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Lincoln “Sugar” Minott is undoubtedly one of the elders of Jamaican popular music. A veteran of 30 years, Sugar is a significant figure in the formation of the music in the post ska/rocksteady and reggae eras.

A release from the organisers of show in Toronto, which should have been headlined by singer Sugar Minott, states that they "received sad news that reggae's veteran entertainer, producer and sound system owner has fallen ill in his home in Jamaica".

"Diagnosed with a heart condition (Angina Pectoris) by the medical team at the Kingston Public hospital in...

Reggae’s aural landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation since 2005 when cultural themes controlled the dancehall as deejays chanted praises to Jah Rastafari and wrote songs to uplift and inspire listeners. Many artists who attained notoriety espousing these fortifying concepts promptly abandoned them when the prevailing lyrical tide took a sharp detour towards graphic violence, gangster posing and the explicit, x-rated rhymes that now dominate the (dancehall) charts.

Despite the disturbing trend evidenced in several current dancehall hits...

On Tuesday morning, more than 1,000 police officers from forces across Ontario executed 105 search warrants in the Toronto and Ottawa, resulting in 79 arrests and the seizure of $30,000 in cash, $10,500 in casino cheques, 19 firearms, diamonds, cocaine, body armour, vehicles and more than 10,000 ecstasy pills.

Dubbed Project Corral, the investigation began in August 2009 focusing on several shootings and other violent crimes in northwest Toronto that police believed to be a result of fighting between the area’s competing criminal organizations.

While...

Sanchez is one of the most beloved Lovers Rock Singers in Reggae Music. In support of his recently released album Now & Forever, he will be making his way across the U.S. Known for remaking various hit songs; Now & Forever features original music. His gift for crooning romantic lyrics over hard edged dancehall riddims has earned him numerous hits throughout his career. Spanning over two decades, 15 plus albums and legions fans; the veteran recording artist and consummate performer brings his sweet sound to live audiences. Be sure to check out one of his shows...

Jamaica (AP) A Jamaica man who was shot by police and became a paraplegic has been awarded $230,000 in compensation 16 years after the incident. Michael Llewellyn was shot in the back in 1994 when he tried to escape a beating by police at his house. His right leg was amputated below the knee as a result, and he was left unable use the remaining leg.

Attorney Sylvan Edwards said Friday that Llewellyn has not been able to work since then.
A Supreme Court judge ordered the compensation Thursday. Jamaica has one of the highest rates of police killings in the Western...

The head of Scotland Yard has travelled to Jamaica as senior officers on the island struggle to curb a spiralling murder rate. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson is undertaking a five-day visit organised by the University of the West Indies.

Sir Paul will be keen to share the success of his colleagues solving murders and suppressing violent crime. And he was also expected to discuss work to bring down Jamaican drug gangs operating between their homeland and London.

The Jamaica Constabulary Force is on a recruitment drive for detectives as...

Favourite Song: I have too many favourites to name one, but any song by Usher & Joe is right on top of the list.

Best Memory Moment:Winning my first Award Female Vocalist of the Year and Meeting Patti Labelle & Leon Robinson.

Years in the business: 16

Marital status:Decline to answer

Eye color: Dark Brown

Favorite dish: Seafood Pilaf

Zodiac sign...

Clive "Tenor Saw" Bright was born in Kingston, Jamaica, February
11, 1966. Tenor Saw was a prominent dancehall singer in the 1980s,
and one of the most influential singers of the early digital reggae era.
His best-known song was the 1985 hit "Ring the Alarm" on the
"Stalag 17" riddim.

Tenor Saw was raised in the Payne Avenue district of West
Kingston. His first single, "Roll Call" was recorded in 1984 for
George Phang's Powerhouse label, on the "Queen Majesty" rhythm.
He moved on, with his friend Nitty Gritty, to work with Sugar
Minott's Youth Promotion sound...

Delroy Wilson was one of Jamaica's most soulful vocalists, and over a 40-year career the singer unleashed a flood of hits and a multitude of masterpieces. Born on October 5, 1948, in the Kingston neighborhood of Trenchtown, Wilson's phenomenal talent would be his ticket out of the ghetto, and his discovery by producer Coxsone Dodd in 1962 would change the path of Jamaican music. His first recording for Dodd, "If I Had a Beautiful Baby" did little, but the producer stuck by his prodigy, and his follow-up "Spit in the Sky," was a sound system smash. That number was...

FORT LAUDERDALE (CN) - A man says he lost $2.6 million in a "huge Ponzi scheme named OLINT" that targeted Jamaican Americans. He claims the scam was so lucrative that one of its operators, Joseph Issa, "used the money to purchase the Shell Oil facility in Jamaica for $80 million."

Robert Anderson sued five people and three organizations in Broward County Court: Jared Martinez, David Smith, Wayne Smith, Tracy-Ann Smith, OLINT, Joseph Issa, USIMO, and Superclubs.

Anderson claims he and his investors group put $2.6 million in OLINT, through USIMO, which is or was...

The Best of the Best International Music Festival (BOTB) is set to take place on Sunday, May 30 during Memorial Day weekend in the nation's hippest hotspot of Miami, Florida. The year's biggest event in South Florida is now 30 days away, and there are tons of reasons why you should be there. Here are 30 of them, as the countdown begins.

1. It's a holiday...

Just when you thought you’ve heard it all, along comes an artist with the power and vitality to steer reggae in a new direction. At age twenty-six, Gyptian sounds like no one else and, unlike 99% of his peers; he’s oblivious to the constant parade of one hit wonders. His new hit single “Hold You” is breaking records and entering charts that reggae music seldom appears on.

His song is currently on numerous Billboard charts; #51 on Hot R&B...

The catch phrase of DATS BETTA! It's Mr. Peppa is ready to fill up the dancehall venues for the summer season. Mr. Peppa is on the scene with 2 brand new releases, "Glorious" and "Keep You Around" with Tony Hood.

Both songs are ready for immediate download and radio friendly. "Keep You Around" is destined to be a ladies favorite with the mix of Tony Hood's vocals and Mr. Peppa's toasting while "Glorious" gives everybody an anthem to sing.

Stay up to day with Mr. Peppa on Facebook...

Juke Boxx Productions releases its version of the popular Stalag riddim often referred to as "Stagalag". It features artist like Busy Signal, Romain Virgo, Tarrus Riley, I-Octane, G-Whizz, Assassin, Bugle, Kiprich, Chino, Elephant Man, Demarco and Chuck Fenda.

It will be availible in two week on itunes.

On May 4[SUP]th[/SUP] VP records Releases Reggae Disco Mix Showcase Volume 4. This album features 11 re-mastered Joe Gibbs & Errol Thompson produced 12” singles from the golden age of Reggae (1977-82). Collected and compiled together for the very first time! Featuring some of the greatest singers, deejays and musicians in Jamaica’s rich musical history, including Dennis Brown, George Nooks, Junior Byles, Trinity and more…These original, full length vocal / deejay...