From left, Alex Tanas, Ben Spivak, Nasri Atweh and Mark Pelli of the reggae-fusion band MAGIC!– With Toronto-bred group up for Single of the Year at American Music Awards for Rude, homegrown reggae acts continue to struggle for mainstream success
BY CECELIA CAMPBELL-LIVINGSTON Observer Staff Reporterlivingstonc@jamaicaobserver.com SEVEN years after becoming a Christian, former dancehall singer Chuck Turner is determined revive his career after surviving life-threatening injuries. Turner, best known for songs like I Miss You, Runaround Girl and Tears, says he has been to “hell and back”.
“Mi cyaan afford it!” This is the cry of a number of persons days ahead of Buju Banton’s first major performance since his release from prison last December.
Beres Hammond By Howard Campbell—- BERES Hammond was still in the stages of a comeback when he first met music producer Donovan Germain in 1990.
ANTHONY CRUZ… impressed by the performance of the evergreen Errol Dunkley— WHILE at the Reggae Summerjam Festival in Cologne, Germany, two weeks ago,
MIAMI (CMC) – The United States Coast Guard says the Cutter Charles Sexton repatriated 27 Cuban migrants Friday to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba.
