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Shinehead Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Culturally Significant Debut Record 'Billie Jean'

Happy times are spilling over for Shinehead, who is celebrating the 40th Anniversary of his debut record "Billie Jean." The classic recording on the African Love label signifies Shinehead's unprecedented foray into the world of recorded music from sound systems. Notably, the Michael Jackson cover, along with other vibrant songs from Shinehead on the classic riddim, helped catapult Shinehead to international stardom. There’s a lot of rich history behind “Billie Jean” and the riddim, which Shinehead is anxious to share during the year long celebration.

Young Mothers Encouraged to Assert Themselves in Their Childrens' Lives Ahead of Mother's Day

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad - Young mothers have the distinguished honor of shaping the generation to come. With that in mind, emphasis is being placed on honoring all mothers this Mother’s Day weekend. In an extraordinary shift however, organisers of one celebratory event dubbed, ‘To Mom With Love,’ say they are paying close attention to the state of affairs in T&T at this time, hosting their event from 11:30am and ending at 3pm, to ensure the safety of all patrons.

Actor Boy Award Winner Karl O’ Brian Williams, Amityville Vampire’s Miranda Melhado and Makeup and Breakup Star Emilio Evans Join Mcbee us Premiere

New York, New York - Three time Actor Boy Award winner Karl O’Brian Williams, Miranda Melhado of Amazon Prime’s horror feature Amityville Vampire and Emilio Evans of the popular Allblk network drama Makeup and Breakup (Makeup X Breakup) are the latest actors announced for the American Premiere presentation of Alwin Bully’s Caribbean drama McBee.

L-R: Emilio Evans, Miranda Melhado, Karl O’Brian Williams. (Photos were contributed)

Luke Forbes of Amazon Prime’s Harlem and Denise Hunt of How Stella Got Her Groove Back Head the Cast of Mcbee us Premiere

New York, New York - Luke Forbes, star of Amazon Prime’s popular comedy series Harlem, and Denise Hunt, best known for her scene stealing role in the hit film How Stella Got Her Groove Back, will head the cast of the American Premiere Presentation of Alwin Bully’s Caribbean drama McBee on Sunday June 23 at The Jamaica Performing Arts Center (JPAC) in Jamaica Queens. The performance will begin at 7pm and will be preceded by a Caribbean Cuisine reception from 5:30pm.

From left- David Heron as Tony Welsh, Tony Award nominee John Andrew Morrison as Claude Massop and Luke Forbes as Tek Life in the world premiere production of Marley The Musical. It represents the first time that Producer-Director of McBee David Heron and leading man Luke Forbes worked together- both playing political activists from opposing Jamaican political parties in the world premiere of the acclaimed production Marley-The Musical. (Photo courtesy of David Heron.)

A Tale of Love and Afrobeats, Laygus Scores With 'You're Right For Me'

Kingston, Jamaica - It's only April, but Laygus is coming in hot with his new song, "You're Right for Me." The multifaceted talent, who has recently signed to Bowen-Seales Entertainment, hails the latest effort as an exciting foray into Afrobeats. Dedicated to his wife, the steamy love song has arrived on International Lover's Day.

Laygus says the interconnectedness of African and Jamaican music and culture fueled an Afrobeats direction.
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