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City locked as Kingston Night Market meets International Jazz Day

On Tuesday night, the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston was festive in every sense of the word when a bustling Kingston Night Market met International Jazz Day and locked the city. Vendors and an overflowing house of patrons...

Jamaica to celebrate International Jazz Day with free concert

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the Jamaica Music Museum (JaMM) will, on April 30, present International Jazz Day Jamaica, a concert...

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Another exciting Jazz in the Gardens

There are few spaces where royalty in the form of Queen of Reggae Marcia Griffiths, King of Comedy Oliver Samuels and Queen Ifrica can all be marked present on a Sunday evening, simply because they desire to be entertained by some soothing soul,...

Lascelles Perkins marks milestone - Jamaica Observer

ONE of the understated pioneers of Jamaican music, Lascelles Perkins turned 90 on October 13. The milestone was celebrated at the Kingston home of veteran session guitarist, Earl "Chinna" Smith. ...

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Red Stripe marks musical milestones - Jamaica Observer

THE Jamaica 60 celebrations is an opportunity to reflect on how far we've come as a people and the heights to which we aspire in our reach for greatness. For Red Stripe, with a history that dates ...

In the second of his journeys through reggae’s extraordinary versions, Chris Lane goes to the Far East with Don Drummond and Judy Garland

The Evolution of Jamaican Music: From Revivalism to Reggae (Part I)

[Many thanks to Peter Jordens.] Jamaica is traditionally described as the “land of wood and water,” but that description would be more accurate, as the “the land of wood, water and music.” Music, and dance, have been a part of Jamaica’s history dating back to slavery—serving as expressions of faith, hope, resistance, love, romance, and national pride. Over the years, Jamaican music has evolved from its traditional roots that included gospel, pocomania, quadrill, dinki mini, and Zion revival music. Influenced by the African culture from which enslaved people in Jamaica originated, the music throughout the early years featured heavy use of drums, and wind instruments like bamboo flutes.