Posted by Emx Media Group on Wednesday, April 3, 2013,
In :
Entertainment
No,
it's not a new comedy duo, but rather it's the double threat of new sensation
and a legendary star.
After
a resounding start last week, where hundreds of patrons came out to witness the
success of the new movement in entertainment, the weekly food-inclusive live
comedy series Lady Rennae's Mek Wi Laugh returns with comedy legend Owen
'Blakka' Ellis as well as newcomer Andrew Kelly.
Last
week's event, featuring Leighton Smith and Kathy Grant, left a jam-packed
audience at Puls8 in ...
Posted by Emx Media Group on Monday, July 16, 2012,
In :
Sports
In a sequence somehow unthinkable for many, Usain Bolt was beaten - not once, but twice – both times by Yohan Blake.
Those attempting to downplay the shocker as just a coincidental anomaly may be correct from a purely athletic standpoint(time will tell) but are missing the bigger picture – the brand picture. Bolt’s reported US20m earnings last year rest primarily on the confidence vested in him by major brands, Jamaican and otherwise. Whilst the double loss is certainly not a disaster on...
Posted by Emx Media Group on Thursday, June 21, 2012,
In :
Entertainment
While his catalog thus far betrays no allegiance to any specific genre, singer Courtney John does admit to a "soft spot" for one particular variant. "'You could say I was bitten by the rocksteady bug," he relates. "It's still a very under-appreciated genre. It kind of fell under the shadow of the emergent reggae of Marley, Tosh et al between the late 60s and early 70s. It was our soul music"
That huge movement of "Jamaican Soul" as the artiste puts it is enjoying one of its best resurgences y... Continue reading ...
Posted by Therese Morris on Saturday, February 11, 2012,
In :
Lifestyle
Harry Belafonte
Though born in the US, Harry
Belafonte has always identified strongly with his Jamaican heritage. The son of Melvine (neeLove)
– a housekeeper (of Jamaican
descent) – and Harold George Belafonte, Sr., a native of Martiniquewho worked as chef in the Royal Navy, he lived
for a time with his grandmother in Jamaica. On his return to New York City, He was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for
popularizing the Caribbeanmusical
style with an international audience in the 1950s. Be...
Posted by Therese Morris on Sunday, December 4, 2011,
In :
Lifestyle
Press release: "a courageous walk in the dark
Career law enforcement officer Rohan Brown has recently added
author to his resume, with the publication of his partial memoir, “A Courageous
Walk in the Dark.”
A police officer for over 17 years, Brown gradually lost sight
in both eyes, a development which challenged him severely. In “A Courageous
Walk” he details the nature and extent of those challenges, but also how faith
and the support of key associates (wife, family and friends...
What is there to discover in Jamaican art? What pleasures can it hold
for the "average" person, caught up in the bustle and whirl of trying to
make a living? To pause even to glance at works of art may be seen as a
strain, much less to discuss said works and their potential impact on
our lives.
Yet that was exactly what drew a number of Jamaicans of all ages (but
mainly younger persons, 30 and under), who gathered at various venues
over the course of about a week in a ve... Continue reading ...
Posted by Emx Group on Tuesday, June 21, 2011,
In :
Entertainment
What
do you do after having held positions in major media brands for 20 years? When
you’ve produced major television and entertainment entities from as young as
“twenty-something”? When you’ve been integrally involved in media properties
such as Bad Boy Entertainment, MAXIM magazine, the BBC, the History Channel and
Disney Theatrical (“Lion King”, “Mary Poppins” etc.)?
If you’re Jane Nina
Buchanan, you organize to widen the circle and get more talented folks launched
into...
Posted by Therese Morris on Friday, June 17, 2011,
In :
Entertainment
A
SECOND DECADE OF KEEPING HOPE ALIVE THROUGH MUSIC
A tireless crusader for
quality live music, Seretse Small used to put on a monthly Jam at the Hilton
Hotel (now the Wyndham) called the "Jammers Network". Through an
invitation from her daughter, Arlene Campbell a member of Hope United Church
heard the music and saw the energy of the performers and felt that this
experience could be used to help raise funds for the church’s many projects,
especially its building fund.
Posted by Emx Group on Thursday, March 24, 2011,
In :
Entertainment
As the only legitimate major studio contender to Pixar in the animation business, Blue Sky Studios has been wont to expand beyond its proven Ice Age franchise, for which a new instlament is, in fact, due next year. Its taken a few creditable steps in the direction, with the Dr Seuss adaptation, "Horton Hears A Hoo" and "Robots"
But this tropical-flavoured comedy-romance is its surest step yet out of the Ice Age mold. Snatched from his amazonian homeland almost at birth, Blu, a rare blue m... Continue reading ...
Posted by Emx Group on Friday, March 11, 2011,
In :
Philanthropy
It’s
easy and all too common for artistes or other public figures to voice their
commitment or to give monetary support to environmental issues and causes.
It’s
less common – albeit growing – for artistes to enlist the support of their
public in addressing those issues and more noteworthy that figures like
international reggae band Rootz Underground are endeavouring along with their
fans to be agents of change on an environmental issue.
Posted by Emx Group on Friday, February 11, 2011,
In :
Culinary Arts
Banga Mary with Three Cheese Tortellini (Ricotta, Romano & Parmesan)
Tortellini (pronounced tor-teh-LEE-nee) are small pices of pasta that have been wrapped around a filling, usually a meat or cheese, though seafood, mushrooms and vegetables are also common. As legend has it, an innkeeper in Bologna viewed the goddess Venus (or Lucretia Borgia, depending on who tells the story) through the keyhole in a door. All he would make out was her navel, so he created this pasta in commemoration. Tortel...
