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USMNT beats Jamaica to book place in CONCACAF Nations League semifinals

CNN

CNN — The US men’s national soccer team booked its place in the CONCACAF Nations League semifinals next year with a thrilling 4-2 win over Jamaica in St. Louis, Missouri, on Monday night. We’re obviously learning a lot of new things with the new coach.” Head coach Mauricio Pochettino, who has now been in charge for two months, was delighted …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Joan Armatrading interview: ‘I love a good gossip – but there’s a reason I won’t discuss my private life’

The Independent

I write about people,” says Joan Armatrading, “whether they’re in love, out of love, looking for love, in love with a place – in love with whatever.” Over the past half-century, the 73-year-old singer-songwriter has been one of music’s foremost chroniclers of love, in all its myriad forms and complexities. It is love that courses so potently through ballads such …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why ‘One Love’s’ Lashana Lynch felt right at home with Rita Marley

LA Times

For Lashana Lynch, playing singer, philanthropist and cultural icon Rita Marley was always going to be daunting. You could say Lynch, Rita Marley and those expectations got together and felt all right in “Bob Marley: One Love.” The actor created a version of her subject that is living, breathing, feeling … and vividly human. … Playing Rita Marley felt like …

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3 months ago

Folk, spoken word, jazz: Give the old mix a shuffle, says Sanjoy Narayan

Hindustan Times

In an era of soulless algorithms and streaming giants curating our playlists, true musical gems often lie hidden in the shadows. In the title track of this new album, for instance, the 30-something Erhard sings about her life after a Mexican woman read her cards and told her “I’d arrived at my last life”. By contrast, Irish singer Lisa O’Neill’s …

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3 months ago

Folk, spoken word, jazz: Give the old mix a shuffle, says Sanjoy Narayan

Hindustan Times

Seven albums that might mark the beginning of a new obsession. Many Indian listeners may be familiar with the Saudi Arabia-born, Pakistani-American singer-composer Arooj Aftab, who is known to move effortlessly and quite uniquely between jazz, folk, Hindustani and Western classical music. In the title track of this new album, for instance, the 30-something Erhard sings about her life after …

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3 months ago

The Belly Up celebrates 50 years of bringing rock, reggae and rowdy good times to Solana Beach

LA Times

Steel Pulse performs during a concert as Belly Up Tavern celebrates its 50th anniversary in Solana Beach. This month marks Belly Up’s 50th anniversary, and instead of throwing a single event to honor that milestone, the music venue has been hosting a series of concerts — 50 in all. We understand what your vision is, and we wouldn’t mess it …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Reading Festival 2024 review, Sunday: Technical issues abound for Renee Rapp but Liam Gallagher brings the buzz

The Independent

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And over on the Radio One stage, grinding around …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

McClaren appointed head coach of Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz

The Hindu

Steve McClaren was hired as head coach of Jamaica’s men’s national soccer team on Wednesday, the Jamaican Football Federation said. The former England national team and Premier League manager joins the “Reggae Boyz” after head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson abruptly resigned last month following Jamaica’s poor showing at the Copa America tournament. McClaren, most recently an assistant coach with Manchester United …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Dhruv Ghanekar sets out again on a musical Voyage

The Hindu

There seems to be a special connection between music and travel. The idea kick-started a few years ago when Dhruv began recording melodies with Assamese playback and folk singer Kalpana Patowary and Rajasthani folk singer Ila Arun, who is also his mother-in-law. Parts of the album were conceptualised while he was touring with the first Voyage project — including ‘Deuri’, …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

The Songs of our People: Read an exclusive excerpt from Anurag Banerjee’s photobook

Hindustan Times

After running many successful businesses in a career spanning over five decades, Robin Laloo decided to channel his energy into the thing he loved the most—music. After briefly toying with the idea of studying music abroad on completing college in 2012, Jeff decided to come back home to lend a hand with the family business. With the passing of his …

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5 months ago

Montreux Jazz Festival 2024, review: Sting, RAYE and Dionne Warwick shine across hedonistic fortnight

