Interviews
YardEdge talks to Expérience Jamaïque – Switzerland’s gateway to Jamaica
YardEdge talks to Denise Allen from Expérience Jamaïque, Switzerland’s gateway to Jamaican culture. YardEdge: Tell me about Expérience Jamaïque? Expérience Jamaïque: EJ is a newly constructed online business that is based in Geneva Switzerland. This website company is designed to be Switzerland’s online gateway to Jamaica’s vibrant visual art, culture,
New Jamaican Play ‘Mr. and Mrs. Blacke’ Opens at Philip Sherlock Centre
YardEdge chats with one of the play’s producers about the new play, ‘Mr. and Mrs. Blacke’ which opens this Friday at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts, UWI Mona campus. What is the play all about? Samantha Blacke: You’re about to make half a million dollars overnight. What
YardEdge Talks to Leisha Wong About Kingston Kitchen
Kingston Kitchen is a Jamaican food experience that showcases what Jamaicans are doing locally in the food industry, modelled along the lines of food markets or fairs that are held weekly in cities across the United States and Europe. The next Kingston Kitchen is Saturday, March 31. YardEdge talks to Leisha
YardEdge Talks to New York Dancehall Dancer Hanna Herbertson
While on a recent visit to New York, I met Swedish New York based Dancer, Choreographer and Dancehall Dance Teacher Hanna Herbertson and was intrigued… YardEdge: Why are you a dancer? Hanna: I have no choice not to be a dancer. It’s an instinct that I was born with and
YardEdge Talks to Jim Curl About the Jake’s Off-Road Triathlon on this Saturday
Jim Curl has been the main organizer behind the unique and ultra cool Jake’s Off-Road Triathlon held in Treasure Beach for ten years now. YardEdge caught up with Jim to find out what makes the Jake’s Triathlon so special! YardEdge: Tell us about the Jake’s Triathlon? How and when did
YardEdge Talks to Tony “Paleface” Hendriks About his New Project Operation Pandora
See Chapter 2 here Tony “Paleface” Hendriks is a hilarious! Jamaican comedian living and working in London, England but lived and worked for many years in Jamaica. YardEdge recently chatted with him about his latest project “Operation Pandora”. YardEdge: Tell me about Operation Pandora? Tony: Operation Pandora came out of some writing
Treading Lightly – YardEdge Talks To Giuliano Pignataro About Green Construction In Jamaica
On a recent visit to Jamaica’s south coast I sat down with Giuliano Pignataro to talk to him about his company, Treading Lightly Developments, and his “green construction” project in Treasure Beach. YardEdge: So what is Treading Lightly Developments (TLD) all about? Giuliano: We are trying to set an example
YardEdge Talks to Jamaican Songstress, Dancer, Storyteller Sarah “Sezi” Silvera
Sarah “Sezi” Silvera has been making waves on the local music scene for sometime now. YardEdge caught up with Sezi to find out what she’s been up to… YardEdge: Why are you a singer/musician and when did you first become one? Sezi: I grew up with a mother who is
YardEdge Talks to Storm Saulter About Better Mus’ Come
Director Storm Saulter on set YardEdge had a chat with Jamaican director, Storm Saulter about his new movie Better Mus’ Come, which is to be released October 13th in cinemas island wide. See the trailer in the YardEdge Featured Video. YardEdge: Tell us a bit about Better Mus’ Come –
YardEdge Talks to Chef Paul Griffith Cooking up a Caribbean Storm in South Florida
YardEdge once again welcomes Guest Blogger, Ian Ferguson who recently chatted with Paul Griffith, an accomplished chef from Barbados now based in South Florida. (Yes, we know he’s not Jamaican but every now and then YardEdge takes the opportunity to showcase our talented Caribbean brothers and sisters). Chef Paul has