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Jamaica Gleaner

  • Shenseea to bring ‘flavour’ for first-time MOBO performance

    Dancehall artiste Shenseea is among the announced performers for this year’s Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards in the United Kingdom on March 26, and the Hit and Run singer is very excited. When asked what fans on location and at home can expect from her first-time performance, she simply replied: “Flavour!”

  • Movie Review | ‘Reminders of Him’ is a sad-happy Colleen Hoover adaptation

    The hunky, sweet hero in the new romantic drama Reminders of Him at one point turns to the movie’s heroine and tells her: “I’m starting to wonder if you’re the saddest girl I’ve never met.” It’s hard to argue. First, she’s a penniless former prison inmate who has returned to her small town of Laramie, Wisconsin, where she’s hooking up with her former boyfriend’s best friend. Second, that boyfriend is dead and she’s been blamed, hence the prison sentence. Plus, she’s hoping to connect with her estranged daughter, born of tragedy.

  • Swatch International the real ‘Passa Passa’ sound

    Even after 34 years, Swatch International remains active on the sound system scene, with bookings in places like Japan and the United States. “We are getting overseas dates now more regularly. The US tour last year was a huge success, and we already have repeat gigs for 2026 to 2027 with a lot of satisfied promoters. We have a Japan tour coming up, plus we will be touring Europe later this year,” O’Neil Miles, founder of Swatch International, said.

  • 5 Questions With DJ Mac

    Fresh off the success of his WYFL (Weh Yuh Feel Like) Riddim, which has already spawned more than 40 features in just three months, disc jockey and producer Jason ‘DJ Mac’ McDowell is enjoying a big moment in dancehall. Produced by DJ Mac and CrashDummy the WYFL Riddim was released last November and has been hailed for bringing fresh, fun energy back into dancehall.

  • CDT concert ‘Streams’ is a visual feast

    The dance concert Streams by CDT Jamaica, a legacy company which honours Tony Wilson, who founded The Company Dance Theatre, at the Little Theatre, Tom Redcam Drive on Sunday evening, was a visual feast. The movement – on spot, across, and around the stage – was amazingly varied.