UNITED NATIONS – “One Love”, the iconic song by the late Jamaican reggae superstar Bob Marley, is to be re-released with the blessing of the musician’s family to support children whose lives have been upended by coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Dancehall star Buju Banton, with his entry “I Am A Jamaican”, defeated nine other finalists to win the Jamaica Festival Song Competition last month.
MIAMI, Florida— Fantasy Theatre Factoryat the Sandrell Rivers Theater (FTF@SRT) will host its 3rd annual Sandrell Rivers Day with an impressivelineup of artists and entertainers of color,starting at 8 p.m. on Sat., August 29, 2020, on Facebook Live (https://www.facebook.com/SandrellRiversTheater) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6dBLv9GNfiBu9w2O3_UzrA/).Among the festivities will be the bestowing of this year’s Sandrell Rivers Humanitarian Award to Dr. Larry R. Handfield, Esq., of The Handfield Firm. Serving as Emcee will be renown singer and entertainer Brenda Alford. The event will be free.
“The Old Guard” is a film that is so woke, it puts its audience to sleep.
If you haven’t found Pete Davidson funny after six years on “Saturday Night Live,” two hours watching his semi-biographical film “The King of Staten Island” likely won’t change your mind.
The Grand Final of the 2020 Jamaica Gospel Song Competition will premiere on CVM TV this Sunday, July 26, beginning at 5:30 pm. The Finalists’ Performance Show, which is the first show of the two-show Grand Final, will see the top ten finalist trying to out sing and out-perform each other as they vie to capture the public’s heart and vote.
The long-running television reality show “Cops”, which featured the popular theme song “Bad Boys” by Jamaican reggae band Inner Circle, has been cancelled.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Dr. L’Antoinette Stines, founder and lead choreographer of Jamaican dance group L’Acadco, has filed a lawsuit against American music superstars Jay Z and Beyonce for her work on their 2018 album “Everything is Love”.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Caribbean community (CARICOM) countries represented in Brazil have submitted a film in this year’s virtual Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC) Film Festival, scheduled to be held via You Tube this month, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade here.
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NEW YORK, NY – Grammy winner, multiple Billboard Hot 100 chart topping artist and international reggae icon, Buju Banton, today releases “Blessed” off his much-anticipated album, “Upside Down 2020,” his first full-length studio album in a decade. The Dave Kelly produced “Blessed” is coming along with the long-awaited album release date announcement. “Upside Down 2020” will be available everywhere on June 26, 2020. The album is also now available for pre- order at: https://umusic.digital/upsidedown
Pembroke Pines, Florida - The Louise Bennett-Coverley Heritage Council and the Friends of the South Regional/Broward College Library, are pleased to announce the launch of the prestigious Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley Memorial Lecture Series, Saturday, June 20th, 2020 - (2:00pm-3:30pm), presented under the distinguished patronage of the Consul General of Jamaica – Mr. Oliver Mair.
South Palm Beach, Florida – Antigua & Barbuda’s Reggae Ambassador Causion has been diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer. The diagnosis came seven days after he was rushed to emergency surgery on November 19th in Palm Beach, Florida.
