A funny thing happens when you go to certain “uptown events” and you meet a certain type of Jamaican. This type easily denies their Jamaican heritage by saying, “I was born in Jamaica but I’m British now.” Then they start talking speaky-spokey, as if they and the Queen are sisters or they have had elocution [...]
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Bob Marley’s Relevance In A Troubled World
Posted on 20 March 2011.
So much trouble in the world! One wonders how different our universe would be if some of our more conscious music icons had not left us so prematurely. Names that spring to mind include Marvin Gaye, John Lennon and Bob Marley. Who are today’s equivalents? Which artists are making consciousness raising issues in their songs [...]
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Spice Jim Screechy The Sugar
Posted on 27 February 2011.
Jamaican music promotional videos continue to make good strides in production quality and creativity. This particular video featuring Spice performing Jim Screechy, a Jamaican term meaning to hide doe something in secret, stands out on several levels. For starters it has a cute sense of humour (the drinks can hair rollers, the used cigarettes glasses, [...]
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UK Black History Month 2010 – Day 9
Posted on 09 October 2010.
Today’s UK Black History Month 2010 profile is Mary Seacole (1805 – 14 May 1881), a Jamaican nurse driven by a desire to serve, even in places where her presence wasn’t appreciated and underrated by authorities but loved by those who lived to see another day after she treated them.
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Gay Wins From Behind!
Posted on 06 August 2010.
This is what happens when you have an off-day: your opponent defeat you, as American runner Tyson Gay did to beatsJamaica’s Usain Bolt in Stockholm.
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