Cross Roads (Observer): GAZA-based Deejay Popcaan emerged as the top artiste at last night’s Sting dancehall stage show at the Jamworld Entertainment Centre in Portmore, St Catherine.
Blazing through his hits Only Man She Want, Party Shot and Ravin to deafening screams the deejay was in fine fettle as thousands of patrons ignited aerosol spray torches.
Tony Matterhorn, Kiprich, Iyara,
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With 48 hours to go before Jamaicans vote, the race for Gordon House remains tight, with the two major political parties still neck and neck. The latest Gleaner-commissioned Bill Johnson poll shows the two parties in a statistical dead heat…
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JAMAICA Labour Party (JLP) candidate for West Portland Daryl Vaz says he has received death threats after asking the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) to state whether it has got funding from the international gay community.
Today is the day of Sting 2011. This years sting is described as Rumours of War.. and by far we have been hearing some rumours of Beenie Man possibly making a deal with Isiah Laing to appear on the show. Im not surprised after seeing what happenened at Diamond Splash.. its the best deal Laing can hope for to pull a victory for him at the show.
Anyway we will see what happens by tomorrow…
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In today’s day and age you will hear many types of songs being played in clubs around the world. There’s hip hop music, rhythm and blues, jazz, house, techno, and even classical. People love dancing to a variety of different kinds of rhythms and sounds. This article is about the history of Electronica and its effects on the industry worldwide.
Different Genres
The word electronica is used to describe many different kinds of songs. Electronica can be foreground music, background ambiance, or songs used for dancing in clubs. Genres such as Dubstep Music, techno, downtempo, drum and bass, and ambient are usually all considered to be part of this genre. Its history originates in the late part of the 1970s, but didn’t become very prominent until being used in alternative, underground, and industrial dance clubs within the late part of the 1990s.
Crossover Artists
This particular genre has influenced many types of crossover artists. Crossover is a word used to define artists that make a switch from one style to another. Sometimes artists will fuse two or more styles to create a completely original work. An example of this is when someone fuses folk with techno to create something absolutely unique. Electronic sounds formed the basis of pop songs and became crucial in the development of pop and rock within the 1980s.
Underground Electronic Music
Electronica would first appear to define underground genres with a very specific electronic style. Ever since its beginnings, though, it’s been used to describe a wide variety of electronic genres that use electronic sounds and synthesizers. Several artists nowadays use song creating techniques found within this style.
World Wide Fans
This particular type of music has created lots and lots of fans around the world. These fans consider the community to represent electronic dance culture. This style of dance originates from acid house in Spain and Psychedelic dance from India. Raves, or digital dance parties, have become a staple of the culture.
Developments In Technology
This particular genre was developed around modern developments in audio technology. Artists will use many tools such as synthesizers, digital audio workstations, electronic instruments, sequencers, and drum machines. As technology grows, it becomes easier for an artist to make his or her own unique electronic songs within the confines of their personal studio or work space. Artists began to also experiment using computers to play samples and loops to construct songs digitally.
New York’s Electronic Scene
Around the late nineteen nineties, people began to flock to New York City, as it became the premiere destination for electronic artists. Producers and DJs from many different places began to come and play their work for nightclubs and raves. Artists from Brazil, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and France would inevitably find themselves in New York to try and be a part of the electronic dance community. Progressive House is still popular in New York.
We featured The Congos back in December 2008. Here’s another video from the said group entitled Gardens of Life.
DAYS before Jamaicans go to the polls in what will be the country’s 16th general election since universal adult suffrage, Political Ombudsman, Bishop Herro Blair is already breathing a sigh of relief, and is going out on a limb that the current campaign season could go down in history as the least violent ever.
DIRECTOR of Elections Orette Fisher says that the issue of accessibility of public buildings to members of the disabled community must be urgently addressed.
Beenie in a recent interview on tv has called Bounty Killer… an ugly kid..that one you see him long enough, he doesnt lok so mean, he is not afraid of Bounty Killer. Beenie also refers to Bounty Killer as a big sissy and big gyal/girl especially after the devorce with D’Angel. Beenie is once again indicating why he is not on Sring 2011. See this and lot more from the TVJ ER video clip..
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DIRECTOR of Elections Orette Fisher says he is prepared to investigate any claims of individuals being unable to vote in yesterday’s police, military, election day workers’ polling exercise after reports of irregularities surfaced.
