REGGAE singer Ifertari is releasing her debut album, Learning Process, at the Gentry Lounge in Half-Way-Tree, St Andrew, this evening."I worked with a lot of European producers such as Afro Dread FM, a reggae station in Netherlands, and also American producers John Hope, and Sean Cassell. Jace Records has produced two singles, and 'Producer Stulla' has three singles on the album," she said.

Ifertari (real name Sashanna Hunter) migrated to the USA from Waltham Park in Kingston at age 12. She returned to Jamaica two years ago to pursue music.

She will be performing at the album launch with a live band, Gnostic Roots.

"Look out Jamaica, here I come," she said.

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LONDON was the most musically diverse city in the world during the 1970s. Punk rock, heavy metal and roots-reggae made the British capital a hotbed of rebellion.Hannah Harris grew up in the United Kingdom during that period of angst, a time of challenges for the country's West Indian population.

Though a practising lawyer since the 1990s, she said there has always been a burning desire to make music.

"I've always been into music but I never recorded anything until three years ago. I believe a lot in patience and I'm satisfied where I'm at right now," said Harris, who is known as Empress Nannah Nana.

Relocating to Jamaica eight years ago, she has worked as a human rights lawyer and advocate. She released her first song, African Child, in 2013 on her Isa Fyah Production label.

Recently, she recorded Stolen Legacy with Half Pint.

Affiliated with the Caveman studio in east Kingston, Empress Nannah Nana stressed the importance of identity in her music.

"I'm proud of my heritage. My music is cultural, national...it shows my background is Jamaican and Maroon," she said.

Empress Nanah Nana was born in the Notting Hill Gate area of west London to a father from Sierra Leone and a Jamaican mother with roots in Portland.

She credits the rebel sounds of Bob Marley, Capleton and Sizzla for guiding her career as a civil and criminal lawyer and eventually as an artiste.

HAITIAN designer Phelicia Dell will be presenting her art-inspired Vèvè Collection at Caribbean Fashionweek's (CFW's)15th anniversary staging in June.

Conceptualised by Pulse's CEO Kingsley Cooper, CFW is is scheduled for June 6-15 and is expected to showcase the region's finest.

A classic craftswoman, Dell's roots are deeply based in the rich art and spiritual tradition of her country.

She describes her Vèvè Collection for the Jamaica Observer.

"The Vèvè Collection represents a synthesis of majestic and mystical traits with a logic that stands for originality, authenticity that characterise its distinctive nature," she said.

Launched in 2006, the collection began with cocktail dresses but would later include handbags and accessories.

Two years later, she he participated in the Diane von Furstenberg (DVF) Global Handbag Design Competition.

With entries from Haiti, Guatemala, Nigeria and Cambodia, Dell won the competition and was recognised as the best emerging handbag designer for 2009.

She has used her award to develop her label while providing support of emerging Haitian talent. In 2010, Dell was among Newsweek magazine's 100 most influential women

It’s an undisputed fact that Benjamin is one of the fastest rising Gambian dancehall artistes at the moment. His ability in the studio booth, on stage and on the mic are a clear manifestation of his endless talent in the genre.Born Kawsu Ceesay, this rising star’s musical career began since his childhood days. It was not a coincidence that he found himself in the center of a dancehall loving town-Brikama, which is home to some of the country’s finest talents like -Rebellion D’ Recaller, Hurricane, you name it.

However, Benjamin’s ever increasing fan base in the country in recent years is just amazing. He is loved by the youths, elders and above all even reggae queens. His prolific talents has enabled him to collaborate with some of the world renowned stars especially those from Jamaican. As a keen music lover during his early age, he spends most of his time watching reggae music videos and listening to dancehall music.

This later motivated him, thus paving the way to discover his ability in the dancehall world. But it was not until when he turned 13 when he began to take more seriously. This period however marks a turning point in his life as it was at this age that he started to realize and decided to pursue his hidden talent and destiny.

A member of the Frontline Crew, a music movement that produces some of the Gambia’s finest reggae dancehall stars, he quickly harnessed his talents before he became shinny star in the country. From then, the youngster took a giant step towards his dreams. The god gifted talented star no doubt has what it take make it in the international scene if supported. “I am called by the music and I have no option but to answer. Music is in my life,” says Benjamin in one of his interviews. Benjamin’s popularity has gone beyond the borders of this country and is widely known and featured in a number of collabo projects and in most of these projects he tops the chart with his melodious songs.

The self proclaimed singing doctor spent the better part of his Sunday night at Kabalagala police station coolers after fighting with city dude Vincent Luyinda alias Saiga over his wife.It is reported on Sunday Night while at Kabalagala based Club Venom the Wale Wale singer thumped Luyinda while trying to snatch the latter’s wife.


Sources at Kabalagala police station revealed that at about midnight Luyinda stormed the bar with his wife.

Upon seeing the yummy and sexy babe, the already salivating and yearning Chameleone sent one of his body guards to bring the juicy babe but she refused.

It is also reported that Chameleone got angry together with his bouncers, descended on Luyinda and the thumped him to pulp.

A source added that the singer also bundled the helpless Luyinda into his car and drove him to Kabalagala Police station where he claimed that Luyinda stole his passport.

However what puzzled the officers was how the singer could move with a passport to the bar and they were all briefly detained in cells and in the morning released on police bond.

Police has pressed assault charges against Chameleone and theft against Luyinda as investigations continue under file Number 08/20/4/2015 of Kabalagala police station.