The Independent

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The word “modest” is clearly …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Bad Boys: Ride Or Die’ review: Familiar chemistry keeps the franchise going

Live Mint

Mike and Marcus are back, cheekily humming the theme tune to their franchise that is now in its fourth outing. It is indeed hard to separate the buddy cop action comedy from the reggae song ‘Bad Boys’ by Inner Circle. Back at the office, Mike and Marcus are required to clear the name of their deceased superior, Captain Howard, when …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Alesha Dixon makes her long-awaited return to music with her first new single in a DECADE - after revealing she was forced to axe multiple tracks

Daily Mail

Alesha Dixon has made her long-awaited return to music with the release of single Ransom and an accompanying music video. The single samples Jamaican reggae artist Ini Kamoze's track Here Comes The Hotstepper, and comes nine years after the release of her last album. Alesha Dixon has made her long-awaited return to music with the release of single Ransom, nine …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

When Meghalaya sings | Anurag Banerjee’s ‘The Songs of Our People’ documents his homeland through its musicians

The Hindu

The best documentary photographers can make sounds and smells come alive in their frames. A Shillong boy, the Mumbai-based photographer grew up listening to Meghalaya’s diverse musical traditions — from indigenous stories to rock, reggae and rap. “In the years I have spent outside Shillong, the first comment that people would make upon finding out where I was from would …

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8 months ago

These Pot-Friendly Celebs Should Be On The Mount Rushmore Of Marijuana

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Saturday is “420,” the biggest day on the cannabis industry’s calendar. Many of the people questioned about marijuana’s Mount Rushmore also mentioned reggae legend Bob Marley, whose love of cannabis was heavily depicted in the movie “Bob Marley: One Love,” released earlier this year. Jesse Ezekiel Tolz of The Travel Agency, a New York City cannabis store, …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

'I was broken and needed help': After her father died, a stranger stepped in

NPR

'I was broken and needed help': After her father died, a stranger stepped in Enlarge this image toggle caption Roxanne Olson Roxanne Olson This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team. Sponsor Message Olson was able to get a plane ticket home, but when she arrived at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, things went …

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54 years, 11 months ago

Stonebwoy draws inspiration from Bob Marley at Tuff Gong Studios to unite the Black diaspora

CNN

CNN — When Ghanaian Afro-dancehall and reggae star Stonebwoy visited Jamaica earlier this year for the Island Music Conference, he made headlines with an impromptu freestyle alongside Shaggy, Sean Paul and Wyclef Jean. Arriving in the capital, Kingston, just a week after the US release of the biopic “Bob Marley: One Love,” the singer linked up with the Reggae legend’s …

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9 months, 1 week ago

In ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ film, what’s his faith? And why is marijuana deemed holy to the Rastafari?

Associated Press

NEW YORK — The biopic “Bob Marley: One Love” has been a box-office hit in the United States and several other countries. The film, starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, is focused on the Rastafari legend’s story during the making of his 1977 album “Exodus” while leading up to a momentous concert in his native Jamaica. Rastafari followers believe the use of marijuana …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Celebrity Big Brother star Levi Roots shocks viewers as he reveals he has EIGHT children by SEVEN different women as fans joke 'What's in that reggae reggae sauce?'

Daily Mail

Celebrity Big Brother is in full swing as the second action-packed episode aired on Tuesday evening. And Reggae Reggae sauce man Levi Roots shocked housemates and viewers alike as he made a surprising revelation about his family life. Celebrity Big Brother star Levi Roots, 65, shocked viewers as he revealed he has EIGHT children by SEVEN different women during Tuesday …

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10 months ago

Box office doldrums continue, but ‘Dune: Part Two’ looms on the horizon

LA Times

As the industry held its collective breath awaiting Friday’s opening of “Dune: Part Two,” North American moviegoers continued to largely ignore new releases. 1 film, Paramount’s “Bob Marley: One Love,” maintained the top spot with $13.5 million, according to estimates from market research firm Comscore, while anime stalwart “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — to the Hashira Training,” from Sony …

