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Sat, May

Jamaica Gleaner

  • Delcita and daughter Dreanna Williams share creative bond - Actress opens ‘Contestant69’ on Mother’s Day

    Veteran Jamaican actress and playwright Andrea ‘Delcita’ Wright has built a career that spans decades of stage performance and comedy, earning her a respected place in local theatre. Beyond her own work, she has also contributed to the industry as a mentor, helping to shape and guide emerging actors who credit her influence in their development.

  • 5 Questions with Loraine ‘Raine’ Seville

    This week, 5 Questions With … gets into the Mother’s Day groove with a delightful interview with singer and songwriter Loraine ‘Raine’ Seville and her beautiful, talented teenage daughter, Layla-Rei. 

  • MOVIE REVIEW - Billie Eilish, James Cameron bring 3D concert film to life

    Billie Eilish is levitating. Or so it seems. When the pop star first emerges on screen in Billie Eilish — Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D), she is suspended above a cube built of LED screens, surrounded by a sold-out crowd of over 23,000 fans in the centre of the UK's largest arena — Manchester's Co-op Live. She launches into the midtempo Chihiro, a house experiment from her latest album, and the 3D magic begins. In the contemporary pop music landscape, Eilish is a rulebreaker, and so is this work.

  • Dean Fraser, Tarrus Riley for special Mother’s Day experience at Plantation Smokehouse

    There will be food, music and plenty of new memories made at Plantation Smokehouse in Richmond, St Ann, come Mother’s Day, as saxophonist Dean Fraser and reggae artiste, Tarrus Riley, team up for an intimate entertainment and dining experience.

  • KestheBand makes NPR Tiny Desk debut 

    KestheBand made their debut on NPR Tiny Desk Concerts with a high-energy set recorded at NPR Music Headquarters in Washington, DC, as the series marks 18 years of showcasing global music. The performance featured a medley of reworked fan favourites and classics, including Hello, Fallin’, Rum and Coca Cola, Jolene, Cocoa Tea, Wotless, and Savannah Grass. The songs flowed into each other in a continuous set that highlighted the band’s genre-blending sound and live arrangement style.