combination of commercial, critical…

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Shanique Singh is Miss Ja World Beach Beauty

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TWENTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD Shanique Singh was on Sunday chosen as the winner of the Miss Jamaica World Beach Beauty Fast Track competition. Singh, along with 12 other finalists in the 2022 pageant, competed for an automatic spot in the top 10, ahead of the grand coronation which is scheduled for December 4 at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston. Singh, who finished third in the Miss Universe Jamaica pageant during the summer, said this was her second attempt at the Miss Jamaica World title. “Well, I actually entered before in 2016. I…

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Dizzle JA makes Sex Tape

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For his latest project, singjay Dizzle JA wanted to show love to the ladies who have been, arguably, dancehall music’s biggest supporters. He threw in some shock value to spice things up. Sex Tape is the title of his new album, scheduled for release on October 14. It has eight songs which hear him at his raunchiest. “If yuh check di blueprint from back in di days with Shabba Ranks an’ all a dem man dey, dem did come raunchy wid dem girls lyrics. Di words cut deep an’ yuh…

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