By Basil Walters SINGER Ken Boothe, whose career started in the mid-1960s, is this year’s recipient of the Marcus Garvey Award in the field of music. He received the award Saturday evening from Festival Queen Krystal Tomlinson, during a ceremony produced by the Universal Negro Improvement Association’s UNIA’s chapter.
The singers are asking a judge to rule that their summer anthem ‘Blurred Lines’ does not copy elements from songs by Marvin Gaye and Funkadelic.
Dean says dreadlocks aren’t professional in the workforce By Gerren Keith Gaynor— From ABC. The dean of Hampton University Business School is standing his ground on his controversial ban of dreadlocks and cornrows in the classroom.
Work is expected to commence on Laza Morgan’s Korna King Skateopia next year. Laza Morgan By Hasani Walters– Laza Morgan The St Thomas-based skate park is one of several attractions the entertainer is looking to house on 13 acres of land in Port Morant.
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL THE mystique of Don Drummond moved through the Little Theatre in Kingston last weekend. It was where the National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) staged its ballet, Malungu, a tribute to the legendary trombonist.
By Kevin Jackson IT has been 15 years since Shabba Ranks released a studio album. The 47 year-old Grammy-winning deejay is working on a new set which could be released in 2014.
