Jamaica Gleaner Arts &Leisure
Published: Monday Sunday | January 11, 2009
Quilts for Obama
JAMAICA'S master quilt maker, Donnette Cooper, joins a circle of celebrated artistes who will be putting on an exhibition of their work to mark the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States of America.
Cooper's collective quilts
THE AFRICAN-inspired designs of Donnette Cooper's quilts communicate a familiar story of reconnection felt by an international African diaspora community.Cooper uses Ghanaian Adinkra symbols, cowrie shells and kente...
A look at life as a slave
Title: Someone Knows My NameAuthor: Lawrence HillReviewer: Barbara Nelson"I am Aminata Diallo, daughter of Mamadu Diallo and Sira Kulibali, born in the village of Bayo, three moons by foot from the Grain Coast in West Africa.
Sunday Sauce: The crocodile and the dog
I don't know whether you were, but some people who saw it some days ago on TV were appalled and outraged.
Book review: The man who stood for change
Title: Dreams from my Father Author: Barack Obama Reviewed by: Myrtha Désulmé As a candidate in the recently concluded United States election, Barack Obama electrified the world with his eloquence and charisma, evincing a...
'Shaggy Parrot' - exposing youngsters to the arts
One of the artistic highlights of the past week was the launch of the brightly illustrated book, the brainchild of Jana Bent, Shaggy Parrot and the Reggae Band.It employs both the visual and performing arts in such a way...
One dark night
Mass Jimmy was as mad as shad.