Duckie sings lead
AFTER YEARS of standing in the shadows as harmony singer, Derrick 'Duckie' Simpson will be the lead vocalist on As The World Turns, the new Black Uhuru album, scheduled to be released in October. Mario Lazarre of No Joke Entertainment, publicists for the roots-reggae group...
Trojan revisits Holt's 'Volts'
SINGER John Holt's groundbreaking 1974 album, 1,000 Volts of Holt, will be reissued before year end by Trojan Records. The company made the announcement in a statement on its website...
Spear gets funky
LEGENDARY funk musicians Bootsy Collins and Bernie Worrell, who made their names as members of George Clinton's Parliament-Funkadelic band, worked on Burning Spear's new album, Jah is Real. The album was released by Spear's label on August 17...
ICON: Harry Belafonte
Claim to fame: Superstar singer/actor who became Hollywood's first black leading man; gave Caribbean music an international profile with his 1956 album, Calypso which included the classic songs, Banana Boat Song, Jamaica Farewell and Come Back...
Something extra
The island was in a frenzy yesterday as our golden boy, Usain Bolt, returned home. Everything else was forgotten but, over the weekend, some persons found other reasons to celebrate...
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