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Beenie Man Dropped From Big Day Out
Beenie Man Dropped From Big Day Out Jamaican dancehall MC Beenie Man has been dropped from the line-up of the Big Day Out Festival, which is due to begin touring Australia and New Zealand in January, after protests about homophobic lyrics penned by ...
Dancehall dawn
Dancehall dawn The country’s reggae scene is thriving - and may finally be ready to hail its first star, writes Andrew Drever. Australia has yet to enjoy the emergence of its first home-grown reggae star. But with the increasing popularity of r...
Echo Minott asks ‘What the Hell the Police Can Do?’
Echo Minott asks ‘What the Hell the Police Can Do?’ With a consistently high murder rate, guns coming in from Haiti on fast boats and a surprise police commissioner resignation, many a law-abiding Jamaican citizen may jut be asking, R...
Reggae album sales plummet
Reggae album sales plummet It has not been a good year for Jamaican pop music. Sales tracker, SoundScan, reports that music buyers in the United States showed little interest in what Jamaican artistes had to offer in 2009. SoundScan has released sa...
Ready steady Eddy
Ready steady Eddy As if he hadn’t done enough performing of late, Eddy Grant is ready to roll once again Reggae rocker Eddy Grant is preparing to go on the road – again. The veteran performer is no stranger to performing, having spent much of la...
Blakk Rasta, Asem perform at Face of Ghana Holland 2009 grand finale
Blakk Rasta, Asem perform at Face of Ghana Holland 2009 grand finale Ghana’s reggae music sensation Blakk Rasta has flown out of the country to Amsterdam to perform at the 2009 Face of Ghana Holland pageant grand finale. Blakk Rasta’s show foll...
