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NY: New York-based actress, humanitarian and radio personality Sheron Hamilton-Pearson was on cloud nine last week when The Gleaner spoke with her by phone about her appearance in the iconic 1976 UK film, Pressure. The film has been remastered by...

Ask musicologist Michael Barnett about singer Delroy Wilson, and he can talk for hours, non-stop. “Delroy is, and was, and will forever be one of my favourite singers,” a passionate Barnett said of the foundation singer who would have celebrated...

The four-member group Soursop, which placed third in this year's staging of the Jamaica's Best School Band competition, was in fine form at the recent staging of the Grass Roots and Blankets live show...

For all its turmoil, West Kingston has produced a number of notable figures, many of whom have excelled in entertainment. It is that positive side that Yeshie Renee prefers to highlight in her...

On this day 40 years ago, Culture Club released 'Karma Chameleon' - which went on to become the UK's biggest-selling single of 1983, topping the chart for si...

At the time Anthony Richards arrived in the United Kingdom, 60 years ago, what became known as the Swinging Sixties was simmering. Groups like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones were on the verge ...

The vibrant rhythms and melodies of Jamaican music have undeniably woven their way into the UK music scene.

Solid, the debut album from OBessa, has been released. The eight-piece band comprises musicians who toured for many years with legendary singer Toots Hibbert, who died in September 2020. Released ...

Luciano, who has not performed in the United States for almost a decade, returns to that country on September 2 for the Westchester Reggae Festival in New York. The roots singer will share top billing...

British skinheads have been unfairly maligned as hooligans and racists. But the original skinhead movement brought reggae to 1970s Britain.