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10 months ago

How Ziggy Marley helped bring the authenticity to ‘Bob Marley: One Love’

Associated Press

People had been coming to Ziggy Marley and his family for years with ideas about how to turn reggae icon Bob Marley’s life into a movie. “It was just a feeling,” Ziggy Marley said of getting his father’s life on screen in a recent interview with The Associated Press. “I’m a movie guy,” multi-Grammy winner Ziggy Marley said. “You have …

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10 months ago

Bob Marley One Love review: This reverential and cosmetised biopic of the reggae icon bobs along in predictability

Hindustan Times

The only time Bob Marley: One Love exhibits any departure from the vapid biopic pattern during its 130-minute runtime is when Marley and his wife Rita splatter out in a Paris street at night after the success of his album Exodus. Lashana Lynch and Kingsley Ben-Adir in One Love: Bob Marley That’s it, though. So it helps when one considers …

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10 months ago

Bob Marley One Love review: This reverential and cosmetised biopic of the reggae icon bobs along in predictability

Hindustan Times

The only time Bob Marley: One Love exhibits any departure from the vapid biopic pattern during its 130-minute runtime is when Marley and his wife Rita splatter out in a Paris street at night after the success of his album Exodus. Lashana Lynch and Kingsley Ben-Adir in One Love: Bob Marley {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} That’s it, though. So it …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Movies This Weekend: Here’s a list of thrilling releases at your nearest cinemas

Live Mint

PVR INOX theatres are offering a canvas of enthralling tales and striking visual treats that will take you to the magical world of films. Check out the complete list below, 1) Land of Bad: A Delta Force mission goes awry in Liam Hemsworth's action thriller Land of Bad, leaving a rookie combat controller stranded and depending on a seasoned drone …

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USMNT beats Jamaica to book place in CONCACAF Nations League semifinals

Joan Armatrading interview: ‘I love a good gossip – but there’s a reason I won’t discuss my private life’

Why ‘One Love’s’ Lashana Lynch felt right at home with Rita Marley

Folk, spoken word, jazz: Give the old mix a shuffle, says Sanjoy Narayan

Folk, spoken word, jazz: Give the old mix a shuffle, says Sanjoy Narayan

The Belly Up celebrates 50 years of bringing rock, reggae and rowdy good times to Solana Beach

Reading Festival 2024 review, Sunday: Technical issues abound for Renee Rapp but Liam Gallagher brings the buzz

McClaren appointed head coach of Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz

Dhruv Ghanekar sets out again on a musical Voyage

The Songs of our People: Read an exclusive excerpt from Anurag Banerjee’s photobook

Montreux Jazz Festival 2024, review: Sting, RAYE and Dionne Warwick shine across hedonistic fortnight

‘Bad Boys: Ride Or Die’ review: Familiar chemistry keeps the franchise going

Alesha Dixon makes her long-awaited return to music with her first new single in a DECADE - after revealing she was forced to axe multiple tracks

When Meghalaya sings | Anurag Banerjee’s ‘The Songs of Our People’ documents his homeland through its musicians

These Pot-Friendly Celebs Should Be On The Mount Rushmore Of Marijuana

'I was broken and needed help': After her father died, a stranger stepped in

Stonebwoy draws inspiration from Bob Marley at Tuff Gong Studios to unite the Black diaspora

In ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ film, what’s his faith? And why is marijuana deemed holy to the Rastafari?

Celebrity Big Brother star Levi Roots shocks viewers as he reveals he has EIGHT children by SEVEN different women as fans joke 'What's in that reggae reggae sauce?'

Box office doldrums continue, but ‘Dune: Part Two’ looms on the horizon

How Ziggy Marley helped bring the authenticity to ‘Bob Marley: One Love’

Bob Marley One Love review: This reverential and cosmetised biopic of the reggae icon bobs along in predictability

Bob Marley One Love review: This reverential and cosmetised biopic of the reggae icon bobs along in predictability

Movies This Weekend: Here’s a list of thrilling releases at your nearest cinemas