
Jah Cure’s Daughter Kailani Alcock, 11, Shines On National TV
By all indications, Kailani Alcock, daughter to singer Jah Cure and fitness coach Kamila McDonald, is a budding star.
Articles published on Friday, November 10, 2023

By all indications, Kailani Alcock, daughter to singer Jah Cure and fitness coach Kamila McDonald, is a budding star.

The Skatalites’ instrumental for Welcome You Back Home, the 1964 duet featuring Jamaica’s Queen of Ska Doreen Shaffer and Barbadian singer Jackie Opel, is the soundtrack for a new “Its All in The Bag” commercial for Swedish company IKEA.

Boston-based radio broadcaster and music selector Junior Rodigan says Grammy voters have erred by not selecting Blvk H3ro’s On A Mission to be among the five contenders for the Best Reggae Album.

Amid suggestions that free-to-air radio is fast-becoming irrelevant, the Jamaica Music Society (JAMMS) has pointed out that the media form remains very important to the music industry, despite the prevalence of online platforms such as YouTube and Spotify.

Tony Rebel has declared his 1991 hit song Sweet Jamaica, a track which venerates Jamaica’s beauty and allure, while outlining the serious issues the island faces, as the unofficial national anthem of Jamaica.

Kabaka Pyramid has called for national support for Jamaica’s creative sector, and for local authorities to put structures in place to allow persons involved in musical and cultural activities, to benefit in a fulsome way, from the tourism industry.

Janelle Monáe’s genre-bending album, The Age of Pleasure, which credited several Jamaican artists and producers, is one of the eight albums nominated for ‘Album Of The Year’ (AOTY) at the upcoming 66th Annual Grammy Awards.

Buju Banton’s Born for Greatness, Beenie Man’s Simma, Collie Buddz’s Cali Roots Riddim 2023, Burning Spear’s No Destroyer, and Julian Marley & Antaeus’ Colors of Royal are the albums nominated in the Best Reggae Album category at the upcoming 66th Annual Grammy Awards, to be held in February 2024.

Dancehall artist Thesarus addresses the fragility and complexities of human life with his haunting new single, Who Knows.