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DJ Spin Citi got his start as a teenager, playing the music at parties for his friends. Years later he is the official DJ for reggae singer Gyptian, and travels the world mixing tunes. He will be on the island next week at Toast the New Year, an all-...

Get ready, Bermuda. Fiyah Marshall has brought together an “all-star” line-up of soca and reggae artists for Syzygy Festival, an end-of-year concert at The Shed in Dockyard. Sizzla, Bunji Garlin, Orlando Octave and Izac King are among the headliners ...

“Look to Africa, for there a King will be crowned.” — Marcus Mosiah Garvey, prophesising the coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. Marcus Mosiah Garvey was born on August 17, 1887 in the rural parish of St Ann, in Jamaica. Was it a coinc...

Government officials working to combat gun and gang violence have joined forces with a gospel reggae artist to send out a message of peace to the public. Wayne Caines, the national security minister, and gang violence reduction co-ordinator Leroy Be...

Politicians presented reggae artist Beres Hammond with Bermuda-themed gifts in recognition of his four decades performing on the island. Mr Hammond, the headline act at the Cup Match Summer Splash, One Love One Life Concert last Saturday, has been st...

It’s hard to imagine Kelissa McDonald choosing a career other than music given it has been an integral part of her life from childhood. Born to a talented family of artists and musicians, it seemed inevitable that the Jamaican reggae singer would add...

A music festival is to return tonight for the first time in seven years. Culture Shock, a celebration of dancehall music, was halted in 2010 after gang violence erupted in Bermuda. Now Culture Shock 18 is back and will also be used to celebrate the f...

It’s probably a blessing for her fans that Marcia Griffiths never realised her dream of becoming “a nurse, doctor or a teacher”. As the undisputed “reggae empress”, she has perhaps made an even bigger impression. The Jamaican singer has enjoyed succe...

Freddie McGregor was “born a winner” — and he has the proof to back it up. The legendary Jamaican singer’s career spans more than 50 years, and has earned him a place at the table of reggae’s elite. Even at the age of 61, he shows no sign of letting ...

Reggae stars Chronixx and Beres Hammond will headline at the Cup Match Summer Splash this year. Jamaican singer Chronixx will feature at the Cup Match Eve concert at the National Stadium South Field on August 1. Fellow icon Beres Hammond will perform...

Mother’s Day weekend just got more exciting with the announcement that queen of the “Electric Slide”, Marcia Griffiths, is to perform during a May 12 concert at the National Sports Centre. Griffiths is one of two legendary Jamaican reggae singers bei...

An all-female drum band is to hold a free concert on Sunday. Coral Beats, a Brazilian samba-reggae band, will perform in the quadrangle at Warwick Academy. A spokeswoman said the band members practice once a week and “enjoy themselves by learning to ...