Tag: music
Digicel Launch Partnership With Music Provider
Digicel Bermuda today [Jan 29] announced an exclusive partnership with the global music streaming provider Rdio, giving Bermuda mobile customers the opportunity to access 32 million music tracks via their smartphones. A spokesperson said, “To mark the launch of this partnership, Digicel has created an innovative suite of postpaid smartphone plans... Read more of this article
Videos: Bermuda Entertainment Union Meeting
The Bermuda Entertainment Union held a special meeting last night [Jan 25] at Leopard’s Club to discuss the impact of the new work permit policy on the entertainment industry, with the new policy set to come in effect on March 1st. Shadow Minister for Immigration Walton Brown previously said, “The policy for many years was that foreign entertainment... Read more of this article
Dr. Burnie, Jeff Golub Star In Blues Recording
The late Dr. Neil Burnie is featured on a newly released blues song, appearing with his harmonica alongside The Gadflys and guitarist Jeff Golub, who died on New Year’s Day of progressive supranuclear palsy, a brain disorder, according to Rolling Stone magazine. Local entertainment veteran Tony Brannon said, “Jeff was in the Billy Squier... Read more of this article
Somerset Brigade Band Celebrates 85th Year
Under the distinguished patronage of its Ladies Auxiliary, The Somerset Brigade Band is getting set to celebrate their 85th anniversary and present their Festival of Music on February 14, 2015 at 7.30pm at St. James Church in Sandy’s Parish. This event will feature The North Village Community Band, vocal soloist Chantelle Berkeley, soprano saxophonist... Read more of this article
2015 Festival To Feature Largest Ever Orchestra
The Bermuda Festival Opening Ceremony is set to feature a massed orchestra of roughly 300 instrumentalists, which they said will be the largest orchestra to ever play in Bermuda. The massed orchestra will consist of members of the English Chamber Orchestra Outreach Ensemble and local Bermudian instrumentalists who participated in the Festival Outreach... Read more of this article
G&S Set To Present ‘The Met: Live In HD’
The Gillbert and Sullivan Society is getting set to present the New York Metropolitan Opera’s Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro – New Production on film on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute [BUEI] auditorium at 5.00pm. The show will be presented in Italian, with English subtitles, with an approximate running... Read more of this article
Video: Geraldine Fitzgerald’s ‘Bermuda’ In 1962
There have been many odes to Bermuda written and sung over the years, with the songs generally brimming with praise for the island, its people, and its climate, but Geraldine Fitzgerald’s rendition of “Bermuda” in 1962 rather brings to mind visions of lost love and heartache. Born in Dublin, Ireland in 1913, Ms. Fitzgerald made her... Read more of this article
Music Video: Fiyah Marshall “Got That Feeling”
Bermuda singer Fiyah Marshall has released a new video for his song “Got That Feeling,” with the visuals depicting everything from scenic shots of foliage and sunshine to action-filled moments showcasing skateboarders and bicyclists. The video was produced by 2 Tall Keith, Ricky Ricardo, Fiyah Marshall, and directed by Roy Hathan. Official... Read more of this article
Video: Imari Featured On New Gully Bop Single
Local rapper Imari is featured on a new single from Jamaican artist Gully Bop, adding several verses to the song, called “Drop Mi,” with the YouTube video earning nearly 75,000 views since being posted on January 2, 2015. The new song comes on the heels on Imari’s appearance at Magnum Sting 2014, one of the biggest concerts of the... Read more of this article
Mishka Crowd Funds “Roots Fidelity” Album
Bermuda’s reggae/folk rock artist Mishka has turned to crowd funding in order to get his new album “Roots Fidelity” off the ground, with 207 pledgers giving him 58 percent of his goal as of January 2, 2015. The singer’s crowd funding page says, “My new album “Roots Fidelity” is a project inspired by my passion for Roots Reggae... Read more of this article
