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

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.

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

When I first saw the title Ke Ke Keng I thought it was reference to the laughter of a female ghost.

For the rock enthusiast, living in the land of reggae means learning to live without live music stimulation, at least for long stretches.

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.

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.

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.

The 2013 Concert Season for the Jamaican Folk Singers has been dubbed Tribute and Celebration. And that is precisely what they will be doing for their founder the late Dr. Olive Lewin.

Last year, the Gungo Walk Festival joined Jamaica’s entertainment calendar. Though it reportedly enjoyed a smaller audience than the first installment, the sophomore staging proffered up great energy and diversity as it continues to carve out its niche for alternative music and more.