Jacques Schwartz-Bart and his band This past Saturday KOTE 09 presented “FÊTE DE LA MUSIQUE” (music celebration day) at Grosvenor Galleries. The event was a presentation by the Alliance Française and The French Embassy in association with KOTE.

The “Pimento Players”, a revived string quartet, led by Peter Ashbourne, will perform at “Music is Sacred”, a concert in the KOTE series, this Sunday June 21, at 4 p.m., at the Shaare Shalom Synagogue, 92 Duke Street (entrance on Johns Lane).

Michael Sean Harris & DeVices KOTE 2009 opened to a good crowd at Redbones Blues Cafe with a documentary by director Miquel Galofré entitled “Why Jamaicans Run So Fast”. This short film was a clever and reasonably balanced look at Jamaica’s track prowess and “why Jamaicans run so fast”, a

Farenheit is on a promotional tour in France to promote  Sean Paul’s first single “So Fine” from the upcoming album “Imperial Blaze” due out worldwide Aug 18th.

Kingston On The Edge Schedule   Background to KOTE KOTE is the largest Studio & Performing Arts festival in the English-speaking Caribbean. Kingston On the Edge Urban Art Festival is the brainchild of five young art enthusiasts and friends who wanted to showcase Jamaican artists in a non-commercial manner. It

YardEdge talks to Steve Urchin… SO WHAT’S BRAND NEW MACHINE ANYWAY?

YardEdge’s new guest blogger, Petrine Archer-Straw is profiling some of the up and coming young artists to watch on the local scene. The N Train (2008) Phillip Thomas Phillip Thomas currently lives and studies in New York but continues to exhibit in Jamaica. In 2008, he won the Aaron Matalon

  Kingston On The Edge Urban Art Festival (KOTE) is a nine day celebration of creativity that has quickly become a much anticipated fixture on the Jamaican art calendar.

Red Stripe presents a new compilation celebrating Jamaican music featuring Terry Lynn and Johan Hugo.  Free digital download…

YardEdge welcomes new guest blogger, Karen Hutchinson, who reviewed the recently held show presented by Women’s Media Watch.