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When 11-year-old Emanuel Humphrey finished his performance at the finals of Bermuda Idol last week, the judge not only stood to his feet but he took off his hat in amazement. The Dellwood Middle School student brought the house down while singing Bey...

The back of singer Joy Barnum’s neck often hurts after a performance. It’s from laughing and smiling so much. She kicks the stereotype of a sombre, stern opera singer right to the kerb. “People tell me a lot that I’m not what they expected from an ...

At Sharon Apopa’s childhood home on Roberts Avenue, it was common to find her family of 14 sitting out on the porch, playing instruments and listening to music. Decades later, her tie to music is just as strong. She’s behind a fundraiser at the BIU o...

Patrick Lee thought reading and rap were worlds apart until three years ago. The Bermuda College Literary Society opened his eyes to the connection. Ironically, he only joined to fulfil credit requirements. “It was a club or sports and I don’t lik...

Dancehall singer Cocoa Tea hit it big with Riker’s Island. The song is one of his most famous in a career that has spanned more than three decades. Love Me Truly and Hurry Up and Come also scored big with dancehall fans; they’re likely on the a...

Billy Byron pulled out his guitar, strummed a few chords from Yellow Bird and the dementia patients came to life. He couldn’t believe it. He’d played music for most of his life but had never before witnessed its power to heal. “The patients just cam...

Jazz musicians and enthusiasts were in the audience as the Kenny Werner Trio took centre stage at the Bermuda Festival. Some remembered Werner when he played at the Hamilton Princess in the early 70s. Seating in the Mid-Ocean Amphitheatre at the Fa...

The Bermuda National Gallery will host the first in a series of intimate music sessions alongside its current display tonight. At “Love for Sale: A Jazz Standard”, singer Joy Barnum will perform requests, a rarity, to a limited audience from 7pm to 8...

A concert will bring together local and international musicians to raise money for charity next month. International reggae singers Tarrus Riley, Cocoa Tea and Etna will take the state at National Sports Centre with local artists including Jesse Seym...

Working on a cruise ship isn’t for everyone. The travel is constant and the work can be intense. Steel pan player Robert Symons got hooked in 1989 and hasn’t looked back. His latest gig was on Oceania Cruises. “I was staff and crew in the entertainme...

Liz Tremblay was terrified things would go terribly wrong when her musicians met Yehudi Menuhin in 1986. She put her students through weeks of practice in advance, and schooled them on the proper etiquette for addressing one of the greatest violinist...

The Earl Cameron Theatre was at capacity for Tuesday night’s concert by Bermuda Brass. With the concert starting at the family-friendly hour of 6.30pm, there were a good number of children in the audience to hear this quintet’s performing debut. Th...