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Arts & Culture
Jamaican Entertainment
IMAGINE...not magic but magical
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
FORMER Miss Jamaica World and producer Cathi Levy has done it again with the creation of a theatrical experience that is nothing short of magical. Imagine -- a journey into a world where the impossible is possible -- showcased to Jamaica first-world theatrical standards, featuring actors in full flight some 25 feet above ...more
Rebirth wins Talent Rush
Monday, May 20, 2013
FRANKLIN Town-based dance group Rebirth were the winners of the inaugural staging of Talent Rush held at the Scout's headquarters on Camp Road in St Andrew recently.
The four-member group took home the Burger King trophy and a cash prize of $20,000. ...more
Curly Lox's Road to Zion
Sunday, May 19, 2013
FOLLOWING in the footsteps of Macka Diamond, Vybz Kartel and D'Angel, another dancehall entertainer is looking to publish a book.
Patrick Gaynor (aka Curly Lox), half of the duo Twin of Twins, is in talks with a publisher to release his manuscript R ...more
Cathi Levy opens Imagine today
Friday, May 17, 2013
CATHI Levy opens her long-awaited production, Imagine Not Magic... but Magical, this weekend.
The show takes centrestage at the National Indoor Sports Centre in St Andrew today with a special showing for schools starting at 11:00 am.
Levy, who was ...more
New rap on Bob Marley's Legend
Thursday, May 16, 2013
BOB Marley's Legend, the best-selling reggae album, will have a new sound this summer with the release of Legend: Remixed.
The Universal Music Group, which distributes the Marley catalogue, and the family's Tuff Gong company are behind the project.
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Rochelle McKinley is Miss Ja Global
Thursday, May 16, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Eighteen -year- old Rochelle McKinley was crowned Miss Jamaica Global 2013 at the Hotel RIU in Ironshore on Saturday night.
McKinley who wore the sash Miss Crown Legacy, will represent Jamaica at the Miss Global Intern ...more
VIDEO: An affair of the art
Sunday, May 12, 2013
GALLERY owner and art enthusiast Hugh Dunphy is singing the praises of Jamaican art.
Dunphy, an Englishman who has lived in Jamaica since the 1960s, is the propietor of Bolivar Gallery in St Andrew. He says Jamaican art has become more diverse thank ...more
Miss Portland Festival Queen
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Jannel Alexander (centre), Miss Portland Festival Queen 2013 is all smiles as she is flanked by Carla Petite (left), first runner-up, and Syriece Jones, second runner-up, during the Miss Portland Festival Queen Coronation Show held at the Port Antoni ...more
Las’ lap for Skoolaz
Saturday, May 11, 2013
AFTER a six-month run, Skoolaz will be having its final performances at the Little Theatre on Tom Redcam Drive in St Andrew this weekend.
There will be two shows on Saturday — 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm — while Sunday will see one at 4:30 pm. ...more
Poets take centrestage
Saturday, May 04, 2013
IT is not often that spoken word performers get the lion's share of the spotlight in local entertainment, but last Sunday they held centrestage at Dis Poem Word Festival at Hope Bay in Portland.
Founder Ras Takura told the Jamaica Observer that an e ...more
Opening night jitters
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
LAST Friday's opening night for Dahlia Harris' play Thicker Than Water was a tough one, but she is not ready to ring alarm bells.
For writer/director/ producer, the opening weekend was filled with the usual ups and downs associated with the premiere ...more
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