Entertainers

Jamaican Born Singer-songwriter Anita Antoinette on The Voice

Singer-songwriter Anita Antoinette

Reggae artiste Anita Antoinette had the four celebrity judges on "The Voice" each giving a standing ovation for her rendition of Bob Marley’s Turn Your Lights Down Low.

Adam Levine, Gwen Stefani, Pharrell Williams, and Blake Shelton praised her exceptional talent with Pharell saying "This is a great day for you, because you have four people who can take you all the way there." This was Antoinette’s second attempt at the competition and Levine said she did her homework and returned to make an impact.

John Holt Legendary Reggae Artiste of over 50 years has died

John Holt

Veteran Jamaican reggae singer John Holt died in a London hospital on Sunday. He was 69. The cause of death has not been announced.

John Holt was born in the Greenwich Farm area of Kingston, Jamaica, on July 11, 1947, the young Holt took his first steps into the music business via the talent show circuit. Talent shows have always had a massive popularity in Jamaica and the top ones were initially broadcast live on radio and later on television. Many of the island's greatest artists (Gregory Isaacs amongst them) made their first appearances in talent shows, and it has proved an excellent training ground for young hopefuls.

Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian Actor, Choreographer, Director, Dancer, Painter, Costume Designer, Singer and Voice-Over Artist Dies at 84

Legendary Entertainers Geoffrey Holder and wife Carmen de Lavallade

Geoffrey Lamont Holder was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad on August 01, 1930 one of four children in an urban middle-class family.

BREAKING NEWS!!!! Tessanne Chin is the winner of "The Voice" 2013

Tessanne Chin

Tessanne Chin has been anounced the winner of "The Voice"

The Jamaican-born powerhouse beat out rivals Jacquie Lee and Will Champlin to win the fifth season of the television singing contest after a series of stunning vocal performances.

Reggae singer Junior Murvin dies aged 64

Reggae singer Junior Murvin

Junior Murvin, the Jamaican singer whose hit "Police and Thieves" became one of the most distinctive songs in reggae music and an anthem in the British inner cities of the late Seventies, has died.

Carlos Morgan, Singer, Songwriter and Producer of Jamaican Heritage

Carlos Morgan, Singer, Songwriter and Producer

Carlos Morgan, a talented singer, songwriter, producer is poised to break on a global level. Born and raised in Toronto to Jamaican parents. Morgan was born to sing. He grew up singing in church and school.

Tessanne Chin: Songwriter, Vocalist, Reggae Artiste

Tessanne Chin: Songwriter, Vocalist, Reggae Artiste

Tessanne is the fresh soulful voice of a new generation of Jamaican musical talent. Her sultry fusion of Dancehall and Reggae with edgy rock riffs mixed with the honest, heart felt and conscious lyrics she pens herself create a musical style that is uniquely her own. Her exceptional vocal talent and her exotic looks give her unmistakable stage appeal.

Nortreus Werley - Artist, Christian Author and Drummer from Cap-Haitien, Haiti

Nortreus Werley

Nortreus Werley is an Haitian gospel recording artist, he was born at Cap-Haitien, Haiti, in 1993, he was born into a Christian family because his father Clodius Netilus Nortreus is a (Bishop) Pastor of Free Methodist Church, and his mother Elisena C Nortreus is a Christian, Nortreus Werley has 1 brother and 4 sisters.

Remembering Johnnie Wilder Jr. Singer, Songwriter on his birthday (July 3, 1949 - May 17, 2006)

Heatwave with Johnnie Wilder, front right

Johnnie Wilder, born on July 3rd, 1949, was the co-founder and lead vocalist of the international R&B/funk Heatwave.

During the late 1970s the group had 5 Top 40 R&B such as "Boogie Nights," "Mind Blowing Decisions," "Always and Forever," and "The Groove Line," on which Wilder sang co-lead vocals. The hits including 3 platinum singles and 2 platinum albums (Too Hot To Handle and Central Heating).

Cover Drive - Reggae, Dub, Soca, "Carib Pop" group from Barbados

Cover Drive featuring, Thomas Ray "T-Ray" Armstrong, "Jamar" Harding, Karen "Amanda" Reifer, Barry "Bar Man" Hill

Cover Drive is a band on a mission to bring the sunshine and sounds of their native Barbados to the world. The young quartet has already ignited the UK charts twice. Debut single Lick Ya Down reached the Top 10 last year, while its fabulous follow-up Twilight shot straight to No.1 at the tail end of an otherwise dreary January.

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