Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley, son of musician Stephen Marley and the grandson of reggae legend Bob Marley, has reportedly died. He was 31. The Jamaican American reggae artist was allegedly found unresponsive in a vehicle, according to an initial tweet by journalist Abka Fitz-Henley on Tuesday. South Florida radio station WZPP posted on Instagram that it had … Read more
The Syndicate of Musical Professions, headed by the artist Mostafa Kamel, decided to suspend Mohamed Abdel Salam, the keyboard player, for not appearing before the General Syndicate to discuss the complaints filed against him. And the Syndicate of Musical Professions issued a statement saying: “After reviewing the memorandum submitted by the Legal Affairs regarding Mr. … Read more
Keefe Jackson joins forces with one of New Dutch Swing’s new standard bearers to borrow the title of Kevin Whitehead’s book on the Dutch scene, with the aim of deepening the ties between Amsterdam and the American city pointing in different directions. Keefe Jackson is originally from Arkansas. Young, he took advantage of his parents’ … Read more
Rising country music star Luke Bell passed away at 32 after allegedly going missing for more than a week. Bell’s friend and fellow country singer Matt Kinman confirmed the “heartbreaking” news to the music site Saving Country Music. Born in Kentucky and raised in Wyoming, Bell was found dead in Tucson, Arizona, yesterday, near where … Read more
Billie EilishPhoto: Dimitrios Kambouris (Getty Images) There’s little in her young life that Billie Eilish hasn’t opened up aboutbut she’s been relatively private about her experience with Tourette syndrome. Apparently, that’s just because no one has really asked about it. David Letterman only brought up the subject when she experienced an involuntary movement while filming … Read more
Saad Metwally, an advisor to the Musicians’ Syndicate, said that the union, headed by artist Hani Shaker, decided today, Tuesday, to stop festival singer Omar Kamal from singing. Metwally explained in a statement to “The Seventh Day” that shortly he will issue an official statement from the union with the decision to stop Omar Kamal … Read more