Dennis Howard
Songs of Protest and Lamentation
While many fans and commentators have been critical of the lyrical content and actions of some hip-hop and Jam-pop artists, others are...
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Stan Smith
- 4 min
Jamaican Popular Music: Culture and Creative Spaces
SOJA, a Virginia-based reggae group, won the 2021 Reggae Grammy for their album "Beauty in the Silence". SOJA's win ignited a firestorm...
Stan Smith
- 4 min
The State of Jamaican Radio in Diaspora, Survive or Adapt?
Programming on Jamaica radio in the diaspora connects Jamaican immigrants to their homeland. Radio programming in advanced markets like...
Bobby Hustle
- 3 min
Ranting From Bobby Hustle an American Reggae/Dancehall artist
As the Debate over reggae band, Soja's Grammy win in the Best Reggae Album category continues we get the perspective of another American...
Danae Peart
- 7 min
Is This Love? Why we can't trust Hollywood to portray Jamaicans
From Bob Marley to Bushmaster, Hollywood never seems to get Jamaica and Jamaicans right! The most popular Jamaican is Bob Marley. One of...
Lisa Tomlinson
- 4 min
Lee 'Scratch' Perry the Black Ark Miracle, his influence on Popular Music
Lee 'Scratch' Perry, the enigmatic and mystical reggae singer and record producer, has been one of the significant figures in Jamaican...
Chandapaul Brown
- 6 min
Beyond the Music: How Artists Can Stay Relevant during a Pandemic
Chasing a career in music is a challenging and brave thing to do. It can be a rollercoaster ride presenting you with challenges and...
Ricky Dawes
- 1 min
Dipping in the Creative Echo Chamber
It's hardly a secret anymore that Jamaica has had a big influence on hip hop music in America, from DJ Kool Herc toasting over breakbeats...
Danae Peart
- 4 min
Jamaica's culture of homophobia may be crumbling
As a child of the Jamaican soil, there were a few things we knew as staple or gospel when growing up, and some were: power cut is a must...
Danae Peart
- 4 min
Reggae’s Outsiders are not Our Saviours
Reggae and its child Dancehall are invariable the most captivating and coveted genres globally. I know every genre lover will say the...
Dennis Howard
- 3 min
Celebrating Marcus Garvey in Song
In previous columns, I have looked at the issue of the lack of a cohesive cultural ethos which is needed to drive the country to...
Dennis Howard
- 3 min
The Making of a Dancehall Star from Struggle to Stardom (Part III)
Asylum man start let mi in free now... an a pure hail up mi a get when mi go ah de club now. Mi tune a run di place; mi no care whey some...
Dennis Howard
- 3 min
The Making of a Dancehall Star from Struggle to Stardom (Part II)
DI JOURNEY Continues Bwoy, if mi did know sey dis deejay business so hard mi wouldn’t even start. A two years now and mi voice 15 song...
Dennis Howard
- 3 min
The Making of a Dancehall Star from Struggle to Stardom (Part 1)
DI PLAN Hey, I man want to be famous, get a lot of women, drive some hot cars and go farin nuff nuff. Mi no inna nuh hard wuk still,...
Dennis Howard
- 5 min
The Awesome Power of The Dancehall ... Oops ...The Church
In the '80s, Sugar Minott declared, "Give dem inna dancehall stylee" and "Inna dancehall we deh, we a play reggae." These two songs...
Dennis Howard
- 3 min
Tips for Creatives during the Coronavirus Pandemic
The entertainment business, like every industry, is at a standstill due to quarantine and social distancing rules worldwide. While some...
Dennis Howard
- 4 min
Dennis Howard Pays Tribute to Bob Andy
The reggae fraternity is mourning the loss of legendary singer/songwriter Bob Andy who transitioned on March 27. Andy was revered in the...
Eze Bolade
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Buju Believes Jamaican pop music has not grown
Buju Banton in an interview aired on CVM’s On Stage with Winford Williams believes that Jamaican music has not grown and that Vybes...