Stories by Mel Cooke

From the artwork (the outline of a map of Africa which frames Warrior King in profile) to the themes and music (the first track, His Majesty, is a retelling of Haile Selassie's royal credentials on a Niyahbinghi- dominated track), The Rootz Warrior...

With the name Dis Poem Wordz and Agro Festival, naturally, words are central to the Portland event, which started in 2011. For the 2017 staging, though, the event's founder, poet Ras Takura, is placing special emphasis on the Agro Festival element....

This is the conclusion of a two-part article speculating what Buju Banton's opening song will be the next time he performs in Jamaica. Last week we considered Destiny, Til Shiloh, Our Father in Zion, Close One Yesterday and the 23rd Psalm.1. Give I...

Early last month The STAR, referring to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) website, reported that Mark 'Buju Banton' Myrie now has a release date of December 8, 2018. It is anyone's guess when and where his first post-release performance in...

There are as varied uses of the motorcycle as there are variations of the two-wheeled motorised transportation. Used for delivering pizza or toting three people (illegally) on a trip to school, for spirited riding with a woman carrying the...

On or off stage, Karen Smith has an inviting smile and, merry eyes. Still, those orbs which have reflected on thousands of persons at numerous events, have an added sparkle when she speaks about St Hugh's High School.Next month, the school ties that...

The house set back from a curve in the unpaved road where singer Ernie Smith stands at ease in Bamboo, St Ann, is not the first one his family lived in. He tells The Sunday Gleaner that May Pen is among his earliest memories, but Bamboo - where the...