SAMOAN/AMERICAN RNB and Reggae superstar, J Boog is set to tour Solomon Islands next month. Organizers, the Heritage Park Hotel announced the arrival to the excitement of local reggae fans. He will be performing at the Heritage Park Hotel car park on the 17th of February. J Boog (born Jerry Afemata, Long Beach, California) is …
THE likes keep popping as the local reggae version of Adele’s ‘Hello’ attracted already over half a million likes on YouTube on Monday. Rosie Delmah reggae cover of Britain’s Adele ‘hello’ featuring Jamaica’s Conkarah produced recently (2015) put Solomon Islands young and talented voice high up— in large part because her sultry voice is more…
A JAMAICAN reggae star says he’s impressed with how popular reggae is in the Pacific Islands. Conkarah has been on tour in PNG, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu and he’s been struck by the similarities with Jamaica. He’s even done a duet with a teenage Solomon islands girl, Rosie Delmah, a cover version of Adele’s hit…
It has been an exciting event at the youth festival last week with a group of competitions that brought an audience of youths showcasing their skills either as an entrepreneur or their talent as a performer. In the duration of the past days, there have already been four competitions that took place at the Art…
THE final Youth Market for this year is currently underway at the Art Gallery grounds, east of Honiara, starting Tuesday. With the theme “Equality, Humanity and inclusive “, it will be a five days event that will end this Saturday. A series of competitions such as song, rhyme quest, ragga muffin, choir, dance competitions, entertainment…
THE recent tour of the US based Christafari band was dubbed as a success and the organizers wish to thank the sponsors and the general public for their contribution. In a statement yesterday, tour promoter Moses Maearia said that, they appreciate the support of the sponsors in ensuring that all the necessary costs are met…
STAFF members of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Disaster Management and Metrology this week attended a workshop on Performance Process and Attendance Management Policy and Procedures (PPAMP). The workshop is part of the DCC government new policy on Performance Process and Attendance Management Policy and Procedure PPAMP as it aims at familiarising public…
THE famous Christian Reggae Band Christafari rocked Town Ground Rugby Stadium when they put on two shows in Honiara as part of their Melanesian tour, Wednesday and Thursday. The two shows attracted hundreds of local fans as they flooded the stadium to have a glimpse of their favourite Christian Reggae band. At both shows, the…
THE quarterly youth magazine produced by Youth@Work is now available. A statement from Youth@Work said, the second edition of the new youth magazine YOSI, produced by Youth@Work, has been released in Honiara this week. Youth@Work Communications Group Leader and magazine designer Gino Oti said, 3000 copies of Issue 02 had arrived in Honiara ready to…
AFTER more than decade being dormant the Solomon Islands Music Federation (SIMF) was revived over the weekend. The re-activation of the music federation was marked and celebrated on Sunday – 18th October with a music banquet at the Monarch Bar & Grill. Reports said, it was an exciting musical concert being staged showcasing of some…