Category: Music notes

Webmasters Make $$$ Hailing from the shores of Jamaica, this reggae artist is no “Newbie”. Iy Jon whose real name is Jonathan Ford has been singing the sweet tunes of Culture & Lovers Rock reggae for the past 40 years. Born & raised in Morant Bay, St. Thomas he was surrounded by the culture & birth place of reggae music. As a youth growing up he would rock away to the hits of the late & great Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, & Gregory Isaac, just to name a few. An…

Music Unites Jamaica Foundation presents a multicultural chamber music concert in honour of Dr. Don Shirley, internationally acclaimed Jamaican composer and pianist, featuring music from many countries of the world. The concert is to be held at the UWI Chapel, Mona Campus, on Saturday, June 2, at 8 p.m., with welcome drinks at 7 p.m. A wide range of well known classical music performers, such as Vered Saldinger on flute, Rafael Salazar on Clarinet, guitarist Shawn Richards and the Pimento Players, led by composer Peter Ashbourne, have offered their time…

Jamaica Music Countdown June 1-7, 2012 by Richie B… “Marley” Soundtrack – Bob Marley is top album The countdown by Richie B looks good. The competitive top CD albums list is still missing C-Sharp band’s The Invitation. “Marley” Soundtrack – Bob Marley is number 1 CD album. Affairs of the Heart – Damion “Jnr Gong” Marley is again number 1 (5th week) on the top 25 list of Reggae Singles. Judgement Day – Raging Fyah is number 7, after 2 weeks on the Reggae Singles charts, but Silver Words –…