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.
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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...
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