2026

Stranger Cole remembered as Jamaican music icon and cultural ambassador

ilburn Theodore “Stranger” Cole got a ‘bangarang’ sendoff at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in St Andrew on Wednesday. ......Read more

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With proper care, a vinyl record can last for decades, perhaps even a century. That's why, as any vinyl record enthusiast would tell you,......Read more

 

Jet Star Records’ Palmer brothers honoured for contribution to reggae in UK

ast March, the Palmer brothers were among 12 reggae stalwarts honoured by the Brent City Council for their contribution to the music’s development in the United Kingdom......Read more

Vinyl is back, but could it be improved?

In case you hadn’t realised, vinyl is making a bit of a comeback. Who would have guessed that a plastic disc which first arrived on the scene in 1931 would still be bringing so much joy 95 years later?......Read more

Sir Emile Straker Leaves Enduring Caribbean Legacy

 

Sir Emile Straker was one of Barbados’ most celebrated musicians, cultural ambassadors, and national icons........Read more

StGC is 2026 Best School Band

ebutants St George’s College won the 13th Jamaica Best School Band (JBSB) competition on April 26 at Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in St Andrew......Read more

2026 Ja’s Best School Band to be crowned on weekend

 

Newcomers Cedar Grove Academy, St George’s College, Wolmer’s Boys’ High School, and Herbert Morrison Technical High School are the finalists for Jamaica’s Best School Band (JBSB) competition which ends on April 26 at Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts......Read more

‘Irie Feelings’ hitmaker Rupie Edwards laid to rest

INGSTON, Jamaica—Rupie Edwards, the singer/producer who entered the British national chart in 1975 with Irie Feelings (Skanga), was laid to rest on Thursday, April 2, in Beckton, east London......Read more

VP Records Co-Founder, Patricia Chin, Honoured by the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC

One of Jamaica’s trailblazers in the music industry, VP Records co-founder, Patricia “Miss Pat” Chin, was honoured during the Embassy of Jamaica’s inaugural ‘Reggae Night’ in Washington DC, on February 26, held in celebration of Reggae Month.......Read more

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