Jamaica Gleaner

1. First Sounds of Sofar rock Trade Centre

   Sofar Sounds, on the afternoon of Sunday, April 27, had patrons arriving at a location revealed only 36 hours prior. Laden with cushions, blankets and curiosity around the list of musical performers which they become privy to mere moments before...

2. First St Mary Literary Festival a success

   The St Mary Literary Festival had its successful inaugural staging at the Port Maria Anglican Church hall two Saturdays ago. Doubtlessly, the team organising it breathed a collective sigh of relief as, after months of hard work, which started last...

3. Marcia Griffiths’ 60th anniversary show ‘a personal thank you’

   On Sunday, May 12, Mothers’ Day, Queen of Reggae, Marcia Griffiths, will be joined by special guests, including Freddie McGregor, Tanya Stephens, Busy Signal, Cutty Ranks, Ky-Mani Marley, Christopher Ellis, in celebration of her six decades in...

4. Steve Higgins takes Jamaican folk culture to Japan

   Fresh from his recent performance at the Davie Jazz Festival in Florida, Jamaican tenor and cultural ambassador Steve Higgins will spread his wings to Asia, touching down in Tokyo, Japan, this month. While in Japan, Higgins will be showcasing...

5. Actor frozen out of Hollywood after hate for ‘Jamaican sterotype’ role

   Ahmed Best says he was frozen out of Hollywood amid the hate he got for his portrayal of Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars: Episode I. The actor thought he had finally made it big when he landed the part of the clumsy Gungan alien in the 1999 blockbuster...