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The Wall Street Band officially formed in September 2008 — a month before the stock market crashed. Their reputation was growing and a change of name would be confusing, so the band laughed it off. “The seed started with the Bermuda Music Festival,”...

Residents are vowing to stage a vociferous protest should a proposed concert featuring R&B star R. Kelly go ahead this year. The artist, who has been at the centre of sexual-abuse controversies in the United States, is expected to perform at the Nati...

Music was a love shared by his family, but Keith Lee didn’t join them until he got his first ukulele. He was about 8 at the time. The tiny, four-stringed instrument was a gift from his father, George. “He was a singer in church and my brother Colin s...

International jazz star Jake Riechbart is to take centre stage at the Bermuda Guitar Festival. Mr Riechbart, a jazz guitar fingerstyle virtuoso, will perform a concert and host a masterclass on improvisation. A festival spokesman said: “Mr Riechbart ...

Freddie McGregor was “born a winner” — and he has the proof to back it up. The legendary Jamaican singer’s career spans more than 50 years, and has earned him a place at the table of reggae’s elite. Even at the age of 61, he shows no sign of letting ...

Jean Amédé Caze thought learning the trumpet would be easy. Once he got it home, he realised his mistake. “It took me three days of trying just to make sound come out of the instrument,” the 35-year-old laughed. “I’ve been battling with it ever sinc...

The king of soca is to return to Bermuda for National Heroes Weekend. Machel Montano, a Trinidadian headline artist, will perform for the first time at a holiday associated with Bermuda’s growing carnival scene. Promoter Declan Harris said Mr Montano...

Bermudian singer-songwriter and international recording artist Heather Nova has spoken about the importance of supporting music creators and protecting intellectual property. Ms Nova is a member of PRS for Music, which represents the rights of songwr...

At the movies, in advertising and on the radio — the music of Motown just won’t quit. Band leader Stan Stigall is bringing the classic sound to the island with The Legacy Motown Revue. The group and its six-piece horn band will perform tonight and ...

JayLynn Hines’s family was flabbergasted when she won Intense Mas’s song competition. Although she’d written tunes before, she couldn’t sing a note. It didn’t matter. The 23-year-old had YouTube on her side. “I found a video that suggested using a pl...

House music and Bermuda is a match made in heaven. Party organiser Michael Dill says the genre lends itself to the “chill vibes” of the island’s beaches and patios. He is bringing his take on the movement to the lower level of the Pier 6 Complex on S...

Reggae stars Chronixx and Beres Hammond will headline at the Cup Match Summer Splash this year. Jamaican singer Chronixx will feature at the Cup Match Eve concert at the National Stadium South Field on August 1. Fellow icon Beres Hammond will perform...