‘The Harder They Come’ soundtrack added to the US Library of Congress, National Recording Registry

‘The Harder They Come’ soundtrack added to the US Library of Congress, National Recording Registry

By Jamaicans The US Library of Congress, National Recording Registry Adds ‘The Harder They Come’ soundtrack Among 25 New Selections Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden today named 25 recordings as audio treasures worthy of preservation for all time based on their cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage. “The National Recording Registry will preserve our […]

Remembering Bunny Wailer: Reggae Pioneer, Icon, and Legend

Remembering Bunny Wailer: Reggae Pioneer, Icon, and Legend

(Photo: @TheWailersOfficial) By Victoria Falk Bunny Wailer, reggae pioneer, icon, and legend, is dead at age 73. The last surviving founding member of the internationally acclaimed reggae group, The Wailers, died on March 2, 2021, in a hospital, in Kingston, Jamaica. The Jamaican singer, songwriter, and percussionist reportedly died of complications brought on by a […]

OECS YES In Action features Khadijah Halliday

Grenadian Creative using her gifts to raise awareness on the importance of mental health.

OECS YES In Action features Khadijah Halliday

Photo: Khadijah Halliday This month, OECS YES In Action caught up with Khadijah Halliday, a 19-year-old Spoken Word Artist and Writer tackling the stigma of mental illness in the Caribbean through empowering videos, poetry and prose! Tell us a little about yourself. My love affair with words began at a really early age. My childhood […]

February is Reggae Month!

February is Reggae Month!

Once again, JDTAN is happy to collaborate with the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, this year on Reggae Month. Generally celebrated in and around Kingston, and sharing the month of February with Black History Month in the US, it includes lectures, documentaries, talent shows, and more. Reggae month is organized by the Jamaican […]

Tributes continue to come in for Singing Sandra

Tributes continue to come in for Singing Sandra

By Melissa Doughty, Trinidad & Tobago Newsday Tributes continue to come in from many sectors honouring the contribution Sandra “Singing Sandra” Des Vignes Millington made to Trinidad and Tobago, the region and the world. Singing Sandra died on January 28. She was 64. She won the Calypso Monarch contest in 1999 and 2003. Regional media, […]

11 iconic Whitney Houston performances

11 iconic Whitney Houston performances

CDs and artwork of Whitney Houston. American singer, actress. In 2006 the Guinness Book of World Records declared her the most awarded and famous artist of all time. (Shutterstock) By Tierra R. Wilkins, The Undefeated For this week’s culture class, forget the reading in the syllabus. We’re here to listen to that voice. Today is […]

Larry King, legendary talk show host, dies at 87

Larry King, legendary talk show host, dies at 87

Larry King attends 2017 International Emmy Awards at Hilton Hotel – New York, NY – November 20, 2017 (Shutterstock) By Tom Kludt, Brad Parks, and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) – Larry King, the longtime CNN host who became an icon through his interviews with countless newsmakers and his sartorial sensibilities, has died. He was 87. […]

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