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Mustapha Rasheed will never forget February 25, 1969, the day he learnt he would spend the next three years in a US prison. He was 21 and had been caught smuggling 40lbs of marijuana into the United States from Jamaica. “I knew, being honest with my...

Politicians presented reggae artist Beres Hammond with Bermuda-themed gifts in recognition of his four decades performing on the island. Mr Hammond, the headline act at the Cup Match Summer Splash, One Love One Life Concert last Saturday, has been st...

A trio of talented Bermudian brothers are gearing up to headline the next edition of a weekly West End event. The Simons Brothers Band will perform at Destination Dockyard on Monday night. Band member Jonathan Simon said the band loving playing in t...

Drummer Troy Washington Sr auditioned to play at the 2017 America’s Cup thinking it might lead to fame and fortune. At the very least, he figured, it would be tons of fun. JESSIE MONIZ HARDY spoke with him about his experience Troy Washington Sr joi...

It’s hard to imagine Kelissa McDonald choosing a career other than music given it has been an integral part of her life from childhood. Born to a talented family of artists and musicians, it seemed inevitable that the Jamaican reggae singer would add...

Torrey Tacklyn was excited about getting on stage at the America’s Cup last year. He had never had the exposure that comes with performing before a crowd of thousands. A year on, Lifestyle asked him what he got out of it. Being chosen for the Americ...

Gospel singer Ayiesha Woods prayed for an opportunity to take her family with her as she toured. A renovated bus proved the answer for the contemporary Christian artist, who is the daughter of Bermudians Sandyanne Bean and Donald Woods Jr. She’ll tak...

For a month last year, Jesse Seymour’s life was one long adrenalin rush as he sang lead in 4-Forty-1, the eight-member band of the America’s Cup. Then it was all over. “At that point, I asked myself, ‘What now?’” the 29-year-old said. The end of the...

A music festival is to return tonight for the first time in seven years. Culture Shock, a celebration of dancehall music, was halted in 2010 after gang violence erupted in Bermuda. Now Culture Shock 18 is back and will also be used to celebrate the f...

One of the things Reverend Jahkimmo Smith loves most about Jesus’s ministry is His ability to break down barriers and go against social norms. Through the Scriptures, he learnt how Jesus disregarded social stigmas and upset religious restrictions j...

His fans knew Paul Lennox was into rock so the tropical beat coming from his new band had them confused. The drummer gave everyone who asked about the switch the same answer. “My music is really inspired by the time I spent living in Bermuda,” said M...

Phiemma Caisey’s father, Albert, put her on stage at the old Rosebank Theatre “and that was it”. Then 8, she didn’t consider all the potential pitfalls of performing before a crowd — that they might not like her voice; that she might forget the words...