Beres Hammond News

Wilks, Hammond I T WAS a tear-filled night in September 2007 when Lenya Wilks endured a nerve-wracking elimination for a spot in the top three of the Digicel Rising Stars competition.

The cooler temperatures will provide the perfect background for this week's 1st Fridays on the Lawn for guests to enjoy music from the islands.

The 2009 edition of Reggae Gold is a true sampler of the many types of reggae music available to the 21st century fan.

"Reggae Gold 2009" is a cultural and musical gem, examining a genre that's known for upbeat vibes, positive messages and cultural education.

Kingston-born singer Beres Hammond grew up listening to the records of American musicians Sam Cook, Marvin Gaye, and Otis Redding and the sweet native music of his Jamaican homeland.

The New England Music Festival, Saturday at Dillon Stadium, is expected to attract a large crowd of reggae, dancehall, soca, R&B and hip hop fans.

The New England Music Festival, Saturday at Dillon Stadium, is expected to attract a large crowd of reggae, dancehall, soca, R&B and hip hop fans.

The Westchester County Center holds the 12th Jamrock Reggaefest "A Moment in Time" featuring Beres Hammond and friends, Frankie Paul and John Holt.

New Jersey's landmark Ritz Theatre is once again paying homage to the drum and bass sounds of the islands with the second annual installment of Reggae at the Ritz.

A diverse array of performers - Judy Gorman, The Ray Korona Band, Mahina Movement, and NYC Raging Grannies & Their Daughters - will participate in a concert tonight at the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church to benefit WBAI , a radio station of the Pacifica Foundation , which turned 60 this year.

He is known as the voice behind Rough and Tough, one of the biggest rude bwoy anthems ever produced, but Robert Ffrench is more than that.

When one thinks of reggae music, most first thoughts don't drift to that of a rock quarry.

This week's guide contains: YES, PLEASE: Weese Fest, Yellowman, Beres Hammond, Culture, The Curtains of Night, Invisible, Trophy Wife, Hammer No More the Fingers, Wild Wild Geese, Fontana, Butterflies, Birds & Arrows EH, WHATEVER: 311, Ziggy Marley VS.: The Defibulators vs.

One of my favorite young talents coming out of Jamaica right now is Etana . Her style isn't straight ahead reggae but more like soulful crooning with a reggae groove underneath it.

Beenie Man and one of his young proteges onstage. Like moths to a flame, patrons walked, ran and gathered by the stage as soon as reggae crooner Beres Hammond and later the energetic Beenie Man performed at Rocksteady Meets Reggae and Dancehall at the Jamalco Sports Club in Clarendon on Saturday night.

Like moths to a flame, patrons walked, ran and gathered by the stage as soon as reggae crooner Beres Hammond and later the energetic Beenie Man performed at Rocksteady Meets Reggae and Dancehall at the Jamalco Sports Club in... Read More... Strong first night for Calabash Millicent Graham took a deep breath and said "OK" before she opened what she ...