In The Spotlight
Dancehall Supremo Beenie Man To Headline BoomTown Fair
Category: In The Spotlight Written by Ben Robinson
BoomTown can now unveil that the undisputed heavyweight champion of Dancehall, Beenie Man will be the Lion’s Den reggae headliner for Saturday night. He shares the bill over the weekend with; Alborosie, Tanya Stephens, Natty, Gappy Ranks, David Rodigan and a bucket load of reggae and dancehall’s living legends! Another mega addition to the bill for all those Ska-core lovers out there is destruction demigods Capdown! With the entire first four tier tickets now sold out, BoomTown are down to a limited amount of tier five tickets, so snap ‘em up whilst you can!
MNI Alive Exclusive Interview With Hollywood Actor, Dennis L.A White
Category: In The Spotlight Written by Jeevan Robinson
Changing The Game is a new movie starring acclaimed Hollywood actor Dennis L.A White, set to premiere this weekend. Dennis is a big screen regular with standout roles in movies such as the Biggie Smalls biopic - Notorious; Swimming, I Think I Love My Wife, and The Brave One. Dennis also has acting roles in popular television series, Law & Order, Third Watch and The Jury.
MNI Alive Exclusive: A Conversation With Dancehall Soul Siren, Cherine
Category: In The Spotlight Written by Fabian Thomas
I have admired Cherine for a long time and continue to be inspired by her growth and maturity as an entertainer. She has taken the road less travelled: the path of paying dues, cultivating her abilities and developing her signature Dancehall Soul sound; a mixture of reggae, dancehall, soul and R&B.
Chit Chat With Gramps Morgan Part Two
Category: In The Spotlight Written by Tina Mowatt
On April 24, 2012, Gramps Morgan released his second album entitled “Reggae Music Lives”. His passion for music on a whole and Reggae Music in particular, is the focus of his life’s work. As was stated in part one of this two-part article, Gramps believes in balancing his lifestyle with non musical activities: spending quality time with family and friends, playing his favourite sport, American Football and hosting family gathering with the atmosphere of “Christmas in Jamaica”.
The Awesome Jam Band Performing Live In The 2012 Carnival Village
Category: In The Spotlight Written by Jeevan Robinson
St Thomas' 60th Carnival Anniversary has come to an end with the Awesome Jam Band staking their claim as the best band in the land once again. As the 2012 album, 'We Will Survive' continues to receive great reviews from within the USVI, the wider region and the Diaspora, the Jam Band's music once again is setting the pace for all other bands within the USVI.
MNI Alive Exclusive: Chit Chat With Reggae Artiste Gramps Morgan - Part 1
Category: In The Spotlight Written by Tina Mowatt
As an artiste myself, I was thankful for the opportunity to speak with “Gramps”, his more familiar nomenclature, because I am personally at the “starting blocks” of my career and eager to gather as much information as I can in order to create my own path. With the experience he has had, being a part of a musical family, as well as cultivating his solo career since 2009, Gramps Morgan, to me, is an ideal candidate for my “brain-picking” explorations. I wanted to speak with Gramps Morgan, the Man and the Artiste.
Model Yendi Phillips & Chino Open Up About Their Relationship
Category: In The Spotlight Written by Zaheera Blake
Jamaican model, Yendi Phillips, and Chino McGregor open up about their relationship and how they connected in an interview with Novia McDonald Whyte of the Jamaica Observer.
Chaun Vernon On The Road To Being The Next R&B Sensation
Category: In The Spotlight Written by Jeevan Robinson
Chaun Vernon is a singing talent that is especially unique. Cultivated in the deep harmonies of reggae and dancehall music, this young man of Jamaican parentage from Ft Lauderdale, Florida, blends his God given talent with what he learnt from the environment he was exposed to musically whilst growing up, and delivers an R&B sound like none you have heard previously.
Romain Virgo To Release Massive New Album
Category: In The Spotlight Written by Blueprint Publicity
22-year-old singer-songwriter Romain Virgo announces new U.S. tour dates and the release of his sophomore album The System, available May 8 on VP Records. Romain Virgo delivers a quality set of dynamic, conscious-themed roots and lover's rock tales on The System.
Bob Marley, Reggae's First Billion Dollar Brand
Category: In The Spotlight Written by Duhaney Grant
Legend, icon, king, are just a few words we’ve associated with Bob Marley. Now we will have to add another moniker, the “billion dollar rasta.” In 1981 the world was mourning the loss of a music legend, now three decades later you can find the name Bob Marley on almost everything from clothing and apparel to electronics.
In Honour of Virgin Islands Music Legends, The Awesome Jam Band
Category: In The Spotlight Written by Jeevan Robinson
Across the Caribbean, there are many bands of note that continue to make invaluable contributions to the development and the intrigue that surrounds the region’s various musical expressions. Within the Soca music artform, there is but one band from the United States Virgin Islands, called the Awesome Jam Band, that for 32 successive years have been flying the flag of Soca music within the Virgin Islands, continually reinventing their sound, and keeping abreast and ahead of the changing Soca music landscape.
The Making Of A Legend: New Bob Marley Documentary To Debut
Category: In The Spotlight Written by Jeevan Robinson
Jamaican filmmaker and actress Esther Anderson has announced that she will be releasing her own Bob Marley movie dubbed The Musical Documentary called Bob Marley: The Making Of A Legend.
Trailer Of Whitney Houston In Soon To Be Released Movie Sparkle
Category: In The Spotlight Written by Zaheera Blake
She may be departed but legendary singer, Whitney Houston, sizzles in the trailer for the upcoming movie Sparkle, in which she plays the role of Mom to Jordin Sparks. The movie is set to premiere on August 18, 2012.
Soca Producer Darren 'Soca Child' Skerritt Creates Beats That Captivate
Category: In The Spotlight Written by Jeevan Robinson
There is something about creative individuals that often leaves many of us awestruck. Those persons who have the ability to bring into existence, via untold imaginative forces, what us lesser mortals would find difficult to conjure. Darren 'Soca Child' Skerritt is one such person, a young man who plys his creative genius in the production of captivating soca music rhythms.
Reggae Legends Third World To Perform In South Africa
Category: In The Spotlight Written by Third World Band
Reggae legends, Third World, will travel 7000 miles to Cape Town, South Africa to headline in the leading South African event, Cape Town International Jazz Festival. The festival will take place March 30-31st at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.
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