Musicians to honour Prince Buster
Ken Boothe
The Honourable Olivia Grange has announced that the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Affairs, Entertainment and Sport, in partnership with the family of the late Prince Buster, will host a special tribute to the ska icon at the Institute of Jamaica Auditorium on Saturday tomorrow, beginning at 4 p.m.
Among those confirmed to perform at the tribute are Ernie Smith, Ken Boothe, Derrick Morgan, StrangeJah Cole and Mystic Revelation of Rastafari, as well as Lloyd Parks and We the People Band.
Grange said it is “important that the entertainment fraternity had this opportunity to say farewell to Prince Buster”. She described Buster as “iconoclastic” and “a true stalwart in the development of Jamaican popular music.”
“It will be a wonderful Jamaican musical send-off to one
As part of the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the death of Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes the Embassy of Spain in Jamaica, in partnership with the Spanish-Jamaican Foundation and the Edna Manley School of Drama will present a dramatic play reading at Red Bones Blues Café on Cervantes’ birthday, Thursday, September 29, from 7 p.m. to of the greats by several of our outstanding performers, who are themselves legends of our music. And they will be performing Prince Buster’s work,” said Grange.
The tribute to Prince Buster will follow a funeral service at the Islamic Council of Jamaica, 24 Camp Road, Kingston, beginning at 2 p.m. Interment will be at the May Pen Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions will be accepted in support of the Jamaica Association of Vintage Artistes (JAAVA).
Prince Buster, whose real name was Cecil Bustamante Campbell, passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2016, in Miami, Florida. He was 78 years old.
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Titled Cervantes Celebration, it will highlight the life and work of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, September 29, 1547April 22, 1616. He is one of the most significant figures in Spanish and world literature.
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