Dinthill Technical High School Alumni Association will be having a mediathon on Sunday, July 24th starting at 2pm local time. The entire program, which will be taped at JNN/TVJ studios, will stream live on DTHSAAJ’s Facebook page and JNN’s YouTube channel.
Popular radio personality Jenny Jenny will host George Nooks, Oliver Samuels, Jigsy King, Jah Breadz, Steve Watkins, Master Blayde and others. The theme is: “Healthy Body, Healthy Mind – start today reap tomorrow.”
August 6th is special for Jamaicans all over the world as it is the nation’s Independence Day. This year – 2022 – more than most because it is the diamond jubilee.
The Jamaican gospel community, based in Philadelphia, will be marking the event at True United Church, located at 6201 Old York Road. There will be performances by Papa San, Rosey Bee, King Arthur and Shirley Willis (from The Grace Thrillers).
The show is being presented by Josett A. Simpson Promotions, and there is a $60 USD entrance fee.
Jamaican reggae-dancehall singer Mr Easy – who remains very active in his philanthropic efforts, especially in the Trelawny district – would like other well-to-do Jamaicans at home and in the diaspora to do more for the inner-city communities across the island.
He said as much in his latest single, Ghetto Cry, which was shared at the end of 2021 by Pandemic Records. Although the song was published months ago, it is now getting a lot of attention because it’s featured on the imprint’s recently released Logic Riddim.
Ghetto Cry – written by Caradon Scott – outlines what every honest Jamaican knows to be true: that persons living in the nations slums are treated as less than by every other sector of society. Because the lyrics are so steeped in reality the song has become one of the stand out tracks on the compilation.
All the attention on the record is very timely as Mr Easy‘s annual back to school charity event is scheduled for August 7th in Stewart Town, Trelawny. He and his team will be giving out pens, pencils, books, school bags, iPads etc. to students in the neighborhood for the upcoming school term. There will be live performances, and popular sound-system Bass Odyssey will be juggling. Needless to say, Ghetto Cry will be on repeat.
The multi award winning gospel group, Take 6, will be performing at The Concert Hall – 888 Yonge Street – in Toronto, Ontario on Thursday, July 28.
The ensemble, which is made up of Claude McKnight, Mark Kibble, Joel Kibble, Dave Thomas, Alvin Chea and Khristian Dentley, have won 10 Grammy Awards, 10 Dove Awards, 2 NAACP Image Awards and a Soul Train Award.
Tickets for the upcoming concert are $50 CDN for general admission and $75 CDN for preferred seating.
Reach Records has just shared their 2022 summertime playlist (116 Summer). The eighteen-track hip-hop compilation is a carefully curated set of songs performed by some of the industry’s emerging and established Christian rappers. See the complete track list below.
The first official video from the project – Steppin by Miles Minnick featuring WHATUPRG – is now out on YouTube; and the album can be downloaded from all music platforms.
90s original ‘gangster’ deejay Terror Fabulous and Leroy Sibbles – one of the founding members of the 60s rocksteady trio, The Heptones – will be performing some vintage reggae (and dancehall) at Kaiser’s Hotel in Negril West End on Sunday, July 24th.
Additional music will be provided by DJ Steven, who will be playing a lot of the classics. There is an admission fee of $2,500 JMD at the gate. However, presold tickets are available at World of Sports and Kaiser’s Hotel in Negril for only $2,000 JMD.
The 2022 Righteous Rockers Music Festival is honoring their mission statement, which is to: “use conscious empowering music in various genres to uplift.” To that end, this year’s lineup will feature gospel artists from differing sub-genres.
Performers include GMP, Steve Stoddart, Aston Barrett Jr., Minister Marion Hall, Deborah Zulu, Monty G, IK Phew and Breanna Jade. The event, scheduled for Sunday, August 7th at Multicultural Family Church – 3805 John Moore Road – in Brandon, Florida, will also double as Wayne Stoddart‘s official album release launch.
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