Wayne "Marshals" Family and Friends for album launch

Arguably not every artiste an enlist the services of a Tessanne Chin, Assassin, aka Agent Sasco and Tarrus Riley for an album showcase.

But then, not every artiste is Wayne Marshall, who officially presented his latest full-length "Tru Colours" to the public at Chris Gayle's Triple Century Sports Bar in New Kingston.

he began the performance segment in a more serious guise, attending to social issues like violent crime ("Strike Them") and diverging paths ("On The Corner" which samples REM's 'Losing My Religion') before dedicating a segment to wife Tami Chynn who was absent from the proceedings.

Marshall has varied association's with Bounty Killa's Alliance camp (Killa turned up to support but did not take the stage), as well as with Damian "Jr Gong" Marley (who has executive producer credits on the disc) as well as with footballer BiBi Gardner (a fellow Wolmerian) and the aforementioned guest artistes.

And it was Riley, guesting on "Nah Give Up" , Tessanne (who also performed her latest single "Everything Reminds Me of You") and Assassin on "Go Hard" and "Stupid Money" (also featuring Marshall's 8-year old son Gio) who added most life to the night's offering.

Guests, drawn from the music, sports and business worlds, sipped specia Tru-Juice and Appleton cocktails through the night.

"Fyah and Ice" for Keesing renewal Aug 23

Comedian/radio host (not to mention LIME pitchman) Donald "Iceman" Anderson and roots reggae rockers Raging Fyah are among the smokin' entertainment acts on the bill for the latest renewal of the universally excellent Keesing Live series, which is set for this Saturday (Aug 23) at the Alternative Music HQ on Keesing Avenue.

Also appearing will be Jermaine Blake.

Raging Fyah, who released their sophomore set "Destiny" earlier this year, are recently returned from a European tour.

Hamlet “To Be” in Jamaica Aug 26

“Hamlet” contains arguably the most oft-quoted of William Shakespeare’s myriad quoted lines.

: “To be or not to be. That is the question”

And simple as it may sound, that is the question that has occupied succeeding generations of dramatists, as well as legions of actors, critics, psychologists, and the merely curious for centuries.

Similarly, the title role of "Prince of Denmark" has been make-orbreak for many of the world's greatest actors.

Now the UK’s Globe Theatre Comp

any will give Jamaican Shakespeare aficionados and those prepping the text for Lit exams the opportunity to witness the full scope of the bard’s genius come August 26, with a special fund-raising performance of Hamlet, at Kingston’s Little Theatre.

The Jamaican production is part of a worldwide tour mounted by the venerated company in honour of its iconic associated, whose birth was noted earlier in the year.

A Fundraiser for the Arts Foundation of the EMC, the performance will cost 5K per ticket, and will be under the patrojnage of British High Commissioner, H.E. David Fitton.

The Globe Compant production is supported by  First global Bank