Posted by Emx Group on Sunday, December 19, 2010,
In :
Entertainment
OLD Stars, it seems, never die; they keep shining and thrilling wherever they pop up.
Such was the case on Wednesday night last in the middle of Mandela Park as the Half-Way-Tree Live series revved up.
Queen Ifrica
The early vibe included classic and global dub from DJ Afifa and — for the young ones — storytelling with Paula Ann Porter-Jones. Before showtime, there was also 'juggling' from legendary sound King Sturgrav.
Inside the park's sunken amphitheatre, a host of up-and-comers and (and s...
Posted by Emx Group on Monday, December 13, 2010,
In :
Entertainment
From left: Griot Music CEO, Seretse Small, addresses the Global Battle of the Bands Jamaica-leg winners, as judge Mikey Bennett applauds the Dubtonic Kru of Deleon 'Jubba' White, Omar 'Jalanzo' Johnson, Luke Dixon, Strickland Stone and Horace 'Kamau' Morgan last Saturday afternoon. - Photo by Mel Cooke
Mel Cooke, Gleaner Writer
For a few minutes at Redbones Blues Café, New Kingston, on Saturday afternoon, it seemed that Dubtonic Kru would not get to play.
Posted by Emx Group on Sunday, December 12, 2010,
In :
Entertainment
Dubtonic Kru, a local dub band, beat nine other groups to win the local leg of the Global Battle of the Bands (GBoB) on Saturday at Red Bones, the Blues Café in Kingston.
It means that the band will travel to Malaysia in February and compete in the global finals with a chance to win US$100,000.
"It was joyful sound and it was music that you didn't have to be Jamaican to love," local franchise holder Seretse Small told the Sunday Observer.
The judges were looking for the band with the greatest...
Jamaicans love the sea (even though most cannot swim, but that’s another essay). That said, we tend to frown upon any fish that either comes out of fresh water, or worse, from a fish farm. Of course, many a young man has grown up on janga (crawfish) hauled out of our rivers and streams but again, we’re splitting hairs. Luckily this anti-fresh sentiment isn’t shared by all. A few of us have been fortunate enough to open our minds and t...
Posted by Emx Group on Friday, November 26, 2010,
In :
Lifestyle
Of course, it was already more than obvious that iconic wizard Harry Potter and his cohorts Ron and Hermionie had already grown way past their Hogwarts undergrad roots.
But this, the first half of a split final instalment (part II is slated for Summer 2011) essentially confirms that the trio is no longer at the institute of wizardry and witchcraft. They're not on their own; much of the expanding cast that saw them through the last couple of Potter flicks is back, except, of course for the ven... Continue reading ...
Posted by Emx Group on Friday, November 26, 2010,
In :
Lifestyle
Had the pleasure over the last 7 days of witnessing two new Jamaican books, both by women, and both looking at important social issues.
First up, the more recent: This past Tuesday, as we watched for a wily Tomas dipping, ebbing (and ultimately strengthening), well-wishers and media gathered in the Pegasus ballroom for the presentation of media maven Marcia Forbes' treatise (see cover photo right). The book examines the effect of sexual content in music videos on teens and the formation of ad... Continue reading ...
Posted by Emx Group on Sunday, November 14, 2010,
In :
Lifestyle
The State of Emergency had pushed the food industry's big night back to coincide with the music industry's big night (well, one of them anyway), but much as we appreciate the Killer and wish him well, for TD the choice between Dancehall and fine food was a clear no-brainer, more so given the presence of 3-Michelin starred master gourmand Marco Pierre White on hand.
The rain threatened at the start and later intervened. although thankfully at the end of the formal presentations, and even then,... Continue reading ...
Posted by Emx Group on Sunday, November 14, 2010,
In :
Lifestyle
Unquestionably, the The 2010 Food Awards would server as the ideal platform for emerging luxury auto powerhouse ATL Autohaus, and thus food patrons were also able to feast their eyes on - and get a feel for - the new model Jaguar XF (nicely finished in black) as well as the Range Rover and, from "across the pond" in Germany, the new Q5 from Audi, joined by the A5 coupe and the A6 sedan (an immaculate trio in white).
Also had some interesting chats with the ATL Autohaus team, who ably ran spe... Continue reading ...
Posted by Emx Group on Sunday, November 14, 2010,
In :
Lifestyle
Its a small room inside Kingston's Pegasus, but the atmosphere is like a prep school playground at recess: loud, rapid-fire speech, frenetic activity and an overall sense of impending pandemonium.
In other words, just another day at the Gifted Chess lesson.
Jamaican player-enthusiast Adian Palmer has for several years now been teaching the rudiments of the "king's game" to little princes and princesses - most are within the age group nine to twelve years. Now, with Jamaica having, for the very ...
Posted by Emx Group on Sunday, November 14, 2010,
In :
Lifestyle
Why is this man smiling? Now there's a rhetorical question. But seriously, for a moment, last night saw us at the Jamaica Pegasus gardens for the launch of the 2010 edition the Miss Jamaica world competition.
Alongside the now familiar "Beauty With A Purpose" tag, comes "Peace and Love" as in the PALSS theme as the Miss World organisation in Jamaica teams up with the PALS group to spread the message across the land.
Pageant Director and former queen Terri-Karelle Griffiths Reid, and her cohor...
Posted by Emx Group on Sunday, November 14, 2010,
In :
Lifestyle
Featuring the runway debut of Therese Morris, wearing House of Gillespie crochet style (down to the shoes) at historic Fort Charles, right at the very tip of the Palisadoes strip in Port Royal.
Despite a 2-hour start delay, the showcase turned out to be well worth the trip and the time, with standout collections from Nish and Yola Grey.
Queen Ifrica
