Macka Ruffin Returns

Posted by The Editor on Tue, Jan 26th 2010, 11:40

Reggae artist Macka Ruffin visited Jamaica recently to record tracks for his new album 'Dear Jah', which is set for release later this year.  The singer, real name David McAnuff, is the younger brother of Winston 'Electric Dread' McAnuff (popular across Europe and Japan), and was as excited to record in Jamaica as he is to release his sixth studio album. Following his... Continue Reading

More Airplay, says Impulse

Posted by The Editor on Tue, Jan 26th 2010, 02:10

The Impulse Connection is a five-year old group of soca artistes, comprising Ninjitsu (the artist formerly known as Ninjai), Clint Davis, Silver, Chris Garcia, Snakey, 15-year old Kizzy, Sweet Jean and the Dancing Puppet, and its namesake, Impulse himself.  And we're having a hard time understanding exactly why they're not getting much airplay. Impulse said, "the DJs aren't... Continue Reading

Kizzy Ruiz is the Calypso Queen of the World!

Posted by The Editor on Tue, Jan 26th 2010, 02:09

Well, not exactly... But that's how it must have felt when she was crowned Calypso Queen at the National Women's Action Committee-hosted National Calypso Queen competition on Sunday. 18 female calypsonians (it wasn't that type of Queen show), backed by Earl Knight and Services Brass, competed in what was a lengthy night of throaty, emotional vocals and what seemed... Continue Reading

Konnectives... to the World

Posted by The Editor on Mon, Jan 25th 2010, 10:36

If you want to be taken seriously in this entertainment industry, it helps to have engaging sobriquets, like:  Slashachappz, DJ Crack, Sonex and Danger X.  Nothing says you're 'hard' like a few X's or street references in your name. Learning that lesson well is Jamaican group Konnectives, whose slow start in the industry is teaching them a whole lot about positioning. ... Continue Reading