M-Net’s music channel, Channel O, secured filming rights for the 1999 Reggae Sumfest which took place in Montego Bay in Jamaica early in August. The Channel O crew along with presenter Hlomla Dandala covered many elements of the festival from artist interviews to lifestyle inserts such as Jerk Food, Love on the Island, Roots Reggae, Island Cocktails and The Dance Hall Queen.

Interviews with artists are being broadcast on Thursdays in the Up-Close slot at 21h00 (DSTv). Forthcoming programmes are as follows: September 16: Capleton/Derrick Morgan; September 23: The Temptations; September 30: Mad Cobra/Goofy/Scare Dem Crew.