Name Cherine Anderson

Q. As a young and talented actress and songwriter who grew up in Kingston, Jamaica. What are some of the things that you would try to fix if you were given a second chance?
A. I’m simply an entertainer, so I’ll just try to entertain people to the best of my abilities. But, things that I’d love to see for my fellow Jamaicans are great education opportunities; free through the college level, with superior extracurricular activities including sports, music and drama. And a health care program that would provide basic health coverage for everyone.

 Name Windel Edwards AKA Gyptian

 Have you always been identified as “Gyptian”?
Gyptian: Yes, the name was given to me from I was a youth.

What is your current religious belief?
Gyptian Free lifestyle, whatever you do is up to you. Just to live and respect each other as you would want someone to respect you.

Charmaine Munroe was born in Kingston and grew up in Portmore. She attended Holy Childhood High School, an all-girl Catholic School in Kingston, but even then her focus was more on becoming a deejay than on her studies, proven time and time again with her skipping her art classes in order to practice her skills and to entertain her friends at the back, or some secluded area of the school.

In the time since Rise Up Magazine last spoke to Tarus Riley, he has released his long-awaited third album 'Contagious' : an ambitious genre-spanning work that owed as much to the likes of Quincy Jones and Stevie Wonder as Black Uhuru and Bob Marley. Overseen once again by his mentor, Dean Fraser, but using rhythms from a variety of producers, 'Contagious', despite disappointing album sales in the file-sharing free-for-all of the current climate, has garnered considerable critical acclaim. Habitually shy around the media, Tarrus (and VP Records) kindly granted Angus Taylor the chance to speak about his new creation, his beliefs and the sad demise of Michael Jackson, just as 'Contagious' was released.