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Sanchez Takes Charge

He Launches His Own Record Label Sanmonik Recording

Sanchez; photo by Corinne Mah

Sanchez; photo by Corinne Mah

10/28/05

Jamaican singing sensation Sanchez has launched his new label. Sanmonik Recording is a new subsidiary of his Sanmonik Promotions Company, Inc.  Read more... (724 words + 2 images)

Cedella Booker Marley at the Kentucky Reggae Splash

By Danielle Cabell 10/28/05

The author with Ms. Cedella Booker Marley

The author with Ms. Cedella Booker Marley

Back in Manhattan, traipsing up the stairs to a photo shoot, I opened my lunch. Minutes later, for wardrobe change, Mother B’s youngest grandson made his way where I stood, covering my mouth (stuffed of salad) I mumbled a very cool “nice to meet you Damian…” Yeah, real cool for a writer who three days earlier sat in the main lobby of Louisville’s historic Galt House Hotel like a mute schizophrenic, a nervous mute schizophrenic mouthing “Hello Ms. Booker” “Greetings Mother B.” “Pleasure to meet you Ms. Bob Marley’s mother, Ma’am.”  Read more... (779 words + 1 image)

DJ Rondon on the Rise

10/28/05

DJ Ron Don

DJ Rondon  Read more... (670 words + 2 images)

MTV’s Tempo Launch

10/28/05

Vybz Kartel courtesy of The GleanerThe launch of MTV’s Caribbean channel TEMPO at Chris Blackwell’s James Bond Beach in Oracabessa, was the first Jamaican concert ever held in pouring rain. The relentless downpour that had covered Jamaica for eight days while Hurricane Wilma was forming overhead, fell continuously throughout the day and night, but as the show advertisements had boldly stated “Rain or Shine”, the determination to make the rain a blessing rather than a washout created a unique situation.  Read more... (1262 words + 1 image)

MTV Tempo Launch

10/13/05

Tempo logoThe Caribbean will have a very powerful vehicle to promote its music in the form of MTV’s newest channel, Tempo, which will begin broadcasting in October 2005 in select Caribbean territories through a distribution deal with Innovative TV based in St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands.

The 24-hour English language channel will broadcast a wide range of Caribbean lifestyle programming including food, sports and music.  Read more... (617 words + 1 image)

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