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KINGSTON, Jamaica — "Honoured and humbled" is how reggae/dancehall artiste Wayne Marshall describes being bestowed the Order of Distinction. The entertainer-turned-content creator was honoured during ...

Owen Gray, one of the Jamaican artistes who settled in the United Kingdom during the great West Indian migration to that country in the early 1960s, is also among its few survivors. His work as a...

Glowing tributes have been coming in fast and strong for Ibo Cooper, the musical genius and “phenomenal man” who co-founded Third World, the band of Reggae Ambassadors which is celebrating 50 glorious years in music. Cooper, who separated from the...

Dr Sanneta Myrie is passionate about the work she does in providing medical care. She has also embraced all facets of our Jamaican culture through the performing arts, and like she has done throughout her life, she’s putting in the work and...

A reggaeton lawsuit claims copyright infringement against the entire genre, including songs by Bad Bunny, Karol G, Pitbull, Daddy Yankee and more.

Last month, the iconic "King of the Dancehall," Beenie Man, celebrated the release of his 17th studio album, marking a significant milestone in his four-decade-long musical journey. However, in a rece...

It’s 7:30 Saturday night at the Philip Sherlock Centre, Mona. Milling around you are scores of beautifully dressed people. The ones wearing multicoloured Pitchy Patchy T-shirts are focused on specific actions related to the main event of the...

It’s 7:30 Saturday night at the Philip Sherlock Centre, Mona. Milling around you are scores of beautifully dressed people. The ones wearing multicoloured Pitchy Patchy T-shirts are focused on specific actions related to the main event of the...

In his May 13 article in El Nuevo Día, “Cómo leer el reggaetón,” Dr. Jorge Duany reviews Reggaeton, co-edited by Raquel Z. Rivera, Wayne Marshall, and Deborah Pacini Hernández (Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2009), which traces the socio-historical trajectory and hybrid nature of this relatively new musical genre. Duany muses on how this clandestine,…

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Back by popular demand, the cast and crew of Pitchy Patchy, Jamaica's newest, most raved-about production, gets ready to take centre stage for the second straight year. Dubbed "an ...