THE MUSICIAN: LATOYA JANE Latoya Rodney, known professionally by her stage name ‘Latoya Jane’, is a Canadian singer, rapper, songwriter, and professional dancer. Born in the rough neighbourhood of Jane & Finch, in the Toronto area, music has always been a form of therapy for Latoya. When the streets wanted to consume her, she […]
Everol James Campbell aka Medician was on born June 21, 1983 to parents Elms and Henry Campbell in small district called Barton’s Bamboo Ridge in the parish of St Catherine. Medician attended the Bamboo Ridge Basic School then he went on to Barton’s Primary where he developed his love for music. Medician started to do covers […]
Reggae Month was officially proclaimed and first staged in 2008, spearheaded by the Ministry of Culture and powered by the Jamaican Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA). The focus of Reggae Month is “edutainment”, highlighting Jamaica’s musical history and heritage. The annual celebration has been a huge success, attracting on average 40,000 attendees each year. This success […]
Damian Marley’s realness comes from what he – halfway through a version of his father’s song “War” – calls “singing from the gut”. Tunes from his latest LP Stony Hill are precluded with equally gutsy speeches. Before the rousing ragga of “Time Travel” pounds out at this show in Birmingham, Marley asks “when was the last time you read […]