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A Bermudian gospel group have made it on to the Billboard charts with a song first performed at a cancer benefit last year. Last Call, made up of Tricray Astwood and Adrian Jones, reached number 18 on the Billboard Gospel Indicator Chart this month ...

Drummer Troy Washington Sr auditioned to play at the 2017 America’s Cup thinking it might lead to fame and fortune. At the very least, he figured, it would be tons of fun. JESSIE MONIZ HARDY spoke with him about his experience Troy Washington Sr joi...

Gospel singer Ayiesha Woods prayed for an opportunity to take her family with her as she toured. A renovated bus proved the answer for the contemporary Christian artist, who is the daughter of Bermudians Sandyanne Bean and Donald Woods Jr. She’ll tak...

One of the things Reverend Jahkimmo Smith loves most about Jesus’s ministry is His ability to break down barriers and go against social norms. Through the Scriptures, he learnt how Jesus disregarded social stigmas and upset religious restrictions j...

Phiemma Caisey’s father, Albert, put her on stage at the old Rosebank Theatre “and that was it”. Then 8, she didn’t consider all the potential pitfalls of performing before a crowd — that they might not like her voice; that she might forget the words...

The quartet is called Leviticus and, if music is your thing, you’ll want to hear them play. They take traditional tunes and rearrange them, infusing bossa nova, Afro-Cuban and traditional jazz rhythms. “We’re a jazz quartet that plays primarily hymns...

After graduating from Bible school, Kamila Burgess travelled through the UK for seven months helping people in need of spiritual guidance. Some didn’t have any money, others were in abusive relationships; many were hurting emotionally as a result of ...

Jean Amédé Caze thought learning the trumpet would be easy. Once he got it home, he realised his mistake. “It took me three days of trying just to make sound come out of the instrument,” the 35-year-old laughed. “I’ve been battling with it ever sinc...

Three of Harvard University’s oldest a cappella groups performed a free concert yesterday. The Radcliffe Pitches, Krokodiloes and the Din and Tonics sang in support of Bermuda’s Action on Alzheimer’s and Dementia charity. The concert, organised by t...

St Luke AME Church is holding a fundraising gospel concert tonight at 7.30pm at Ruth Seaton James Auditorium. Part of the proceeds will be donated to Sister Joan Simmons in support of her school in Africa. Admission is $30 and patron tickets cost $10...

I look forward to the annual jazz concert at the Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts, but as I reviewed this year’s line-up, I was disappointed that I couldn’t find a “straight ahead” jazz show. “What about Jonathan Butler on Saturday, January 2...

Jonathan Butler grew up in South Africa, hit the charts in the United Kingdom and now lives in Los Angeles. So it is no surprise that he calls his unique fusion of R&B, gospel and jazz, simply “world music”. “I’m a world music artist,” said the 56-y...