MusicRedselecter

  Jamaica’s very own Redselecter & Jeremy “MisterHarding” Harding, collectively known as Stereo Massive, have teamed up with Italian producer Congorock to produce “Bless Di Nation”. Featuring vocals from Sean Paul, this banging track is electroclash meets tribal house meets ragga styles and is out today on Ultra Records worldwide!

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Books

      Here’s a great list from Andrew Blackman of his 20 Best Caribbean Book Blogs! Check them all out HERE! Thanks Andrew!  

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General

Jamaica’s special needs community has been a major focus for the Digicel Foundation in recent years. For the 2011-2012 financial year, over 25% of the Foundation’s budget totalling over J$151 million, supported initiatives that contribute to the well being of Jamaica’s special needs community. In line with its renewed focus

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Art

Here’s a cool video from Make Something from Nothing, the first of a series of cultural projects called ‘Make with a Red Stripe’, features a unique sound sculpture created by sound artist Yuri Suzuki, in collaboration with DJ Al Fingers, singer/songwriter Gappy Ranks and designer Matthew Kneebone. The 2.5 metre

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Don’t miss ANONYMOUS 2…..Music by Rockstars this Friday September 28 at 9:00pm at Redbones the Blues Cafe. BLACK ZEBRA and RANDOM CHAOS will be performing for the first time in a while! Check out our interview with Dominique Brown of Random Chaos – “Get an autograph now while I’m pleasant” 

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Poetry

Jamaican author and poet, Pamela Mordecai launches her fifth collection of poems entitled Subversive Sonnets on Thursday, September 20th, 6:30-8:30pm at Beit Zatoun House, 612 Markham Street, Toronto (Bathurst Station, beside Honest Eds).  Admission is free; there will be a reading, book signing and light refreshments. About Subversive Sonnets: These

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Books

Listen here. Listen to Jamaican author Darren Hogarth talk about his new novel  “Whatever Sticks Most” in which he gives a male perspective on love, spirituality and the importance of balance. Darren Hogarth started his career as a mechanical engineer, holding various different roles within the automotive industry in Canada for over

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Here are some shots from the Kingston Kitchen food fair held last Saturday at Hope Gardens.  While there were a lot of booths with various food offerings, seems like there was less variety than previous times.   Would also be nice to have some more veggie options! The crowd turned

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Art

  After a long absence from the exhibition scene, Alexander Cooper is back in full force. Following on his exhibition of works on paper last year, which he claims was just a warming up exercise, Alexander Cooper is celebrating his own 50 year milestone in doing art with an exhibition

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BooksSports

Jamaican Justin Cresser, a  football coach and strength and conditioning trainer,  has recently put out a new book called, Total Soccer Conditioning: A  Ball-Oriented Approach. This new book is a two volume comprehensive guide (over 300 pages) to training football/soccer players to be fitter, stronger and more technically adept. From explaining

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