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Patti LaBelle, Lauryn Hill Sign on to St Kitts Music Festival

Flights

JetBlue Is Launching 5 New Nonstop Flights to Puerto Rico This Month

White sand along Condado Beach, pastel balconies above narrow streets in Old San Juan, the low hum of traffic circling the centuries-old city walls — Puerto Rico has long been one of the most direct Caribbean trips from the mainland United States. Now more cities are getting a nonstop path to the island. JetBlue is […]

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Taking Jamaican Dancehall to the World

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Turning 30 – A Time for Reflection IT’S the end of 2013. Everyone’s busy making plans for 2014. I’m sitting in office on New Year’s Eve feeling more than a tinge of excitement. 2013 was a highly productive year for my business and 2014 promises to be even more […]

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Marcia Forbes: Disrespecting Women (And Men) in Jamaica

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor The following is the second excerpt in Caribbean Journal from Marcia Forbes’ book, Music, Media & Adolescent Sexuality in Jamaica . The research-based book examines relationships between teens and TV, in particular through the music videos they watch. Findings are based on the participation of about 550 Jamaican teenagers. […]

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Marcia Forbes: Music Videos and Youth Culture in Jamaica

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor The following is an excerpt from Marcia Forbes’ book, Music, Media & Adolescent Sexuality in Jamaica . The esearch-based book examines relationships between teens and TV, in particular through the music videos they watch. Findings are based on the participation of about 550 Jamaican teenagers. The book explores issues […]

Marcia Forbes: Disrespecting Women (And Men) in Jamaica

By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican dancehall duo Voicemail has released a new mix tape ahead of the planned summer release of their new album. The mix tape, called “Journey Continues,” was mixed by popular radio jock and selector Kurt “the Party Animal” Riley. “We just released the mix tape and, at the same time, […]

How Jamaica’s Mario C Is Fusing Dancehall and House Music

Mario C is one of Jamaica’s top dancehall producers – winning the EME Award for Dancehall Producer of the Year and well known for his collaborations – from Beenie Man to Lady Saw. But now he has a new project – trying to bring one of his passions, house music, to Jamaica. It’s not an […]

Talking with Jamaica's Konshens

JAMAICA’S REGGAE AND DANCEHALL ARTIST KONSHENS has been finding success across the globe, most recently in Japan, where his album, Mental Maintenance, has risen to the top of the reggae charts in a country with a strong appreciation for the medium. It’s the latest positive response for Konshens, who recently embarked on another venture, the […]

The Big Youth Interview

Emerging from Kingston’s Trenchtown in the 1970s, Big Youth became one of the pioneers of reggae – as arguably one of the first deejays and, as he says, the first Rastafarian to do so. In a four-decade career, in which he has worked with everyone from Lee Perry to Bunny Wailer, Big Youth has overseen […]

Talking Reggae with I Wayne

Jamaican native I Wayne has taken a versatile path to the top of reggae, mastering both reggae and dancehall rhythms, and sometimes a fusion of the two. His newest album, Life Teachings, debuted at #5 on the Billboard Reggae Chart. I Wayne, who was born Cliffroy Taylor, has remained true to the tradition of roots […]

Interview with Beenie Man: Dancehall, Jimmy Cliff and Buju Banton

Anthony Moses Davis a.k.a Beenie Man has been at the forefront of reggae and dancehall music, both in Jamaica and globally, for two decades. His 2000 album, Art & Life, won the Grammy for Best Reggae Album, and the self-proclaimed “King of the Dancehall” has collaborated with artists from Janet Jackson to Wyclef Jean (who […]

Working to Preserve Reggae's Identity

Above: Carlyle McKetty (left) and Sharon Gordon By Alexander Britell For Carlyle McKetty and Sharon Gordon, protecting reggae is a way of life. The world recently marked the 30th anniversary of Bob Marley’s premature death, and in that time, much of reggae has stayed true to its origins, but some has been lost due to […]

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