An evening of music, drama and heart
Opera and concert singer, Pauline Forrest-Watson, gave more than a recital at the University Chapel on Sunday. Music dominated the programme, but there was much drama and 'heart' mixed in. The latter took the form of a mimed performance by an actress portraying...
Reggae Tempo personality goes for acting boundary
Ahead of Monday night's premiere of the cricket drama, Hit For Six, at Carib 5, Cross Roads, Jeanille Bonterre was like a cricketer who had finally reached the Test level. Happy to be in the big leagues, but aware of intense scrutiny of every stroke, every catch and even the angle...
A 'Torch' lights path to survival
And his name shall be Torch. So said deejay Tony Rebel of Kevin Campbell of Trench Town, who is trying to set Jamaica afire musically. Campbell is an entrant in this year's Jamaica Cultural Development Commission's (JCDC) Popular Song contest.
'African American' appears in 'Roots'
MOVIE: Roots (30th anniversary edition, episode 3)GENRE: Historical drama. RATING: Five stars. RUNNING TIME: 95 minutesWHO'S IN IT: John Amos, Lorne Greene, Vic Marrow, Robert Reed, Madge Sinclair, Gary Collins, Raymond St. Jacques, Beverly Todd.
'Belle' rooted in Jamaica
When Kunta Kinte recovers somewhat from the savagery of amputation after yet another runaway attempt, he looks up in a haze on the face of Belle, who was already resident on the plantation he and Fiddler (Louis Gossett Jr.) were traded to....
Fifth time around for Nolan Brown
Some people just do not know when to quit, and that is not necessarily a bad thing. This is the fifth consecutive year Nolan Brown has entered the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) National Gospel Song Competition. The closest he came to winning was in 2005....
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