Mega Banton News Today

Trinidad and Tobago’s hip-hop elite came out to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the genre recently, as AS Bryden and Sons launched Hennessy’s Limited Edition in honour of the occasion

Dancehall artiste Mega Banton remembers the first time that he heard Sound Boy Killing on the radio. "I was listening to Irie FM and GT Taylor was working the shift. He played it like...

Tommy Lee Sparta's performance was only one highlight of Reggae Sumfest Night Two. A reflective Tommy Lee, who returned to the Jamaican stage after being incarcerated for two years for illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition, had a heart-...

WESTERN BUREAU: While hometown stars Tommy Lee, the Sparta man, and the red-hot Teejay got crazy love from the fans on Night One of Reggae Sumfest, delivering rich musical joy at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Centre...

The lights went low and all was quiet as a voice message from dancehall veteran Bounty Killer urged patrons to observe a moment of silence for "one of my very close friends" — the late Boom Dandimite. Bounty Killer's recorded request was part of...

A heartfelt tribute to former Scare Dem Crew member Boom Dandimite added a sombre note to a high-energy segment in which Reggae Sumfest patr

Former Scare Dem crew member Boom Dandimite will be buried this morning after a service of thanksgiving at the Penwood Road Seventh Day Adventist church in Waterhouse, St Andrew. The artiste's body wi...

Former Scare Dem Crew member Boom Dandimite died Sunday morning in a hospital in the US after suffering a relapse during his recovery from a terrible car accident in April that had left him bedridden....

Music executive, producer and director of Reggae Sumfest Cordel "Skatta" Burrell says patrons can expect big things at this year's staging of the weeklong music festival. "You can expect bigger a...

An unheralded soldier of the music business, Gary Noble made his mark as a recording and mixing engineer, working on some of the biggest hit songs from the 1990s. He died April 2 in South Florida...