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AP Singer Cassandra Wilson died in her native Jackson, Mississippi, on Tuesday morning.
06 Sep, 2026 0

Cassandra Wilson, 2-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, dies at 70

NEW YORK (AP): Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter, and producer, has died. She was 70. Dubbed America’s best singer by Time magazine in 2001, Wilson was best…
Almost 30 years after the release of the iconic movie ‘Dancehall Queen’, starring Audrey Reid, the new television series ‘Daughters of the Dancehall Queen’ draws on its cultural legacy.
05 Sep, 2026 0

Almost 30 years after ‘Dancehall Queen’, new series enters production

Building on the legacy of the iconic film Dancehall Queen while bringing a new generation of stories to the screen, Daughters of the Dancehall Queen is set to begin principal photography in early…
Attendees participate in the opening ceremony of the Gwangju Biennale in Gwangju, South Korea, on March 31, 2021.
05 Sep, 2026 0

China boycotts Asian art festival over Taiwan exhibition name

SEOUL, South Korea (AP): A group of Chinese artists is boycotting a major art exhibition in South Korea over the organisers’ plans to use the name ‘Taiwan Pavilion’ for an exhibition of works by…
This image, released by Universal Pictures, shows Matt Damon as Odysseus and Zendaya as Athena, in a scene from ‘The Odyssey’.
05 Sep, 2026 0

Early predictions for the 2027 Oscar race

NEW YORK (AP): Fall movie season also means Oscar season. It might be only just September but the jockeying for next March’s Academy Awards is well underway. Movies first started revving up their…
Blaqk Sheep keeps Jamaica at the foundation of his work while building music that can travel the world.
04 Sep, 2026 0

5 Questions With Blaqk Sheep

Billboard producer, engineer, musician and writer Germaine ‘Blaqk Sheep’ Clarke is the founder and CEO of dancehall and reggae label Blaqk Sheep Music. Passionate about every area of the music, he…
Adria Arjona in a scene from ‘Onslaught’.
04 Sep, 2026 0

Movie Review | Despite its title, the slasher siege movie ‘Onslaught’ takes its time

AP: Masked soldiers deployed on domestic soil and an air of conspiratorial paranoia give Adam Wingard’s not-quite-grindhouse siege film Onslaught a contemporary pulse, even if this lean, B-movie…
Guitarist, composer and educator Seretse Small, along with a few friends, will present ‘An Amazing Night of Music’ at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston tonight.
04 Sep, 2026 0

Seretse Small set to lead ‘An Amazing Night of Music’

His surname is Small, but Seretse is a musical giant. For years, the accomplished musician and music educator has stood tall on Jamaica’s musical landscape, mesmerising audiences worldwide with his…
Percussionist Bongo Herman
03 Sep, 2026 0

‘Young man see vision’, Bongo Herman says of Badge of Honour

Percussionist Herman ‘Bongo Herman’ Davis is one of the 2026 recipients of the Badge of Honour for Meritorious Service for his significant contribution to Jamaican music and culture. It is another…
Fete Republic’s Night Carnival Jamaica returns to the roads of downtown Kingston this Saturday for its ‘Purple Reign’ staging.
03 Sep, 2026 0

Night Carnival set for Purple Reign

Jamaica’s carnival season may traditionally peak in April, but Night Carnival Jamaica will bring another road event to Ocean Boulevard in downtown Kingston this Saturday, September 5. Organised by…