Tanya Batson-Savage | Sunday, January 5th, 2014
Maybe it was for the promised night of high calibre entertainment or the lofty charitable goals or maybe it was the heady combination of doing good while having a good time which had thousands of Jamaicans flocking to the Kings House Grounds for the 2014 installation of the Shaggy and Fr
Tanya Batson-Savage | Friday, December 20th, 2013
The Shaggy and Friends concert will once again take over the lawns Jamaica House on Saturday, January 4, 2014.
Tanya Batson-Savage | Friday, December 20th, 2013
While Jamaica still reels from Tessanne Chin’s well-deserved win of Season 5 of the NBC television talent search series The Voice, it has been noted that there are many other Jamaicans also seeking the hallowed but often illusive big break. And last Saturday, three female vocalists, Niquet
Tanya Batson-Savage | Wednesday, December 18th, 2013
In December 2001 Tessanne Chin opened for Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle at the Divas in Concert event in Kingston Jamaica, having earned the spot from a local talent competition.
Tanya Batson-Savage | Monday, December 2nd, 2013
The Alpha Boys School successfully highlighted that rather than being just a part of Jamaica’s creative history, it has the potential to continue making contributions toward Jamaica’s creative economy by copping first place in the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship Caribbean’s Pitch to Rich comp
Tanya Batson-Savage | Monday, November 25th, 2013
When I first saw the title Ke Ke Keng I thought it was reference to the laughter of a female ghost.
Tanya Batson-Savage | Monday, October 21st, 2013
For the rock enthusiast, living in the land of reggae means learning to live without live music stimulation, at least for long stretches.
Tanya Batson-Savage | Wednesday, September 25th, 2013
The twittersphere exploded with love, admiration and kudos as Jamaican songbird Tessanne took the stage at the blind auditions on Night 2 of NBC’s mega hit television series The Voice on Tuesday, 24 September.
Tanya Batson-Savage | Tuesday, September 17th, 2013
The Alpha Boys School is as an intrinsic part of Jamaica’s popular music tapestry with past students at the Kingston school have helped to shape the history of ska, rocksteady reggae and even dancehall.
Tanya Batson-Savage | Sunday, September 15th, 2013
The Jamaican Folk Singers is almost as old as the nation whose folk repertoire it safeguards. The Singers have an impressive cache of folk songs and one can almost be certain that although you are likely to hear some favourites, each season won’t be a repeat of the last.
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